Morning journal and courier., 1886-11-05
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

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Hay" ''The Husking of the Corn GA Prai-
rie Flower" GA Sorghum Candy Pull" give
US in excellent and enjoyable poetry life and
love in varied aspects. Then in the original
key are "Dare Devil Dick" :'While the
White Corn Pops" t'Transplanted" and
sfBlackbird." In the pipes from other places
"The Quintette of Song, Life, Love, Song,
| Peace and Death is tender and touching in
the extreme. 'fThe Three Serenades" are
| excellent, and in fact the whole book is en-
joyable reading. Poetry is not suited for all:
this is not, but it will give to the poetic
temperament a sense of joy, comfort and
rest. Cassell & Co., publishers, New York.
For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
| Those who have read any of Harry Castle
mons novels will welcome another from his
pen. 1t is entitled ''Joe Wayring at Home,
| or the Adventures of Fly Rod" The story
| is unique and written in the agreeable style
| which characterizes the author. The adven-
| lures of the hero are followed through vari-
| Gus scenes to which he introduces himself,
and through perils of the and land to
which he is exposed. The author is the
| writer of the "Gunboat SERIES" the 'sRocky
Mountain series" and the sportsman Club
| series," all of which have been widely re-
| ceived. Porter & Coates, publishers, Phila-
de1phia. For sale in this city by judd the
bookseller.
''Elsie's Kith and KIM" by Martha Finley,
author of the Elsie books, Mildred books,
''Thorn in the Nest" etc., is a charming
| novel. At the outset it takes up a young
| married couple as they settle down on a
| plantation, all their relatives and friends be-
| ing far away. The scenes of these young
people with each other and with those under
their direction are woven into a connected
| story. The love scenes are very affecting
| and the development of character wonderful.
Dodd, Mead & Co, publishers. For sale in
this city by Judd the bookseller.
"With Reed and Lyre," by Clinton Scol-
lard. Mr.. Scollard was fortunate enough to
have his first book praised by the English
reviewers. "Pictures in Song" drew from
the London critics strong endorsement, and
he richly deserved it. His new volume in
poetical quality and strength is gain upon
the first work and gives him a clear and IN
disputed place among the best living writers
of American poetry. 1t shows a surer hand,
more serious and steadfast purpose as well
as a surer grasp. The volume will do much
to increase it's authors reputation. D. Lo-
throp & Co., publishers, Boston. For sale
in this city by Judd the bookseller.
GA Girls Room," by some friends of the
girls, is an interesting and practical book
prepared especially for girls. 1t is not
story, but contains plans and designs for
work up stairs and down. 1t is book to
show girls how they can make their rooms
cosey and attractive with only small outlay
of money and time Each of the twenty
four chapters deals with a special subject.
The opening chapter takes up Curtains and
Coverlets" and shows how odds and ends
can be used in making these two articles.
Another shows how to fix up and beautify old
chairs at little expense. Other chapters are
devoted to ssRugs and Mats" ''Work Bas-
kets,' ''ScrapBook Making" MAKING
Aprons" "Birch Bark Articles" s'Things
Generally Left Out" etc. The writer's, with
eminent good sense, have excluded all those
embroidery stitches, lace work and other
useless knick-knacks and have aimed at max
ing it a companion and teacher, and the
work it suggests while calculated to beautify
and adorn the home involves very little ex-
pense 1t should find its way to all sensible
girls. D. Lothrop & Co., publishers. For
sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
Chester and Other New England Stories,"
by Margaret Sidney. ''Of the writers of
New England stories, many are called but
few are chosen" It is comparatively easy
to construct an entertaining story, but it is
difficult to Undue that story with the genuine
New England spirit, and to surround it with
the New England atmosphere and with the
genuine and peculiar New England speech.
Margaret Sidney is classed among those few
who can do this. Her sketches of New Eng
land life are inimitable for their bright quail
tiles and naturalness. There is no strain;
the characters are natural and true to life.
None of the stories are long, but all are
complete. CHESTER" which gives the book
its title, is little country idyl. "Aunt EN-
meline's Crazy Quilt ''Miss Cynthy's
Tramp" ''Drinthy," and the others which
make up the three hundred pages of the vol
ume, give variety of studies of real folks
as intense in interest as they are distinct and
complete in character. D. Lothrop & Co.,
publishers. For sale in this city by Judd
the bookseller.
An important volume on ''The Battle of
Gettysburg, From the History of the Civil
War in America" by the Comte de Paris,
has been published by special arrangement
with the author This battle was one of the
greatest conflicts of modern times, not only
from the number of combatants engaged and
the desperate nature of the struggle, but be-
cause on the now classic heights of Cemetery
Ridge, Culp's Hill and the Round Top the
future of the American republic, for veal or
for woe, was fought and won on those mem
orable July days. 1t has been the subject of
much controversy and literary criticism and
has brought forth many books, pamphlets
and letters The account of the battle of
Gettysburg, given in three chapters of vol
ume III. of the Comte de Paris History of
the Civil War in America, is acknowledged
to be the fairest and most graphic descrip
ton of the battle ever written, and in re-
sponse to numerous demands is now pub
lished separately. The work is still more
complete with an itinerary of the Army of
the Potomac and cooperating forces in the
Gettysburg campaign, June and July, 1868,
which was a feature in the appendix to the
first edition of the Comte's great work, has
been carefully revised and enlarged from
documents in the possession of the War de-
partment, giving the most complete organi
zation of the Army of the Potomac, and de-
failing the name of every general and subor
dinate commander on the field, with a return
showing the casualties by regiment and
battery in the Union and Confederate armies,
July 1-3, 1868. Thus the book has an
official character possessed by none other
relating to the battle. Porter & Coates,
publishers, Philadelphia. For sale in this
city by Judd the bookseller.
COMMUNICATION
DIR. Williams.
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