The Portland daily press., 1866-12-07
New Publications.

Coal, IRON AND OIL or The American Prae-
tical Miner. A Elain and Popular Work on
Our Mines and Mineral Resources, and a
Textbook or Guide to their Economical De-
yelopment. With Numerous Maps and En-
cravings. By Samuel Harries Daddow, Prac-
tical Miner and Engineer Of Mines and Ben
jamin Bannan, Editor of The Miners Jour-
nal l Vol 8vo., PIP. 800. Pottsville, Pa Ben
janlin Bannan, Publisher. (Sold by Davis
Brothers.)
1t would be hard to find single volume con-
| tanning more of minute and varied information
on any subject than has byen compressed into
this. 1t illustrates and explains in a manner
adapted to popular reading, the origin, geologi-
cal disposition and formation of Coal, Iron and
Oil, their peculiarities, characters, and general
distribution, and the economy of mining, man
ufacturing, and using them; gives general de-
scriptions of the coal fields and coal-mines of
the world, and special descriptions of The an
thracite fields and mines OF PENNSYLVANIA, and
iron-districts and iron-trade of our country,
and the geology and distribution of Petroleum,
the statistics, extent production, and trade in
Coal, Iron, and Oil, and such useful informa-
ton on mining and manufacturing matters as
science and practical experience have develop
ed TO the present time. The author is a prac-
tioal mining engineer, and his treatise is as
nearly exhaustive as anything of the kind well
could be- Some of his theories, as for instance
those relating to the formation Of coal and the
generation OF petroleum are somewhat novel,
but appear to be based upon careful observa-
ton. 1t is of course impossible i'll a daily paper
to enter into critical review of a work of
these proportions. We can only indicate its
character, and refer the reader to the book it
self for fuller information, believing that it will
be found the most complete manual for the
practical colliery manager and oil-seeker yet
published So m
A SUMNER IN LESLIE GoLDTHwAITEs LIFE.
By Mrs. A. d. L. Whitney, Author of "Falth
7 Gartneys Girlhood," "The Gayworthys" etc.
With Illustrations by A Hoppin. 16mO. PIP.
230 Boston: 1icknor & Fields. (Sold by Da-
Wis Brothers.) Price $1.75.
This story, which has been running through
Our Young Folks during the past year, is here
issued in tasteful form by the publishers of that
magazine. Mrs. Whitney has few superiors as
a writer for the young. Every girl in the coun-
try should feel indebted to her for an introduc-
ton to Faith Gartney and Leslie Goldthwaite.
Other personages in this story, too, the boy,
Dakie, and dear, naughty Sin Saxon with her
'howls" and her crows nest, will doubtless be
well appreciated. The illustrations increase
the attractiveness of the book.
HINTS ON COMMON PoLITENEss By d. C.
CoLEswoRTHY, Boston. Packard Portland.
PIP. Sc.
Here is little book full of good sense and
amiable purpose, with kind of shrewdness,
which reminds you continually of Dr. Frank
lin-from which the author expects neither
fame nor money" We think lie will not be
disappointed. An approving conscience, with
the sincere appreciation of the few must be his
reward. I a.s.4
The polite,sess here recommended is not that
of the world, much less that of Lord Ches-
terfeld. 1t is that which our Savior taught,
both by preeept and example. We are to do as
we would be done by in little things--in honor
preferring one another--taking the lower seats
and there waiting to be called up higher, &c.,
&c. Were those, who claim to be gentlemen,
always christian gentlemen, then we might
say without rreverence that Jesus of Nazar-
eth was the most perfect gentleman that ever
walked the earth but inasmuch as the word
gentleman means anything rather than that;
poSteness itself not being regarded as christian
virtue, though rightly understood it might be a
most agreeable form of godliness-we must
forego that Interpretation and let the worldling
have their way, while christians betake them
selves to another and a narrower one The
book is well worth owning. JN.
CENTENNIAL SERMON. By Rev. L. s. CoAN of
Boothbay.
In the crowded state of your columns, you
cannot allow such notice of this little pamph-
let as it richly deserves. All can say, there
fore, must be said in few lines. 1t is worthy
of serious acknowledgements both in thought
and language, and full of such statistics as will
soon be wanted for our ecclesiastical history.
The author we are told, has just prepared a
lecture on Young America, which, knowing
what we do of him, we feel justified in recon-
mending to our Lecture Committees, in ad-
vance. IN.
NOTES ON POEMS AND REVIEWS. is the title
of small pamphlet issued by Carleton of
New York, containing the reply of Mr.. Charles
Swinburne, the slove-racked" author of Laus
Veneris, to his various critics. Mr.. Swinburne