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■Publications sent to this office, treating upon, subjects that come witfiin 

 the scope of the paper, will receive special attention. The receipt of all 

 books delivered at our Editorial Booms will be promptly acknowledged 

 in the next isme. Publishers will confer a favor by promptly advising 

 us of any omission in this remect. Prices of books inserted when 

 desired.] 



Old Rome and New Italia. By Emilio Castelear. Trans- 

 lated by Mrs. Arnold. New York. Harper & Brothers. 

 One of the most interesting places from which to write a book of in- 

 formation upon a subject upon which scarcely any two persons agree in 

 impressions received upon the spot, is this same old Rome. The author 

 of this work is unquestionably something of a politician ; he has also his 

 own religious opinions, and hesitates not to fearlessly express them. His 

 work shows him to \»e more of a scholar than a politician. His has been, 

 therefore, by no means an idle life; his hours of leisure, if leisure they 

 could be called, Rave been spent among stormy events. Taking quite a 

 prominent part in the revolution, to squelch which Sewano took the field 

 in person, he was so unfortunate as to be taken prisoner, and was one of 

 those who were condemned to death. From this fate he escaped, and for 

 two years lived in Geneva and Paris, making visits to Rome, Venice, 

 Florence, and other Italian cities : and to Ms exile from Rome we are 

 indebted for this timely and tersely written record of an enthusiastic 

 man . We do not call it a book of travels, as it professes to be, but an 

 emotional journal of matters and things as he saw them, and his impres- 

 sions upon the same. The author would write a good Roman historical 

 journal, for the minutest incident leaves its impress upon his mind. This 

 is a very interesting book, and some portions of the work are truly 

 graphic in description. We would like to make some extracts from the 

 same, but the book is so good as a whole that we cannot think of doing 

 it the injustice of quoting only short paragraphs from a wo rk so inter 

 esting as "Old Rome and New Italia. " 



The Trapper's Guide. By S. Newhouse. New York. 



Mason, Baker & Pratt, 



This is one of the books much wanted by every one who loves to hunt 

 fur, fish or feathers, and who has not a germ within himself— an aspira- 

 tion that leads him as an urchin, bare-legged, dirty and hungry, to the old 

 mill-pond with an alder stick, a piece of twine and a hook attached to 

 catch the "chubbs," as he calls them. The same innate love of sport in 

 duces him to crawl on his hands and knees— many rods it may be— to 

 snare the rabbit or partridge (we have done it time and again). And then 

 the gnu. Oh ! paradise of a boy in short clothes— a gun. "Only let me 

 squib it off. 11 How vividly^those old boyhood's days do come up again 

 before us. But w» began to tell you about a book of information for 

 "hoys," and also for men ; even those who have caught trout in the Adi- 

 rondack- can learn a lesson on trapping and woodcraft perhaps they 

 never yet knew. In Tins complete compendium, this eade mtecuin of the 

 sportsman, you can find everthing you want to know, from the killing of 

 The skunk, without odoriferous accompaniment, to the bringing down of 

 the antlered monarch of the forest— and all this, too, for the mere pit- 

 tance of $1 50. It is a book that, every boy and every man wants. 



I go a Fishing. By W. C. Prime, New York. Harper 

 & Brothers. 



We are not of a querulous, fault-finding school ; were we one of that 

 school we would find fault with the title of this ran; book upon angling, 

 sports with the rod and gun, &c. But we like this tith*. "] go a Fishing," 

 with its beautiful illustrations of pastoral life. We love the iniatory 

 allusion to St. Peter, his mode of life, and to the. beautiful lake of Genes 

 eret. We think it good to sec the gospel in the woods and streams, as 

 well as worship the true God beneath his leafy temple." 'We see not even'. 

 the bad taste in the title of this gem of piscatorial art that some critics (?) 

 <\n. We arc so constituted that we cannot. "A little learning is a dan- 

 gerous thing." We believe anyone will rise from the perusal of this 

 work of W. G. Prime's a better instructed, happier, pleasanter man. Mr. 

