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ural stone is the Seneca brown-stone;
this however is inferior to the Coignet an ar
tifcial stone, cognate but superior to tn
Portland cement which stands next on the list
Narrow gauge railroads are discussed in an
"l'icie entitled "Festiniog as Type giving
al interesting description of this famous
WEIGH railroad
Ahere are hve articles ON iron industries, in
oeiesIhg especially to mechanical engineers;
articles on the "Gunpowder problem and
Heavy Guns at Sea-" and one on A sub;eet
that should receive more attention tho
Architecture of Music Halls.n .srha or5-
nance Survey of Great Britain'' show, tho
minutepess with which our English cousins
are mapping out their little island.
d. Van Nostrand. Publisher, % Murray St.
New York.
| A Book OF Epitaphs; Compiled by Charlie.
Northend.
This exceedingly curious little volume con-
tains great number of quaint, singular, and
in many cases, comcal epitaphs-coped from
actual tomb-stones in various localities. II
affords much room for thought to note the
different styles 10 which these epitaphs are
written; some expressing the egotism or mis-
anthrophy of their writers, Others expressing
in rude language the sincere feeling OF sor-
rowing survivors, and others setting forth
with extreme candor the faults and failings Of
their subject in unhattering terms. As the
compiler hints, in his preface, the perusal Of
some of these epitaphs may lead to more
thoughtful and appropriate selection of monu-
mental sentences; and, with this view, few
pages at the end of the volume contain some
tastefully selected inscriptions.
Published by G.. W. Carleton, N. Y. For
sale by Loring, Short and Harmon.
Life of Samuel !. May.
This volume gives the history of the emil
nent philanthropist and clergyman, carefully
compiled by three of his especial friends,
Messrs. George B. Emerson, Samuel May
and Thomas j. Mumford; to the latter of
whom the literary part of the work is chiefly
due. A part of the book is an autobiography,
and the remainder is largely made up of notes
from Mr.. Mays diary, extracts from his let
tiers, and of anecdotes illustrative of his sim
gular wisdom, force and purity of character.
For the great anti-slavery cause-which was
crowned by the honored hands of President
Lincoln, when he signed his noble and inn
mortal Emancipation act-the zeal and en-
ergy of Mr. May were untring. His me-
moirs also contain much that is of interest,
of more personal kind, in connection with
his social relations, and the many prominent
men who were his friends. The task of edit
| ing the book is done with taste, judgment
and solicitous affection.
| Published by Roberts Bros. For sale by
Loring, Short & Harmon.
| We have received, from Messrs. Loring,
Short and Harmon, "Mark Gidersleeve;"
novel by John s. Sauzade. As work of
fiction it has average interest and merit, and
is well bound and printed.
Published by G. W. Carleton and Co., N.
Y.
Miss Leslic's New Cook Book. A Com
plete Manual Of Domestic Cookery in
all its branches. BY Miss Leslie. authsr
of "The Ladies' Guidc to True Polite
ness and Perfect Manners,o "Miss Les
lies New Receipts for Ceokisg,o etc.
Philadelphia; T. II. Peterson Il Broth.
ers.
Miss Lesie's New Cook Book contains
near one thousand receipts not published in
any OF her other works, and is accompanied
by well-arranged index, by which any de-
sired receipt may be turned to at once. The
receipts are tor cooking all kinds Of meats,
p 'ultry, game, pies, vegetables, ETC., with d.
rections for plain and fancy cakes, sweet
meats, desserts, pickles, preparations for the
sick, and miscellaneous receipts. Miss Les
lie has acquired great reputation among
housekeepers for the excellence of her works
on Cookery, and this volume will enhance 1t.
By its aid the young and inexperienced are
brought nearly on a footing with those who
have seen service in the culinary depart
ment, and by having it at hand are rendered
tolerably independent of help, which some
times becomes very refractory. The best
regulated families are occasionally taken a
little by surprise, by the untimsly stepping in
of friend to dnner-to such, Miss Leslie's
new cook book is friend indeed, ready as 1t
is with instructions for the hasty production
of various substitutes to serve in place of
meals which require timely and elaborate
preparation. 1t is issued in large duodeci-
mo volume of near 100 pages, bound in mo-
rocco cloth, full gilt back, and is sold by all
booksellers at the low price of s1.75; or copies
will be sent by mail, to any place, postpaid,
by the publishers, on receipt of s1.75 in let
ter to them.
Payday at Babel; and Odes.-By Robert
Burton Rodney, .. =. N.
The first composition in this volume, which
gives it its title, is apparently an egotistical
attempt to convey certain personalities in the
form of very clumsy, veiled satire. What
its point is-if indeed there be such-we con-
fess we do not at all know. Perhaps the con-
fusion of tongues might demand CORES
ponding confusion of ideas-but in a careful
reading of the book, we see no indications Of
ideas at all. We might have been led to re-
gard 1t as the chaotic elements of the English
vocabulary, except that some of the words
employed would scarcely find admittance into
any good dictionary. Irreverence, coarse
ness, lack Of ordinary good sense, constant
display of ignorance of the common rules of
prosody and accent, and the most arbitrary
and extraordinary use of language-are the
characteristics of the volume. The most
charitable supposition that can be made is
that the authorize quote his own words
was not "hatted from the solar singe," and
that his lucubrations are the result of entail
alteration, induced by sunstroke. Hay
ing given our verdict of emotional insanity
we recommend the book to the mercy Of the
public.
Published by d. Van Nostrand, N. Y.
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