in the township where the Indians reside to set off to such Indians a certain amount of land, and on such application the justice shall set off a sufficient amount of land for the necessary wants of such Indians, including the site of their village or residence if they so prefer it, and in no case shall such selection be made to the prejudice of such Indians; nor shall they be forced to abandon their homes or villages where they have resided for a number of years; and either party feeling themselves aggrieved can appeal to the county court from the decision of the justice, and then, when divided, a record shall be made of the lands so set off in the court so dividing them; and the Indians shall be permitted to remain thereon until otherwise provided for. This act has never been repealed, nor, so far as we could learn, com plied with in a single instance. To-day it would be held as of no value in the California courts. A KEY TO "RAMONA." A CENTURY OF DISHONOR. A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings A New Edition. 12mo. pp. 514. Cloth. $1.50. Mrs. Jackson devoted a whole year of her life to writing and compiling materials for "A Century of Dishonor," and while thus engaged she mentally resolved to follow it with a story which should have for its motif the cause of the Indian. After completing her "Report on the Condition and Needs of the Mission Indians of California" (see Appendix, p. 458) she set herself down to this task, and "Ramona " is the result. This was in New York in the winter of 1883-84, and while thus engaged she wrote her publisher that she seemed to have the whole story at her fingers' ends, and nothing but physical impossibility prevented her from finishing it at a sitting. Alluding to it again on her death. bed, she wrote: "I did not write Ramona;' it was written through me. My life-blood went into it, all I had thought, felt, and suffered for five years on the Indian question." The report made by Mrs. Jackson and Mr. Kinney is grave, concise, and deeply interesting. It is added to the Appendix of this new edition of her book. In this California journey Mrs. Jackson found the materials for "Ramona," the Indian novel, which was the last important work of her life, and in which nearly all the incidents are taken from life. In the report of the Mission Indians will be found the story of the Temecula removal, and the tragedy of Alessandro's death, as they appear in "Ramona." - Boston Daily Advertiser. Mrs. Jackson's Letter of Gratitude to the President. The following letter from Mrs. Jackson to the President was written by her four days before her death, Aug. 12, 1885: To GROVER CLEVELAND, President of the United States: Dear Sir, - From my death-bed I send you a message of heartfelt thanks for what you have already done for the Indians. I ask you to read my "Century of Dishonor." I am dying happier for the belief I have that it is your hand that is destined to strike the first steady blow toward lifting this burden of infamy from our country, and righting the wrongs of the Indian race. With respect and gratitude, HELEN JACKSON Sold by all booksellers. Marled, post-paid, on receipt of price, by the publishers, ROBERTS BROTHERS, BOSTON. RAMONA. A Story. 12mo. Cloth. Price, $1.50. (80th thousand.) " The Atlantic Monthly says of the author that she is "a Murillo in literature," and that the story is one of the most artistic creations of American literature." Says a lady: "To me it is the most distinctive piece of work we have had in this country since Uncle Tom's Cabin, and its exquisite finish of style is beyond that classic.' "The book is truly an American novel," says the Boston Advertiser. "Ramona is one of the most charming creations of modern fiction," says CHARLES D. Warner. "The romance of the story is irresistibly fascinating," says The Independent. "The best novel written by a woman since George Eliot died, as it seems to me, is Mrs. Jackson's 'Ramona," " says T. W. HIGGINSON. ZEPH. A Posthumous Story. Price, $1.25. 12mo. Cloth. Those who think that all the outrage and wrong are on the side of the man, and all the suffering and endurance on the side of the woman, cannot do better than read this sad and moving sketch. It is written by a woman; but never, I think, have I heard of more noble and self-sacrificing conduct than that of the much-tried husband in this story, or conduct more vile and degrading than that of the woman who went by the name of his wife. Such stories show how much both sexes have to forgive and forget. The author, who died before she could complete this little tale of Colorado life, never wrote anything more beautiful for its insight into human nature, and certainly never anything more instinct with true pathos. A writer of high and real gifts as a novelist was lost to the world by the untimely death of Mrs. Jackson. - The Academy, London. BETWEEN WHILES. A Collection of Sto ries. 12mo. Cloth. Price, $1.25. Mrs. Helen Jackson's publishers have collected six of her best short stories into this volume. Most of them appeared in magazines in the last year or two of her life." The Inn of the Golden Pear," the longest and by far the strongest of them all, is, however, entirely new to the public. Outside of her one grea romance (" Ramona "), the author has never appealed to the human heart with more simple and beautiful certainty than in these delightful pictures. Bulletin, San Francisco. Mrs. Helen Jackson's "Little Bel's Supplement," the touching story of a young schoolmistress in Prince Edward's Island, is not likely to be forgotten by any one who has read it. The high and splendid purpose that directed the literary work of H H.," and which is apparent in nearly everything that came from her pen, was supported by a peculiar power, unerring artistic taste, and a pathos all her own. This charming tale and one about the Adirondacks and a child's dream form part of the contents of this posthumous volume, to which, on her death-bed, she gave the beautiful title " Between Whiles." It is worthy to be placed alongside of her most finished pieces. Commercial Advertiser, New York. MERCY PHILBRICK'S CHOICE. Cloth. Price, $1.00. HETTY'S STRANGE HISTORY. 