New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-22
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
BOOKS OF TIE WEEK.


ghe popular comic artist Mr.. Frank Bellew has been
employing MS pencil and his pen upon most excellent
htte book, which he calls by the appropriate name OF
"The Art Of Amusing" 1t description Of all sorts OF
merry pranks oomica tricks eharades plays, puzzles,
hoazes and funny devices for the entertainment of social
gatherings. Here you may learn how to make an ee'
phan 10 initiate thunder and lightning; 10 manipulate
Punch and Judy show; 20 became at will dwarf OF
giant TO convert your fist into an apple.woman OF
dancing highlander to fire at target behind you 70
smoke cigar under water; to manufacture various Kuus
Of card puzzles and finally TO do something mnch nicer
and pleasaner than oil the rest for an explanation on
which recr our readers to the concluding chapter on
the book Mr.. Beew has done society good service uy
hisaereeaby written ard eopousy iesuae1 i bsehoId
where the wisdom of being foolish and then Is ape-
eiated it ought to be. The volume Is Puolisnou .!
Carleton.
The theory that Lord Bacon the author of the plays
attributed to Shakespeare theory which since pens
Bacon disappeared from the literary horizon has been sur
fered 10 sleep in almost unbroken repose-has JUST been
revived by Judge Nathaniel Holmes Of Missouri who has
Fyen uthrouch the press Of Hurd g. Ioughton an elab
Srte ESSAY on The AuthoshipOf Shakespeare. Judge
Holmes states that he induced TO examine tho subject
BY reading Miss Baeons article lnu btHata -
January 1856 and that finding the evidence IN support OF
her theory very considerable, and lndced ql
be had thrown his notes into some form before e puDis
cation Of Mrs Bacons philosophy OF INC my, %
Hbakesneare Upfoded" in 1857 AS the world refused 70
he convinced by her work he now purposes 10 Wy |1aV ue
osn 40 He goes somewhat further than Miss bacon,
Acwcver. Tor While the lady maintained that the plays
wen he rrodnet of several hands anongJwhich Lord Ba
had leading share the Judge ende9rs 70 snow ae
the whole genuine canon oil ShakeseaIe "as "eH =! INV
great Chancellor alone.
Mr. Frazar Kirkland whose mission in life seems to be
the collection of anecdotes and their classification under
distinct heads with much precision as if they%ere
specimens Of natural history has added to his former
bulky two-voume Cyeoppdia of Commercial and Bust
ness Anecdotes Pictorial Book Of Anecdotes and IN
Cidents Of the War OF The, Rebellion" II contains vast
store Of anecdotes some very good ana some very ue
ib9reyerse and is Illustrated with about 800 woodcus
The VolSme COMPRISES 7o5 large octave pages col
pmns. Hartford PublishingCo)
"The City's Heart, by Daughter Of Now-York,' a
poem Of the school of Nothing to Wear he's recently
been published in very pretty and attractive share BY
Carleton. II rattlcs on pleasantly enough b9t mas no
very great smartDess, and the rhythm lacks polish.
"Yhe Truant Chicken" and. "a Jolly Bear and his
Friends are two little poems by Charles Dawson Shany
which have been Enthusiastically illustrated by H. L.
Stephens and published in handsome illuminated covers
and with a prettily eolored text by Hurd houghton
They viii doubt give huge delight TO the young ioiAs
CHAPMAN & Co. have added to their "Sunny Side Series
of cheap novels "The Ghost of My Husband; Tale OF
the Crescent City by W. Gilmore Smms. This we be-
heve is hestory originally published about 20 years ago
nnder the title of marie de Beniere, -lhe practice OF
Jejssuinp old novels under name is virtually an i'm
position upon the public and deserves the seyeres con-
domination.
Frederic A. Brady has published The HardshiPs of an
Heiress," snoyel by Slrs. Gore.
Loring, Boston, has-pubsbed "Milly; or the Hidden
Cross" tale by Lucy Ellen Guernsey, author Of The
S1gn OF the Cross" &c.
new novel entitled Woman our Angel" by that
popular and prolific author A. s. Roe has just been issued
by Carleton.
Doctor Felipe Lauazaba has written The Life Of ST.
mon Bolivar berator Of Colombia and Peru, Father and
Founder Of Bolivia" the fSs voumesof which has been
nv q
On Laazabal is an enthusiastic admerot the IDeraor
whom he styles prodigy among morals.' The bogra-
ply iASFrtten with considerable minueDess and purpots
10 be founded upon authentic unpublished documents
1.-THE Rise and Fall or, the Origin Of Moral Evil"
eHuId & Houghton), is inquiry, by an anonymous
wTteI into question, in what way and under what
circumstances was moral evil originated u oTintrodueed
into the world The solution to thg inquiry betnds IN
he insured record Of Genesis but from the Suggestions
and the principles of theology he seeks TO draw
eoHhmation Of the ustnes Of his Interpretation Of the
S,'" y * ssy--uEz-Ss, ---@x-r~
Carlton Porter have issued Statistical History Of
he First Century Of American Nethodsm,' by the Rev
&C Goss II gives bnef chronological record Of the
ostimportant in the history of the church. from
It's first introduction into the United Stateso the present
time and for the purpose Of comparison gives side by side
Witkthe statistics Of Msthotsm similar figures 70 show
lhe condition of other denominations at the seine time
Details are also presented Of the present membership
ninsry schools Bible and tract societies. missions and
other Institutions Of the church.
The American translation OF Darfas history OF the
Catholic Church. which Mr.. OShea 81 No. q Barcayst
ispublishing seray has reached its 4lst number
and Will very soon be completed formng when bound
reeearf octave VOLUMES, 1t is finely printed, with
barge clear type, on good paper. ~ 80
The Rev. R. c. shimeall, of the Presbytery Of New
York the author Of work entitled Political Economy
AZ Prophcsy with special Reference Relation 10 the
History of the Church John +. Trow printer, in which
undertakes to prove that Napoleon Ill Is the destined
ATtiehrst.
ScribRer, Wexford g. Co. publish neat compact little
"IHde1 Of Diseases and their Treatment" by Dr. Thomas
Hawkes. Tanner the Royal College Of Physicians It's
intended for the use of practising physicians especially 10
the treatment Of which do not yield 70 prescribed
remedies as resdy might be expected. The diseases
are mentioned in alphabetical order and 70 make the d.
arBosis sure brief description is given OF EACH The
rour treatment be pursued and prescriptions 10 be
hbfed are mentioned with great conciseness and with
81 the particularly which need be desired
W A. Townsend has issued "The Physicians Hand
book Of Practice for 1867 by William Elmer, H. Dthe
tsnt annual edition Of publication which has always
met with aeood deal Of favor Itseonalns several I'M
portGni additions and Improvements. ..- 80.
nTbe Independent LiquOrst" byoL. Moozert New
York. John f. Trow g. Col not only teaches the wine
merchant the bartender and the private dispenser OF
Loca drinks how to make imitation champagne, peach
brandy cheny-bnndy bers eordals, punches toddies,
beer, flip, extracts essences, and cocktails but supplies
thrifty housewives with directions fcr thesmaluiactuTe OF
varo1s eatsups Jams and jels which have apparent
relation 20 the business Of "hquorst" Tho euthor in
foms.us in modest preface, that Yas practical manu-
facturer be has no superior IN this county and that
liquor dealers who have been fortunate enough 70 secure
his services have realized fame and foTtsne from the
venture.
The United States Sanitary Commission at its session
An Julv 1865 resolved 10 employ such literary and clerical