The flag of the _Bon Homme Richard_ is an interesting relic of the period. It was originally sixteen feet long. It has twelve white stars, and four red and four white stripes. During the battle between the _Richard_ and the _Serapis_ this flag was worn by Jones’ ship, and it was saved by Jones when he and his crew left his sinking vessel for the _Serapis_—WASHINGTON STAR. BOOK NOTICES. DESCENDANTS OF JONATHAN TOWLE, 1747–1822, of HAMPTON AND PITTSFIELD, N. H. By ALVIN F. TOWLE, assisted by his son, HERBERT C. TOWLE, J. M. MOSES, A. M., and G. C. SELDEN, A. B., LL. B., FEL. COL. UNIV. BOSTON, MASS.: C. W. CALKINS & CO., Publishers, No. 52 Purchase St. 12mo. pp. 312. Ill. Maps. Price $3.00 net, postpaid. The four divisions of this work comprise, respectively, first, a series of six tables giving in brief the principal facts relating to Jonathan Towle and his five children; second, a historical narrative, beginning with the O’Toole family in Ireland; third, the genealogy proper; fourth, a part consisting almost wholly of the portraits of descendants of Huldah (Towle) Chase, and Daniel and James Towle, followed by a copious index. The family history involves customs and personages of colonial life in New England more or less worthy of record, and such as a novelist could well utilize. The book is printed and bound in good style, and is well illustrated. * * * * * GENEALOGY OF THE DESCENDANTS OF JOHN DEMING OF WETHERSFIELD, CONNECTICUT. With Historical Notes. Compiled and edited by JUDSON KEITH DEMING, DUBUQUE, IOWA. Press of MATHIS-METS CO., Dubuque, Iowa. 8vo. pp. VIII.+694. Ill. Price $7.50. Apply to Author or Publishers. The most noticeable feature of this genealogy is the abundance of biographical matter, in which are embodied the “Historical Notes” mentioned on the title-page. The twelve years’ labor of the author has produced such a mass of information respecting the Demings that, in order not to make too large a volume, the female lines are indicated simply by the record of marriage, with no attempt at tracing them further. The coat-of-arms of the Cole type used as frontispiece, the author himself disclaims as being authentic, and will hardly be regarded by the heraldic connoisseur as wholly in keeping with the other beautiful half-tone embellishments. The book is thoroughly indexed, and printed and bound in superior style. * * * * * GENEALOGY OF THE ANTHONY FAMILY FROM 1495 TO 1904. Traced from WILLIAM ANTHONY, Cologne, Germany, to London, England, JOHN ANTHONY, a Descendant, from England to America. With photographs and biographical sketches of the Lives of Prominent Men and Women. 1904. Compiled and published by CHARLES L. ANTHONY. Sterling, Ill. 8vo. pp. 379. Ill.