Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-09

THE TALiSmAS, AND OIhbN fVbAS, uS
D. &. Richrnsn, Auscsiine published by
Demorest Co, lss1-i5a pr.
An exceedingly neat little volume. ele-
CANT in mechanical execution. carefully ar
ranged, containing about forty selections OF
poetry and blank verse fro1a the gifted pen
Of D. G. Riohmsn. Esq.
From hssty skip and glance through
the contents, il 10 evident 10 " that the
volume contains much that 10 Interesting
and really msritsrioss. We bslive II 10 BE-
the authors first effort 10 public way. A.
such the reader will be more thsn pleased.
Nessrs. Dsmorest 4 Ccs have liked the
price at t2.0O. Subssribess in this city
will be supplied hy Luse 4 Griggs.
SHAMROCK aud Thistle or, Young America
in ireland and Scotland . story Of Travel
and Adventure, by Oliver Optic boston, Lee
4 Shepard, Davenport Luse b Griggs ~
Up.
This is the second Of the "Young Amer
ica Abroad" series, containing history Of
the Academy Ship and the students who
sailed in her on tho coasts Of Scotland and
Ireland, with their excursions into the inte-
rior. II is spicy. Oliver Optic is a favorite
author among the young people, and sone
not SO young pesuse il With great deal Of
interest.
AS story. this volume contains, besides
: variety Of incidents. the history Of certain
ruraways, who, disatscted under the salu-
sary discipline Of the ship, deserted and
travelled in strange lands under their own
guidance and on their own resources, but
only to b captured, returned aud punished
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OLD ENGLAND; It's Scenery, Art and People,
by James N. HoDpin. Prof. in Ysls College
New York Hurd 4 Houghton; Davenport
Luss I GrIggs. 4ss PIP.
The intelligent reader in this country
rarely fails to b deeply Interested in the
pages Of any wsll.written book that treats
upon The Scenery, Arts and People Of the
Mother Country. In this work the sushos
aims 70 exert an influence upon the minds
Of our countrymsa Who travel abroad. to
spend more time 10 England than they usu.
ally do, instead Of making . sort Of step
ping stene TO Continental Europe. Il 10 moi
. Guide Book, in The common socsptstiou
Of The term, vet should be csssfslly read
by those who entertain any idea Of IN Eu
rspssn tour. a. we'll - BY thsss who stay
~ home and Jet would gain valuable in
formation concerning our great progenitor
The author writes with the freedom OF Z
true American author, yet without bitter
ness or hostility, but on the contrary in I
spirit OF reverence and love for The gres
land Of our fathers.
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| BasAKsno Away; or Tar Fosruxss OF Sru
ssss by Oliver Optic, Boston: Lee h Hhep
ard; Davenport: Luse \ Griggs. 500 pp.
This slsgant volume 10 the second sf th,
series Of stories published in "Ous BoY!
AND GIRLs" The fsst volume wss mos
warmly received BY the public, and un
douLsedly this one will share the same hap
py fate. The authors rare experience o
twenty years as school master, enables
him to be perfectly q home with the young
people. Tho boys aud girls will end in i
joint friend Of amusement. All Of then
Who have long attended school have had ex
periense with tho M. Parasyts style o
school mast ers.
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contents.
IL IT II A Book for Every Man. By
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careful survey u certain "Delicate Sub
jscts" usually Stunned in Literature an,
conversation.
Such book as this aud its companion
cannot be too widely read. 10 the adoptio,
OF the advice and hints to reform here writ
ten, lie the secrets of Health and Happi
ness, and our future prosperity - = nation
srs. Mcssrs. Lee / Shepard, Boston, free O
postage, by remitting the price Of each, 81
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H.. author Of "Serpen,s in the Doves
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What her "Righss" are. Drsss, Voting
Wages, Abnomity Of the Country, Womsn'
Education, Sc Either Of these popula
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csipt Of the price, Is cents, by the publish
ers, Leo 1 Shepard. Boston; Luss i Griggs
Davenport.
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