Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-10-16
New Books.

Our felow-townsman Absalom Cochell has
been appointed agent to canvass Trinity and
Shasta counties, to obtain subscribers for three
interesting publications recently issued by Ban
croft Co., namely
uNark Twaip's" new book, "The Inno-
cents Abroad or the New Pilgrims Pro-
gress," being some account of the steamship
Quaker Cify's pleasure excursion to Europe
and the Holy Land with descriptions OF
countries, nations, incidents and adventures
as they appeared 10 the author, in one large and
handsome volume of over $50 octave pages, IL
lustrated with 234 beautiful and appropriate en-
cravings This work is not one of ordinary
nature, travelling over paths trodden by hundreds
of others and treading with greatest care and
caution in their very footsteps, seeing only what
they saw, praising only what they praised, and
condemnng only what they condemned, but the
author has here given q new and entirely original
view of persons places and things abroad, des-
crbing them as they appeared to him. New and
quaint IDEAS of old yet interesting subjects, bu-
morous and witty delineations of men and char
acter, vivid and sparkling descriptions of scenes
and incidents, fresh and amusing anecdotes, and
II iaughable relation of the adventures, expert
ences, and ludcrous every day occurrences and
mishaps of this party, will we are confident,
make this volume one of the most enjoyable to
be found. While running over with wit and
humor, and sharp with satire upon many OF the
customs and foies of the age, it still teens with
glowing descriptions, aud with elegant and clas-
steal allusions The scholar will find pleasure
in its perusa, as we'll as others. No one will
rise from its reading without having better
and clearer knowledge ofthe coun,riesit describes
than ever before, and more ability to Judge
between truth and fiction in what he may read
respecting them in the future. 1t is readable,
enjoyable, laughable; it is instructive, original,
and fascinating lit is open, frank, and truthful
it is keen, satirical, comical, and funny its
descriptions are beautiful and its style is unique
it will give the reader new view Of the coun-
tries and people that 1t describes, showing them
upon side before exposed. 1t is work
permanently adopted for home reading aloud,
and will invariably call up around the freside
spirit of mirth and congeniaity.
The Great Metropolis mirror of New
York, by Junius Henri Browne. Rejecting every
phrase of Metropolitan life and society, giving
lifelike pictures of the interesting localities and
peculiar institutions of New York, the manners
and customs of every class of its people their
modes and habits of life; how and where thew
live the great contest for wealth existing among
them, and how it is gained and how lost reveal
ing scenes of wickedness and of misery exposing
the tricks Of the dishonest, and the traps laid
for The unw@ry; in fact, showing up the whole
inner life of the great heart of our country in a
manner and with a fullness never equaled, render
this volume of great value as book of profit
and amusement
"People's Book of Biography" or short lives
of the most interesting persons of all ages and
countries by James Parton. This interesting
work is richly illustrated with steel engravings,
and contains over eighty biographies of in
ventors, authors, poets, phlanthropsts, dis
coverers, soldiers, adventurers travellers, polit-
clans and rulers, women well men, whose
lives furnish the material for an interesting
sketch and whose names and deeds should form
part of the Information of every intelligent per-
These books sold only by subscription, and
Mr.. Cocbell is the only person authorized TO OBJ
tain subscriptions in Shasta and Trinity coun-
ties. AS soon al possible he will visit tue diff
ferent localities in his territory and afford those
who wish an opportunity to subscribe.