Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-01-25
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

There are fourteen articles in the valuable
Popular Science Monthly for February be-
sides the always excellent editorial depart
ments There are continued papers by Her
bert Spencer, DIR. Felix L. Oswald, who re-
marks further on "Diet," and Charles M.
Lungren E. B. Tylor treats of the "Origin
of the Plow and Wheel Carriage" Sir George
w. Cox furnishes paper on 'Horses and
their Feet" Eliza A. Youman reviews Oar
win on the Movement of Plants, p" William A.
Eddy shows "The Value of Accomplish
ments," Prof Daniel Kirkwood has paper
on s'The November Meteors, and the other
articles are worth attention.
The Tribune Almanac for 1881 contains O
vast amount of political, governmental and
other statistical information which live bust
ness men in all professions want in just this
condensed form. Besides the customary
postage rates and election returns, there are
condensations of last years congressional
acts the national political platforms, the CEN
sus tables, national taxes on the leading OBJ
iects of revenue, the names of national,
State and territorial officials, statistics of
railroad mileage, foreign commerce, bullion
movements, coinage, national debt, national
banks, constitutional amendments and SO on.
Many people will be interested in, and per-
haps benefited by, the careful little pamphlet
prepared by Sarah G. Young entitled "Euro-
pean Modes of Living, or the Question of
Apartment Houses French Flats)." The sub
iect is studied in both it's architectural and its
hygienic aspects, and the text is illustrated
with floor plans of some Partisan apartment
houses. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons,
| and for sale in this city by Judd the book
seller.
'tA Village Commune" by Ouida, is a
somewhat different book from those to
which the readers of this authors works are
| accustomed. 1t has apparently been written
with the purpose of showing up the rascali-
ties of italian officials There is love
| story running through its pages. and this too
| is not very ''Ouidaish.'' Of course the story
is interesting. Published by J. B. Lippin-
colt & Co, Philadelphia and for sale in this
| city by Judd the bookseller.
''llka on the Hilltop" is the title of a
| volume containing six short stories by HAL
mar Hjorth Boyesen. Their titles are: "Ilka
on the Hill Top" a romantic love story
s.Annunciata - an italian tale, Under the
I Glacier" Norwegian story, "a Knight of
| Dannebrog,'' the scenes of which are laid in
| Copenhagen, and mabel and l." A Philo-
sophical Fairy Tale. They are all entertain
ing stories, told with spirit and grace. Pub
Iished by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York,
and for sale in this city by Judd the book
seller.
'sAll Alone,' by Andre Theuriet, is pub
lished by D. Appleton & Co. in their New
Handy Volume" SERIES 1t relates the mis-
fortunes of an unhappy wife who sees too
late the man who could have made her life a
happy one. He loves her also, but she coun-
sells him to marry, and just after he has done
/ so her husband dies, and she is left "All
Alone" For sale in this city by Judd the
| bookseller.
| MARY Marston," by George Macdonald,
| is, like most of Mr.. Macdonald's novels.
espreachy," but 1t is, nevertheless, very in
| teresting. Mary Marston, the heroine, is an
| English girl of the middle class, and is as
much from inclination as necessity an assist
ant in her fathers shop. She is q girl of
ability, of good breeding simple in manner
and speech, and of pleasing appearance. Be-
sides these qualities, she is a young woman
of Christian principles, and it is through the
delineation and development of her character
that the author points many moral, and
breaches his quiet sermons Published by
D. Appleton Il Co., New York, and for salt
in this city by Judd the bookseller.
Roberts Brothers have published second
series of the collection of poems entitled
"Quiet Hours in which they have gatheret
large number of poems of nature and re
hgion, many of which are familiar favorites
and ali of which are worth treasuring. The.
are grouped under the heads of Nature
Morning and Evening. Inward Strife, Lif