"The tone of the book is frank, almost colloquial, always communicative and leaves a favorable impression both of the intelligence and good nature with which the author pursued his way through unknown wilds. * * They are excellent specimens of terse and graphic composition, presenting a distinct image to the mind, without any superfluous details."—New York Tribune.
'The book of travels, which Judge Caton has presented to the public, is of a high order of merit, and sets forth the interesting natural phenomena and popular characteristics of the land of the 'unsetting sun' with great strength and clearness."—Boston Post.
"He is, as far as we know, the first foreign traveler who has given anything like a correct statement of the nature of the union between Norway and Sweden."—The Nation.
CHARD.—Across the Sea, and Other Poems. By Thos. S. Chard.
"This little gem of a book is one of the best instances of multum in parvo that has been furnished the reading public in a long time. * * The poetry is of a kind not often seen now-a-days; it is of the soul, and reads as though given by inspiration. * * There is a mysticism in the little book, which reminds us of the 'Lotus Eaters' or 'Festus.'"—The Alliance.
CLEVELAND.—Landscape Architecture, as applied to the wants of the West; with an Essay on Forest Planting on the Great Plains. By H. W. S. Cleveland, Landscape Architect.
"My object in these few pages is simply to show that, by whatever name it may be called, the subdivision and arrangement of land for the occupation of civilized men, is an art demanding the exercise of ingenuity, judgment and taste, and one which nearly concerns the interest of real estate proprietors, and the welfare and happiness of all future occupants."—Extract from Preface.
CRAWFORD.—A Few Thoughts for a Few Friends. By Miss Alice Arnold Crawford.
"There is about these poems an air of trusting faith, of gentle tenderness, as if of one who, soaring upon the confines of a better life, had longed to leave some sweet remembrance here. They stand forth from the way-side of poetic literature like some peaceful chapel robed in ivy, where the dead are strewn with flowers, and the living steal in the shadows of the evening to seek a rest from weariness and pain."—Inter-Ocean.
FOYE.—Tables for the Determination and Classification of Minerals Found in the United States. By James C. Foye, A.M., Professor of Chemistry and Physics, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin.
"Following Dana, our chief American authority, and gathering aid from various distinguished European writers, this brief manual aims to furnish the student with such help as is needed in order to determine and classify the minerals of the United States. Some useful hints as to apparatus, and suitable notes upon other matters, precede the tables."—Journal of Education.
GILES.—Out from the Shadows. A Novel; by Miss Ella A. Giles.