Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-27

attempt to give complete and comprehensive
system of moral SCIENCE and, for this reason,
those who read it will ind it more interesting
and useful. The authors style of expression is
clear and direct; and it is manifest that he had
studied his topics very carefully. The paper on
Socrates should be read by all who have read
Grote's chapters on Socrates and the Sophsis.
The book deserves attention as a valuable con-
tributou to the literature of ethics. For sale by
Grout & Putnam.
SoSGs OF NATURE; Selected from Many
Sources, with Illustrations from Original De-
signs New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co.
, This volume of 100 beautifully printed pages is
handsomely bound in muslin, and has no lack
OF gliding. The poems are selected from the
writings of Bryant, Shakespeare, Emerson, H.
Stoddard, DIR. Holland, N. ?. Willis, Matthew
Arnold, and many others. Among the illustra-
tons are autographs OF R. W. Emerson, DR..
Holland, Bret Harte, and Mrs. A. D. 7. Whit
ney. This book is the last of series of four
volumes, entitled "Folk.songs," to which the
publishers give the following titles Songs of
Life; Songs of Home; Songs of the Heart; and
Songs of Nature. For sale by Grout & Put
nam.
The ATLANTIC, for December, opens with
an article which has attracted and deserves con-
siderable notice. 1t is called "The Fight of a
Man with Railroad" and relates the expert
ence of the writer, Mr.. Coleman of Proyi-
deuce, in his controversy with the New
York and New Haven railroad. Mr.. Cole
man had in his possession a coupon ticket
| from New Haven to New York, left over
from previous trip between Boston and the
| latter city. Going from New York to New
Haven, he offered this ticket in payment of his
fare it was refused, and after some alteration
the conductor, with the help of brakemen fOrc-
| bly, expelled Mr.. Coleman from the car, njuring
him seriously and permanently in ihe process.
| Mr. Coleman brought suit against the corpora
ton in the courts of this state TO recover dam
| ages Tor this outrage, and at the end of the
fourth trial obtained a final verdict OF $780,.
Mr.. Coleman tells his story effectively, and
| draws from it several conclusions that deserve
attention. There is much other good reading
in this number, but nothing else that is parrcu-
larry noticeable except the end of DR., Holmes
"Poet at the Breakfast Table" which many
| readers will miss in future numbers.
SCRIBNER's MONTHLY, for December has
continuation of Dr. Hollands novel, paper
by Mr.. Froude entitled "Stories of the Irish
Smugglers," and one by Moncure D. Conway
entitled "The Demons of the Shadow" these
| demons being the symbols Or images of the
| devil, which Shadow the successive breads" of
human races and generations; in word, Mr..
| Conway gives an essay on demonOlogy. There
are several illustrated articles among them
"New Ways in the Old Dominion and "a
| Peep at the BIrd-Shops." A paper entitled "a
Tramp wirh ryndall," gives sketches of tramp
ing and adventure among the Swiss mountains.
The editorial department is no less excellent
than usual, and this number of Scrbner will be
found satisfactory throughout.
APPLEToN's JOURNAL, Monthly Part No A.
which contains the five weekly numbers for No
yember, has been issued. The only con-
tinued novel is Gan Open Question" by
James DeMilIe. There is a story by Rhoda
Broughton printed from advance sheets.
There are TWO contributions from Eliza
beth Oaks Smith: "rhe Covenanters" and
Renaissance of Foresti, the Italian Patriot"
This monthly part contains many sketches of
Old New York, with pictorial illustrations. One
of them gives seven or eight views of old New
York theatres. There is also an Illustrated ar
ticle on St. Louis. Among the very numerous mis-
cellaneous articles is one on "Cigars," in which
the writer attempts TO explain the origin of the
word cigar without seeming to be aware that it
comes from the aboriginal American words ziq
and ziQuar, the first meaning little roll of to-
bacco, and the other to smoke. The word
tobacco was borrowed from the ancient speech
of Central America. The portraits in the issue
of this month show us the faces of Mark Lemon,
VIM. H. Seward, and Charles Francis Adams
LIPPINooTT's MAGAZINE, for December, has
two illustrated articles, Searching for the
Qunine Plant in Peru" which is to be contin-
ued in succeeding numbers, and "Oriental
Sports" a description of the varied entertain
ments at the court of Siam. Mr. Blacks fasci-
mating story, "The Strange Adventures of a
Ph@ton," is concluded. Among the other arti-
Giles worthy of notice are, "a Day or Two in
Southside Virginia" by Richard B. Elder, who
writes pleasantly, though with tinge of super
ciliousness, illustrating the need of northern
capital and enterprise in the southern counties
VI MS 0tdt05 11duuOhHSlS Ill EuOlduu, DY he9ls
maid Wynford; "Nurse and PATIENT" by DR.. S.
Weir Milchell; and sketch in verse, entitled
"Colima," by Albert S. Evans, the journalist
and author, who was one of the passengers who
persisted on the i'll lated Missouri. In the new
volume of the magazine, which begins with the
January number, serial story, entitled "Mal-
colm," by George Mcdonald, is promised, and
succession of articles with illustrations even SUI
perior to those which have been so creditable to
the magazine during the past year.
The EDINBURGH REVIEW, for October, has
an article on Corea, which gives an account of
the Catholic missions in that country, and of
recent endeaYors TO open trade with Corea. The
other articles are: "New Shakspearian Interpre
tations;" Memorials of Baron Stockmar;"
Terrestrial Magnetism;" "The Fiji islands,"
"The Life Of Henry Thomas Coebrooke," a re-
view which observation-disclosures will read with in
terest; "The Progress of Medicine and Sur
gerry" "Grote's Aristotle;" ''The Past and Fu-
ture of Naval Tactics" which will be read by
those interested in British and European naval
matters. This quarterly is always good; and it
comes to us well printed on good paper. But
how can the publisher allow it to go to sub
scrIbers in such horrible covers! horrible in
color, being very dark, dirty looking blue
which is an abominaton to honest eyesight
We try in vain to read the table of contents
printed on it. Published in New York by the
Leonard Scott Publishing Company.
The JOURNAL OF SPECULATIVE PHILoso-
PLY, for October, contains these articles 1. Do
CorrelatIonists Believe in SefMovement? 2.
Pedagogies as System; g. The Philosophy OF
Law; 4. Fichte's Facts of Consciousness; s.
Rosenkranz on Hegel's Philosophy of History;
g. Trendeenburg on Hegel's System; I. The
Merchant Of Venice; s. Book Notices, among
which is a long notice of Mr.. Alcott and his
concord Days" The first named article is
short; but it suggests that a series Of critical
articles on the "correlationists" might be writ
ten with good effect. 1t is well TO honor and
eXpound the buried prophets; it is better to
have so much in common with them as 10 COM
prehend and deal with our living present, as
they with theirs. Every one interested in specu
laiive philosophy should read this quarterly,
which is only two dollars year. Edited and
published at 81. Louis, Mo-, by VIM. T. Harris.
The POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY, for De.
cember, brings its usual variety of articles
which are readable and instructive. The first