National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-05
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
JOHN HOWARD RAYMOND: HIS LIFE AND
LETTERS. Edited by his eldest daughter New
York: Fords. Howard l. Hubert. Washington
NJ E. Baardman

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JOHN HOWARD RAYMOND: HIS LIFE AND
LETTERS. Edited by his eldest daughter New
York: Fords, Howard Hubert Washington:
The record Of life which has been of
peculiar benefit to mankind is always of great in
teres as it teaches the lesson of doing good to hu
mainly and of fulfilling the mission for which
man was created; and the reading of this book
cannot fail to exercise most healthful influence.
President Raymond is perhaps best known from
his connection with that noble institution for the
higher education of young women which the
muniicenee and practical enterprise OF Mat
thew Fassar name pgacticabie-YasSar College
and about q third of the book is devoted
to the story of this college, how its foundations
were laid and It's Superstructure planned with
cautious deliberation, both as to the material and
the vital elements of lis organization. Another
interesting feature is toe sketch of his visit to
Europe, which is told in series of delightful let
tiers, wherein his polished and vigorous style al
belt amid the charm and freedom of familiarity
with friends. appears to great advantage. Dr. Ray
mond and Rev. II. ". Deecher-fOr they were
travelling together-had some amusing experiences
during this European travel which are very hap
PLY told by both of them in divers letters. The
editor, DR.. Raymond'S eldest daughter, Mrs. HaI-
Ian p. Lloyd, Of Cincinnati. has done her work
modestly skillfully, and with excellent judgment.
THE EASIEST WAY IN HOUSEKEEPING And
COOKING. By HELEN C. MPREiI, authors of Chips
from Northwestern Log 50 Unto the Third and
Fourth Generation" &c. New York: ForCtss How
ard & Hubert. Washington: NJ E. Boardman.
Miss Campbell was for quite a period
Superintendent of the Raleigh Is. c. cooking
school, and has also had large practical experience
IN other similar institutions instructor in the
culinary art, and her book has somewhat differ
Cit purpose from that of others upon the same sub
jet that have been published and which are gen.
orally known as cook books. To use her own Ian
guage. this book has a twafold character, and
not only represents the ordinary recipe or cook
book disable in any part of the country, and cover
ing all ordinary household needs, but covers the
questions naturally arising in every lesson given.
and ending in the most necessary points in house
hold science The first part of this book treats of
such general subjects relating to the manage
ment of a household, as the situation and arrange
mentofthe house, ventilation, drainage and water
supply, daily routine of work, fires, lights and
utensils washing, food and health. condiments,
and beverages, &c, which cannot fail to be of
great advantage to the young beginner while in
the second part will be found an abundance of
such recipes as are most needed in the average
family, North and South each of which has been
so infinitely that failure is well nigh impossible if
the directions are intelligently followed.
LOST IN A GREAT CITY By AMANDA NJ DoUG-
Las, aHthor of In Trust" Stephen Dane"
Claudia" "sydnie Adrience," &c, Boston:
Lee & Shepard. Washington: j. ShillinSton.
This is very happily-told story, full
ofinteTest, which never flags. There are in it
some pictures ellie in the great metropolis which
fail 10 I'll no and n mind
the remark of Hamlet that there are stranger
things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in
our philosophy. Many Of the incidents are strik-
ingly dramatic, and the book, once commenced,
will hardly be laid aside until its reading is en-
tirely completed. Miss Douglas has sent forth no
story that should prove more attractive or be more
thoroughly successful before the public than this.
THE SCHOLARSHIPS TRIAL; OR, OLD
SCHOOL AND NEW. By 4. PERRY. New York 4:
Charles Scribner's Sons. Washington: Robert
Beall.
No one can read this little book without
having his own school life brought wildly back to
kim-the youthful friendships formed, the loyalty
to each other which forbade the telling upon a
comrade, and the one grand purpose of all seemed
to be to hOodwink the master. And, with all the
mischief of school boy days, there is the firm Dur
pose to excel in studies and the rivalry to stand
ing which is only the beginning of the subsequent
strife for position in the actual field LIES earnest
work. The old method of teaching by hammering
the seat of a boys intellect with a birch rod and
the new process of maintaining discipline by firm,
aeetionate control are foreibly eontrasted and the
book will be found of decided interest.
FREDERICK THE GREAT, AND THE SEVEN
YEARS WAR By F. W. IONGMAN. Ballot
College. Oxford author of "a Pocket Dictionary
8 -
York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Washington;
Robert Beall.
This work, though mainly intended as
a school text book may be read with profit by all
who desire a clear and concise knowledge of
Frederick the Great and the times in which he
lived It is admirably adapted as text book, be-
ing well supplied with maps, and having
eopious marginal notes for use as questions, and
its general adoption by schools and academies will
naturally follow.
SUNLIGHT AND SHADOW: BEING GLEANINGS
FROM A LIFE WORK. BY JOHN B. COUGH.
The life led by Mr.. Cough has been a
most eyentful one. He has Travelled extensively
and mingled with every class of society, from the
highest 10 the lowest and the incidents described
in this book are drawn from his varied personal
experiences, and they are told in his inimitable
manner. Many of the anecdotes are intensely
dramatic: many are filed with sadness and pathos.
The gay and the serious, the bright and the dark
side life are shown side by side, and the crime
and misery resulting from the use of strong drink
are frequent topics and receive powerful llustra-
tons The book is sold only by subscription, and
is one that should find its way into every house
hold.
G.. i. Whitaker sends the London Quar-
lam
interesting table of contents: Lord Campbell"
California Society,"" Lord BolingbrOke in Exile"
I" Protection of British Birds Lord BeaconsfelPs
d" Endymion," Belief and Unbelef" Mr.. Justin
McCarthys History of Our Own Tines" En-
pIoyment of Women in the Public Service - The
Ritualists and the Law and The Truth About Ire
land" From the same comes the February number
of B'aetCoOds Magazine, whichis fully up the high
standard of this sterling magazine. II contains
Part " Of the " Private Secretary" interesting
paper on king George the Third and Mr. Pitt in
their Early Days. the first part Of bright story
called 4" Mr. Cox's Prolege;" another essay on
" Some of Shakspeare's Female Characters" which
treats of Portis;" Trollope'S Life Of Cicero; :"
" The Government of Ireland" and an extended
notice of George Eliot"
The Popular Science Monthly for March
is decidedly entertaining number. Its principal
AIlIGLSo d1C. 0gS4SdA IuuCdlAOAs O9 EcllA L.
Oswald, NJ. D-"Indoor Life THE Problem of
Municipal Nuisances," by R. S. Tracy, NJ. D.;
" Cerebral Localization or. The New Phrenology,"
by Henry de Varigny; " A Piece of Coal" by R. 8
Calvin Gllustrated); "The Development of Politi-
cal Institutions" by Herbert Spencer-"V. Politi-
cal Forms and Forces" Lingering Barbarism,"
by Carl Vogt; 1.-The Legal Position of Married
Women" by Mrs. Anna Garlin Spencer; Rock
Weathering, as illustrated in ChurchyardS," by