Show CURRENT PUBLICATIONS 1 Tho Successful American for April has Us usual array of portraits and biographical biographi-cal sketches of Americans who have succeeded I suc-ceeded this number telling oC upward of ICy of them Including Henry Clews J J3 IlHgtjhi Gen Ncgley Richard 1 Ixninsborry and others I 11 a handsome publication a great cucpurager of young men Press Biographical company pub Ushers New York The Ladles Home Journal for May continues con-tinues Rtidynrd Kiplings animal stories series seashore houses are shown it great variety and handflomo chair and tables the etiquette of dances and ball I Is laid down picturesque American KCOU ery Is portrayed ten early summer dishes are explained laces shirt waists and ummer gowns are Illustrated household affairs are dealt with and there Is an excellent ex-cellent variety of story and picture Tho Curtis company publishers Philadelphia About My Fathers Business By Austin Aus-tin Miles The Mcrshon company publishers pub-lishers New York A sort of novel In which alleged living characters represent tIle differentconditions of church life and the els claimed to exist through efforts of church members to bring tho living customs of the congregation more toward I a pleasurable life I la hardly an allegory alle-gory and the author In no Bunyan I Stories of Maine By Sonhlo Swell With maps and Illustrations A welltold narrative of the strikIng events In tho history of Maine from tho earliest explorations I ex-plorations to recent times Maine wag not only tho scene > of some of our bloodiest I blood-iest Indian wnrs but was a fighting ground for the struggles of European notions no-tions and no story Is more dramatic or more exciting than that of the State of tho Sunrise The author has compressed a wonderful amount of stirring adventure and active endeavor In this little book which has been put forth In substantial form by tho American Book company Chicago j |