Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-08
REGENT PUBLICATIONS.

A work on Watch and Clock Making by David Glasgow, vice president of the British Astrological Institute has just been issued. The volume is intended as text book for technical classes and is also designed a book of reference for the practical workman. The author starts out by tracing the prog ress of the watch and clock trade down to the present time showing the gradual steps of improvement. In the rest of the book the theoretical treatment is combined with the practical in such manner will prove both interesting and instructive to the stu dent. The principal drawings which are given in the book were made by the son of the author. A study of the work will ena- ble any workman to repair or replace injured or broken parts of the mechanism of watches and clocks in the proper way and the explana- tion of the theory and action of the various es- opponents will direct him in detecting any error or wrong proportion in any escapement the most difficult task of the watch -jobber. Cassell 6c Co.,, publishers, New York. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 ''The Annals of a Sportsman, i" by Ivan Turgenieff translated from the authorized French edition by Franklin Pierce Abbott, Las just appeared. The author has arranged with skill the remarks and recolleetions col Iected in the volume. The numerous obser- vations with which the Recits dun Chasseur are filled bear principally on the social state, the manner and appearance of the Russian peasant. The author rarely reveals the re- cesses of the conscience, but in the descrip- tions of the habits and actions of his person ages gives us the bounds of the feelings and desires that animate them. Nothing equals the eloquence of the silence of the author, and he is entirely free from monotony and vulgarity. He especially excels in the pie turesque description of the country. The tales are characteristic of the Russian peas ant, and the sad and .humiliating position in which he is found is well described in three tales, '.The Burgomaster," ''Lgove" and 'tThe Two Proprietors. Henry Holt & Co.,, publishers, New York For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 "A Marsh Island, |" by Sarah Jane Jewett, has just been published. The story is full of interest and charms all it's readers. In the development of the plot and in it's repre- sentation of real life the book possesses pe- culiar merit Houghton, Miffiin & Co.,, pub lishe1s, Boston. For sale in this city by H. H. Peck.
 The ssBad Boy," of whom we have all heard so mnch has at last arrived "at home'' and a record of his humorous experiences is found in new book entitled ''The Bad Boy At Home" and it contains much fun. The ;, fal of the Bad Boy in trying to become an editor are particularly funny. J. s. Ogilvie & Co.,, publishers, New York. For sale by all deal CTS.
 s'Wall Street eud the Woods, or Woman the Stronger" by w. J. Flagg, though fc- ton in form, tells u dth and deals with real:- ties. It is not society novel, though one will think so from the first few chapters. Neither is it a character novel. But it is a tale of stirring events that happened in f'primeyal woods" The scenes are found by the Ohio river in section where schools are few and far apart and where the slender area of land fit for tillage and the want of other industrial occupation give abundant leisure for meditation. The result is a wis
 
 public opinion fully as strange. Such conditions produce original characteristics in a people, and from among them are selected originals for several of the characters. Other characters are taken from the rich bottom land of the Ohio valley. In it's comparisons and results there is much of interest and amusement. Baker & Taylor, publishers, New York. For sale in this city by H. H. Peck.
 "A City Violet" is charming story writ ten by M. E. Winchester, the author of "A Nest of Sparrows," "Under the Shield," "A Cabin on the Beach," etc. The story con tains many lessons of life and represents many phases of character. It is worthy of merit also for it's literary excellence. Robert Carter 6 Brothers, publishers, New York, For sale in this city by F. T. Jarman.
 The author of the "Win and Wear" series has written 8 new work entitled ssRobert Graham's Promise" It is an excellent story for boys, inspiring them to do their utmost in the struggle to be men by an actual exam pie of self sacrifice, loyalty and devotion In it's delineation of character the story is excellent and 1t also possesses a high moral tone. Robert Carter & Brothers, publishers New York. For sale in this city by F. T. Jarman.