, 1870-11-21
NEW BOOKS.

'1hSAnoHR hsnsn1! p. .ADvES7uREa BY Ralph Keeh
1spo: Fatlds, t>tztod 4 CO. rhicaro: Ne
@ News COMPANY. 1870 1*"' VIZ
oese fagabond Adventures bs true. III,
~. n4pn heeler uust havs been \ vsrv n
1o'Nun1e man In financial point OF yio
ine oook Is, in some sort, record Of his lii
aho u devoted, from hus page tn colonho
10 lac manner in which he has livaa NM
nothing. We learn from 1t that, vh.n . bo
he managed to live for six month. on A,
ceo's ; 'Atef IN Life. "a = negro minstrel 4
thfce 5ea1s, he lived upon nothine ma. b
!oto ne wn q, mads Tho who
tour Of Europe On ono hundred AZ
eighty odd dollars. VIC must comic,
70 DO not soe anythino "a,
remarkable in either OF these shree n]tra-ec,
nomlcal facts; OF anY rer5 pressing taasop vi
no ehould have told tho public tho de,aiIs {
this picasunish style OF existeuce. He t.J]
his story. to b sure, in \ very pleasing lind !
way; but the effort to m.ke hims.1f ,nne,
SoE7taole v.gabond, and the unusual an
~ srp1 1ens lu1etoet ho t2kos In the fact
mkAsa 1ls narrative tedious at tinneA. ao
| neari3 a!EAfa monosouous, Fha resfsnr ii
| 1Eevna9ly md himself wishing that III. Ralpl
heeief had had euEna stea1v iradA ~ -anin
| neIanse employment which would have en
noieo nlm 70 make. at least, q corofortsbI,
n.lng, 70 mag he coull have been spared th,
! his Ioung life. ~ >"oA1"'
LIGHTHOUSES AND L1GuTsu1ra, A De
ssnptlSe and Historical Account Ut tneir Mode .
Ho1I a1 1e,1oh and oEganzauon. By s.. u. Dasen
psni,s T." Queen q The Aa1ta1ic;"a Earta an
;s SSs, as: ,,; SeE totk: Charles Scrhner ca
Vs1SSfG: WnSbeuS SesFn rs SsTs Company ls&
SoAESA OF SOUND. From the Feuch .
Kndriphe kadau. The Engi,sa revised t,t Root
ssn;,.s es., -; 4; Wi.h Illustrations New forx
a1 nS,s sa1asf PEE Go. Chicago: Western New
Each Of the above volumes belong.to the IN
lusttated Library Of Wonders" nov In PRO
E5esa o. publication by the Nsssss. Scribuer
1hose already issued cover IN extensive range
q eno1ects, I2a:z;a. L L !: ronnlar manner. aud
inietett. The work on Lighthouses ID an
e14auative treatise. giving not only tho de.
fa!la OF the Construction and orcan,zat,ou Of
All ths principal modern European Ipht.
nous. 9. but supplying much valuable and
qaaint information concerning such ancient
t,ne,n. the Pha1os Of Aloxand,ia, tue Tour
oOrdre ot BouloEne, the Towtr 1t Dover,
and the ColosEus OF Rhodes.
The work on :" Acoustics" is an excoedinc,y
interesting Treatise on Bound, its intensity, Se-
,.oclty, reflection, resonance, md tirnbro.
Naturally, generous share OF tho book il de-
voted 70 eouue as applied to music, and this
part Of the book certainly comprisea ona Of
tho most graphic and eutert2 aiming essays on
music We have ever read. Tbs Messrs. Serb
nar Lavc conferred d Lasting obligation upon
aA thoughtfnl readers, by the isaue Of this de-
llghtlul series Of populsr scientific xorka.
TALES ABuUr PEOPLES srUMAcuH. By D1o
Institute for Physical Education; author CT
s;s,, sSsw G,mnAstlcs for Men, Women, and
Them sEons," &c. boston: Fields. us1ood 4
Co. Chicago: Western NewB Company. is7a,
Dr, Dto Lewie has been befor the public 20
long that he hardly needs any introduction in
connection with his now hygienic work. He
ls one OF that rare clsss Of doctors who be-
iese afa. more 2 the efficacy Of pure air, proper
drugs, and brings to the practice Of his pro-
lesson not only scientific knowledge. bet hard
common sense. Every person in the land
shouid read hls talks about their stou1 1chs,
They are not only sensible, bat also humor-
ous7 not only scientific, hut aluo practical. and
ate wolth cast-load Of learned 1Aborious
WEE WILLIE: OR. TRUTH SOUGHT AND
eSSe NoSe nnE ~ t51;s+ Monsss g9yd p: aate9E q
1or Ianee aaa YOUNG tsa atass cnaasa! sa
Henry A. Sumner, $50
Any work b. Dr.. Boyd will be eagerly sought
tor y Al classes OF religious readers. Dur
lng his long paatorati In thia city, be has
found time, from lis pulpit duties, to prepare
aIessed both to the young and to adults, Ill
u which have been remarkably successful,
md hAyo given him the position Of the fore
most relig1ouB writer in tho West. The pres-
mt volume ia story for young people, and
1erives additional intereat from The fact that
ne scenes OF the story are laid In tho Doctors
1Ative land, and reproduce many striking i1-
:t6enta in tho manner and mAtter Of the
scotch ministry. With the exception OF the
:ngras1ngs, which are poor, the book Ia Issued
7o4 b !4Isl 5Eq%S4 Ss:! Sxronp, ;, The autae. Of
with ill1sssauon. BY Sydney P. Hall. New
19sS; 16 1l.a H..1per Bros. Chicago: s. c. Grigss
Il would b entirely supcrauous for US to
3rown at Oxford" The object Of the present
'sragraph is simply to state that the Harpers
ave Issued It In / worry neat paper eoition,
illustrated and furniahed ut ! ve.y
easonable cost. It il IN edition which viii BE-
exceedingly popular, as 1t ia very convenient in
MONSIEUR sYLvESTRE novel, By aeor9e
Sand. Translated from tho French by Francis
George Shaw: Boston: Roberts Bros. Chicago;
= udags 1 Co ls.o.
