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DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY OF FALL Announcements (Arranged alphabetically by the names

WEEKLY RECORD OF NEW PUBLICATIONS.*

The abbreviations are usually self-explanatory. c. after the date indicates that the book is copyrighted; if the copyright date differs from the imprint date, the year of copyright is added. Books of foreign origin of which the edition (annotated, illustrated, etc. is entered as copyright, are marked c. ed.; translations, c. tr., n. p., in place of price, indicates that the publisher makes no price, either net or retail, and quotes prices to the trade only upon application.

A colon after initial designates the most usual given name, as: A: Augustus; B: Benjamin; C: Charles; D: David; E: Edward; F: Frederic; G: George; H: Henry; I: Isaac; J: John; L: Louis; N: Nicholas; P: Peter; R: Richard; S. Samuel; T: Thomas; W: William.

Sizes are designated as follows: F. (folio: over 30 centimeters high); Q. (4to: under 30 cm.); O. (8vo : 25 cm.), D. (12m0: 20 cm.); S. (16m0: 171⁄21⁄2 cm.): T. (24m0: 15 cm.); Tt. (32mo: 12%1⁄2 cm.); Fe. 48mo: 10 cm.). Sq., obl., nar., designate square, oblong, narrow books of these heights.

*American state reports; a brief digest to v.
55 to 60, together with an index to the
notes and a table of cases reported; by J.
M. Ross. San Francisco, Bancroft-Whit-
ney Co., 1898. c. 199 p. O. pap., gratis to
subs. of the series.
[2694
*Baldy, J. M., M.D., ed.; Byford, H: T., M.D.;
Cragin, Edwin B., M.D., [and others.]
An American text-book of gynecology,
medical and surgical, for practitioners and
students. 2d ed. rev. Phil., W. B. Saun-
ders, 1898. 718 p. il. col. and half-tone pl. 8°,
subs., cl., net, $6; shp. or hf. mor., net, $7.
[2695
*Cumming, Ja. Elder, D.D. Consecrated
work. N. Y. and Chic., Fleming H. Revell
Co., 1898. 158 p. 12°, (Keswick ser.) cl.,
[2696
Egleston, T: The life of John Paterson,
major-general in the Revolutionary army;
by his great-grandson. 2d ed. rev. and enl.
N. Y., G: P. Putnam's Sons, 1898. c. '94,
'98. 2-488 p. genealogy, por. O. cl., $3.50.
[2697
"The discovery of over one hundred letters to and
from General Paterson, more than half of which had
never before been in print, in the correspondence of
various generals of the Revolutionary War, notably of
Generals Heath and Knox, and the finding of a large
number of other interesting facts and documents, seem
fully to have justified the second edition of his life."—
Preface.

75 c.

*Griffith, J. P. Crozer, M.D. The care of the
baby: a manual for mothers and nurses,
containing practical directions for the
management of infancy and childhood in
health and in disease. 2d ed. rev. Phil.,
W: B. Saunders, 1898. c. 404 p. 8°, cl., net,
$1.50.
[2698
*Gunsaulus, Frank Wakely, D.D. Young
men in history. N. Y. and Chic., Fleming
H. Revell Co., 1898. 46 p. 18°, (Quiet hour
ser.) cl., 25 c.
[2699

Hume, Fergus W. The clock struck one. N.
Y., F: Warne & Co., 1898. 5-284 p. D. cl.,
$1.25.
[2700

The scene is in Chillum, Kent Co., England. Julian Edermont, who lived in terror of assassination for years, suddenly hears that the man he feared is dead; before he has had a chance to rejoice over the news, however, he is mysteriously murdered. The cause for the murder is shown, and Edermont's strange story is told in a manuscript, which also reveals other interesting incidents. The clock's striking one enables the murderer to prove an alibi, and causes other complications which are explained.

Hume, Fergus W. Lady Jezebel. N. Y., M. F. Mansfield & Co., [Agts. for Ja. Bowden, 1898.] 3+267 p. D. cl., $1.25. [2701 "Lady Jezebel" was a name given to Mrs. Grant, of Marsh Grange, by the country people living near her, because she was suspected of having instigated the murders of her two husbands. A nephew who comes to visit her endeavors to unravel the mystery of his aunt's house, which is said to be haunted, and his aunt's life, and also falls in love with a very pretty girl.

sciences; The objects of science; The methods of Contents: Introductory; An enumeration of the

science; The physical antecedents of science; The psychical antecedents of science; Language and science; Intellectual antecedents of science; Causes of scientific knowledge; The nature of the groundwork of science.

Morris, C: Historical tales; the romance of reality. V. 7, Russia. Phil., J. B. Lippincott Co., 1898. c. 328 p. por. il. D. cl., $1.25.

[2704

Thirty-eight stories founded on historical events, dents of social and political life in Russia. personal adventures, and real and authenticated inciMorris, C. Historical tales; the romance of reality. V. 8, Japan and China. Phil., J. B. Lippincott Co., 1898. C. 353 p. il. D. cl., $1.25.

[2705 Forty-six stories founded on real and authenticated incidents, passages of history, and personal adventures in Japan and China.

Moses, Bernard. The establishment of Spanish rule in America: an introduction to the history and politics of Spanish America. N. Y., G: P. Putnam's Sons, 1898. c. 11+ 328 p. D. cl., $1.25.

