The Portland daily press., 1884-04-25

daily meet, sometimes sharing their society
with Anselmo, a poor sculptors apprentice,
who conceals his hopeless love for Marie, and
devotes himself to his art becoming in the
meantime true friend to his companions
the peacemaker in their childish feuds, the
mediator between them in Walther's absence.
When Marie is seventeen the Count, who has
not seen her since she was q child, returns to
md her In the graveyard. Here begins the
tragedy of the story, which we will not disclose
to the reader.
Boating trips on New England Rivers" by
Henry Parker Fellows, contains accounts OF
voyages in skiff on the Sudbury, Concord,
Mer,imac, Housatonic and Nashua rivers,
makes useful suggestions TO those DESTROYS OF
taxing similar trips, gives partial descriptions
OF villages along the route, describes excur-
sions over some of the Berkshire roads, and
intersperses lively narrative with historic al
lusions. The illustrations from dra wings by
Willis x. Beals, are quite in keeping with the
character OF the volume, which is a very de-
lightful one.
"Palliser's Useful Details" lie the title given
to 40 sheets of architectural plates fastened to
rod, which, we understand, is the first OF
series OF similar publications, that will prove
very useful to architects and builders. 1t
would take much space to give even partial
description OF these drawings, every large
sheet being crowded with specimens. They
are published by Palliser, Paliser & Co.,
BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut, firm of architects
who came to this country several years ago
and have done much to improve building
styles.
"The American Journal of the Medical Sci
ences" for April comes to us from the publish
ers Lea's Son & Co., Philadelphia, with an
array of articles whose ability and worth are
sufficient to sustain the reputation of this pc
riodical as the foremost of medical magazines
on this side of the Atlantic. The reviews OF
recent works are always elaborate, and OF
great value as guide to purchasers of medi-
cal books; and the quarterly summary of dis
eoveries and improvements is carefully and ju-
diciously made.
Prominent among the contents of "The Bay
State Monthly" for April are descriptive
sketches of Dungeon Rock, Lynn" by Frank
P. Hartman, and Lancaster in Acadie and
the Acadians in Lancaster" by Henry S.
Nourse. An article on "The Boston Young
Mems Christian Association" is by Russell
Sturgis DR., and the number closes with
Fac-Simile Reprint of Daniel Webster's
Fourth Of July Grafton. Delivered in 1900"
For many years past the Hartford Evening
Post has published volume entitled 1.-THE
Evening Post Annual" 1t contains portraits
of many. and biographical sketches of all, the
State officers and members of the legislature,
It is handsomely printed and bound, and
makes work which is of real value and an
ornament besides although for usefulness it
by no means equals such volume as the
Maine Register.
DIR. Kitchens book on "Catarrh, Sore
Throat and Hoarseness," is condensed, ac-
curate description of the organs usually af-
fected by bronchitis and catarrh, which dis
eases it treats intelligentlv, stating the best
methods for their prevention and cure.
Number 2 of the Franklin Square Song
Collection in neat paper covers, contains
two hundred tavorite songs and hymns, among
them some of the sweetest melodies familiar to
this generation.
"What Shall we Name it?'' is the title of
little book containing 1000 names for chill
dren, with their meanings and the countries
from which they originated.
e. P. Roes novel, 'The Opening of Chest
nut Burr has been published in a cheap pop
ular edition by Dodd & Mead. 1t is a work
peculiarly suited for such treatment.