The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-01-27

The ATLANTIC MONTHLY, for February, con-
tains Soveregns and Sons, by c. C. Haze
well; Under the Pear Tree, by Mrs. Hopkinson;
Threnody, by the author of "Charles Auches-
ter;' The Utility and Futility of Aphorisms, by
VIM. r. Alger; Shelly, by son of Leigh Hunt;
The Test, by Bayard Taylor; The Preachers
Trial, by c. A. Bartol; The Ghost of Little
jacques; Boston Hymn, by r. w. Emerson;
The Siege 81 Cincinnati, by T. b. Read; Jane
Austen, by Mrs. waterston; The Proclamation,
by J. G. Whittier; The Law of Costs, by d. A.
Latest views of Mr.. Biglow, by James Russell
Lowell; Re$Aws and Literary Notices.
Mr. Hazewell's historical essay contains as
usual closely packed collection of pertinent
anecdotes, tending IN this case to. establish by
sort of induction the proposition, that royal
families are quarrelsome. not the sort with which
one would wish to intermarry. Mr.. Wasson's
evening discourses at Worcester, but is none the
worse for that. The Boston Hymn was read
at the Jubilee Concert at the Music Hall, on the
LIST January. The poem called n 'Threnody"
was found among the manuscript papers of the
author of Charles Auchester.'' The death of
the Reverend Homer Wilbur, A. NJ, is announce
ed by letter to the editors from his colleague,
the Reverend Jeduthun Hitchcock The sad
event took place on the 25tl December, 1862;
muifis boais .febiiis occiih. The Reviews and
Literary Notices, which have tagged during the
past year, exhibit something Of the old incisive
vigor.
MANUAL OF GYMNAsTIc EXERCISES, for Schools
and Families. BY Samuel W. Mason. Bos-
ton, Crosby & Nichols.
Mr.. Mason, Master the Eliot School, Boston,
has arranged in this little volume ten serial sets
of gymnastic exercises pithouf apparatus, which
have borne the test of actual trial in the school
room. They have been practised in the Eliot
school for two years, with pleasure and profit.
They are adapted to music. All the ingenious
arguments, by which Dr. Lewis recommends his
new system of bean-bags, wands and wooden
dumb bells, will apply fortiori to this, which
dspenses with all apparatus except bone and
muscle. For sale by II. Packard.
THEORY AND ART OF PEsNASsHIp: A Manual for
Teachers, containing full statement of Pay
son, Dunton, and Scribner's Celebrated Meth
cd of Teaching including Class-Drll, Writ
ing in Concert, Criticism and Correction of
of Errors, Hints towards Awakening Interest,
etc, together with Complete Analysis and
Synthesis of Script Letters, developed in
their Series of Writing Books. Boston: Cros-
by & Nichols
This outrageous title is followed by six lines
of preface, which shows some considera-no!
the preface is mere index, pointing to five pa
ges of introduction. Well, the title tells the
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book is very elegant specimen OF printing and
binding-clear type, substantial paper red edg-
es, and beveled boards. For sale by H. Packard.
In Observation-Disclosures are we called upon
to chronicle sadder or more sudden death
than that of Frederick A. Somes, son of Hon.
ID. Z. Somes, of Biddeford, which occurred in
Washington, few days since. Young Somes
had many warm friends in Portland and the
State, to whom this intelligence will be of in
terest. On Monday evening the 11fh inst, he
received calls from several friends, and was
apparently in good health. But just before re-
firing he complained of chills and severe
reason deserted his mind. On Tuesday even
ing, after a sickness of twenty-five hours, he
died and was buried on the subsequent Satur-
day from Rev. DR.. Gurley's church, in Wash
ington. For a considerable time, our young
friend held a responsible place in the Washing
ton City Post Office, and had so commended
himself to the public, that the Maine delega-
ton in Congress and Vice-President Hamlin,
had secured him more lucrative and honora-
BILE position, in one of the departments, to
which he was appointed on the day of his de-
cease.
Fred. A. Somes was a young man of fine
ability and much promise. His loss is heavy
stroke to the family and not less SO to his nu-
merous friends. REST, spirit, rests