 Prime is a most devout lover of nature, an humble disciple of nature's 

 God. and he talks to us even in his stories of the moor and stream like a 

 wise mentor we follow not in vain. Through, all the changing and varied 

 moods, whether he rambles amid the deepening shades of the Adiron- 

 dacks.'or,sits quietly beside the silver waters of Lake George, we find 

 him the same charming, instructive, pleasant friend. Hefts in all places 

 and at all times the same true lover of the high art piscatory ; he knows 

 the rod and gun. This author has the ability to write one of the most 

 readable books upon an interesting subject, and why should he not have 

 the liberty to call his book by whatever title he pleases ? Every New 

 England sportsman "Will accord to him this right, and welcome his very 

 readable book as one of the sportsman's treasures. 



Outlines ok Men, Women and Things. By Mary Clem- 



mer Ames. Riverside Press. Ilurd & Houghton. 



Mrs. Ames has what some would call an '•awkward* 1 habit of looking 

 things square In the face. We like this, and can join with her in com- 

 pletely ignoring side issues. This book covers a wide range of topics of 

 different character, but it does ample justice to all. It is a sincere, ear- 

 neat work, in which the writer shows not only her earnestness of purpose, 

 but hopefulness of ultimately doing her readers good. The style is lively, 

 spirited, vivacious— never flippant or grovelling. Every one who reads 

 this book land may there be many) will acknowledge her open sincerity 

 as a jewel not possessed by every writer of the day. 



Old New England Traits. Edited by George Luut. 



Hnrd & Houghton. Riverside Press, Cambridge. 



We seem to hear George Lunt talking to us as of old when we open 

 this New England tract, It is one of those very pleasant conversational 

 books that we do not feel inclined to lay aside after once having opened 

 it until we have read to the very close. There is a complete fascination 

 abont this volume that holds every one— who has had the good fortune to 

 know personally Grorge Lunt— perfectly spellbound from chapter one to 

 the end. He simply talks to you from the beginning to the end ; but then 

 George Lunt knows how to talk. 



The Last Poems of Alice and Phoebe Gary. By Mary 



( (lemmer Ames. Hurd & Houghton. Riverside Press, Cambridge. 



This is one of the most pleasant, agreeable and chaste productions of these 

 davs This memorial of the gifted sisters, Alice and Phoebe Cary. ernes 

 10 "us like a string of Orient pearls upon a golden thread. These are truly 

 r.ry life-like sketches of every-day life ; yet how very natural, how true 

 fco the life Who does not feel within himself an Uprising aspiration, a 

 heart throb, as it were, for the heavenly home after a perusal of these 

 beautiful thoughts y The great, good and moral truths written within 

 this book will live forever ; there is within them the spirit of immortality. 

 The last poems of Alice and Phcebe Cary will live in the memory of gen- 

 erations yet unborn. 

 rionSEKEUFING AND HeALTHKEEPING. Vol. I., 12 1110., 



pp 482 By Catherine Beecher Stowe. New York. Harper & Brothers. 



Reader, did you ever rise from a bad dinner out of all sorts with every- 

 body' you reel f, and last, but not least, your dinner ? We khow you have ; 

 human nature is human nature the world over, whether we confess it or 

 not As lon^ as men and women must cat, so long will the best treatises 

 on the culinary art be readily sought, We heard a sensible lady once say 

 -the way to keep men good natured was first tojsjive them no room for 

 arnmblingin consequence of a bad dinner." More depends on this un 

 poetical idea than one Would at fust imagine, And in this valuable work 

 before us we find article after article upon the science of good nature-' a 

 uood dinner," and how to prepare one. The fact is, Miss Beecher tells 

 you all about it. Are you dyspeptic, read the last book on the manner of 

 exorcising those legions of devils who are boring holes into the head of 

 the poor "dyspeptic and torturing out his very life. In a word, this is one 

 of the very best, if not the best, books published upon a subject that con- 

 cerns everybody-the science of the true enjoyment of human life. 



Protection against Fire. Hurd & Houghton. River- 

 side Press. 



