Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-07-19
MAINE 10
NO. 1853.
New Publications.

New Publications.
The June number Of Blsckwoods Maga-
zine is received. The contents are as fol-
lows: "The Faiths of the World; ''The
Ladies Lindores-Psrt ILL.,: "False Coin in
Poetry; Baron Fisco at Home; "The
Lights of Mags-The Heroes of the Noctes---
Wilson, Lockhsrt, Hogg"; 1.-The Souchester
Sessions" English Progress under Mr..
Gladstone 1.-THE Misogynist"; 1.-THE Third
Session" Re-published by the Leonard Sect
Co., New York.
The lnterr a,ionsl Review for July has
contents as follows: .Reccnt Progress Of
Liberty in France" VIM. A. Heydecker:
Relations of Life Insurance to the Public,s
Jacob l.. Greene; Reform in Taxation"
Worthington c. Ford: "A Glance at our
Maritime Affairs" Lieut.. w. W. Kimball,
U. 5. ~; "rhe Relation of the Family TO the
State" President NJ. II Buckham; .'Inter-
oceanic Communication" George Butler
Griffin Book Reviews,
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, have
just published Camps in the Rockies" being
a narrative of Life on the Frontier, and Sport
in the Rocky Mountains, with an account of
the Cattle Ranches Of the West. BY VIM.
A. Baillie- -Grohman, X. c. +. H., etc. We
took up this comely volume with the expec-
tation of finding il filled with W lid adventure
of the Dime Novel stamp. but before closing
il concluded that Il not only contained inter.
esting variations of life in the Rocky Noun.
tains real and veritable, but large fund OF
most valuable, accurate information as to
climate. features of the country, animals,
methods and results of hunting, and the bust.
ness of rancho men in the country from Texas
to Oregon. The writer 10 a European, q
climber of the Alps. well versed in the hunt
ing craft of the old world, and 80 fond Of the
sport that he came to Americs to try his hand
among the wapiti, grizzlies, bighorns and
beavers Of the heights and canons Of the
Rockies and the vast country at their feet.
This volume was written after his second trip
across the Atlantic to this country and his
second hunting expedition TO the West. 1t
will take place by the side of Fremont's
narrative, and the travels and explorations of
Lewis and Clark, due allowance being made
for the later date at which it appears.
1.-THE Revisers' English" is the title OF
new volume of the "Standard Series" by
Funk 4 Wagnalls, New York, in which ap.
pears a series of criticisms upon the work Of
the Revisers in the new revised edition OF the
Testament. The author is G. Washington
Moon. +. X. S. l..
We have received Part of work contain
ing the portraits of leading actors and
actresses of America. with critical biogra-
phies. by Alfred Trumbe. New York. The
part before us contains twenty nine portraits,
and the sketches of the lives and characters
Of the originals will be read with interest by
many. The whole will make q volume
worthy of preservation for reference.
Richard X. Fox. Publisher, N. Y.
+. Claxton & Co, Philadelphia, publish II
new work entitled Frhe Adventures Of a
vrginian," by Oliver Thurston. This 10 a
very pretty story told entirely in an epistolsry
way. A Virginan gentleman, owing TO
circumstances which are explained in the
opening of the volume, sends his son to
Edinburgh to study lew. The son on the
passage across the Atlantic falls In love with
a lady under the guardianship of Spanish
gentleman. The vessel is wrecked hut the
Virginian saves himself and the young lady,
and they are picked up by passing vessel.
On the passage to Havre, whittier the vessel
is bound, they are betrothed to each other
But the Spaniard who was supposed to have
perished in the shipwreck, appears to them
in good bodily shape upon the wharf at
Havre, and requires that the nuptials shall
be deferred at least a year. The upshot is
that the Spanisrd desired and intended to
marry the young lady nimseH, Dut DelnR
stricken with death before his purpose was
accomplished, she merries the virginian. 1t
appears in the closing pages that she was
purchased, when child, by the Spaniard, Of
gypsy woman, who had stolen her, and
that she was ignorant as to who were her
parents. The whole mystery is pleasantly
unraveled, and the young virginan happily
closes his love adventures with q charming
wife and the opening of prosperous married
life as planter in Virginia.
A very fine map OF the s'Hesdwsters of the
Aroostook, Penobscot and st. John Rivers
has been published this season by Estes &
Lauriat, Boston. II was compiled by Thomas
Sedxewick Steele, Hartford, Conn, author
of "Canoe and Camera, or Two Hundred
Miles through the Maine Forcsts;'' also
"Paddle and Portage from Moosehead Lake
to the Aroostook River. The voyageur in
the country described would find this work an
invaluable companion. It is cloth lined and
price postpaid Sl.O0.
DIR. X. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, N. T.: Dear
Sir-1 have advised many ladies to try your
"Favorite Prescription" and never see 1t fail
to do more than you advertise.
Yours truly, Mrs. A. N. RANKIN,
I4l Bates Street, indianapolis, Ind.
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