The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-09-24

valuable Pubic Documents, lately received
and not heretofore acknowledged because of
our absence. The &c Report on The United
States and Merican Boundary, by Maj. WIN. Ii.
EMoay, vol. H." is fine monument of typo
of "Erpioraiions for a Railroad Rou!e from the
Mississippi 10 the Pacifc," is almost its equal
except in size. The colorcd plates of birds
are very beautiful, and the books while they
are no doubt expensive are very creditaLlc to
the Government.
AGRICULTURAL mong
the Agricultural works we have received for
September are the .Americon Farmer, monthly,
by N. B. Worthington the Rural Register,
semi-monthly, by S. Sands & Mills, both
published in Baltimore at S1.0O a year; and
the Genesee Farmer, by Joseph Harris, Roches-
ter, N. Y, monthly, at 80 cents year. All
these are most exec llent Agricu tural works
LADIES HOME MAGAzIN8.-T. S.
Arthur & Co., Publishers, Philadelphia; So a
year; copies for So. This very fine mag
azine for the family circle; among the con-
trbutors are 7. S. Arthur, SO we'll known to
the public, and Virginia F. Townsend, whose
literary reputation is as wide as the country
The October number, before us, has a steel
engraving of unusual excellence, and large
number of fashion plates and patterns.
GoDEY's LADY's BooK.-Thc Sep
TENDER number ono fault of Godey's,) missed
office m tbn ,h,r ,kar
in good time, with its rich freight of engra-
wings, fashions, patterns, &c. "H'aiiag for
The Per9ict' is very Impressive picture
seldom cqualed. Alice b. Haven, who always
writes well. continues " Carriage Friends.''
and there is the usual variety of fair poetic
sought for by tho ladies. l.. A. Cooley,
Publisher, Philada.; terms per year: copy
So; copies SIS; 8 copies So.
COSMOPOLITAN ART JoURNAL.-Ne
have received the September number of this
splendid Quarterly, published by the Cosmo-
politan Art Assoc ation, 549 Broadway, New
York. 1t is furnished to subscribers at 50 GO
year; copies for $3.50; subscribers to the
Association receive it gratis. Orders to be
addressed to c. l.. Derby, Actuary, at the
publication office. The leading engraving in
this number: "LVe's Happy Hours" is a
beautiful work Of art, and is copy of one Of
the pictures to be distributed by the Art
Association, in January. The literary contents
are devoted to subjects of taste and art and
are very interesting and instructive.
LECTURES FOR TIE PEOPLE, by Rev.
Hugh Stowell Brown, of Liverpool, with u
Biographical Introduction by DR.. Shelton
Mackenzie; published by G. G. Evans, 1879
Chestnut ST., Philadelphia. We have from
Mr.. Evans, the cntcrprising publisher, and
proprietor of the great Philadelphia Gift
Book Store. copy of the above named book,
which is one Of the ablest series Of popular
lectures ever offered to the American Public
in book form. The interesting character of
the lectures may be inferred from the fol-
lowing list of their subject: The LORDS
Prayer; The Golden Rule; The Prodigal
Som {. There's Good Time Coming -
Turning over New Leaf; Taking care of
Number One Penny Wise and Pound Fool
ish; Cleanliness is next to Goodness; A Friend
in Need is Friend, Indeed Five Shillings
and Costs; Saturday Night; There's nae
Luck about the House The Road to He'll is
paved with Good Intentions; Poor Richards
Almanac; Waste Not, Want Not; Tell the
Truth and Shame the Devil; The Seventh
Commandment; The Street, Parts l and . i;
Stop Thet The DEVILS Meal is all Bran
These subjects, SO aptly chosen, are all
handled with the hand Of a Master who aims
at the gist ofthe matter under consideration
and makes the most Of it. This series of
lectures would be profitable to any reader,
and would not fail to have the best effect
upon the public taste and public morris.
"A copy OF this fine book. accompanied by a
splendid gift, will be sent, by mail, by Mr..
Evans to any person who will send him 81 90
and Fl cents to pay the postage.
A HISTORY OF ALL RELIGIONS, con-
tanning Statement of the Origin, Develop
ment, Doctrines and Government of the Rei-
gious Denominations in Europe and the
United States, with Biographical Sketches of
Eminent Dynes. By SAMUEL NJ. SMucKEE
Ill. D. Published by DUANE RuLIsoN, Quaker
City Publishing House, SO South Third Street
Philadelphia, Pa. ...- -....--
nc SuDJeCt ol heilSlOn ana the DOCTRINES
ofSects must always have an absorbing inter.
est for the thoughtful observer, and work
which affords the desired information, in a
convenientand accessible form, at a moderate
price, has been urgently demanded, and will
be sought for with ayidity, and must command
large sale.
In the present work, the origin, develop
ment, doctrinal belief, church government
and peculiaritics of over eighty different reli-
gious sects, are treated in style clear, COM
pendious aud accurate, and will afford al the
information which might BE procured with
great difficulty and expense, and much labor
and research, from the larger polemical works
and encyclopedias.
DR.. Smucker has evidently prepared this
work with much care, and it exhibits great
ability and learning. The articles on the
different religions are very impartially written,
and show the careful study of an unprecedented
and sound mind and the Importance and
value cannot be too highly estimated of such
superior and unbiased effort in a work of this
kind, as too often those pretending to give
correct information upon such subjects are
preudiced in favor of some particular sects
or denominations. Mr.. Rulson has brought
out the work in a very handsome form, and
the public is indebted to him for very valua-
BILE, instructive and useful book. The price
$1.O0, is remarkably low for such work, and
in order that it may have rapid and extensive
circulation. he will send it to any address
accompanied with q valuable Gift, on the