The Portland daily press., 1873-10-29
Recent Publications.
The Daubury News Mans Almanac.

The Daubury News Mans Almanac,
In these latter days no funny man is con.
sidered to hove established national reputa-
ton until he issues comic almanac, con-
tanning mirth-provoking illustrations and a
little wit. In default of the wit bad spelling
will do. Mr.. Bailey has done more than was
required of him. The pictures are funny
enough and the humor is more genuine than
the average of what passes under that name.
He exhibits one weakness however, which
we cannot suffer to pass without remark.
The pamphlet is warranted to contain more
weather for the price than anv book of the
kind in the market. This is to be regretted,
tor we have too much weather already. Still
Bailey's error is of the heart rather than of
the head, and it is only charitable to attribute
it to his good natnre and desire to please, so
we are ready to condone it.
Published by Shepard & Gill. For sale by
Fessenden Bros.
The Aldfne.
/. The November Aldine contains the usual
number Of fine illustrations and goodly
quantity Of agreeable reading matter. The
first Illustration is full page view of Lake Mo
honk, in Ulster County, New York, by
Kruseman Van Elten, of the National Acade-
my. He depicts all the romance of the lake
in the mountains. Homer Martin has full
page picture of A White Mountain Brook,
grand, shadowy, and silent. Home and its
Treasures, after r, Carrick, is full of delight
full remembrances of this Thanksgiving sea-
son of the year. A Chance Meeting, and The
First Visit, after Rudaux, are two charming
pictures of the love-life of an artist-the first
breezy, out-of-door scene, the second
warm, cosy interior. The other Illustrations
are The Robber of the Air, a spirited conflict
between birds, by Deiker; English Mastiffs, a
group of three noble dogs, by Specht; A Mas
terpiece. a large view of the grand entrance
to the RatisDon Cathedral; portrait of the
late Charles Temple Dix, the artist son of
Governor John A. Dix, of New York, by H.
Balling, and sweet littleiscene of autumn.
Rev. E. E. Hale, contributes historical
sketch, entitled Thanksgiving Days. Kate
Putnam Osgood, sends sprightly story call
ed Ny Neighbor. Elsie Poko, has story
entitled On Drachenfels. The editor of the
Atdine writes about English Mastiffs, Gems
of Art, A White Mountain Brook, and gives
a'sketch of the life of Charles Temple Dix.
Chandos Fulton, has an article called Sunset
Scenes; and Max A Muller writes of Transla-
tions of American Books in Europe. The
departments of music, art, and literature,
are filled with articles on Philharmonic So
cieties, Progress of Photography, Longfellow,
the Cary Sisters, Madame Schwartz and
Thoreau. The other prose articles are Lake
Mohonk, The Robber of the Air, A Master
piece, and Ratsbon Cathedral. The poetry
in this number comprises long poem by
Mary E. Bradley, entitled The Little Hero of
Haarlem; The Painted Cup, by W. w. Bal
Clark.
The Old Farmers Almanac. by Robert
B. Thomas.
The familiar brown cover of this time
honored annual will of course be hailed with
delight in every farm house in New England;
for it has come to be looked upon as an old
friend. 1t contains the usual amount of in
information in regard to times for sowing and
times for reaping, the usual stock of aston
ishing puzzles and the usual astronomical
calculations.
Published by Bremen & Tileston. For sale
by Bailey & Noyes.
Mr.. George 81. Proctor, of the Cape Ann
Advertiser, has just issued an octave volume
OF some 200 pages entitled The Flshermens
Memorial and Record Book. 1t contains