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umes of sermons by Rev. T. D. Talmage, Rev. 

 W. Benham, Rev. Dr. 0. F. Deems, Rev. Dr. 

 J. De Witt, Rev. Phillips Brooks, the late Bishop 

 Simpson, Rev. Dr. A. P. Peabody, Rev. Dr. 

 Edwards A. Park, Rev. W. I. Potter, and W. 

 C. Magee, D.D. 



A volume made up of selections from the 

 writings of Theodore Parker is entitled " Views 

 of Religion." The works of Bishop J. England, 

 of Charleston, are collected and published. Two 

 sermons by Rev. Dr. C. A. Bartol are entitled 

 "Spiritual Specifics: Mind and Medicine," and 

 on similar topics Rev. W. F. Evans has " The 

 Primitive Mind-Cure : the Nature and Power 

 of Faith," and Sarah E. Titcomb, "Mind-Cure 

 on a Material Basis." Revere F. Weidner has 

 prepared a "Theological Encyclopaedia and 

 Methodology," and Rev. W. F. Shaw, "The 

 Preacher's Promptuary of Anecdote." The 

 principles of Buddhism are explained in H. S. 

 Olcntt's "Buddhist Catechism," and W. W. 

 Rockhill has translated " The Life of Buddha 

 and the Early History of his Order." The 

 " Pulpit Commentary " is edited by Rev. H. D. 

 M. Spencer and Rev. J. S. Exell. 



Science, Additions have been made to the 

 "International Scientific Series"of " The Origin 

 of Cultivated Plants," by Alphonse de Can- 

 dolle; "Jelly-Fish, Star-Fish, and Sea-Urchins, 

 a Research in Primitive Nervous Systems," by 

 G. J. Romanes ; " The Common Sense of the 

 Exact Sciences," by W. K. Clifford ; and " An- 

 thropoid Apes," by Robert Hartrnann. Addi- 

 tions to the literature of plants are " The Woods 

 of the United States," by 0. S. Sargent, a de- 

 scriptive catalogue to the Jessup collection of 

 American woods in the American Museum of 

 Natural History, with an appendix of tables 

 giving the physical properties of the various 

 woods; "Chapters on Plant Life," by Sophie 

 B. Herrick; "Talks Afield," by L. H. Bailey, 

 Jr. ; and a translation of J. W. Behrens's "The 

 Microscope in Botany,"and "The Peanut Plant: 

 its Cultivation and Uses." 



Studies of animal life are given us by W. H. 

 Beard in his " Humor in Animals," described 

 by pen and pencil; Olive Thorne Miller in 

 " Bird- Ways," Bradford Torrey in " Birds in 

 the Bush," Mary Treat in " Home Studies of 

 Nature," chiefly of birds, and C. F. Holder in 

 "Marvels of Animal Life," mostly a study of 



In chemistry may be mentioned " Lecture 

 Notes on General Chemistry," by J. T. Harris ; 

 " Inorganic Chemistry," by E. Frankland and 

 F. R. Japp; "Chemical Tests," a list of 870, 

 alphabetically arranged for practical use, by 

 H. M. Wilder ; and a translation of Stammer's 

 "Chemical Problems," and "Notes on the 

 Chemistry of Iron," by Magnus Troilius. 



C. L. Doolittle has prepared "Practical As- 

 tronomy, as applied to Geodesy and Naviga- 

 tion." "CelestialEmpires,"byE.F.Burr,D.D., 

 is an astronomical study with a religious aim. 

 Royal Hill has prepared " The Stars and Con- 

 stellations," a new practical method for lo- 



cating the fixed stars without instruments, 

 globes, or maps. " Geonomy," by J. Stanley 

 Grimes, is a theory of the " creation of conti- 

 nents by ocean-currents an advanced system 

 of physical geology and geography." " Town 

 Geology," by Angelo Ileilprin, is on the rock- 

 formations about Philadelphia. 



Other books of practical or speculative sci- 

 ence are: " Bacteria Investigation," by Dr. C. 

 S. Dolley ; " Talks about the Weather in Rela- 

 tion to Plants and Animals"; "Moisture and 

 Dryness in the United States," by C. Denison ; 

 "The Doctrine of the Circulation," by J. C. 

 Dalton, M. D. ; " The World's Lumber-Room," 

 by Selina Gaye; "A Popular Exposition of 

 Electricity," by Rev. M. S. Brennan; a transla- 

 tion of H. Frey's "Microscope and Microscopi- 

 cal Technology"; "A Text-Book of the Ma- 

 terials of Construction, for Use in Technical 

 Schools," by R. H. Thurston ; " Animal Food 

 Resources of Different Nations," by P. L. Sim- 

 mons ; and "Women, Plumbers, and Doc- 

 tors ; or, Household Sanitation," by Mrs. H. 

 M. Plunkett. 



Law. In addition to the almost numberless 

 reports of current court decisions periodically 

 issued in the various States and districts, prog- 

 ress has been made in the series of publications 

 of older reports by added volumes, the " Ameri- 

 can Decisions," " Federal Decisions," etc. The 

 fourth volume completes " Abbott's National 

 Digest." "The American Law Digest and Le- 

 gal Directory " is edited by W. F. Wernse. 



Other books on legal subjects are: "The 

 Laws of Mexico," by Frederic Hall ; " A Trea- 

 tise on Attachment and Garnishment," by 

 Ruf us Waples ; " The Law of Insanity in its 

 Application to Civil Rights and Capacities and 

 Criminal Responsibility," by Henry F. Bus- 

 well ; " The Power and Authority of School 

 Officers and Teachers in the Management and 

 Government of Public Schools," etc., by a 

 member of the Massachusetts Bar; "A Trea- 

 tise on the Law of Official Bonds and other 

 Penal Bonds," by W. L. Murfree; "The Law 

 of Presumptive Evidence," by J. D. Lawson ; 

 " Prosecution and Defense," by Joel P. Bishop, 

 LL. D. ; "American and English Corporation 

 Cases," vol. v, by Lawrence Lewis, Jr., and J. 

 H. Merrill ; " Forms and Precedents ; embrac- 

 ing Pleading and Practice in Courts of Equi- 

 ty," etc., by J. Carey, Jr., and F. K. Carey ; 

 "Jurisdiction and Proceedings in Admiralty 

 Courts in Civil Cases," by Morton P. Henry; 

 " Leading Cases in the Law of Real Proper- 

 ty," by G. Sharswood and H. Budd ; " How to 

 be Your Own Lawyer," by M. T. Richardson ; 

 " Laws of New York relating to Banks," etc., 

 with amendments and annotations, by Willis 

 S. Paine ; " The Law as to the Property Rights 

 of Married Women as contained in the Statutes 

 and Decisions of California, Texas, and Neva- 

 da," by H. G. Platt; "Treatise on Criminal 

 Law," by Francis Wharton ; " Treatise on the 

 Law relating to County and Township Offi- 

 cers," by F. C. Hooton; "The New Mechan- 



