Literary Notes

A small publication, neatly bound, entled " Our Business lioys,"isabook that would help any boy in the land if he ould read, treasure up, and be influnced by its advice. It tells the boys how o succeed, what temptationsto shun, and 'hat virtues to cultívate. Publislied by ). Lothrop & C'o., Boston, Mass. The Current, in its issue of September 8, egins the publication of a series of arties on "Supportlng the Preachtr," by ,ev. J. Rushton. The purpose of the areles is to indícate to congregations how Kistors raay be aided in their work by luirch ineinbt'!, the neoesslty for active o-operation being forcetully presented. 'arious practical suggestlons are raade, hicli laymen should carefully consider. One of the most eurious incidents in ie history Of A frican slavery Ín Amerca is the lite of Charles Stewart. a slave wned by the Johusons of Virginia, and flerwards by the Porters of Louisiana, joth of them noted as possessors of renarkable raeing horses, and during his ong lifctime has ridden the winning íorse at many of the great races down outh. He could not write, and knew íothing about figures, but whs nevertueees trusted by his ownere with the care nd transportation of their stock, and the letody of bets and stakes, and he seems Iways to have come out right. One of leladiesof the Porter fauiily recently ook down the story of his lite as told by ïimself. and il will be given, In his own egro dialect, in the October Harrei's, witli a portralt of theold beroof thetuif. Ciioual Wonsmr. A CoHectlon of íevv Saered and Secular Music.for Choirs, inging Classes and Conventlons. By L. O. Emerson Published by Oliver Diton & Co., Boston: Choral VVorship is a uil size Cbnrcb Muslo book, apparently f the well known kind that has been in seso long, but with all the modern im)rovements. There are less tunes and more anthems; less dry exercises for the inging class part.and more graded songs, uets, trios and four part songs or glees; ess theory and a greatly increased quauity of good nuisic for practice and enoyment. It is a "dollar" book, contains 20 pages, of which ]00 are devoted to ie elements, 75 to tunes, 110 to anthems, nd the rest to pleasing concert music. The name of the author is sufficient guarntee for the elegance and perfect sinoothess of the music, Under the title of Battles and Leaders f the Civil War, the Century will begin vith the November iiumner of the presíoí- sfgfe'jV'sïrfU tggS!: papers, the object of which is to set forth, in clear and graphlc nianner, tlie lifeand spirit of the most important of modern military conflicts- the War for the Union. The main portion of the scheme will be papers of a popular character on the great engagements of the war. by general offleers high In command at the time, eitlier upon the Union or Confedérate side. In many instances the contributor will be the ofllcer of iirst command, and in every instance a participant in the engagements under consideration. For instance, the battles of Shiloh and Vicksbiirg will be described by General U. S. Orant, who will contribute four papers to the series; General lieauregard will write of the First Buil Run; General McClellan, of Antietam; General Rosecrans, ofStone River; etc, etc. The passage of the Forts below New . Orleans wiil be described by Admiral Porter, and the Westen Gunboat Service by RearAdmiral Walke, and the fight betvveen the Monitor and the Merrimac by Colonel John Tavlor Wood, tlie senior surviving offleer of the latter vessel. Other prominent Confedérate generáis have engaged to contribute, and some of these contributions will be hardly le3S notable than those above mentioned.