Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-10-24
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

ID. Appleton Co. publish new work by
Sir John Lubbock, upon "The origin of Civ
| ilizaton and the Primitive Condition of Man
The author of this volume had already pub
lished work upon prehistoric Times in
which he presented the evidences that remain
| of the state of mankind before the period of
authentic history. In the present volume he
advances into the domain of the earliest his
| tory, making an inquiry into the state Of the
existing inferior races, and presents a view of
the savage tribes. Beside the curious interest
| which we have to know the condition of the
lower grades of the human species, there is
necessarily mingled with the research the
question whether our race has been gradually
going from lower to higher, or whether it is
stationary or retrograding A study of this
book may aid in forming an opinion. Many
chapters in it are exceedingly interesting and
none are dull. 1t is illustrated by plates and
the references to works of history are numer-
Gus and worldwide. Pierce has it for sale
The Appletons publish new novel, entitled
"Valerie Aylmer," of which the author is
young American writer, said to have
genius. The scene of the novel is most
| ly in the southern States, in the period
Immediately subsequent to the civil war, and
the characters are all Southerners of Mary
land or Louisiana. The Style of the work is
animated, the characters well drawn, but the
plot is not of the best. Pierce has it.
Josh Billings Farmers Allmnax for the
year 1871 sis out to illuminate and instruct
the world" He thinks Allminax will do better
this year than for the last 80 thousand years.
The use of Allminaxes are, according to this,
to ''teach us when tew wean lambs when tew
pay our debts, and how tew set hen with
eleganse, and precision" This being the
case Mr.. Billings Allminax will be in large
demand. Pierce has it for sale.
The November number of the Atlantic
Monthly has the following articles; Foot
paths; The Return; Oldtown Fireside Stories;
Highly Explosive; Experiments; Fechter as
Hamlet; Joseph and his Friend; Four
Months with Charles Dickens; Murrillo's
Immaculate Conception Travelling Compan-
ions; The Intellectual Influence of Music;
A November Pastoral; Mr.. Burlingame as an
orator.
| Our Young Folks for November has con-
tents as follows; The Girls, a Home Story
Just Like Aunt Bangor; Waiting for Bite;
A Boys Visitto Pompeii; Aunt Nutty's Stories
to the Children Fairy Feline; Going to the
Menagerie; How to Draw; Spinning; The
William Henry Letters; Third New Pocket ;
Before Flying Southwark
The Nov. number of Peter IS Magazine
is received. 1t is full of original stories, poe
try, engravings, fashion plates, patterns in en-
broidery &C. A new prospectus for 1871 is
just out, with great inducements to sub
scribers.
That favorte periodical of the Boys and
Girls, Oliver Optics Magazine, is out for
November, and our young friends will peruse
its stories with interest
The Maine journal of Education has the
following articles; Thoughts for teachers !;
Examination of Teachers; First principles !;
Peculiar Children; A School exercise for Lit
tie Children; Unconscious Tuition; Atten-
dance at School; German Schools; Teachers
of Primary Schools. Published by Brown
Thnrston, Portland.
Lippincott's Magazine for November has
the following contents. Crackers; Elk Coun-
ty; The Victims of Dreams; A Polyglot En-
pire; A Yankee on the Throne of France !;
Irene; Three Triumphs; The Stone Annals
of the Past; In Love with Shadow; The
Calvert Family; Violets in Autumn; Sir Har
ry Hotspur OF Humblethwaite.