of the Southern People. 1861-1865. 18mo. pp. 524. New York, 1886. 1 00 7414 North Carolina. Zeigler (W. G.) and Grosscup (B. S.) The Heart of the Alleghanies; or, Western North Carolina, its Topography, History, Resources, People, Narratives, Incidents, and Pictures of Travels, Adventures in Hunting and Fishing, and Legends of its Wilderness. Map and illustrations. 12mo. pp. 374, paper. Cleveland, 1883. 1 00 7415 Ohio 4th R. V. I. Kepler (Wm.) History of the Three Months and Three Years Service, 1861-64, of the Fourth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Maps and plates. 8vo. pp. 287. Cleveland, 1886. 3 00 7416 Plongeon (Augustus Le). Sacred Mysteries among the Mayas and Quiches 11,500 Years Ago. Their Relation to the Sacred Mysteries of Egypt, Greece, Chaldea and India. Freemasonry in Times Anterior to the Temple of Solomon. Portrait, woodcuts and 16 mosstypes. 8vo. pp. 163. New York, 1886, 2 50 HISTORICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS PUBLISHED BY ROBERT CLARKE & CO. 61, 63, 65 West Fourth St. CINCINNATI, OHIO. ALZOG. A MANUAL OF UNIVERSAL CHURCH HISTORY. By Rev. JOHN ALZOG, D.D., Professor of Theology at the University of Freiburg. Translated from the ninth enlarged and improved German edition, and edited and brought down to the present time, by Rev. F. J. Pabisch, D.D., President, and Rev. Thomas S. Byrne, Professor, of Mount St. Mary's of the West, Cincinnati. 3 vols. Vol. I. Early Church History. Vol. II. The Middle Ages. Vol. III. To the Present Time. 8vo. Cloth. (The volumes are sold separately.) To the publishers we can not sufficiently express our obligations for the generous and able manner in which, regardless of expense, they have presented the History to the public.-Extract from the Preface to the Third Volume, by †J. B. Purcell, Archbishop of Cincinnati. At last we have a history of the Church in English, and in such English as reflects infinite credit on the scholarship of the Rev. Thomas S. Byrne, just as the uncommon accuracy and number of references to standard German authors attest the vast learning of Dr. Pabisch. It is a scholarly performance, brought to a most successful issue by two devoted men, at the cost of how much toil and painstaking, scholars alone can tell. We thank the two reverend authors for a priceless boon. They have filled a void in English literature, and satisfied a want long and deeply felt. To the publishers, also, a just meed of praise is due. The style in which these volumes are issued, and the very beauty of the colored maps, so scrupulously prepared by Dr. Pabisch, will, we trust, be fully appreciated by the Protestant and Catholic public alike.-N. Y. Tablet. 15 00 We have to thank our American brethren in the faith for a most valuable addition to our libraries, and for a book which will be most useful as a book of reference to every English priest, as well as an indispensable manual for the student of ecclesiastical history.-London Tablet. It has long occupied a high rank among histories in the leading universities of the world. On critical points, its authority is unimpeachable. We have no doubt the translation will be cordially welcomed, and be universally adopted in the Catholic colleges in the United States. Dr. Pabisch is eminently fitted by his great and varied learning for the difficult task he has assumed.-Catholic Telegraph. One great charm of Alzog's work is the perfect and systematic arrangement. Every thing is in its place, and easily found. The book is enriched with an admirable table of contents. It is concise without being dry; and, from the mass of authorities cited, may easily be made the foundation for immense research.-Catholic Standard, London. (1) ANDERSON. SIX MONTHS IN NORWAY. By E. L. ANDERSON, author of "Northern Ballads." Sq. 16mo. Cloth. 1 00 ANDRE. THE COW CHACE: An Heroic Poem in Three Cantos. Written at New York, 1780. By the late MAJOR ANDRE, with explanatory Printed for John Fielding, No. 23 Paterfrom this rare quarto edition, with the Paper, 75 cents. Large paper, imp. notes by the Editor. London. Noster Row, 1781. Reprinted original preface, notes, etc. 8vo. 8vo. Paper. The poem is a humorous description of the defeat of the "rebel generals, Wayne and Irving," and is a candid expression of the contempt and ridicule in which our brave Revolutionary fathers were held by their British foes. . . Of the poem itself we reproduce only the last stanza, which, if not pathetic, seems certainly to have been prophetic of the sad fate of the author: 1 50 "And now I've closed my epic strain, I tremble as I show it, Lest this same warrio-drover, Wayne, Should ever catch the poet." Additional interest is lent to the poem, from the fact that the above stanza was printed on the very day that Major Andre was taken prisoner.