Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-31

Suppllcu Will pIClOltdl IluSI1aLIOnS. lnere Is
an appendix containing thirteen or fourteen
papers, mostly on matters relating to the general
subject; but several of them discuss salmon,
perch, and some other things There is an ac-
count of the salmon breeding establishment at
Mirimichi, and brief sketch of operations at
the Cold Spring trout ponds. For sale by Grout
& Putnam.
Mrs. FoLLEN's TWILIGHT STORIES" with
Illustrations by Billings, have been published
by Lee & Shepard. They were first published
sixteen or seventeen years ago; but here they
are again, new and fresh as ever for another
generation of Juveniles. They come to us in
twelve small volumes of about So pages each,
handsomely printed and bound, and put up
together in very neat paper box. The titles of
these twelve little books are as follows About
Dogs and Cats; Made-up Stories; Peddler of
| Dust and Sticks; When | was a Girl; Who
Spoke Next2 The Talkative Wig; Travellers
Stories; What Animals Do and Say; Two Fes-
rivals; Conscience; Piccolissima and Little
Songs. Three of the titles have been changed in
| this edition. "When l was a Girl" "Who
| Spoke Next" and "The Talkative Wig" are
now "The Old Carrot" in three. parts. Little
Songs" first appeared by themselves some forty
years ago, and were republished in England The
name of Mrs. Follen is sufficient assurance that
these little books are good, and every way suit
able TO be placed in the hands Of young readers
For sale by Grout & Putnam.
GARETH AND LYNETTE. By Alfred Tenny-
son; with Illustrations. Boston: James R. Os-
| good s. Co. This poem, we are Etold, completes
| TannvcnnJc Of tbo Ttsp ~, -,
the series is Immediately after "The Coming of
Arthur" This "Idyl" tells us the story of Ga
reth, "the last tall son of Lot and Bcllicent,"
who had an irrepressible desire to visit the
court of Arthur, and was allowed to 90 on con-
dition of concealing his name and lineage, and
taking service in Arthurs household as
| kitchen servant, for year and day. After he
| had served in the kitchen a month, his mother
| who imposed the condition, released him from
| it, Then he performed great exploits, as a
| knight, for lady who scorned him as Glitch
en- knaye," and did not know that he was son
of "Old King Lot and good Queen Bellicent,"
until after his brave work was done. AS it is
Tennyson who tells this story, there are many
who will read it. OF course it is well told. For
sale by Grout & Putnam.
"THE CHILDREN's TREASURE" AND "IN-
FANT's DELIGHT" are the titles of two small
quarto books for young readers, which come to
us from Lee & Shepard, the latter being in
tended for the very youngest of the reading
juveniles. They contain the bound numbers of
periodicals with these titles, for the year 1872.
The contents consist of stories, sketches, poems.
etc. The 'Tnfant's Delight" is wholly in verse,
and is printed on large, clear type. Both are
very fully illustrated, and a large portion of the
illustrations are full page colored engravings.
Each of the books has more than twenty of
these colored pictures. They are English
periodicals for the Juveniles, republished here.
For sale by Grout & Putnam.
CAMPING OUT; as Recorded by Exit" Ed
tied by G. A. Stephens. Published by James r.
| Osgood & Co. This is volume first of "Our
Young Yachters' Series" The editor saws the
the style is '1ittle off hand" which he seems
to think something of fault, but we suspect
boy readers will like it, and won't object to the
style, for it is real boys book, and, we should
think, good one. Four boys take a trip to-
gether into the wilds of Maine, their purpose
Ito discover lead mine supposed to be located
somewhere along the side of Mount Katahdin,
in the state of Maine" When discovered and
made available, the proceeds are to be used in
the purchase of yacht in which these four
adventures propose to sail around the world.
Whether they succeed in finding the lead we
will leave our boy friends to learn from the book
itself, which they will find at Grout & Put.
MANS.
"THE ORDEAL FOR WIVES" A novel by
Mrs. Edwards. Published by Sheldon & Co.,
New York. For sale by Grout & Putnam. This
novel is bright and well written, after Mrs. Ed.
wards won't Novel readers always welcome
anything new from her pen, and she seldom
disappoints. We don't quite see the point Of
the title; the engaged people are numerous, hut
wives are decidedly in the minority until near
the end of the book; one doesn't exactly under.
stand what ordeal" is undergone. However,
we suppose the title doesn't matter, and the
story is entertaining, though it is not by any
means one of Mrs Edwards best.
The first premoution of the HOLIDAYS comes
in the shape of an elegant edition OF THE Pc.
ErIcAL WORKS OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH, illus
trated by G. W. Cope, Thomas Creswick, ]. C.
Horsley, R. Redgraye and Frederic Taylor,
members of the etching club. The volume is
edited by Bolton Corney, Esq, and is published
by Lee Shepard, Boston and New York. If
contains all of Goldsmith's poems, longer and
shorter, is fully and beautifully illustrated, and
has biographical memoir of the author Ii is
bound in green with gilt adornments, is printed
on tilted paper, and is altogether a handsome
and desirable edition. For sale by Grout e.
Putnam.
The YOUNG DODGE CLuB-TME SEVEN
HILLS, by Prof. James De Mile. This is the
wonderful history of four boys who visit Rome
with their uncle and guardian, "Uncle Moses"
a New England gentleman of the old fashioned
type. They see the Eternal City, after a queer
fashion, as may be supposed, Prof. De Mile
being their guide. They and their uncle get
into and out of all sorts of queer scrapes, but
they see all the sights aud learn something of
history as well. Their adventures are funny
and exciting, and the story, as a whole, we
should think, would be popular with the boys
for whose entertainment it is intended. 1t is
fully illustrated Published by Lee & Shepard,
and for sale by Grout& Putnam.
LIFE AND Pubic SERVICES OF Ulysses s.
GRANT, from his Birth to the Present Time, and
a Biographical Sketch Of Hon. Henry Wilson.
BY Charles A. Phelps. Embellished with steel
portrait and four Illustrations from designs by
Hammatt Billings. Published by Lee & Shepard
Boston. For sale by Grout & Putnam. This
BOOK is written in familiar popular style, and
has already been and will continue TO be ex.
tensVely read. The subject matter is pretty
familiar to everybody; we all know about
Grants antecedents, and haven't forgotten what
he did for us in the war, but there is always
fresh interest in reading of his glorious cam
palgns, and 1t won't do anybody any harm to
have his memory freshened a bit. In this book
we are given the principal events in Grants
war record and in his presidential term, with
sketch Of Wilson's private and public life.
The WINDOW GARDENER. By Edward S.
Rand, Jr., author Of "Flowers for the Parlor
and Garden" etc. This little book comes at
seasonable time for the many who cannot have
the luxury Of conservatory, aud yet wish to
make few flowers grow and flourish in their
windows. The author gives a good deal of
practical instruction and suggestion, in simple,
comprehensive language. The book is divided
INTO i've chapters. The FIRST, "Window Garden
lns'D treats Of the growth of plants, heat, en-
tnatlon, choice Of pots and pottinp. the sutable