The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-03-31
New Publications.

From the publishing house Of Horace We.
tsra, 48i Broadway, N. Y, We have received the
following choice lot Of new musio; "The Lords
Prayer Anthem" beautiful composition OF
nine pages, appropriate for ohoirs and sacred
concerts; tho ballad, ooh. send mo one flower
from his grave; Gen. Sheridan's Quick.step,"
just the piece for the season; Song and chorus,
"Do you mean what you said p ~ sung by
Hooley's minstrels; for the piano, "The Lo.
rette Schotischs," by the author Of "den.
Grants March,"
NAME IN rHE War ron rur usIoN. comprising .
detailed account Of the measures taken by the
Pine Tree State 10 respond 20 the calls OF the oov.
:DS :5SP:1i T1u. sr troop. Isp.sn. as 4 M Co.
The publishers will please accept our thanks
for copy Of one Of tho most valuable books
to a Maine man, that has been issued from the
press for lohg time. This work neatly print.
ed and bound, Of 600 pp., octave, contains o
complete history Of all our regiments from
their organizations TO the present time. II tol'
lows our boys from the time OF leaving their
homes, through every engagement, and &C.
curateiy gives detailed account Of the part
each regiment bore In the strife to subdue this
sccursed rebellion. Every soldier who has
borne part In the service, from our beloved
State, and every citizen who desires to preserve
an authentic record OF the part his State has
borne In the war for the Union, will secure .
copy. The Governor and Adjutsnt denerai en-.
dorse the work as entirely accurate. ana We
predict for II q rapid and large sale. Price In
muslin covers, $2,75; for 50, the work will bc
sent post paid to any address, by writing to
the publishers. Agents are wanted.
We have taken time to examine catalogue OF
agricultural works published by the enterpris-
ing house Of A. Williams & Co. Boston, embrac.
ing large number OF works by different au-
thors on every variety and department OF agri.
culture, and our mouth waters for pocket full
Of money wherewith to purchase from no valu.
able list. There Is not q man living who Is
not directly interested (whether he knows II, or
not) In thesuccess OF farming operations. Ma
ny boys brought up on q farm. even, Get an idea
that farming 10 business that does not psy,
and that II Is third or fourth class profession
anyway II Is managed. Thisis q very erroneous
idea, and II allowed to be cultivated. must DO
very pred judicial to the interests OF the country.
But Il Is not SO surprising that the idea 70 enter.
talned considering the way 80 many farm It"
Farmers, not only for themselves but especially
for their families. should seek to elevate the dig.
nifty of that branch Of labor by Introducing as
much variety as they consistently can. Give
tho boys and girls something In the farm to do
for themselves, either q patch Of ground to cul-
tivate rs they please, or some portion Ut the
pr. luce of the dairy; and also supply them
with agricultural books, that they may educate
themselves In pastoral literature at tho same
time they are learning the manual part. Tn
this manner the theoretical aud practical go
hand in hand. each modifying and improving
the other, and the profession be made moro at.
tractive.
The periodical publications for April are.
without exception, unusually attractive. First
comes Arthur's Home Magazine, not eadeavor-
ing to compete with other Magazines In the
fashion plates Sd much a. the s0undness Of its
reading matter for the home circle, 10 which II
entirely succeeds. Then we have the Lady's
Friend, fashionable magazine, which In one
year has acquired brilliant reputation and is
y charming publication. Next come, Godey's
Lady's Book which We praise 80 often, and 1t
deserves Il all, that Il seems superAuous to say
more. Those are from Philadelphia We have
from New York, Democrats Mirror Of FASH
ion, 50 per year, which Is the very best fash
iOpabe publication extant, because devoted al.
most entirely to that branch. Each month con.
tains two large patterns for embroidery and
cutting, and unlike snyother publication Of its
kind, It 10 Just as valuable for the family living
Que hundred miles straight into the woods. rs
one living in the heart OF the metropolis. We
would not be without II for thrice the subscrip.
tion price. We next turn to the .Atiantic brim.
ming full Of the choicest productions Of lifera-
ture, always the SINE qua non to the scholar
and to oil those Of the reading public. Who dc.
siro to gather something of our best literature,
ings Last land we mention these Ia the order
Of their reception) We have Harpsr's. from a.
Williams & Co.,-for sale In Saco BY Hodsdon
full Of accounts Of travels, profusely illus
trated, stories long and short, compendium OF
history, poetry, grave essays, the fascinating
Easy Chair and the laughable Drawer. -
LIFE Ann DEArH IN Rebel Prisons. giving oon,.
plete history Of the inhuman and bsrbarous
ties. innictlng terrible suffering and frightful
mortality, describing plans Of escape, arrival OF
prisoners with numerous and varied incidents
and anecdotes OF prison lifo. BY kellogg. Hart.
ford L. Stebbins. .".
No pen can sufficiently portray the 6endish
cruelty and barbarism OF the rebels towards
our unfortunate men who have fallen into their
hands. The pages Of history have been black.
ened by the horrors Of the lnquisition, and the
groans which have come from the Black Hole
Of Calcutta, have filed our souls with terror.
No one conversant with the accounts Of those
barbarities, has failed to implore God to forbid
that history should again record such inhumsn
wrongs; but II has come to pass In the 10Th cen.
tury that they should be equslled. II not ex.
ceeded, by people calling themselves the most
chivalrous and elegant on the globe. In asking |
ourselves Can this be true wehaye OILY to re- |
member that treason embraces oil other vills. |
niss ever conceived, to get IN answer. The
dark brooding spirit Of slavery has bred the
Of barbarism In the breasts Of o
people brave and generous when uncontami.
mated by such q fell influence. and II ripened
into that treason whose savage mercies were
more cruel than the adder's tongue.
In the volume before Us We have accounts Of
rebel treatment from the pen of soldier who
suffered with his comrades, but unlike the thou
,ands starved and tortured to death, he lived TO
tell the tale. Tho work isnesrly pi inted. hand.
,omely bound, largely illustraiel. making .
book 0f 400 PIP. and 10 sold by agents only |
price $500 for which agents are
wanted. See advertising columns.