Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-10
New Publications .

LECTURES TO YOUNG MEN. on VARIOUS
iMPckTANT SUBJ ECTS. BIZ Henry Ward
bescher. New York: }. b. Ford Co. Through
j. L.. keTyand
his is a new edtion-the sixth, we believe,
OF Mr.. Beecher's lectures 70 young men, and it
row embraces three new lectures, upon "Pro-
fame Swearing" "Vulgsrity," and "Happi-
ness" Mr. Beecher's preface. telling how he
came to write the lectures, aud how near he
came to throwing them away, unused, when he
found how far Dr. Isaac Barrow had anticipated
him in his four sermons upon Industry" is
exceedingly characteristic.
AT BIS GATES. BY Mrs. oliphsnt, slthnr of
'ChIoricles of CsTiiD Etord.n &C. New York:
sorlbner, Armstrong Co. Through J. q. Par
This latest story by Mrs. Oiiphant. which has
been running as a serial in ScriJner's Monthly,
is now published in cheap form, but with good
type and paper.
FLEUBANGE. By Madame Augustus Craven
Translated from the French by M. T New
I LIE; me osthoic PuohcatiOR Company.
SUNSHINE AND SHADOWS IN KATTERS's
LII LII; b0s,oH Henry H'yt. Through wm.
DR.; wAIEwnIGHT's PATIENT. A novel. By
Edmund Yates New York: Harper Bros.
In the introduction to tie American edition
of this story, Mr.. Yates answers the critics who
demand that he should make his stories more
"simple" and wholesome" He saws that ne
writes from what has come under his own OBJ
seryation, and that nobody would read him if
he undertook TO describe what he had never
seen, the details of rural life and the history
of "goody, goody" people. Mr.. Yates is not,
however, markedly sensational
FORGE ORC. s,o BY JAG Ash.tt author Of The Fran
Through c. Parker
This is one of the series by the Harpers emit
tied s. Science for the Young" The present
volume treats upon natural and mechanical
forces in pleasant way, and is admirably re-
intorced by the prOfuse illustrations of different
forms of motion.
BEs Sa H. ncy BY Jg'e kayaHash suths. Of
poton Co f2r Through Mon MHEu aGtt e. AD
SCIENCE. No. >, NeLuIa,, Comets, Meteofic
Coral and Coral Islands. By Prof j. D Dana Dana
boston b0ston; Estes Il Louriat. Through Phip l.
This series serves an excellent purpose in en-
abling readers who have not the time to give to
Tonderous volumes and laboriOus researches to
yet keep intelligently informed in regard to the
latest discoveries in modern science.
THp MANTLE or ELIJAH. By George Lee
Ph,Iadelphis: Alfred Martien fhrongh VIM
good, wholesome story for young folks. and
all the better for having a dash OF shreyd
humor about il,
JESUS, TIE LAMBOF COD Rv Rev Psv.o,
MaMmond Boston; henry Hot. Through
William Ball8ntyne.l
One OF the many religious books for children
issued by IIOyt.
C1CLOPEIlA OF THE BEST THOUGUTs OF
CBARLkS DICKENS. Complied 10y r. g. De
tSntalne. Nos ) ani6. New York: L. J. Hale
These two numbers complete this handy and
capitally culed cyclopedis.
sfd sCc6nt series. Prof. Walter Smith. Boston
Moves, Dimes 4 Co.
these two series carry the pupil through fat
outline drawing, and model and object drawing
NGRsERY RHYME FOB AMERICAN BA-
BlEs ~ "Thistl- down. Miss Esneralda
Boyle Christmas, 1879.
sptightly little rhyme, characteristically l.
Illustrated. Just in season for the holidays.