The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-02
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PORTLAND PUBLISHING CO.
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
Some Native Birds for Little Folks. By
DR.. W. Van Fleet. Illustrated by Howard
III. Darnell. New York: Forest and Stream
Publishing Company; From the Publishers
The book is designed especially for very
young readers, and its purpose is to awaken
an interest in the study of birds. 1t COZ
tains fourteen photogravure illustrations of
we'll known birds, such as the robin, king
fisher, chicadee, &C., all Of them very attrac-
tive. The letter press is descriptive of the
birds of the Illustrations. The volume is
printed on thick paper, the type is large and
clear and the cover is very tasteful.
Charles Wonderful Journeys. By c. f.
Amery, Illustrated by the late f. Ell. T.
Bellew, +, P. w. Bellew. Miss Etheldred 7.
Barry and A. w. Bennett. New York For
est and Stream Publishing Company This
Is another book for boys. Charley's jour-
neys are somewhat mythical, being under
the conduct of the fairies. They serve to in
troduce him and the reader to many of the
lower animals-bird, quadrupeds and fishes
and give some interesting information con-
corning them i'll an attractive form. The
Illustrations are numerous, and great many
of them of the humorous order The book
will please the young children.
The New Eldorado. A Summer Journey
IN A loci xo Dr. NJ III
Houghton, Miffiin & Co.. Portland: Loring,
Short & HARMONY Mr.. Ballou has done
real service to his countrymen by introduc-
ing them in this volume to our far-off pos
session, the territory of Alaska. To the
most of us Alaska is terra incognita, and
the general idea of it is that it Is cold,
bleak. desolate spot hardly worth possess
ing. Mr.. Ballou's volume to great extent
clears away this impression, by showing that
the country is one of great resources and i'm
mense possibilities. Mr.. Ballou's narrative
Is very attractive both in manner and mat
ter, and constitutes one of the most interest
ing volumes of travel recently published.
Great Leaders. Historic Portraits from
the Great Leaders. Selected with notes and
brief biographical sketches. By G. 4. Fer
ris. New York: d. Appleton & Co.; Port
land: Loring, Short & Harmony The great
leaders of this volume include all the great
est names of history, from the time of The
mistocles and Aristides down to the time of
the Duke of Wellington. The sketches are
selected from the works of such standard
historians as Grote, Hume, Plutarch, Froude,
Gibbon, Carlyle, Green, Prescott, Macaulay,
Motley, Schiller, Alison, Taine and many
others. The work Of Mr.. Ferris has been
of the sketches has lbeen added by him a
brief biographical sketch Of the character,
containing the most salient points. The
book contains sixteen portraits.
The New Pandora. A Drama, by Harriet
Fl. Robins on. (New York G. p Putnam's
Sons.) This is very handsome volume,
binding, type and paper being of the best
and most attractive. The scene of the poem,
or drama, is in Greece in the primeyal age,
and the characters represented are Pandora.
The first woman, Aetes, primitive man,
and their children Charlico and Harmonic
with Glen, Norseman, and the lover of
Harmonic. Hope, Epemetheus. Uulcan and
two Cyclops are also delineated well as a
dozen minor characters. Pandora means
her fate in being obliged to open the casket
and let loose upon the world the ills con-
tanned in it, but Epemetheus insists, so Pan
dora laises the lid and releases all but Hope
who is shut in again. After long life with
har hpc han oh md full L oxxy1-
edge of what she has brought upon the earth,
Pandora is full of sorrow, but her son and
daughter open again the casket and Hope
appears and shows them the way to ever.
lasting bliss.
Grandma's Rhymes and Chimes for Chill
dren. Illustrated. Boston: Roberts Broth
ers; Portland: Loring, Short &c Harmony II
would be difficult to conceive of book more
ling rhymes and pretty pictures. A score Of
artists, including some Of the most distin-
guished, have contributed to the illustration:
of the volume
Belief. BY George Leonard CLANCY
Boston: Roberts Brothers. Mr.. CLANCY
begins his very interesting volume with thu
text 81 am not come to destroy, but to fulfill, :
and uses as an illustration the block of marble
from which Michael Angelo called forth his
mighty statue of David, foreseeing in the big
block the heroic figure imprisoned there
Something like this" declares the writer
sis tho mission of the new movement in ant
about the christian church today. 1t has no
come to destroy. unless you say that Michae
Angelo destroyed the shapeless block h'
converted into such royal David; 1t ha
come to fulfill" Mr.. CLANCY believes tina
freedom, criticism and reformation in thu
church, are necessary to its survival, to tn
maintenance of organized religion; ant
wisely asks "why should religion be the onl.
thing exempt from progress, when natura
history and philosophy, political ec6nom.
and civil politics, commerce and art and IN
dustry, and all the other interests Of men ar
forever adding to their experience and con
forming their ways to their increasin
knowledge and changed conditions?" "Th
trouble In the christian church today is 1t
clinging to ancient formularies and modes o
belief when they have ceased to expires
truly the present convictions of the worship
per-" And so Mr.. CLANCY proposes to IN
quire into some of the received doctrines
the christian churches, hoping that 1t ma.
result in better apprehension Of these doc
trines than we have had hitherto, and
clearer understanding of what is untenabl
in them. This he does in the most reason
able, clear and consise manner, and with tn
utmost kindness Of spirit and full con
sideration for the views and opinions Of thos
who see things in different light. and vie'
them from another standpoint. Mr.. Clancy
little volume can hardly fail Of interestin
all thoughtful and reasonable minds. and W,
earnestly commend it to those who are seek
ing the truth and desire light in dark places
Mr.. CLANCY well states his intention i
saying, at will be the object Of these di;
courses to find some basis Of truth and realit
on which to plant the feet of active CHART,
and when genuine devotion may knee
without superstition or fear"
Literary Landmarks A Guide 10 600
Reading For Young People, and Teacher
Assistant. by Mary Z. Hunt. (boston
Houghton, Mifflin & Co.: Portland: Lorinf
Loring. Short s. Harmony Miss Burt
marked success and thorough experience /
teaching makes her especially competent i
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