Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-01
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

The Pop,tlar Science Monthly for December contains not only several good selections l from English reviews, including articles by Herbert Spencer, Tyndall and Huxley, but some interesting original ones by American writers. That of Dr. Beard on The Jumpers of Maine; that of S. Austin Pearce, Mus D., on Oriental Music, and some others, arc worth reading. A sketch, with portrait, of Prof. Dumas, an aged and eminent French sayant, and number of good things in the editorial departments make the full comple- ment of an excellent number of this maga- zine. The paper by Huxley is his bold and brilliant address on Science and Culture, at the opening of the Mason Science College, and is the ablest thing in scientific education that has appeared in long time. The paper by Tyndall is that remarkable lecture of his on The Sabbath.
 s'The Boys King Arthur, being Sir Thomas Malorys History of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, edited for boys by Sidney Lanier, is published by Charles Scribnerg Sons. MT. Lanier's method has been to print the text of Sir Thomas Malory's History-the work in which the Arthurian legends were first brought to- gether and digested into their permanent form-making only such changes as seem to be imperatively demanded. He has reduced the spelling, of course, to modern form; he has inserted in brackets explanatory words where they were necessary, and has omitted unnecessary passages here and there substi- tuting for them brief bracketed paragraphs s,fa lad +o he 0f narrative In his introduction the editor gives scholarly sketch of the origin of the legends, of the early literature in which they were first embodied, and of the publication of Sir Thomas Malory's work by Caxton. The book is handsomely printed and bound, and is every way an attractive volume For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 Houghton, Mifin & Co.,, Boston, publish beautiful holiday edition of '' American Poems" by Longfellow, Whittier, Holmes, Lowell, Emerson and Bryant. This volume has been prepared with special reference to the interests of young people, both at school and at home Reading books and popular collections of poetry contain many of the shorter and well known poems of the authors represented in this book, but the scope of such collections does not generally permit the introduction of the longer poems. It is these poems, and, with a slight exception, these only that make up this volume. Bio graphical sketches and notes accompany the poems. The book is elegantly bound and well illustrated and wo uld be a very accept able Christmas or New Year's gift For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 Ezra A. Cook, of Chicago, has written and published book entitled Knight Templar- ism Illustrated: A Full and Complete Illus trated Ritual of the SIX Degrees of the Coun- cil and Commandery, comprising the De- grees of Royal Master, Selected Master, Super Excellent Master, Knight of the Red Cross, Knight Templar and Knight of Malta; With a Sketch of their Origin and Charac- ter. Those interested in the fight against Freemasonry will be interested in this book.
 Select Notes on the International Lessons for 1881: Explanatory, Illustrative, Doc trinal and Practical; with Illustrations, Maps, Chronological Charts Suggestions to Teachers and Library References" by Rev. F. N. and M A. Peloubet, with Practical Hints to Teachers by Rev. A. F. Schauf- fer. are published by W. A. Wilde & Go, Boston, in a neat volume. This valuable aid to the Sunday School teacher and scholar is for sale in this city by F. T. Jarman-
 IT Jarman has the different parts of the International Question-Book series for 1881, published by w. A. Wilde & Co.,, Boston.
 The American Newspaper Annual for 1ss0' published by N. w. Aver < Son, news paper advertising agents, of Philadelphia, is a very complete and valuable publication It gives the name of every paper published in the United States and Canada, it's frequency of issue, politics or other distinctive features, it's year of establishment, circulation and ad- vertising rates. It gives the population of each place in which newspapers are pub lished, and also the population of the county ~and State in which it is situated, and the political majority of each State and county at the presidential election of 1876. Under eacn State heading is given it's capital, the number of counties in the State, the number or eoun- ties and places in which papers are published, the number of towns which are county seats, and the total pumber of papers at each issue, while on page 451 is a tabulated statement Tor all the States, territories and Canadian prov inces. On page 452 IS table showing the Dopulation of nearly all the cities and towns of the United States having 10000 and up- ward according to the census of 1880, with columns giving the figures of 1870. and the increase or decrease since that time. It gives also a list of all newspapers pub Iished in the United States and Canada which insert advertisements, arranged in States by counties, with the population of each county and the description and circulation of each paper It gives separate lists of religious and agricultural publications which insert ad- yertisements, numerous lists of class pubi1caT lions, and all newspapers and periodicals ln- serting advertisements published m foreign languages. There is no better publication of the kind in this country that we know of.