Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-26


ETC., arranged in six parts by the months, April,
May, June, July, August, and September. The
topics Of April are: Diaries, My House, Ont
look, Thoreau, SelEPrivacy, Sunday Lectures,
Emerson, Recreation, Genealogies, and Scholar
ship. Each month has some ten or more topics.
One must read the book, however, to under
stand fully what it is and why it is readable.
For sale by Grout Putnam.
REPUBLICANIsN IN A4IERIoA: \ History Of
the Colonial and Republican Governments of
the United States of America, from the year
1907 to the year 1869. BY R. Guy Mcclellan,
Author of the Golden State" etc. Philadel-
phia: j. NJ. Stoddart & Co. This book is very
handsomely printed, and has ten steel eugrav-
ings, all portraits, good and finely executed.
The faces shown are those Of Washington, John
Adams, Jefferson, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster,
Abraham Lincoln, W. H. Seward, President
Grant, Thaddeus Stevens, and Charles Sumner.
The author gives political history OF the Unit
ed States, which is intended for general readers,
beginning with the colonies. He makes it APP
pareut that he has no faith in slavery, while, on
the other hand, he has a large and earnest
faith in freedom. In doing his work, he gives
constitutions, proclamations, platforms, resolu-
tons, decision of courts, laws, messages, speech
es, Debates letters, election returns, and statis-
tics There is, also, "bref history of all the
existing republics in the world" The book
contains a great amount of useful information,
which is needed by great many people. 1t is
an octave of 665 pages The authors style of
expression is sometimes open to criticism, and
his work will not become an authority with
pains-taking students of history. 1t will, how
ever, serve the purpose he has in view, 1t is
sold only by subscription, and the general agent
for selling it in this part of the country is B. r.
Sturgis, 81 Washington street, Boston.
KALooLAH; Adventures of Jonathan Romer,
of Nantucket. By W. S. Mayo, NJ. D., author
Of ''The Berber," etc. New York : G. P Putnam
& Sons. The dedication of this book to Maria
Mayo Scott, wife of Gen. Scott, is dated at New
York. May %, 1919. The adventures narrated
are first among the Indians, but chiefly in Africa
Jonathan Romer was shipwrecked and rescued
by SLAYER which was going after slaves. Ka-
loolah is the name of an African princess whom
he found in an African slave pen. There is an
other shipwreck, followed by much travelling in
African kingdom of Framazugda, not exactly as
king, but as chief power, with Kaloolah as his
wife. We don't think this story ever has been
or ever will be regarded as a dangerous rival Of
Robinson Crusoe. For sale by Grout & Putnam.
"P1cKED Up ADRrT," by Prof James De
Mile" has been published by Lee & Shepard,
as the fifth volume in their COB. o. w, c. Sc.
ries." Those who have read the other volumes
are aware that the author knows how TO con
trive scenes, events, and adventures, and keep
up the excitement" when he writes stories
for boys. In this volume, we have again Bart,
Phil, Capt. Corbet, Solomon, and others, who
have figured in the previous volumes; and, this
time, the boys get adrift and bring up on the
island of Antieosti For sale by Grout & Put
nam.
How TO EDUCATE YOURSELF, with or with
out Masters. BY Geo. Cary Eggleston. New
York: Putnam & Sons. This little volume of
ISL pages seems 10 us adapted to be useful. The
author shows just appreciation of the wants
of those who seek to educate themselves, because
they must do this or dispense with education;
and his suggestions and counsels are sensible.
But those who have all the advantages of the
schools, can study it to advantage. 1t does not
undertake to show "royal road to learning;"
there is no such road; but it gives wise direc-
tions in regard to the road every one must take
who would reach learning and culture For sale
by Grout & Putnam.
"THE STANDARD" Is the title of a collection
of sacred and secular music, published by Oil
yer Ditson & Co., and for sale here at Leland's.
The authors are l.. 0. Emerson and H. r. Palm
er. 1t has the usual preliminary exercises
The music consists Of glees, quartettes, hymn
tunes, anthems, and chants. The names of the
gentlemen who prepared the book, would draw
attention to it, even if it were not published by
Ditson Co.
SOCIAL ECONOMY. By J. E. Thorold Rogers
Tooke Professor of Economic Science, University
Of Oxford. Revised for American Readers. Pub
lished by G. P. Putnam Sons, New York. This
little work is intended to give instruction in the
rudiments of social science. The author gives
series Of chapters, or, as he calls them, lessons
each ofwhich is to be read carefully before passing
10 the next; and he hopes, when his reader has
tread through the whole, that he will have got
some insight into the laws which regulate sociaI
life" and he states his meaning clearly and in an
attractive manner. Some of the headings of his
lessons" will give an idea Of the subject matter:
Savage and Civilized Life ,""A Loaf of Bread"
"The Sharing of the Loaf" "Rent," "The Share
of the Workman" Various Rates of Wages
&c., &c.
"THE CHILD OF THE ISLAND GLEN" by
Rev. Elijah Kellogg, has been published by Lee
& Shepard. 1t is the fourth volume of their
Pleasant Cove Series" Mr.. Kellogg's books for
young readers have been very successful, and
this series will increase his reputation among
the Juveniles. The volume before us is not infe.
rior in interest to the others. For sale by Grout
& Putnam
MARRYING A MoUsTAcHE. An autobiogra
ply, by 7. Narcisse Doutney This book
bears internal evidence that it is, as its author
assures US in her preface, the veritable history
OF her life. The author is a New England wom-
an, well born and carefully educated, who early
showed remarkable energy and selfreliancc, not
SO well tempered with prudence as might have
been desirable. Her story has plenty of Incl.
dents Of the sensational kind, and is told in
nervous, nasty manner, with more regard TO
energy and strength of statement than TO elo-
quence. 1t is the story of a brave, sangune and
passionate, yet true hearted woman, who has
had many trials, most of them the consequence
of her own imprudence. Her disappointments
and sorrows, her financial speculations uniform.
~ disastrous, her restitution, visits to the
pawnbroker, pcrseverng search for employ
ment, and energetic work, when she could find
work to do, are told Sometimes with much pow
or, and always with an apparent truthfulness
which compels sympathy. She is apparently
her own publisher, and her book is sold by sub.
scrption only.
MEMOIRS OF HUGUENoT FAMILY. New
York: g. p. Putnam & Sons. James Fontaine,
the author of the chief part Of this volume, was
Huguenot pastor driven from France by the
prosecutions which followed the revocation of
the edct Of Nantes His narrative was written
in 1874, and comprises brief sketch of his an.
cestry and the story Of his own life. 1t was
written, as he says, to preserve for his children
the memory Of these events, to confirm their
faith by the example Of their fathers, who sac
rifced all for the truth, His narrative is very
touching in its simplicity and modesty, and