"Maupfst and !" "Antonia" are succeeded
y Monsieur Sylvestre" in the asries Of i
}eorge Sands' novels now In progress Of Dub
icatiou BY tho Mssara. Roberta Bnos. Tha
'dition, both IN excellence Of translation and
\ mechanical execution, has noyer been |
1ua1led By my other American edition Of the
FORKS Of this wonderful woman. It will be |
!, hs ~ standard library copy aniyersa11y.
dedicated &c i. B. :. by q. de- l. Iot;e, Hos.
os; ,5 5se 4 Shepard. chlcazo: s. c. Gr1sgs
The careless and somewhat stupid title Of
his work should not prevent the musical stu
ent from giving it : careful perrsal. In
aany respects it ID very unique work, en-
racing, ~ 1t does, not only very CAREFUL and
rltlcAl course OF instruction on the pisu0, |
nth excellent musicA Illustrations, but also
sketch Of the history Of 1nubic In each cen
o15 from the seventh to the present time
recital OF the eminent musictaus Of the
l'e compass Of tbs voice, harmony, classical
nd modern music and the metronnme prAc-
lcal hints on the study Of music, and 1 very
xtenaiye musical dictionary, which closes the
olume: The popularity Of the work ia eyi-
enced By tho facr that it has already reached |
.sued.
uckS NIGHTLY PRANKa Illustrated. By |
Panl konewkn. Ttanaased tEom the German |
ef LndK1Z Bnnd, oY Charles T. Broofa. Bos-
M fon: 3s Roberts Bros. Chicago; $. c. Gsiggs
Mr. keueWka's siihoustte Illustrations OF !
ho Midsummer Nighta' Dream" which ap- !
cared Inst Christmas, will be well reraeru-
cred by all loyets Of wh1t is really artistic.
q the present volume. which IL illustrated in
1a game style, Puck is once more on his
snds, and tLia timo with eyen more SUCCESS
nan before. Tha poem itself is very pretty
lece Of fancy, ard has been translated with
Il the fidelity and ite1aluess for which NJ.
Sooka Is famous. and every verse has given
,e s1tiat an opportunity for tue display Of
Is unique and Jet beautiful style He g;vee
70 very pe1sonidcation Of mischief:
I'd then pictures tho little hero playing his
ranks With the gogRle-eyed owl, defending
ae rosobuds from the caterpi1lars, etealing
d Jack-o-L 4nthotn'a shoes, pinnins the
Its tsil to the branch while be tiek,es her
ase WITH straw, sitting down in tha horn Of
citing the birds nest from the snake, threat
ling the squirrels to get their nuts, aud de-
ing the bat. In poetical conception and in
LEGACY aud grace Of execution it would be
va to excel these little blAck pfctures, not
,ssI,L ;aa taking into account tho difficulty Of
aE MYSTERY OF EDWIN pRoop =,
CHARLES D!ckenA With Illustrations. New YORK:
Msaa5per ~ Bros. Chicago: s. c. G1igss Co.
We have already noticed tho appearance OF
versl editions Of the last fIagmentary work
the lAmented Dickens, story which started
20 grandly aud 50 paseionately, and which |
We promise Of being the greAtest Of iii his
'tks In dramatic point Of view, md nov
have to add smother TO the list, published
the Nessrs. Harper i Bros. Ii Is yery |
rnished It the very reasonable rata Of twen-
NE n; cents per copy, which viii bring It
r SEVEN CHURCHES. By Thomas Z.
5escneF, hniIa, \. !. New fort: j. h Ford
This little pamphlet il certainly = theoloR-
! curiosity. 1t 10 tAre that denomination |
preacher can find either time oz disposition
derote to tho eu1ogy Of churches outside of
own and yet, here We have Mr.. Beecher
man Catholic, Presbyterian, Protestant
Methodist Episcopal, Independent /
aptist and CongTcgstion1l), md libar1I
fnslans, and showing them 80 aptly and
b such utter absence Of prejudice that e,ch !