Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-23


cOlored. The various articles are carefully
adapted TO the youngest readers, and it seems
every way worthy of a place in juvenile libraries.
For sale by Sanford & Co.
The ATLANTIC MONTHLY, for November has
one of the most readable chapters of "The Poet
at the Breakfast Table" There IS another OF
Mr. Parton's papers on jefferson, which tells of
his return from France, in 1889, and gives some
account of Paris and French politics at that
time. John Fiske writes on the "Pnmeval
Ghost World" There are poems by Harriet
Prescott Spofford, Rose Terry, Celia IhaXteT,
and one or two Others, and several other papers
which invite attention, one Of the best Of them
being "a Dinner Party"
HARPERs's MONTHLY, for November, cor-
tinues the three serial novels: sold Kensing-
tom; "The New Magdalen"; and "A Simple
ton" 1t has four illustrated articles which will
not escape the attention of any of its readers,
namely: Geneva; can Industrial Experiment
at South Manchester; ''The Siren of Science,
or the Mode of Numbering Souorous Vibra-
tons; Down the Danube" (concluded); and
'rhc Mountains" by Porte Crayon, sixth
paper). CASTELAR, has another article; there is
an article on the treaty of Washington; and
there are two short stories, aud other good
things.
ScRIBNER's MONTHLY, for November opens
with an excellent illustrated article on North
ern Russia and st. Petersburg" by Edna Dean
\ Proctor. 1t has the beginning of DR.. Hollands
novel, "Arthur Bonnicastle," and has twelve
other articles, prose and verse, among which are
poem by Christina G. Rosetti, an illustrated
| paper on "rhe Earthquake at Africa poem
by Celia ThsXter, "The Demons OF the Shadow
by Moncure D. Conway, "Hawthorne's Last Be
| quest" by T. W. Higginson, continuation OF
"At His Gates, and several short stories, be
sides the interesting matter contained in the
editorial department.
APPLEToN's JOURNAL, Monthly Part No. 43,
containing all the weekly numbers for October,
has been issued 1t has all the interest, yari-
ETY., and value, which have made its predeces.
sors successful. Among the illustrations are
portraits OF Edmund Yates, Sebastian Leldo de
Tejado, the new president of Mexico, and Louis
Second, the present king of Bavaria. The serial
novel, Lady Sweetapple," is concluded, and
"An Open Question" is continued There is a
short story by Rhoda Broughton, and an inter-
estng paper, very fully illustrated, on New Or
leans. There are chapters on "rhe Royal
Touch for the Kings Evil" on "The Cafes OF
Paris, on parrots" on "Healthy Lawyers, i"
on ''The Nebua Theory" and or 'Name Lee
gends;" but we can not undertake to mention
all the readable articles
OLD AND New, for November, has the usual
PREDATORY article, which is unusually good, this
month. There is continuation of Ups and
Downs" James Martineau contributes anoth-
er paper on "God in Humanity" The other
principal articles are: The Costa Romanorum;
Ephesus of the Church History; How to Sleep,
tNo. y; Louis Balloon; Pythonia, by Mrs. r.
S. Greenough; and "Haye Working-Men any
Causes of Complaint" The Examiner" al
ways attractive to us, is very good. The Gre
cord of Progress" gives an account of Gen.
Towards Treaties with the Indians, and of the
Old Catholics of Holland; and there is letter
from Virginia on the colored voters. Published
by Roberts Brothers. Boston.
The GALAXY, for November has articles by
| Albert Rhodes on "The Dutch at Home,' by J.
W. DeForest, on "Gregory VII, King of Kings"
| by Carl Bronson, on publishers and Authors"
by ,Iunius Henri Browne, on "The King Of Ter
rors Discrowned." Anthony Trollope draws
near the end of his "Eustace Diamonds" S
G. Young discusses the question care Ameri-
cans less healthy than Europeans?' and NJ. L.
W. S. writes agreeably of Venice There is also
poetry byvarious hands, one or two short stor-
les, and editorial miscellany of considerable in-
terest.
LIPPINCoTT's MAGAZINE for November be
gins with an illustrated article on the manufac
ture of paper. 1t has an article on torpedoes by
John g. Parnwel, sketches of southern life by
I. c. DeLeon, something about London society
by Reginald Wynford ga Mission to Costs
Rica" by R. NJ. Walsh in which, contrary tC
expectation, we find little of instruction Oh
pleasure. There is a fair proportion of fiction
including chapters of Mr. Blacks charming
story, several poems, miscelanies, &c.
THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY, for No
vember, has portrait of Professor Tyndall,
and has the following articles; The Study OF
Sociology; Epidemic Decisions, The Practical
Man as an Obstructive; Development in Dress
Sunlight, Sea, and Sky; Smokeless Gunpowder;
The Functions Of the Brain; Science and Re.
lIgion, by Prof. Tyndall; Spontaneous Genera
| uou; Allns ana instruments OF Sclentlhe
rhou2htI and a biographical sketch of Prof
Tyndal. The editorial department is full oil
good things. Published by D. Appleton & Co..
New York
The AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL
SCIENCES, for October, contains its usual great
number and variety of articles relating to med
cal and surgical practice. They are too numer
GUS to be specified more distinctly; but we have
read with some interest DR.. Holden's paper on
the use OF nitrogen in asthma, and DR.. Calf,
Medical Notes on the Upper Amazon" Among
the analytical and photographed Notices" j.
a paper on DR.. Wyman's book on "Autumnal
Catarrh" or Hay Fever" Edited by Isaac
Hays, NJ. D., and published in Philadelphia by
Henry G. Lea.
OUR YOUNG Folks, for November, begins
the story, "Our Little Woman" by Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps, and gives the first two OF The
four chapters. "A Chance for Himself" by j
I. Trowbridge, is continued in a very promising
way, and the contents Of this number are very
good throughout.