Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-08

| and exhaustive one on the Mormons BY Robert
Carter; others BY Henry ,rey Baird on Mint,
and Money. Prof. Henry Of the Smithsonian,
Describes Magnetism, and Prof. O. M. Bennett,
Of Syracuse University Methodism. Many to
our readers, who have subscribed for this great
work, do not need to be told the excellences Of
the Cycoptedid. It is library in itself. Tie
sale Of 1t, too, even considering ts merit, |
seems to outrun all reasonable estimate; the
statement is alluded to in Applton's Journal As
. fact that the list OF subscribers has now
reached thirty thousand! As tho lowest price Of
> the work, Cloth binding,) il eighty dollars,
this reprtse . sale. for the FIRST edition,
amounting to two million, four hundred thous-
:, and DOLLARS What a prodgons figure After
- sll, nothing better proves the high average Gull
:. tivation Of the American people than the sale
w. Of such work smongst them.
- In the April number OF the Oeertand Monih-
~ " more than usual attention has been given to
> the Pacific Coast, particularly III \ historical
81 point Of view no less than five leading articles
~ being devoted to western subjects, viz; "Cali-
se fornia Indian Characteristics" by Stephen Pow
W. ers; Pioneers Of the Pacific" poem, by Joa'
Nv quin Miller; "Six Months in 40" by Henry Dc
ioo groot; "Wild Wool" by John Muir, and "Hov
Inc We Did it on Sootts Bar" characteristic Over
for land story, by Vim. NJ. Turner. sour yilag.
ph SCHOOL, is the title Of one Of Prentice Mulfords
an 0est'told descriptive sketches. Charle
the M ence ''0 wi;n "fh s''' stroi Iii ei fsy
ers in stratford;" AMI the editor, Walt nj
Fisher, continues his % Autobiography Of Phil
osophsr' in short but readable chapters, thi
H. being the fourth. 7. A. Harcourts poem, Ell
ny titled, ARTS Comforting" will strike sympa
fort thetc and encouraging chord in many despond
the ing artists heart In the =" Etc" department
.t...s. T.. II ~ Al. Fat.
w President Of the University of California. who's
! 70 gain IN being placed at the head Of tho John
ton Hopkins University of Ba tmore is il
in. calcuable LOSE. THIS is most readable humble
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suit ington Street, San Francisco.
the The American Historical Record, edited |
'.ie' Benson J. Tossing, Ill. D., 80 well known
but the author Of tho Field Book Of the Revoutie
the and Of the War Of 1912, has been regarded
the those familiar with it during tho past three yea
'an- a. work OF in estmsble value to all who tai
over any interest in rare and valuable sketches Of
,g. early history with which its pages abound. II
' be Gently the Historical Record passed into Il
, al hands Of tho enterprisng publishing firm
~ John L. Potter Il Co. Philadelphia by whom
q IA. scope has been made more comprehensive a,
and its character popularized. 1t il now called Po
4 or ter's American honttly, and besides the lar,
:, r., amount OF curious and interesting informatie
q ~ touching our early history contributed by u
ty to Tossing and his co aborers which gave the o
those Record such widespread reputation it contai
judciously selected variety Of cdrrent litel
ture Of very high character and yet well adsI
cd to the popular taste. The pub
theft cation has hitherto been known to onl,
few select few. but the well known liberaity Of I
Messrs. Potter 4 Co. will bring 1t into more &c
eral circulation The subscription price is thr
dom. dollars year.
e and -Annette or the Chronicles Of B,lecue, Ii
puse, volume by " Charlotte Walsngham," fctito
s and name no doubt 1t is well-wrtten, and int
!. As esting story, in which romance, mystery, a
facts, love well blerded (though the end is dis
from trous,) and cannot fail to please many readers
tative fiction. The scenes are laid on home groul
mer- apparently near Philadelphia. We receive
state volume through Porter Co., Of this city, fir
the publishers, Claxton. Remsen, 4 Half
@hieh finger. OF Philadelphia.
nrers A volume, just issued by Dodd Il Mead,
n be New York, contains series of three lectu
peo- delivered by Rev. r. $. Storrs, ID. D., of Bro
-. Ign, before the students Of Union Theologi
''0u'' Seminary in January last. The theme is :. O.
IN our dtions Of Success in Preaching Without Note
grown and it Is treated Of in most clear, and a
manner. Not merely to ministers, but to
mass Of readers is it sure to be an interest
..a volume. 1t may be had Of B)ughman, Thor
'o'alr' Il Co., in this city.