16mo. 16mo. These two stories were originally published anonymously, having been written for the "No Name Series" of novels, in which they had a large popularity. Sold by all booksellers. Mailed, post-paid, on receipt of price, by the publishers, ROBERTS BROTHERS, BOSTON. BITS OF TRAVEL. Square 18mo. Cloth, red edges. Price, $1.25. The volume has few of the characteristics of an ordinary book of travel. It is entertaining and readable, from cover to cover: and when the untravelled reader has finished it, he will find that he knows a great deal more about life in Europe having seen it through intelligent and sympathetic eyes - than he ever got before from a dozen more pretentious volumes. - Hartford Courant. BITS OF TRAVEL AT HOME. Square 18mo. Cloth, red edges. Price, $1.50. The descriptions of American scenery in this volume indicate the imagination of a poet, the eye of an acute observer of Nature, the hand of an artist, and the heart of a woman. H. H.'s choice of words is of itself a study of color. Her picturesque diction rivals the skill of the painter, and presents the woods and waters of the Great West with a splendor of illustration that can scarcely be surpassed by the brightest glow of the canvas. Her intuitions of character are no less keen than her perceptions of Nature.-N. Y. Tribune. GLIMPSES OF THREE COASTS: Cali fornia and Oregon; Scotland and England; Norway, Denmark, and Germany. 12mo. Cloth. Price, $1.50. Helen Hunt Jackson has left another monumental memorial of her literary life in the volume entitled "Glimpses of Three Coasts," which is just published and includes some fourteen papers relating to life in California and Oregon, in Scotland and England, and on the North Shore of Europe in Germany, Denmark, and Norway. The sketches are marked by that peculiar charm that characterizes Mrs. Jackson's interpretations of Nature and life. She had the divining gift of the poet; she had the power of philosophic reflection; and these, with her keen observation and swift sympathies and ardent temperament, make her the ideal interpreter of a country's life and resources.- Traveller, Boston BITS OF TALK ABOUT HOME MATTERS. Square 18mo. Cloth, red edges. Price, $1.00. "Bits of Talk" is a book that ought to have a place of honor in every household; for it teaches, not only the true dignity of parentage, but of childhood. As we read it, we laugh and cry with the author, and acknowledge that, since the child is father of the man, in being the champion of childhood, she is the champion of the whole coming race. Great is the rod, but H. H. is not its prophet! MRS. HARRIET PRESCOTT SPOFFORD, in Newburyport Herald. Sold by all booksellers. price, by the publishers, Mailed, post-paid, on receipt of ROBERTS BROTHERS, BOSTON. POEMS: Complete, comprising "Verses by H. H.” and "Sonnets and Lyrics." Square 18mo. Red edges, price, $1.50; white cloth, gilt, $1.75. Shortly after the publication of "Verses" Ralph Waldo Emerson walked into the office of the publishers and inquired for the "Poems of H. H." While he was looking at it the attendant ventured to remark that H. H. was called our greatest woman poet. "The 'woman' might well be omitted," was the only reply of the Concord philosopher. He was then engaged in compiling his poetical anthology (Parnassus), in the preface to which he says: "The poems of a lady who contents herself with the initials H. H. in her book, published in Boston (1874), have a rare merit of thought and expression, and will reward the reader for the careful attention which they require." JUVENILES. BITS OF TALK, in Verse and Prose. For It is just such a book as children will enjoy, made up as it is of a variety of attractive reading, short stories, fairy tales, parables, and poems, with here and there a chapter of good advice, given in such a taking way without a bit of goody talk, that the children will find it pleasant to take, little as they like advice after the usual fashion. - Worcester Spy. A Story of Col16mo. Cloth. Price, orado Life. With Illustrations. "Nelly's Silver Mine" is one of those stories which, while having the noble simplicity and freshness whereby the young are captivated, is full of a thought and wisdom which command for it the attention of all. Philadelphia Inquirer. CAT STORIES. Containing "Letters from a Cat," "Mammy Tittleback and her Family," and "The Hunter Cats of Connorloa," bound in one volume. Small 4to. Cloth. Price, $2.00; or, each volume separately, $1.25. The subject is attractive, for there is nothing children take a more real interest in than cats; and the writer has had the good sense to write neither above nor below her subject. The type is large, so that those for whom the book is intended may read it themselves. . . . For details we must refer all interested to the story itself, which seems to us written with admirable verisimilitude. London Academy. Sold by all booksellers. Mailed, post-paid, on receipt of the price, by the publishers, ROBERTS BROTHERS, BOSTON. |