-Cincinnati Gazette. ANTRIM. THE HISTORY OF CHAMPAIGN AND LOGAN COUNTIES, OHIO, from Their First Settlement. By JOSHUA ANTRIM. 12mo. Clo. 150 An unpretending sketch of pioneer times in these counties, with an account of their progress; early adventures, biographical sketches, notices of the churches, township organizations, etc. BABY'S RECORD. Small. 4to. Cloth. A Twofold Gift for Mothers and Children. 1 25 A handsome little volume of 96 pages, illustrated, and arranged for a record of the baby's life, its sayings and doings, with apt quotations and suggestions. BALLARD. INSECT LIVES, OR BORN IN PRISON. By Mrs. JULIA P. BALLARD. Illus. Sq. 12mo. Cloth. There are many young persons who are interested in butterflies and moths, but need instruction as to beginning-how to capture and how to prepare and preserve them. Also, how to obtain perfect insects by rearing the caterpillars that produce them. This little book gives reliable information on these points. It is pleasantly written, and fully and admirably illustrated.-W. H. Edwards, author of "Butterflies of North America." One of the very best children's books comes from Cincinnati-the admirable little study of "Insect Lives," by Mrs. Ballard. It is written with the most agreeable simplicity and good sense, which the young naturalist, a little oppressed with the weight and volume of adult scientific works, will gratefully appreciate. He will find in it ex 1 00 cellent suggestions for observation, and a due amount of well-founded information, enlivened by a delightful enthusiasm for his pursuit. No book could be more acceptable to a boy with a taste for entomology, and the love for nature which must grow with such a taste. The volume is abundantly illustrated with well-engraved studies of insects in their different stages of transformation; and it is to be as cordially praised for these as for the graceful, unaffected, and interesting quality of its literature.-Atlantic Monthly. This attractive little book deserves commendation, from the fact that the authoress has evidently the zeal of a genuine naturalist, has studied insects in the field and closet, and describes what she has seen in a clear and admirable manner. The first and best lesson in the study of insects is the rearing of a butterfly from the egg; one learns more of entomology in this than by any other method. This book will, we feel sure, induce boys, and, we hope, girls, to gather caterpillars and rear butterflies, just for the fun of the thing, while, unconsciously, they will be learning valuable lessons in observing natural objects.-Ameri can Naturalist. BASSLER. THE WEATHER: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ITS CHANGES. Showing Signal Service System, and How to Foretell Local Weather. By S. S. BASSLER. Illustrated by Plates and Weather Maps. 8vo. Paper. 25. Mr. S. S. Bassler, the meteorologist, has published a very able and instructive pamphlet of fifty-four pages, large octavo, thoroughly illustrated, entitled "The Weather: A Practical Guide to Its Changes. Showing Signal Service System, and How to Foretell Local Weather." It is the first of the kind we ever saw or heard of; and as it instructs any body who can read how to beweather prophet," it should have a large sale among farmers, and all others come a whose occupation, curiosity or interests lead to the desire to know whether or not we shall have a "goodly day to-morrow." Mr. B.'s work is "Indications" and "Old Probabilities" brought within the popular comprehension-simply reduced to a “dot," so to speak. The author is the recipient of much praise for the general correctness of his predictions.-Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. BELL. CINCINNATI WATER WORKS. A History of the Cincinnati Water Works. By THOMAS J. BELL, Assistant Superintendent. 13 plates. 8vo. Paper. 75 A complete history of the water supply of Cincinnati, from the first water cart, in 1802, to the present time; with descriptions and illustrations of the machinery used, and in use, reservoirs, etc. BENNER. PROPHECIES IN FUTURE UPS AND DOWNS IN PRICES. What Years to make Money on Pig-Iron, Hogs, Corn, and Provisions. By SAMUEL BENNER, an Ohio farmer. Third edition, giving the results for 1876-1884, and "Prophecies" to 1900. 