[2706

Presents the main events connected with the establishment of Spanish rule in America, and describes briefly the more important features of Spain's colonial organization and policy. The work is not designed to embrace the history of the Spanish colonies or to furnish a rigid analysis of their constitutional law. It aims, by the use of certain historical facts, to make clear to ordinary readers and to students in high schools and colleges the origin and character of the political and economic institutions constructed for the government of Spanish America. Moule, Handley Carr Glynn. Colossian studies: lessons in faith and holiness; from St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon. N. Y., A. C. Armstrong & Son, 1898. 11+318 p. O. cl., $1.75.

[2707

Studies written for the purpose of stimulating Christian thought and of interpreting the teachings of St. Paul in a comprehensive way. They are entitled: Christian life at Colossæ; The prayer of the Apostle Paul; The pre-eminence of the Son of God; Redemption applied; The secret of God and its power; Pardon, life, and victory in the crucified one; Holy liberty in union with Christ; The root and fruit of holiness; Of holiness, its rules and motives; The Christian home; and the personal messages and farewell of St. Paul. These are followed by an introduction to and a translation of the Epistle to Philemon.

Nelson, Kathleen Gray. Tuen, slave and
empress; il. by W: M. Cary. N. Y., E. P.
Dutton & Co., 1898. C. 4+191 p. D. cl.,
$1.25.
[2708

A story founded on an incident in the life of the
Empress-Dowager of China, Tuen, mother of Knang
Hsu, the present emperor. Tuen was sold by her
father, Nui Tsang, to the Viceroy of China, who after-

* In this list, the titles generally are verbatim transcriptions (according to the rule of the American Library Association) from books received. Books not received are indicated by a prefixed asterisk, and this office cannot be held responsible for the correctness of their record.

ward adopted his slave, and, later, presented her to the
emperor, who married her. Besides dealing with epi-
sodes in the life of Tuen, the story tells how Li Hung
Chang attained distinction.

Novy, F: G., M.D. Laboratory work in physi-
ological chemistry. 2d ed. rev. and enl.
Ann Arbor, Mich., G: Wahr, 1898.
326 p. il. O. cl., net, $2.

C.

[2709 "This edition is greatly enlarged, and, indeed. wholly rewritten. The directions for laboratory work cover the three great food-stuffs and the fluids and secretions of the body."-Preface.

*Pepper, G: Wharton, and Lewis, W: Draper.
A digest of decisions and encyclopædia of
Pennsylvania law, 1754-1898; being an en-
cyclopædic summary, under appropriate
titles, of the law of Pa.; supported by com-
pendious statements of all the cases ever
decided by courts of record in the common-
wealth. V. 1, (Abandonment to associa-
tions.) Phil., Rees Welsh & Co., 1898. c.
6+1628 columns, O. cl., $7.50.
[2710
*Puterbaugh, Sabin D. Puterbaugh's Michi-
gan chancery pleading and practice: a
practical treatise on the forms of chancery
suits, pleadings and practice, now in use in
the state of Mich., with forms of bills, pe-
titions, answers, pleas, demurrers, excep-
tions, motions, affidavits, notices, orders,
decrees, etc., and practice in the supreme
court; revised by Leslie D. Puterbaugh.
3d ed. Chic., Callaghan & Co., 1898. c.
25+889 p. O. shp., net, $6.
Schurman, Jacob Gould. A generation of
Cornell, 1868-1898: being the address given
June 16, 1898, at the thirtieth annual com-
mencement of Cornell University. N. Y.,
G: P. Putnam's Sons, 1898. c. 3+57 p. O.
pap., 75 c.

A. C. ARMSTRONG & SON, N. Y. Moule, Colossian studies....

[2711

[2712

*Starr, L:, M.D., and Westcott, Thompson
S., M.D., eds. An American text-book of
the diseases of children; including special
chapters on essential surgical subjects, or-
thopedics, diseases of the eye, ear, nose,
and throat, diseases of the skin, and on the
diet, hygiene, and general management of
children. 2d ed. rev. Phil., W. B. Saunders,
1898. C. 1244 p. 8°, cl., subs., net, $7; shp.
or hf. mor.,
net, $8.
[2713

*Tallmage, T. W., and Wood, D. W. A uni-
form system of bankruptcy under the
United States law, approved July 1, 1898;
rules of practice for circuit and district
courts in equity, adopted Jan. 7, 1884; gen-
eral orders in bankruptcy and forms for en-
forcing the law. Wash., D. C., The Law
Reporter Co., 1898. 220 p. O. cl., $2.25.

C.

[2714

This story, which concludes the "War of 1812 series," covers the closing period of that struggle; it follows the further adventures of the Field and Spicer boys and Captain Jim, and introduces young readers to "Old Hickory " (General Jackson) and Jean Lafitte, the leader of the Baratarians.

*Vierordt, Oswald, M.D. A clinical text-
book of medical diagnosis for physicians
and students: based on the most recent
methods of examination; authorized tr.,
with additions, by Francis H. Stuart, M.D.
4th American ed., from the 5th German
ed., rev. and enl. Phil., W. B. Saunders,
1898. C. 603 p. 8°, cl., net, $4; shp. or hf.
mor., net, $5.
[2716

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Gunsaulus, Young men in history...
McClure, The man who wanted to help..
W. B. SAUNDERS, Phila.
Baldy, Byford, and others, American
text-book of gynecology, 2d ed. rev.,
subs., net, $6; 7.00
Griffith, Care of the baby, 2d ed. rev.,
net, 1.50
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