Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-15
REGENT PUBLICATIONS.

''The Chatterbox' for 1885, edited by J. | Erskine Clarke, M. A., is now bound in book
 form and will make very attractive holiday
 present for the young people. The stories
 and pictures are such as will delight boys
 and girls. The numbers are bound with at | tractive board covers in bright colors. Pub
 lished by Estes & Lauriat, Boston. For sale
 in this city by Ii. H. Peck.
 | ''Three Vassar Girls in Italy," by Lizzie w. Champney, is an interesting volume of the
 'Vassar Series" It is a book giving holi-
 day excursion of three college girls through
 the classic lands. They spend the summer | in travelling through the vineyards of Italy, visiting all the large cities and passing some I time in Rome, in the Vatican, the Cata- | combs, etc. It is illustrated by "Champ" | and others. The author is known by her | previous works, "A Neglected Corner of Flu rope," "Three Vassar Girls Abroad" etc. | The new work is published in two forms, 1 with illustrated board covers and Things and | in cloth, bevelled and gilt. Estes & Lauri- | at, publishers, Boston. For sale in this city l by H. H. Peck.
 'Our Little Ones and the Nursery, Illus
 
 edited by William T. Adams (Oliver Optic), | is one of the most attractive holiday books
 for the little anaa ha sna sistible Of these there are three hundred and seventy from original designs by the best American artists. This delightful pub lication will captivate every circle of little ones into whose hands it may fall. It is a work for the children, dealing with home and school. Estes & Lauriat, publishers, Boston. For sale in this city by H. H. Peck. F'Zigzag Journeys in the Levant," by Heze- kiah Butterworth, is an account Of the spring trip of the Zigzag club through Egypt and the Holy Land, with Talmudist story teller. It includes q trip up the Nile and visit to
 the ruins of Thebes, Memphis, etc. It is fully illustrated with two hundred new and appropriate illustrations and Autographed by L. Prang & Co. The author is widely known
 by his celebrated Zigzag books. Estes &
 Lauriat, publishers, Boston. For sale in this
 city by H. H. Peck.
 ''Four Feet, Two Feet and No Feet; or,
 Furry and Feathery Pets and How They
 Live,'' edited by Laura E. Richards, is an
 excellent holiday book for young people. IL
 is a work made up of stories of animals,
 fishes and birds with full illustrations. The
 little folks leapa all about animals in way
 that entertains and busies them. Much in
 formation is given in such an interesting
 way that when once the little people begin
 to read they do not leave the book until they
 know all that there is in it. Estes & Laurl-
 at, publishers Boston. For sale in this city by H. H. Peck.
 The beautiful poem ''The Eve of St. Ag- nes,'' by John Keats, has just been published
 in a neat edition by Estes 6 Lauriat, of
 Boston. It is illustrated by Edmund H.
 Garrett under the supervision of George T. Andrew Bound in cloth with gilt. For
 sale in this city by H, H. Peck.
 ''Sartor Resartus, the Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdrockh, in three books, is one of the interesting works of Thomas Car lyle It is book well worth reading, con taining many excellent opinions on popular subjects The reputation of the author speaks for the value of the book. Published l bv Estes 6a Lauriat, Boston. For sale in
 this city by H. H. Peck.
 s'Cupid's Calendar for 1S96' is one of the l brightest of the many calendars issued. It l is arranged in the shape of a heart suspend ed from 8 golden arrow. There are verses | and quotations for every day in the year taken from the best authors. They are ar ranged by Kate Sanborn. The calendar makes very attractive ornament, is a com plete calendar and gives every day choice l selection from some noted author. Published | bv Estes & Lauriat. For sale in this city by | H. H. Peck.
 s.The Mothers Manual of Children's Dis
 eases.n by Charles West, M. D., is book giving in small compass description ot the diseases of early life such as will help
 mother to understand something of their l nature and symptoms, to save her from needless anxiety as to their issue and ena- l ble her wisely to second the doctor in his endeayors for their cure, It gives the nor tality of children and it's causes; the gene ral signs of disease and general manage ment of disease. The plan of the book l proposed to be followed is simple and wholesome in every particular. Considera- ble space is given to the disorders and dis
 eases incident to all periods Of childhood, | and the general characteristics of the diff ferent periods of childhood. An appendix | is added giving the mental and moral fac
 ulties of childhood and the disorders to | which they are liable. The work is also furnished with complete index. D. Ap- | pleton & Co.,, publishers, New York. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller. sHorse and Man-Their Mutual Depen- dence and Duties," is a new book by Rev. l J. G. Wood, author of "Homes Without | Hands, s'Bible Animals" etc. Though the work treats of the horse, it is not in the least degree "horsey." The author pre- tends to no discoveries and advances no theories. He simply states facts, offers | evidence of those facts, adduces proofs of
 that evidence and states where and how l these proofs can be verified, leaving the