"Joseph Bird's book again !" says some querulous, fault-finding 

 croaker, who would grumble if his dinner was not done to the very nicest 

 point, Yes, Bird's book again ; and this book you and every grumbler 

 should read, particularly if you are not a believer in friendship of any 

 kind. We do not expect you to be a believer in that most rare and valu- 

 able kind shared so deeply between Damon and Pythias, but we only ask 

 of you a common sympathy, a kindred love for your fellows In their hours 

 of deep tribulation. In those days when adversity knits one man's son 

 to the soul of his kindred it is like recreating a soul beneath the ribs of 

 death, we well know, to try to imbue some men with the idea that such 

 an anomaly as an humane man can really exist ; that in this universal 

 'liard scrabble" for filthy lucre a man can have within his own breast the 

 feeling of "humane kindness" for his fellow-man. Joseph Bird, the 

 philanthropist, does not trade upon tears and suffering — he nobly strives 

 to do all the good he canto his fellow-man, and that, too, without seeking 

 ulterior advantage to himself. He is, and has been, for a long time an 

 ardent and enthusiastic fire-fighter, and we truly regret that there are not 

 more to be numbered to-day in this anti-fire brigade. We are glad to 

 know that Mr. Bird's book sells, and what is better, by far, it is taking a 

 strong hold upon the public mind as to the best means of arresting by 

 the most scientific and approved means the progress of the devouring 

 element. 



A Concordance to the Constitution ok the United 



States of America — with a classified index and questions for educa- 

 tional purposes: By Charles W. Stearns, M. D,. New York: Mason, Baker 

 & Pratt, Publishers, 142 Grand street. 



In a government like ours, the acquirement of a familiar knowledge of 

 the Constitution may be considered the duty of every citizen ; and yet the 

 ignorance of many, even of those elevated to official positions, of the 

 principles and powers embraced in that instrument, is a subject of such 

 notoriety as to cease to excite surprise. The object of this book is to 

 present the constitution as a whole, and to summarize in an intelligible 

 form, its clauses and phraseology, under appropriate heads, so that the idea 

 embraced may be readily understood. The following subdivisions indi- 

 cate the plan and the advantage of the book: 1 — The People; 2— 

 The Congress; 3— The President; 4— Public Justice; 5— The States; —6 

 Elections; 7— Offices; 8— Military Affairs; 9— Foreign Affairs; 10— Mara. 

 time Affairs; — 11 — Commerce; 1SJ — The Treasury. To this is added an 

 alphabetical concordance, and a brief series of questions for learners. 

 The work embraces 150 octavo pages, on beautiful paper, and is handsome- 

 ly bound in cloth. 



The Ministry we Need. B. S. Swectser. Hurd & Hough- 

 ton. Riverside Press. 



We have s^en no book that seems to meet a want of the times more 

 than this little, unpretending treatise. It will be a welcome guest in every 

 Christian family. It is the ministry we need. It is purely English in 

 style, is earnest, thoughtful, chaste, and, throughout the whole, of an ele- 

 vating and improving high-toned morality. 



BOOKS RECEIVED. 

 Prehistoric Races op the United States oe America. 



By J. W.Foster, L.L.D. Chicago: S. C Griggs & Co. 1873. pp.415. 

 Price, $5. 



A wonderful history of wonderful rapes. We shall notice at length 

 soon. 



IN PRESS. 

 Oldi'okt Days. By Colonel Higginson. Boston: James 



R. Osgood & Co. 



This is a forthcoming publication which will undoubtedly create a sen- 

 sation. 



Obituary.— Rev. John Todd, D. D., one of the best 

 known clergymen in Massachusetts, died at Pittsfield 

 on Sunday, the 24th inst. Dr. Todd was the author of the 

 "Student's Manual," and numerous hooks for the young, 

 and thirty years ago published a book most attractive to 

 hunters and anglers, entitled " Long Lake," the same being 

 reminiscences of life in the Adirondacks. He was & most 

 ardent sportsman and an enthusiastic admirer of Nature, 

 and a gentleman upon whom Forest and Stream had 

 reckoned for occasional contributions; for the Doctor took 

 a warm interest in our enterprise, and volunteered to aid it 

 by personal service. But death has cut short his career, while 

 yet he had scarcely filled out the allotted measure of four 

 score years and ten, (he was seventy-three,) and the world 

 loses one of its most useful and brilliant ornaments. 



