New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-18

ton thereon which is not at all sectarian though It
embodes the results of the best criticisms OF biblical
scholars third hymn land at the close OF the book Is
to lie found fine selection OF hymns and tunes) ana.
fourth prayer for tho day. About one-third OF tho
prayers in the book been composed expressly Tor IT,
The remainder have been adapted from the standard
works Of Afford Harris Macdug Oxenden, Hobart and
from the liturgy Of the Church OF England.
Another work Of Importance is 1.-THE Woods and Way
sides of New England" by Wilson Flagg. Mr. Flagg Is
we'll known TO the readers Of the Atlantic as man who,
like Thoreau has his very close to Nature. He has
a Concord graft his character having resided there
among the philosophers for time though his
ent home is Cambridge. 1t is good as living in the
forest primeva 10 read this book. You see the Sum-
MGR sunshine st through the bOughs, and You hear the
leaves ruste and learn to know what manner OF spirit
they are Of every tree has for Mr. Fagg its ndi
vlduality. He speaks Of the remarkable superstons
connected with the ash tree and that the idea that
it is offensive and fatal to serpents is not Of mod
ern origin though not rustic laborer be found who
would not consider ash tree planted before his house
il serpent he surrounded side by fire and ON the
other by barrcade of the leaves and branches OF tne
ash tree he will escape through the fire. rather than
through fatal boughs 1t is related in the Edda that
was first created from the wood Of TINS tree anu
ton with the fable Of Adam and Eve ana through .t
with the supposed dHpahyy, of t the s ssIpent
Of animal life in the American forests, Mr.
Fass not peculiar to the forests st of A%TT
birds It is very remarkable that all over the globe
they discover an Instinct which attracts he INT IL the
forest all the singing birds OF the vicinity conc nm
settle round It. hayg tTayeGa nsyer rn Set With small
birds except in the neighbOrhood OF Villages n hip
sassUan 1SS sh a Of SG TS pink
Autumn q ans a and BY Mr.
Fagg. the peasantest aequaintances to winch he
brakes Dictionary of American Biography" is like
cemetery where all the tombstones are monuments
is exceedingly interesting and valuable BOOK out
makes me blush for my ignorance to be an American
and never to have known men like these have lived
and died." Indeed think there Is nothing S S,nd c
and the dignity OF human hatnre; Chap'cis oi u d,U
and Other Esys by CHARLES f. adams "a fn t r
The NewYork Gold ConspracX one chapter heading;
sets VIII in this Volume shake head your me
ropoan niquties and thank God that it Is boiler than
that are dark the poems Of your gentle VIII Winter,
soon be out, and those of r. H. Stoddard over when
Lee Shepard are busy just now, over sch3o;ho1ks,
A. X. Lorng is just issuing 1.-TWO GG,ego tflG nrDon
novels one ~ yrginin r. Townsend and one by the
The thca,ers all open. but as yet are catering
Of Boston, Who have not vet settled down
into city habits many Of whom indeed are s SUM out au 81
at the Globe and Warren is popular as ever at the
AS for lectures there are to he than six
by independent organizations before the first OF
and beside these courses oH
public patronage for their support the Lowell Institute
will be constantly inviting us TO :" Tree Dows' anelt
science and literature. ON Mondays, beginning about
the middle OF Octobe there will he the lectures or the
South End Course" which will be given In the Rev.
James Freeman Clarse's (Unitaria) church under
stand lectures to be or nigh ORDER IL Is
rumored that there will also he lectures Oh me same
evening I'm Berkey-st. ORTHODOXY church, ana also IN
fremont Temple where the Baptists most do congegate
ON Tuesday evening. the Fraternity has its lecture
in Music Hall. On Wednesday evening the Boston
Lyceuno gives its lecture in the same place and on
Monday evenings the Bay State" Friday evenings are
avoided by all sefsupporting courses as Friday tine
night apart by churches for pray er-neelnGs Stu
day nights only used by the theaers 1t Is said tat
the BOsOn Theater will have lectures on sunday even
nSs The "Fraternty" Course is managed Ivy COM
mi1tee Of the society organized by Theodore Parker ana
whatever profits made by it devoted to the sup
port of that church. 1t used TO be prominently the
Radical course but Is now, perhaps less Radical than
the "Lycenm' which is managed Gy the Boston LySenm
| bureau Three years ago the " FRATERNITY" and the
bay state" m0nopolzed the best lecturers but the
energy Of the "Lyceum has changed an aha! anu al
have been accounted madness to assume o few years
since am told that last year the Lyceum paid more
/ money for two lectures than its entire course INC
pre- yous Winter had cost it, OF oil this compc
lion raises the price and the stgnqarQ
and makes all the spokesman revoly6 more Willingly
than ever about the Hub. lie I. M