24mo. Cloth. 1 00 Bankers, pork-packers, farmers, merchants, and speculators, will find it to their advantage to study the facts as presented in this book, and the theories and prophecies based on them. This is a book of books, and should be in the hands of every business man. In a clear, plausible and truthful way it reveals in what years to make money on pig-iron, hogs, corn, provisions, etc., and will be found of great value to persons engaged in the industries to which it is dedicated. The author reasons from analogy, as well as statistics compiled from close observations through many years, and supports his predictions regarding future panics and future prices of pig-iron. pork, etc., with a philosophic course of reasoning which can not fail to impress all and convince many.-N. Y. Commercial Pathfinder. This is a peculiar little volume, and the information is most invaluable, as it furnishes us with rules by which we can foretell the future rise and fall of prices of commodities, and gives us a basis for calculation where guessing was the only dependence before.-Iron World. BIBLE (THE) IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Records, Arguments, Opinions, and Decisions in the case of John D. Minor et als. v. The Board of Education of the City of Cincinnati et als., in the Superior Court of Cincinnati. 8vo. Cloth. 2.00 ARGUMENTS of Ramsay, Sage, and King, in favor of the Use of the Bible. (Separate from the above.) 8vo. Paper. 50 ARGUMENTS of Stallo, Hoadly, and Matthews, against the Use of the Bible. (Separate from the above.) 8vo. Paper. 50 This litigation began in an application on behalf of certain citizens to restrain, by an injunction, the enforcement of the order of the Board of Education forbidding the use of religious books, including the Bible, in the common schools of Cincinnati. The questions at issue are not of local or temporary interest. They enter into that larger religious controversy, involving the whole subject of the true relations of the civil and religious state-the secular society and the church-which, in different forms, but the same in substance, agitates and divides opinion on the two continents in which modern civilization is most advanced and developed. Attention is directed to the thorough examination which this subject underwent in the case of Minor v. Board of Education, in the Superior Court of Cincinnati, and to the masterly arguments made at the bar. The case shows how important it is that the investigations of a lawyer, especially on constitutional questions, should take a wide and liberal range, and that he should make himself thoroughly familiar with the fundamental principles of the government un der which he lives. The arguments of counsel are deserving for their ability and research, as well as the importance of the subject discussed, of the most careful and thoughtful examination. - Cooley's Blackstone. BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA. 1886. Being a Priced Catalogue of a large Collection (7,422 items) of Books and Pamphlets relating to America. Svo. Paper. 50 BIDDLE. ELEMents of KnowleDGE. By Hon. HORACE P. BIDDLE, of Indiana. 12mo. Cloth. 1 00 Subjects treated: Knowledge, God, Creation, Philosophy, Science, Art, Literature, Government, Morals, and Religion. The chapters on Literature, Creation, God and Philosophy, are exceedingly entertaining, and bear the unmistakable mark of a man of brains, observation, and decided culture. The book will doubtless command a large sale wherever our distinguished jurist is known.-Indianapolis Sentinel. BIDDLE. PROSE MISCELLANY. By Hon. HORACE P. BIDDLE, of Indiana. 12mo. Cloth. 100 Discourse on Art: Definition of Poetry; Analysis of Rhyme; A Review of Professor Tyndall on Sound; Music and Its Instruments A Review of a Review; The Tetrachord; Russian Literature. BOUQUET. EXPEDITION AGAINST THE OHIO INDIANS IN 1764. An Historical Account of the Expedition against the Ohio Indians, in the year MDCCLXIV, under the command of HENRY BOUQUET, Esq., Colonel of Foot, and now Brigadier-General in America, including his Transactions with the Indians, relative to the Delivery of their Prisoners, and the Preliminaries of Peace, with an Introductory Account of the Preceding Campaign, and Battle of Bushby-Run. To which are annexed Military |