Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-11
NO. 266.
a credit in its makeup TO the enterrrising
publishers. For sale by ]. +. Pierce.

4 cFeult IN It's makeup 10 tue
publishers. For sale by ]. F. Pierce.
Another nice volume just published by
Lee and Shepard is "Our Little Ones.-Il-
lustrated Stories and Poems for Little
People by VIM. +. Adams (Oliver optic1.
This is a large volume. printed in large type,
on fine heavy paper, filled with the best of
nursery stories and rhymes and So illustra-
tions, making delightful book for children.
For sale hv J. r. Pierce.
T. r. Peterson 4 Bros. publish "Bcrtha's
Baby" sweet litile volume for young,
doting parents to read, claimed to be superior
10 "fielen's Babies" There is bu, little
more 10 be said about babies after this book.
ID. Appleton 4 Co. have published work
entitled ''In the Brush, or Old-time social.
political and religious life in the Southwest"
BY Rev. Hamilton w. Pierson, ID. u. This
work is rortraiturc of ministerial and
found it, Ii describes scenes of thrilling
religious interest, and the most common and
homelv incidents of every day life in new
country among rough and uncultivated
people. Though ii relates the experience Of
a missionary it is as interesting as novel
from opening to close. For sale by j. +.
Pierce.
u. Appleton & Co, publish 1.-The Bloody
Chasm," by J. W. DeForest. This is a novel
with its scene laid in the South, and the time
since the close of the war. The chief interest
is in the development Of the methods by
which naughty young lady of the South, q
bitter rebel, became entrapped into becoming
the wife Of Yankee and thereby learning to
think better of the section and the people she
had before hated. 1t is a very pleasant book.
Pierce has it,
a small but useful volume is published by
Lee 4 Shepard on Insects, How to catch and
how to prepare them for the Cabinet" by
Walter =. Manton. 1t is a good manual of
instruction for the field naturalist. J. +.
has it.
One Of the best Of Appleton & Co.'S series
of Home Books has just been published by
them. The title is ''IIousehold Hints and
the author is Emma Whitcomb Babcock. 1t
is filed with all kinds Of good instruction for
Young housekeepers. who will find it great
help in the duties and cares that demand their
attention. Pierce has it.
Charles Scribners Sons have commenced
quite an important undertaking in the publica-
tion of a series of works on the Campaigns
of the Civil War" We have received from
the publishers the first two volumes of the
series. No. is entitled "The Outbreak Of
the Rebellion" The author is John q.
Nicolay, Private Secretary to President
Lincoln. lie fixes the 18th day of October,
1850, as the initial point of the American
Rebellion. because on that day the Governor
of South Carolina sent a confidential circular
to other Southern States in relation to seces-
sion. This volume closes with the battle of
Bull Run. No. III gives an account of the cam
pagn From TT. Henry to Corinth." BY Gen.
NJ. +. Force. These volumes are prepared with
great deal of care, and claim to be accurate
descriptions and histories of the recent war,
prepared for general reading. J. +. Pierce
has them.
ID. Appleton & Co. have issued another
number of their International Scientific Sc
ries, one Of the most interesting of the whole
series. This number treats of 1.-The Sum-"
giving in a condensed form the greater part
Of what is known Of that wonderful orb, with
many and fine illustrations. The author of
this volume is G. A. Yonng, Ph D., LII. -.
This is the thirty fourth volume Of this ex-
| celent series For sale by j. r. Pierce.
We have received from *. Koher, publisher
Phila. Parts s, . and 10 of Schiler's Works.
"Don Carlos i. concluded in these, also
"Marv Stuart" the maid Of Orleans" the
'Bride Of Messina," and 'sThe Camp Of Wal
lenstein'' is commenced. The publisher 10
issuing the parts quite rapidly and will soon
complete the work.
| Books Received.
! ISGERs SOIL ANSWERED. What Must do
to be Saved BY Joseph Parker, d. u.
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