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Ccc,rS I'yst. A Novel. By the Author of
"Carlyon's Year. Won, Not Wooed,"
&c. New York HARPER & BRorHERs.
The author of this book bus won more
than ordinary popularity among novel-read-
crs. This last production is written in
graceful and spirited style. 'Ji'i .'.'''
For sale by WEST 81 JOHNSTON. ..,
Notes Explanatory and Practical on the
Second EpiStle to the Corinthians and
The EpisHe to the Galatians. BY ALBERT
BARNES, Author of "Lectures on the Evil
dences of Christianity" Revised Edition.
New York HARrER g. BROTHERS.
For sale by WEST 6 JOHNSTON.
Music and Morals. BY the Rev. II. r..
HAYES, NJ. A. New York: HARPER Il
BROTHERS. ,....t .s5 'i+.sae
A very entertaining but in some parts very
pretentious and tIanscendental book. The
author seems TO understand his subject very
we'll, and discusses music in relation to social
pleasure and refinement and its moral influ-
ence with much practical knowledge. The
brief sketches that the author gives us Of
HANDEL, HAYDN, GLuCK, SCHUBERT, CHOPIN,
MOZART, BEETHOVEN, and HENDERSON, are
very interesting. The chapters. on bells and
chimes, on street music and organ-grinders,
are full of judicious criticism, genial senti-
ment, and wise suggestions. The stroll
ing music of land is q means of
educating the national taste, and it should be
at least good enough never to be out of tune.
1t is an admirable police regulation in Italy
which puts under arrest every organ-grinder
whose instrument is out of tune. The writer
illustrates the effect of instruments out of
tune upon the public mind by stating that he
once in London heard u boy whistling one
Of the pieces played by chime Of bells out
of tune, and he whistled the false notes in
exact imitation of the chime. lie does not
oyer.estimate the injury to the public car and
| taste from such falsely-toned bells ringing
| through mans lifetime. He is especially
disguised with the big bells of Westminster
Abbey, declaring that "Big Ben, with his
"four quarter-bclls, and the Westminster
"Abbey chimes, would not be tolerated for
"twenty-four hours in any town in Bel
"gium." Big Ben is cracked; and very
properly Belgians have fine ears for bells,
and cannot stand one that is cracked or out
| OF tune. 49, [3.Tt'at 't# j.s IA
DR.. HAwEIs has some excellent remarks on
concerts, bands, and street-organs. We en-
ter heartily into his views and sentiments
about the organ-grinder. He expresses his
delight at the scene in Pigmire lane or Fish
alley, where, this retailer Of familiar songs
and operate arias with the " baIrel-organ y
has drawn to the doors the poor and tittered
and begrimed inhabitants, with bright
smiling faces, to enjoy the music. He says:
81 bless that organ-nmn--a very Orpbeus
| in hell II bless his music. stand In that
foul street, where the blessed sun shines, and
where the music is playing II give the man
a penny to profong sthe Happiness of those
poor peopfe-of those hungry, pale. and
ragged children and as retire am saIuted
as public benefactor; and was ever plea
sure bought SO cheap and SO pure?" =
Certainly not; and the man that buys such
pleasure, has good heart in his breast.
This bookis for sase bysWEsr s. JOHNSTON.
Martin GhuzsieBtt. BY CHARLES DrckEss.
Household Edition. With fifty-nine Illus
tlations. New York ID. APPLETON g. Co.
This is one Of the best editions Of this
popular novel that we have ever seen.
For sale by ELLYsoN & TAYLOR.
Mabel Lee. "A Novel. BY tie Author Of
Valerie Aylmer," /" Morton House, etc.
NeWfork: ID. APPLETON u Co. Price, 81.
The announcement Of another new book
from the pen Of this popular writer Of 6etlou