We are in receipt of the second number of the Christicin 

 Age, of which Rev. C. F. Deems is editor. It is an excel- 

 lent monthly journal, sober in tone, earnest in character, 

 and what is better, full of the kindliest charity. The make 

 up of the paper is unexceptionable. 



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— Thomas Dick is the proprietor, and Henry "Winnett the 

 manager of the Royal Niagara Hotel at Niagara, Ontario. 

 But isn't it rather against a house to have it kept by "Tom, 

 Dick, and Harry?" 



Mrs. Sarah Johnson, a white woman who was bitten by a 

 rabid cat a year ago at Little Rock, Arkansas, died there 

 last week from unmistakable hydrophobia. 

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—The Grand National Regatta will take place on Saratoga 

 Lake on the 11th and 12th of September. The committee 

 on requirements define an amateur oarsman to be a person 

 who has never rowed in an open regatta, and who has not 

 rowed for money, or be3n willing to row for money, since 

 May 1, 1872, and who has not been engaged to train any 

 person or crew in rowing or athletics for any compensation 

 whatever. TJ|e Committee also say that no person who 

 gains or has gained a livelihood by a continued use of boats 

 will be permitted to row in the regatta, 



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The Capitoline Grounds in Brooklyn, it is now said have 

 been selected for the ascension of the great " Graphic bal- 

 loon," and the 7th September designated as the latest day 

 for it to start on its voyage, though the Professor hopes to 

 get off by the 1st. When inflated, the balloon will stand as 

 high in the air as the tower of the East River Bridge now 



does. 



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Within five miles of the town of Victoria (Vancouver's 



Island) black tailed deer can be shot at almost any time. 



Forest and Stream. 



OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. 



The first number is a model of typographical neatness, and its contents 

 are sufficiently varied and interesting to secure for the paper a cordial 

 reception from that class of the public to whose taste it caters.— [New 

 York Times. 



It is a handsome sheet of sixteen large pages, and is filled with a va- 

 riety of very interesting reading. — [New York Sun. 



There is need for a new advocate to make the American people more in 

 love with outdoor life, and Forest and Stream promises to do the work 

 admirably. The varions departments are edited with knowledge and 

 skill. — [New York Journal of Commerce. 



The publication of a new sporting journal, Forest and Stream is 

 another evidence of the increasing love of our people for the sports of 

 the field and athletic exercise. There is every evidence that good fortune 

 awaits the new-comer. That this should be so is a source of congratula- 

 tion. — [New York Express. 



The first number promises well, and its preposessing appearance is no 

 slight confirmation of its claim to a high and manly tone in its conduct. 

 — [Home Journal. 



It is tastefully arranged and handsomely printed, and seems to be well 

 adapted to persons of cultivated tastes. — [New York Tribune. 



Mr. Hallock is an enthusiastic sportsman, a good writer, and compe- 

 tent to make a "sporting paper" fit for household reading.— [New York 

 Commercial Advertiser. 



We commend with special earnestness the claims of Forest and 

 Stream to favorable attention.— [The South. 



We may safely predict its success. — [New Orleans Home Journal. 



It is neat as to typography and varied and interesting as to contents. 

 —[Hartford Times. 



The matter of the sample number is both appropriate and interesting. 

 —[Brooklyn (E.D.) Times. 



It is a necessary publication, and we welcome its birth with open arms. 

 It occupies its own position, intruding upon no pre-occupied ground, hut 

 it is an elevated position. To sportsmen of the gun and fishing-rod it wtll 

 he invaluable.— [Brooklyn Review. 



Got up in a handsome] manner, both as to presswork and arrangement 

 of contents.— [Philadelphia Ledger. 



It is decidedly the most recherche thing of the kind ever issued in this . 

 country, and so far as we know .is the peer of anything similar in Eng- 

 land. All its departments show a practical and intellectual filling up 

 which challenges general favor.— [German town Telegraph. 



