Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-11-21

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tanning glees, songs, and other musical pieces,
adapted for the use of temperance organiza-
tions, has been pubishedin Boston by Stephen
Hubbard, and contains a great many good
things. For sale by E. Mellen, Jr.
FREDERICK SCHILLER LEBEN, or the Life
of Frederick Schiller has been published at
st. Louis, at the office of the Anzeiger DIES
Westens. 1t is in German, and was issued in
connection with the celebration of the hun
dreth anniversary of his birth.
The EDINBuRG REVIEW for October has
been republished by Leonard Scott Co., and
is for sale here by Thompson & Co. 1t con-
tans among other good things, a notice OF
CarIyles Life of Frederick the Great which is
critical, sharp and just.
FISHERS RIVER NORTH CARoLINA) SCENES
AND CHARACTERS. BY "Skitt, who was rails
ed thar" Illustrated by John McLenan.
New York: Harper and Brothers. This vol
ume furnishes a series Of views of life and So
cial characteristics as they are found in the
northwestern part of North Carolina. The
author was ''raised' in that region, and the
time of his sketches and stories is from 1920
to 1929. He tells us in the preface that the
book is a result of visit to his "old native
section in 1857, after an absence of twenty
years." He deals mostly with the humorous
aspects of life there, but, in doing SO, shows
us much of the sober reality. The illustra,
tons, which are appropriate, constitute very
noticeable part of the volume. For sale by E.
Mellen, Jr
The UNIVERSAL SPEAKER; containing a
collection of dialogues, speeches and recita
tions, adapted to the use of scIools, academies
and Family Circles. Edited by N. A. CaIkins
and W. T. Adams. Boston Brown, Taggard
and Chase. One thing claimed for this book
over other volumes of the kind, with which it
must compete in the market, is that it
contains newer and fresher matter, and that it
furnishes speeches and dialogues which will at
least have the charm of novelty in the exhibi-
ton room. The editors have no lack of COM
petent qualifications to prepare such volume
in the best manner For sale by E. Mellen,
Jr.
Guy CARLETON; the Boy who belonged to
the CRY Company" By Francis Forester,
Esq. Boston Brown, Taggard & Chase
Among the excellent books prepared for juv
emile readers, this is one of the best 1t is the
first OF series of five, which the author pro-
poses to call the "Glen Morris Stories" The
series will deserve popularity if all the vol
umes are as good as this. For sale by L. Mel
Ell, Jr.
THF PRAIRIE TRAVELLER; a Handbook
for Overland Expeditions BY Randolph B.
Marcy, Captain U. S. Army. Published by
authority of the War Department. New York ::
Harper & Brothers. This very useful volume
is furnished with such maps, illustrations, and
itineraries of the principal routes between the
Mississippi and the Pacific, as are necessary
to make its plan complete. 1t will be found
useful, not only to actual travellers across the
continent, but also to those who read the re-
cords of such travel, or who seek to obtain
clear notion of the regions between the Mis-
sissippi and the Pacific. Captain Marcy
has had great experience of frontier life, and
of exploring tours in that region, and the book
is entirely reliable. For sale by E. Mellen, Jr.
"THE CONGREGATIONAL TUNE Book" is
the title OF an excellent collection of church
music, published in Boston by John P. Jewett
& Co. and for sale here by E. Mellen, Jr. The
tunes here are adapted particularly to the econ
gregational Hymn Book" and the ''Vestry
Hymn Book, and the design is to encourage
congregational singing. 1t was prepared for
publication by Rev. Elias Mason who writes
the preface 1t will be found useful and many
will like it because it gives us an excellent yer.
sion of some of the standard old chorals, such
as Dundee" Monmouth" London"
"Windsor," and the like
THE VIRGINIANs Tale of the Last Cen
fury. By w. M, Thackeray. New York
Harper & Brothers. This story, which is a
sequel to Thackeray's "Esmond" is now ia.
miliar to the readers of Harpers Monthly.
If it is not quite the best story that has come
from the same source, it certainly is not the
worst. 1t will have apermament place among
the works of fiction which will furnish enter
tainment for this and the next generation.
For sale by E. Mellen, Jr.
The WESTMINSTER REVIEW for October
has been re-published in New York by Leon
ard Scott & Co., and is for sale here by s.
Thompson Co. This review, which repre-
sents the radical thinkers of Great Britain, us
ually surpasses all its contemporaries in bold
ness and vigor. Among the noticeable papers
in this number are, Rousseau, his Life and
Writings" and ''BonapartSm in Italy"