Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-26
Price Four Cents.

to present modern Japan in style at once
 instructive and pleasing to young folks | Though 8 work of fiction it is founded on fact. The book describes the adventures of an American family and young Japanese
 who has been educated in the United States | They land at Nagasaki, proceed overland to l hakura, cross the strait of Shimonoseki, re.
 main awhile in the province of Nagots, sail up the inland sea to Tokio, visit some of it's
 celebrated places and enjoy the delights of
 the New Years festival, and see and do much
 else that Is interesting. The authors work | is well done, and the book is well illustrated.
 Published by Lee & Shepard, Boston, and
 for sale in this city by c. R. Coan.
 There have been no poor stories published
 in the popular Round Robin series of James
 h. Osgoed < Co.,, and the latest, Rosemary and Rue," is one of the best It is a story of the revolutionary period, and the scenes are laid in New Bedford, Newport and York town and in Europe The title of the book
 comes from the names of the daughter of Newport Quaker and of Jewish girl. and
 the other leading characters include the four lovers or the fair Quakeress, one of whom is Quaker, another Jew, third young patriot, and the fourth a gallant young Frenchman- The occupation Of Newport by the French fleet suggests the incidents, and | the story with it's mingled threats of love and war IS told in fascinating way. For sale Tn this city by Judd the bookseller. G. P. Putnam's Sons have published Cambridge TriAes,' by the author of .A V Iii ok D
 posing the volume having appeared originally
 In the Cambridge Recieao. But they lose none Of their interest on that account To under graduates the book will prove one of real interest, and a couple of hours, for it will not require longer period than that for it's De-
 rusal, can be spent very pleasantly with it. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 ''The Hudson,'' by Wallace Bruce is the
 title of volume of very pleasant poetry.
 The poems are six in number: ssMorninp. D
 ''The Catskills," "The Adirondacks,n "The
 Highlands, " ''Tappan Zee," and "Evening"
 It Is poetry that will commend itself to lovers
 of nature and of quaint romance The illus trations harmonize we'll with the poetry and are very important part of the book They are splendidly drawn and finely executed.
 The publishers deserve praise for the fine
 manner In which the volume is gotten up
 Published by Houghton, Mifiin & Co.,, Bos- ton, and for sale in this city by H. H. Peck.
 ''Isms, Old and New,' is the title of a vol ume of sermons by Rev. George C. Lorimer, the celebrated Chicago divine The sermons are sixteen in number, and not only are such isms as Agnosticism, Atheism, Pantheism,
 Materialism, Naturalism, Pessimism and
 Buddhism attacked, but Liberalism, Spirit ualism, Unitarianism and several other isms are vigorously assailed pr. Lorimers we'll known abilities are guarantee of the merit of these sermons. Published by S. 0. Griggs Co.,, Chicago, and for sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 "The Prize Painting Book" prepared by Dora Wheeler, is just what great many young people want. It consists of large number of outline pictures already for the young people to paint according to the best of their artistic ability. half dozen or so of the cuts are given in duplicate, one page the painted picture, the other the picture to paint. The paper is especially prepared for water color painting. and there is much en- joyment to be had upon the pages Published by Stokes & White, Now York. and for sale in this city by ,Tn5ld the hootseller.
 Ralph Waldo Emerson: His Life, Writ ings and Philosophy" by George Willis Cooke, is critical and analytical examina- tion of MT. Emerson and his works, the whole strung along upon very interesting thread of biography. Among the papers given in full in this work are the prospectus and introductory essay to ''The Dial;" Con- cord address on the death of Lincoln; two addresses before the Free Religious associa- tion; address at the dedication of the Concord "Minute- man" in 1875 letter to Walt Whit man on receipt of 'Leaves of Grass ;" gen. eral introduction to an English work on'Tbe Hundred Greatest Men" Copious extracts not printed in any permanent form On the rise of transcendentalism address of welcome to Kossuth in 1852; wo- mans suffrage; addresses on Scott and Burns West Indies Emancipation Con- cord addresses of sympathy with Sumner af- ter his caning by Brooks address at dedica- ton of the Concord Public Library, and others. His essays in '"The Dial' are also largely used, as those on Landor, Modern Lit erature, Senses and the Soul, and European books. His addresses on Slavery and John Brown are freely quoted. Numerous extracts are made from recent papers in the NorM American heuieao and Unitarian ReUieao on Character, the Sovereignty of Ethics, the Preacher, and others. Several closing chap ters in the volume are devoted to the ethical, literary and philosophical opinions of MT. Emerson Nil. Cooke has done his work we'll and his book is very instructive one. Published by James R. Osgood & Co.,, Bos- ton, and for sale in this city by Judd the bookseller