Judging by the number before us we can unhesitatingly recommend the 

 Forest and Stream to all who take an interest in out-door recreation 

 and physical culture. It will no doubt merit the patronage of our sport- 

 ing gentlemen.— [Every Evening, (Wilmington, Delaware). 



The terms are very reasonable for such a large and necessarily expen- 

 sive paper. We commend it to our sportsmen friends most heartily. We 

 like the ring of its editorials, evidently written by the true lover of nature 

 in its multiplied and beautiful forms. — [Niagara Falls Gazette. 



There is a standard of excellence and usefulness not yet attained by 

 any sporting paper in the country, and Forest and Stream will find its 

 success at the top of the ladder. — [New York Graphic. 



It covers ground not occupied by any other journal. — [Waterloo (New 

 York) Observer. 



WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY. 



1 hope you will meet with entire success in your project. My days of 

 active life in the field and forest have, gone by, but I recall my experience 

 with pleasure, and I feel that I owe my health in a good degree to early 

 habits of free exercise in the open air in forests and along our streams. 

 —[Horatio Seymour. 



There is a demand for just such a paper as this. It will give me very 

 great pleasure, indeed, to do all I can to help your journal. — [Professor 

 S. F. Baird, Smithsonian Institute. 



I have no doubt that Forest and Stream will have a large circulation. 

 Consider me a subscriber.— [George A. Boardman, Naturalist. 



Such a journal, conducted upon the principles and with the spirit which 

 yon announce, will certainly find warm support.— [Rev. J. Clement 

 French. 



I have no doubt you will make it a marked success.— [Hon. J. D. Caton. 



I wish you the best sort of success in your effort to make a journal of 

 out-door sports such as a gentleman can read and write in.— [Charles D. 

 Warner. 



I doubt not it will be a great success. It is wanted, and must be called 

 for.— [Major John H. King, U.S.A.* 



I have long wished just such a journal to receive into my family, that 

 my boys may leara from a better teacher than myself the best way in 

 which to follow the sports that in years past have given me so much plea- 

 sure.— [Henry W. Abbott, Boston. 



Under your management it ought to be a success.— [W. H. Venning, 

 Inspector Marine and Fisheries, Canada. 



You shall have all the aid and comfort I can give you in your enter- 

 prise.— [Com. L. A. Beardslee, Washington Navy Yard. 



I must congratulate you on the very attractive appearance of your 

 paper. Keep it up to the standard you have marked out for it, and it will 

 become an assured success.— [Rev. Charles F. Deems. 



Nothing but the exigencies of my roving life have prevented me from 

 starting, or trying to start, just such a journal as yours. You shall have 

 my hearty co-operation.— [Professor Elliott Coues, Smithsonian Institute. 



Your paper is just what we have long wanted, and will take well in the 

 Southern States.— [Dr. R. P. Myers, Savannah, Ga. 



The editorial matter, the contributions, and the make-up and general 

 appearance of the paper are just such as Fishrod and Nimrod admire. 

 — [Genio C. Scott. 



Tonnage on Yachts.— In the case of a foreign-built 

 sailing vessel which entered a United States port from Can- 

 ada, without the papers of, and without claiming to be, a 

 yacht, the Secretary of the Treasury has approved the action 

 of the Collector of Customs in compelling her to take out 

 clearance papers, and exacting tonnage tax on departure. 

 If the vessel had arrived with the proper documents of a 

 yacht, showing her to belong to a regularly authorized yacht 

 club, she would not have been liable to the payment of ton- 

 nage tax, nor to be required to enter or clear, provided like 

 privileges are extended to ' similar yachts of the United 

 States. If, however, the vessel was a yacht, not belonging 

 to an organized yacht club, though not subject to tonnage 

 tax, she would be required to make entry and clearance — 

 Washington telegram to Boston Post. 



Children begin now to save your pennies, that when the long evenings 

 come you can buy " Avilude, or Game of Birds." If your storekeeper 

 has not got it, send seventy-five cents to West & Lee, Woscearer, Mass., 

 and it will be sent by mail, post paid. 



" Avilude is a superior game."— Worcester Palladium, 



