Worcester daily spy., 1872-11-09

if the prevalent disease calls attention TO the
subject and leads to some improvements good
results will not beless than the suffering and in
convenience it has caused.
The WOODS AND BY-WlYs OF NEW Eng
LAND. BY Wilson Flagg, Author of Studies
in Field and Forest" Boston: James R. osgood
& Co. Those people who have wandered about
in the rural regions of New England, with
lively sense of the charm of landscape views
where neither the railroadnor the great factory
has come in to modernize the Old aspect Of any
thing natural or human, will enjoy this book.
There is no attempt at technical exactness in
the descriptions of natural Objects but readers
who are prepared to enjoy it, will find in the
book simple and charming pictures Of what
| they themselves have seen, felt, and thought,
when exploring leisurely the "by-ways of New
England" Mr.. Flagg sees and describes every
thing with glow of enthusiasm which is al
ways quiet and serene. The ever varying beau
ty of trees, plants, streams "lily ponds"
rustic dwellings, old roads, and landscape
views, is described with an earnest ap-
probation, cool enough to be philosophic
and yet warm enough 10 be magnetic.
Trees have chief place in his descriptions. Old
orchards and cemeteries get proper attention.
And he sees more uglness than beauty, in the
prm, stiff, white villages which represent the
undermining spirit. 1t is, in its way, an adj
mirable book which ought to have great many
readers and the publishers have issued it i'll
very fine style, There are twenty-five pictorial
illustrations, chiefly of trees, which closely re
semble photographs. One of them, the front
ispiece, shows the old Fairbanks house, in Ded-
ham, which was built in 1886 The volume is
duodecimo of 442 pages. For sale by GrOut &
Putnam.
THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPER
FIELD. BY Charles Dickens. With a Portrait
of the author, and 81 Illustrations by j. Bar
nard. New York: Harper & Brothers, publish
ers. This volume is issued in continuation of
Harper's new and splendid Household Edition
Of Dickens novels. The illustrations are entire
ly new. They are from designs which neither
repeat nor initiate anything of the kind hereto
fore published. David Copperfeld is one of the
very best things Dickens ever wrote. Many
think it the best Of his novels, and herein agree
with the author who says in his preface: "Of
all my books | like this best. twill be easily
believed that am a fond parent to every child
of my fancy, and that no one can love that
family as dearly as | love them. But, like
many fond parents, have in my heart Of hearts
a favorite child; and his name is David Copper
field" For sale by Grout & Putnam.
MASON, BAKER & PRATT, New York have
published neat, well printed volume, which con-
tains the constitution of the United States, with
concordance and a classified index. Its version
Of the constitution includes all the later amend
ments, land gives us this important document
complete in all respects. The whole was pre-
pared and edited by Dr.. Charles NJ Stearns, who
appears TO have been careful and thorough in
making the index aud concordance. The book
will be found very convenient and useful
THOUGHTS FOR THE TINES. Sermons by the
Rev. H. K. Haweis, NJ A. Incumbent of st.
James, Westmoreland street, Marylebone, Lon
don. Author of "Music and Morals" Pub
lished by Holt & Williams, New York. The
author of these sermons is a church of England
clergyman of so-caled broad or liberal views
He is 1--WE judge from his sermons), sensible,
matter of fact man, not afraid to state his belief
when he feels sure Of his point, candid to ac-
knowledge ignorance or doubt on his own part,
quite willing to listen to and weigh objections
or doubts from those whose opinions differ from
his own. We have read his sermons with some
care and with interest, and we like the
calm, charitable spirit of his thoughts
The subjects of the fourteen discourses are such
as these "The Liberal Clergy, "The Science of
God, . "Ihe Ethics of Christianity" ''The Doc
trne Of the Bible, ," "The Trinity and Original
Sin, "Predestination and the Church," "The
Lords Day" "The Law of Progress" The vol
ume concludes with touching memorial sermon
on Frederick Denison Maurice, the author of
Sermons on the Lord 5 Prayer" Mr.. Haweis in
his preface states that this volume consists of
shorthand reports of eXtempOre sermons, and
acknowledges obligations to works of Mr.
Froude, Mr.. Mathew Arnold, Henry Ward
Beecher and others. For sale here by Sanford
& Co.
KEEL AND SADDLE. A Retrospect OF Forty
Years Of Military and Naval Service. By Joseph
W. Revere. This book is dedicated to the men,
ories of the authors kinsmen Col. Paul Joseph
Revere and Assistant Surgeon Edward H. r.
Revere, both Of the 2Oth Mass. infantry, killed,
the former at Gettysburg and the latter at An
tietam. In 1928, at the age Of fourteen years.
Gen. Revere entered the United States navy as
midshipman; for three years he served in the
Pacific squadron, then was transferred to the
"Flirt' on the West Indian station, cruising
about Florida, the West Indies and Gulf of
Mexico Then he went to Africa in 1892, passed
his examination for lieutenant on his return,
and, on board the frigate Constitution" went
to the Mediterranean, passing several years
on that station, and visiting almost
every port in that classic sea. He visited
Rome, Greece and the ports of the Egean
sea. sailed for the Dardanelles aud saw Constan-
tinople, Bethlehem, the Dead Sea aud the River
Jordan. OF all these places he discourses in an
easy, familiar style. Then he tells of Spain, the
Spanish army, the causes of the decline of the
Spanish monarchy, &c. The narrative of his
next cruise has been published under the title
of "a tour Of Duty in the Pacific" After this,
Mr.. Revere returned to Boston, was appointed
timber agent for the United States in California,
where he resided for time, resigning his com.
mission in 1919, and two years after, with his
friend, McGregor, planned voyage from San
4 i"hNl9NO " Aie NpuhLOl AleNlCO. otNtIdl Eudp-
ters are devoted to "reminiscences ofthat trip. He
afterwards accepted a military position in the
Mexican army. In 1852, he retired from that
service, and subsequently travelled in Europe.
In 1860 he returned home, and August 81, 1861,
was mustered into the United States army as
colonel Of the 7th New Jersey volunteer inlan-
try serving until after the battle Of Chancellor5.
Vile AS the reader will see from this cursory
account, Lieut.. Reyere's life has Teen varied,
full of incident and excitement; he tells his
story simply and well. The book closes with
FIVE short stories called "PuGs from Picket
Pipes" 1t is published by James r. Osgood e.
Co., Boston, and is for sale here by Grout Pat.
nam
A COMEDY or TERRoRs. ByJameS De Mile,
author Of tue Dodge Club, etc. Published
by James Il. osgood & Co., Boston. This story
has been running as serial through most Of
Tie past year In the Atlantic Monthly, and now
~ book form adds one more volume to Osgood's
library Of novels. The Comedy Of Terrors Is Of
course tale Of such remarkable getting into
and out Of scrapes Of such unutterably silly