Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-26

highly commended and his work. issued since
his retirement from office, entitled "Massachu-
sets in the Civil War" is valuable contribu-
ton to history. Within the last two years he
has written a series of articles with the title,
Political and Personal Recorectious, - contain
ing many interesting sketches and anecdotes of
the public men of the last generation. He was
born on the last day of December, 1874 and had
consequently notquite completed his ffty-eighth
year.
INCIDENTS OF Ny LIFE. BY D. D. Home.
New York: Holt & Williams. %. D. Home
is the individual with whom we had some ac
quantauce, years ago, in Norwich, (Greenvile)
Conn. He was then living with his aunt, and
seemed TO be lazy, shjftless, ignorant, good
natured, useless YOUTH of whom his energetic
aunt had vainy tried to "make something"
He was born in Scotland, and when we knew
something of him, his name was Daniel Hume
At that time, he was beginning TO dabblelin
"Spiritualism." Not long afterwards, he be-
came noted medium" and began the career
which has given him notoriety. He has oper
ated chiefly in Europe; and one effect of his
experience of notoriety is a change of
his name from Hume TO Home. Eight
or nine years ago, he published a vol
ume entitled "Incidents of My Life" This
new volume continues the story, down to the
famous "chancery suit" in which the widow
Jane Lyon was plaintiff He promises third
volume in which he will finish his account of
this lawsuit, and say something more of spirit
ualism and its investigators. Something more
han Of is laI oh x,,;t1
counts of his manifestations" and experiences,
replies to his critics, and other matters pertain
ing to his mediumship. The rest of it is de-
voted TO his relations with Widow Lyon. There
is an account of his expulsion from Rome; and
there is a chapter on Browning's poem, "Sludge
the Medium" in which Hume finds gross at
tack on spiritualism." %. D. Home" land
"Sludge" are identical, which excuses the mani
festation of anger The book is for sale by
Sanford & Co.
BOARDING School DAYS. By Vieux Nous
tache, Author of "Two Lives in One" etc
With illustrations by F. o. c, barley and
Thomas Mast New York, published by Hurd
Houghton. This is a story of boys at school,
ccessfully managed and well written, although
the author quotes Upper. His boarding school
was situated where he could look "away off on
the bold landscape divided by the Hudson"
Tarrytown being "the next village south" and
Drag Hill, wonderful place for "coasting,"
being near. The occupations, recreations adj
ventures, and various experiences of the boys
in this school are described, including the history
of the "OBce upon Time Club" There are
lively variations of incident and adventure,
excellent descriptions of wise school manage
ment and discipline and skilful portrayals Of
character. 1t is pleasant book, which the boys
will find entertaining. For sale by Sanford &
| Co.
The POET AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE, by
| Oliver Wendell Holmes. Boston: j. R. Osgood
& Co. DR.. Holmes is one of the brightest of
authors and one of the neatest of literary work
men. But that is not all; his writings not only
please but instruct as we'll, and, what is better
than either, they suggest new trains Of thought
and stimulate the thinking faculty. These
essays, which have been printed from month to
month in the Atlantic Monthly, have a slender
thread of romance running through them, whose
characters are drawn with more naturaness
than those Of most novels. But the chief inter-
conversations on almost all subjects with
which an active and well stored mind is likely
to busy itself in these days, with preference
for those which might be included under
the term, anthropology. The poet is him.
self not less interesting in his talk than the
professor" and the "autocrat" were in their
| day, and the group about the breakfast table is
| quite as productive and provocative of good
things. Grout 4 Putnam have the book for
| sale.
The GIFT OF THE KNEES, or the Ministry of
| Prayer, The Ministry of Power. Published by
the American tract society. Boston: Hurd &
Houghton, New York. This is the strange title
of the latest publication of the American tract
society. An introduction explains the origin of
the title, and then follow three narratives illus
tratng the efficacy of prayer, two by Mrs. Ship
ton and one, "Three Days in the Life of Gelert,"
Il translation from the German. For sale by
Sanford Co.
JOSEPH NoIREL's REVENGE. By V. Cher
buliez. New York; Holt Williams. This
novel, translated from the French by VIM. F.
West, is now republished from "The Week" the
serial publication of Messrs. Holt & Williams,
and makes the eighth volume of their
"Leisure Hour Series" The story is told with
that compactness, brilliancy and aptness Of
| expression which is seen in such perfection no.
where else than in the works OF tie best French
writers. For the rest, the plot is ngeniously
conceived and well wrought out, and the char
acters are drawn with swift, firm and free lines
but the tone of the book is morbidly tragic, and
to read it will not make any one happier or
better. For sale by Sanford & Co.
The CITY OF GoD AND THE CHURCH
MAKERS, by L. Abbey. New York: Hurd &
Houghton. Mr.. Abbey discusses with vigor
aud earnestness subjects that have great interest
for ali Christians. He says in his introduction
that he has long qeep convinced of the sound
ness of the views which he here advances, but
has hestated to publish them through dstrust
of himself aad fear of giving offence His book
| does not give one the impression that such mo-
tiyes Wond have great weight with him. lie
writes like positive, aggressive man, who de-
lights in controversy, and would rather prefer to
| be most Of the time in minority. The
chief proposition that he seeks to establish is
that the Christian church is not au institution
iNNAaeN - Nult9t StFpAL a. " oUy Dttt 4e llcul
cal with the church Of Goa Of all the earlier
ages Having proved this 10 his satisfaction, he
attacks with much keenness of wit and energy
of expression the errors Of theory and practice
to which the contrary opinion has led. The
book will doubtless command attention. it il
for sale by Sanford & Co.
The PRAIRlE. 4 Tale by j. Fenmore
Cooper. New illustrated edtioG, published by
.. Appleton & Co., New York This, though
not the latest in order of conception or publica-
ton, is in the natural order the last Of the
Leather Stocking series OF tales, which are tbe
monument Of Cooper's genius, and whose char
acters are among the best and most familiar
creations of modern fiction. The illustrations
are well drawn and appropriate. For sale by
Sanford Co.
KuiSl1H I" Reconciliation
A Kentucky correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette, writing on the 21st instant, gives the
following account of recent kuklux operations
Of certain Converted" Eentuckans: