FOREST AND STREAM. 



pears from flashing eyes, the voices mellow down into 

 twitterings of courtesy and kindness. A nip is taken of the 

 refreshments, compliments are passed that roll so glibly 

 from Italian tongues. The hasso and soprano lock arms, 

 and kiss their hands to" the mild tenor. The contralto and 

 the pianist have a few confidential words, and in another 

 instant the rehearsal for a Grand Italian Sunday Concert is 

 at an end. 



— The appearance of Miss Clara Morris at the Union 

 Square Theatre on Monday night was of course the dra 

 matic sensation of the moment. The "Wicked World" at 

 the Union Square is in every particular as far removed as 

 possible in sentiment and plot from the "wicked world" 

 that Miss Clara Morris has been heretofore identified with 

 on the stage. To pass from the fetid atmosphere of the 

 "Magdalens" into the pure air of beautiful ideas and poeti- 

 cal diction is a change indeed, and curiosity was on tiptoe 

 to see the result, evidenced by a most crowded house. 

 Though the play ran in London for several weeks, it ap- 

 pealed to a national sentiment of the English audiences — 

 viz., a taste for fairy tales at Christmas times — that has no 

 response in this country. In fact, we think it almost pre- 

 posterous to put a play on the stage in this city tlie chief 

 characters of which are supposed to be of dream land. 

 Our people are imaginative enough in money speculations, 

 but never take stock in fairies. They are too skeptical 

 and materialistic for such petty nonsense. We have no op- 

 portunity this week to treat that part of the performance 

 which only interests us, or allude to Miss Clara Morris' abil- 

 ity to take a higher range of characters on the stage than 

 has heretofore been displayed in the generally most ques- 

 tionable nothings in which she has appeared. What the 

 stage wants is an actress who can portray the higher pas- 

 sions of the human soul— a woman who can call forth ad- 

 miration by swaying the heart and firing the imagination by 

 rendering Nature in her sublime and most serious moods. 

 In the "Wicked World" (the name is a misnomer) Miss 

 Morris certainly lias but little of this opportunity, and we 

 think on the whole, the management will be disappointed 

 in the final verdict of the public. Mr. Marston, the scenic 

 artist, was deservedly called ^before the curtain. He was 

 evidently the favorite of the evening. 



^t. Wallack's we have the fourth of the comedy series, 



the presentation being the favorite comedy of "Ours." It 

 is quite unnecessary to say that the theatre is nightly 

 crowded with an enthusiastic audience. 



The complimentary testimonial to William N. Griffith, 



which takes plaee at the Brooklyn Academy of Music No- 

 vember 21st, bids fair to be the social event of the season. 

 Tickets are already in great demand. Mr. Owen Marlowe, 

 whose Captain Hcwtree, m "Caste," created such a sensa- 

 tion some few years ago, will make his last appearance on 

 the stage on this occasion, he having decided to confine his 

 efforts hereafter to reading. We trust that both Messrs. 

 Griffith and Marlowe will Vie completely successful in their 

 new vocations. 



Cincinnati, November 16th, 1871!. 



—At Robinson's Opera House during the week the largest 

 possible audiences have been delighted by the Lydia 

 Thompson Burlesque Troupe. On Monday evening the 

 house was so full that before half -past seven the sale of 

 tickets had to be stopped. The troupe gave on Monday, 

 Tuesday, and Wednesday "Mephisto;" Thursday, "Robin 

 Hood;" Friday, "Blue Beard;" matinee, Saturday, "Robin 

 Hood;" Saturday eveiving, "Aladdin." They remain all 

 next week. 



—At Wood's Theatre Lawrence Barrett, the young tra- 

 gedian, has not met with the reception his talents deserve. 

 The panic seems to infuse the spirit of sadness into the 

 people, and so they turn to something more mirthful than 

 the tragedies of Shakespeare to cheer them. He appeared 

 during* the week in "Richelieu," "Hamlet," "Marble 

 HearC" "David Garrick," "Home," and "Richard III." I 

 am glad to say that he will be here all n ext week. W. L. 



A Great Bibliophilist.— The late Rev. E. Goodrich 

 Smith of Washington, D. C, formerly chief clerk of the 

 Patent office, collected, previous to his death, one of the 

 best private libraries in the country. It comprised upwards 

 of fourteen thousand volumes of English, French and Ger- 

 man works, nearly all solid and valuable, and manyo- 

 them old and rare. In theology, Egyptiology, and philol- 

 ogy it was very rich. Three thousand of these choice 

 volumes have passed into the possession of the Harvard 

 * University. Yale University School has received the be- 

 quest of two thousand excellent theological works. Six 

 hundred of the rarer class of works on general subjects will 

 -probably be sold to the library of Congress. Among the 

 collection were many books of famous anglers— Isaac Wal- 

 ton, Cotton, Bethune, etc. 



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The Canadian Government have sent a steamer to sup- 

 ply the wants of the destitute colonists at Anticosti Island, 

 some four hundred souls in all. 



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—All the goods offered as prizes by the Forest and 

 Stream are of the finest quality. The Panic has allowed 

 us to secure the best grades of goods. See advertisement 

 as to prizes, skates, rifles, cricket, archery, books, engrav- 

 ings, fishing rods, &c. 



Thp lone evenings are now coming, and the children should have 

 Jod Yamfs to help pass them pleasantly. Avilnde, Jvith its birds and 

 IE Siptions, istlle best ever published. Sold by all booksellers and 

 toy dealers, or sent post paid, on receipt of seventy-five cents, by West & 



U ^Sto m«tt' character deserves the widest circulation,"-^w- 

 ■<moj LiciTiU 



low fflnblhnf ion's. 



[Publication* sent to I /us office, treating upon tnfbjects that cofM WitMn 

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

 bdoks delivered at oxer Editorial Rooms will be promptly acknowledged 

 in the next issue. Publishers will confer favor by promptly advising 

 vs of any omission, in this resoect. Prices of books inserted when 

 desired,.] 



BOOKS. 



Manual for Rifle Practice; Including a Complete 

 Guide to Instruction in the Use and Care of the Modern Breech Loader. 

 By George W. Wingate. With diagrams and illustrations. New York: 

 W. C. &F.P. Church. 1873. Second Edition. 



This most excellent work is fortunate in having for its compiler Capt. 

 Wingate, who, as secretary of the National Rifle Association, and as one 

 of the original founders of Creedmoor, not only thoroughly understands 

 the theory of the rifle, but happens to be at the same time one of the best 

 of its practical exponents, as may be readily seen from the accounts of 

 the Creedmoor matches, published by the Forest and Stream, where 

 the author's name is always to be found among the best of our marksmen. 

 The book has a double end in view of not only teaching the rifleman the 

 theoretical reasons for every step taken, but to show him in the simplest 

 language how to practically carry such lessons as are given in the 

 Manual, into use on the rifle range. A great many people desirous of 

 being proficient in any manly exercise, are exceedingly dubious as to 

 their faculty of acquiring any small amount of skill from reading books. 

 "How to learn French without a master," involving the purchase of a 

 book, may perhaps give some very slight smattering of the true Parisian 

 accent; but "How to learn to swim or fence without a master," very na- 

 turally causes people to be quite sceptical, even after the most diligent 

 course of study as to their capabilities of taking to the water or handling 

 a foil. Eifie shooting is however an art which combines intimately both 

 theory and practice, and it is surprising how little of each is requisite to 

 convert a "muff," a person who never could even touch a barn door with 

 a bullet, into quite a fair marksman. How and where to get exactly 

 such instruction is to be found then in this manual. From actual ex- 

 perience, Mr. Wingate having taught many of the National Guards how to 

 shoot, he is enabled to impart information in the most thorough and na- 

 tural manner. As we are constantly in receipt of letters from corres- 

 pondents not only in regard to the absolute manual of the rifle, but as to 

 the proper laying out. of rifle ranges, with questions as to construction of 

 huts, &c, and as all these subjects are treated in an exhaustive way by 

 by Captain Wingate, we know of no better book to recommend them than 

 this Manual of Rifle Practice. It is not to be supposed that the book 

 under review is entirely devoted to the instruction of the soldier. It will 

 be found of practical use to every sportsman and marksman. Questions 

 of trajectory, theories of projectiles, sighting, judgment of distances, 

 effects of wind, suggestions to marksmen, and all information as to how 

 a rifle range is to be built, are given by Captain Wingate. Of no less im- 

 portance are the full details in regard to the cautionary measures to be 

 used on a range to prevent accidents, found in the manual. Within a 

 small and handy volume, the author has happily condensed all that a 

 marksman wants to know in regard to breech loading rifles and rifle prac- 

 tice. 



Muster Morley's Promise. By Hesbia Sfretton, author 

 of the "Doctors Dilemma," Ac. New York : Dodd & Mead. 

 Asa work of fiction, this romance will be approved for its elevated 

 tone and lack of the sensational element that makes the entire capital 

 in so many novels of the day. The scenes of the story as they pass 

 under our eye, with their varying lights and shades, are true and invigor- 

 ating. We like the ending of the book much better than its beginning. 

 Bitter experiences are often but the pathway to a better and brighter life. 

 The work is a healthy and commendable addition to the light reading of 

 the day. 



The Little Camp on Eagle Hill. By the author of 

 "Wide Wide Wold." New York: Robert Carter & Bro. 

 This is one of quite a number of interesting serial tales for our young 

 folks, and so pleasantly is it written, so cleverly is the story told, that 

 even our "older folks" may derive instruction and amusement from its 

 pages. It is not a dry. prosy story, but one of every day life, in which is 

 clearly shown that for all who have the will to do good, to even the young 

 children around them, there is an open way provided. We wish most 

 heartily that the world had more men after the style of Mr. Murray, 

 whose trip to Eagle Hill will be read with great pleasure by all. 

 Flammarion's Atmosphere; The Atmosphere. Translated 

 from the French of Camille Flammarion. Edited by James Glaisher, 

 F, R. S., Superintendent of the Magnetical and Meteorological Depart- 

 ment of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich. With 86 wood cuts and 

 10 chromo-lithographs. $8; cloth, $6. New York: Harper & Bros. 

 In this superb work one can scarcely imagine how so much of the rea- 

 artistic beauty of illustration can be done at a cost so comparatively low 

 as the price of this book. Thanks to the Messrs. Harper for the intro- 

 duction of such artistic illustrations as those setting forth the grandeur 

 and beauty of the "Aurora Boreallis," "The Halo," "The Rainbow," and 

 "The Storm." These pictures are truly superb, and fit to grace an album 

 upon any centre table in the land. This English edition is, we think, not 

 only an improvement upon the matter of the original French, but in 

 point of execution superior. 



Going South for the Winter, With Hints to Consump- 

 tives. By Robert F. Speir, M. D. Illustrated. ; Third Edition. New 

 York: Edward O. Jenkins. 18?'3. 



Dr. Speir has made a readable book on this most interesting subject. 

 It is sad to think that consumptives must have a literature of their own, 

 but since, as the author states, fully twenty thousand invalids seek that 

 section of the country south of Richmond, "Going South for the Win- 

 ter" will doubtless prove interesting to many. Dr. Speir, in the intro- 

 ductory portion of his book, gives the various causes of lung diseases, as 

 arising from bad ventilation, from dissipation, from want of exercise, 

 from over toil, and, especialy among women, from tight lacing. He tells 

 of a woman now the occupant of a lunatic asylum the result of having worn 

 too tight stays, and the rather cynical remark made by some one "that 

 all women who lace tightly ire insane, and the only difference in this case 

 was that this woman was found out. "Going South" tells of all the va- 

 rious routes to be taken to reach Charleston, Aiken, Augusta, Savannah, 

 and the various towns in Florida most beneficial to invalids. The hotels 

 are mentioned and the various charges made for lodging. The different 

 thermometrical changes in various places are noted, and the book contains 

 many useful hints as to the diet, clothing, and treatment of those sufler- 

 ing from Pulmonic comnlaints. The book concludes with a brief ac- 

 count of other sanitory points, such as Honolulu, Lisbon, Naples, Nice, 

 Madeira, Havana, &c. 



Sub-Tropical Rambles: By Nicholas Pike. New York: 

 Harper & Bro. 



This book, aside from the pleasant narrative, story-telling style in 

 which it is written, is one of more than usual attractiveness, and may 

 truly be called a valuable acquisition to the literature of the times. We 

 find ourselves transported (without any inconvenience,) to the island of 

 Mauritius, where the author was for a time resident United States consul. 

 He made good use of his eyes and his pen while there, and gives us the 

 best description of an island little known to the aggregrate of American 

 readers. In this cleverly written work, Mr. Pike has placed all of much 

 interest to his readers before them in a full report of its topography, 

 climate, products, society and customs. ' Several chapters upon the great 

 cyclone of 1868 will be found interesting, especially to the scientific 

 reader. The author also fells us all about the mysteries and curious fes- 

 tivals of the Chinese, Hindoos, and a description of a wedding among 

 the Malabar Iudians. This work contains handsome illustrations, and 

 is a credit to the author. It is issued in the publisher's usual tasteful 

 style. 



Nina's Atonement, and Other Stories: By Christian Reid, 

 Author of "Morton House," "Valeric Aylmcr," &c: with illustration*. 

 New York: D. Appleton & Co. 



The leading story, Nina's Atonement, is a quite interesting, and some- 

 what sensational story, one that carries with it quite an interest of the 

 kind found in some of the old-fashioned novels by Charles Brockden 

 Brown. It was written to illustrate the often fatal folly of giving way 

 to indecision. Had Nina felt the full force of her mental reasoning, (see 

 page 23,) she never wonld have realized the fearful epitome of her char- 

 acter, as it afterwards appears. Everything would have been better or 

 worse. As it was she succumbed to a temptation which a nobler nature 

 would have resisted, while she stood firm where a more selfish nature, 

 would have given way, and walked over all obstacles to its end. It was she 

 who learned that to pause midway between good and evil, to strive to 

 reconcile honor and dishonor, truth and falsehood, is the most hopeless 

 problem that a human soul can possibly attempt to solve. 



Mind and Body: Theories of their Relation: by Alexander 

 Bain, L. L. D., Professor of Logic, &c. University of Aberdoen. N. 

 Y.: D. Appleton & Co. 



We have read no work of the class of thought to which this book be- 

 longs that has interested us more than this discussion of the connection 

 of mind and body. The consideration and study of the laws that 

 govern the physical and intellectual man, as seen through the operation 

 of the mind, complex and metaphysical from their very nature, are 

 made very plain and comprehensive to ordinary readers, and so handled 

 that they deeply interest every reader. The chapter treating of the soul, 

 the immortal, the everlasting part of man, together with the theories of 

 past ages, will be found by no means a dry study. The thoughts enter- 

 tained by great minds and philosophers of different schools from time to 

 time are clearly set forth by Dr. Bain. We commend this work as deserv- 

 ing the candid perusal of those persons who are sceptically inclined, as 

 one of the aids to reflection in which they will fine a steady and bright 

 light upon a dark subject, and we doubt not that much good will be de- 

 rived from Dr. Bain's valuable work upon Mind and Body. 



Picturesque Normandy: By Henry Blackburn. Boston: 



James R. Osgood & Co. 



This is truly a gem of the first water. It comes to us in beautiful style, 

 both as to typography and illustration, just the thing for a present to a 

 friend. The rambles are pleasantly related: the scenes through which 

 our author passed unfold themselves from the pages of this work like the 

 unrolling of a panorama of beauty and life. We hold a pleasant halt 

 hour chat with the painter; we hob-nob the architect. We are well 

 pleased with all the places we visit in company with Mr. Blackburn; 

 Lisseux, Caen, Bayeaux, Arranches, St. Lo, Rouens, and other places 

 Here they pass before us in the very best style of graphic pen-painting 

 Although not intended as a guide booK, yet there is no better work the 

 traveler who intends to visit picturesque Normandy can put in his pocket, 

 than the one we now so cordially recommend to his attention. The value 

 of this book is much enhanced in its excellent illustrations. It will be 

 a charming and beautiful addition to any library. 

 Our Common Insects: A Popular Account of the Insects 



of our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses. By A. S. Packard, Jr.: 



Salem: Naturalists' Agency. 

 ' This will be found a very useful guide to all in any way interested in the 

 Horticultural world. The battle of the amateur fruit grower, the lady cul 

 turist of the rose, the beauties of the garden, the flowers of the streamlet, 

 in short all who love and cultivate the beautiful either of fruits or flow- 

 ers, is with the bugs. All such will bny this neat and useful book, pub" 

 blished by the Naturalists' Agency of Salem. It is graphically illustrated 

 with four plates and 268 wood cuts, showing these little winged and 

 creeping rascals with their well furnished workshop of cutting and bor- 

 ing tools, and the way they use the same to our vexation and loss of fine 

 fruit, clearly shown. The price of this book is very low compared with 

 the great amount of sound, practical, tried, experimental knowledge it 

 contains. 

 White Rose and Red. A Love Story : By the author 



of "St. Abe." Boston: James R. Osgood* Co.: pp.342. Price $.8.50. 



This is a continued story or narrative of more than four thousand lines, 

 which strongly reminds one of Longfellow's " Hiawatha," but is, never- 

 theless, dissimilar. The writer has chosen a peculiar subject for his 

 muse, not, we think, very successfully. While we sometimes find a 

 lack of refinement, or a little of what others would call " a coarseness " 

 of expression, it is, perhaps, a " rough humor" that the reader' will tol- 

 erate in a work of its kind. There are many passages of clever humor, 

 and many spicy personalities peeping out gof well-sketched characters. 

 The story is commonplace. The scene is laid in a Maine forest, in which 

 the woodman first meets his dusky maid. His amours with his "Red 

 Rose," of whom he soon tires, give place to another attachment. Being 

 smitten with the charms of " White Rose," he forsakes his first love fcr- 

 ever- These adventures he puts into a somewhat easy and flowing 

 rhyme. This work, though not of great literary .merit, will, neverthe- 

 less, find many readers. 



She Spoke of Him. Being the recollections of the lov- 

 ing labors and and early death of the late Mrs. Henry Denning. By her 



friend Mrs. Grattan Guinness. New York : Robert Carter & Bros. 



Under the quaint and striking title of " She Spoke of Him," we have 

 a very well written and interesting religions memoir of a youug and 

 gifted English lady whose success afe a missionary preacher of the Gos- 

 pel and teacher accomplished mnch good. Ever ready to give a good 

 word to the poor and down-trodden of earth, she always found her life- 

 work planned and marked out for her. These recollections are the re- 

 cords of a lovely character, in which all missionary laborers, particularly 

 ladies, will find much to comfort them by the way in their labors for the 

 good of their fellowmen. A perusal of this interesting book of recol- 

 lections will give the reader some entirely new ideas upon the subject of 

 woman's rights, which is still an " open question '," 

 Geological Stories. By J. E. Taylor. New York : G. 



P. Putnam's Sons. 



We have often felt the want of such a work for young students and 

 others interested in the study of the geological composition of rocks and 

 the strataa of which the earth is composed. When we began the study 

 of a piece of quartz, it was a study indeed, and if any study could be 

 called " dry," this was to us the perfection of the term. Then we were 

 told to " get a hammer, bag and chisel " and go out and fill the bag- with 

 bits of stone chips, &c. This study was without help, yet it was thor- 

 ough. We never heard of such a autobiography as " The Story of a Piece 

 of Granite," or "The Story of a Piece of Quartz." These stories are 

 replete with the same kind of inf ormation we worked so hard to acquire . 

 This pleasant and humorous instructor, while it enlivens by the way, 

 imparts the same rich scientific truths which we and many others labored 

 so hard to acquire. We recommend to all who love geology to become 

 the possessor at once of this little Avork. 



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IN PRESS. 



Robert Dale Owen's Autobiography, entitled "Threading My Way," 

 which G. W. Carleton & Co. have in press, will be particularly rich in 

 reminiscenses of General Lafayette, Mrs. Percy Bysshe Shelley, 

 "Slave-Trade" Clarkson, "L. E. L.," and otber celebrities of a half cen- 

 tury past. 



| f James Parton has recently prepared a brief life of the late Mrs. Parton 

 (Fanny Fern) which G. W. Carleton & Co. will shortly publish as a 

 memorial volume of Fanny Fern," with selections from her best writings. 

 Illustrated by Arthur Lumley. 



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ANNOUNCEMENT. 



Brave Hearts. An American Novel, By Rouevtxni 



Cray. ISrrio, New York: J. B. Foster & Co. 



