New Books

Il lias been a number of ycars since a choir-book (suitable also for a singingschool book) bas been Í88iied frotn the presses of our muslc publisbers. It is, therefore, wtth Interest that we glance tlirongh "Jehovah's Praise," a new book of sacred and secular music for choir, singing-srliools and musical conventions, by L. O. Emerson. The content of the book comprise almnst wbolly new matter, and are such as wlli make it dealrable for the purposei indicatcd. There is ;i "rudiraentary" department of 68 pages, in which the elements of note-readinj; umi valuable suggestions concernlng the use of the voice are given. Then comes part second, which fnrnishes a clioice lot of part-songs, quartets, plees, etc. Following thiis a treatise on Vocal Culture which gives valuable directions with repard to respiration, expanding the lunga, etc. Then comes part third, conalatlng of 07 pages of new and well-selected metrical tunes. Finally there are 1 l: pages of beautiful anthems, chanta, sentences, etc, etc. Sent to any address on receipt of price, $1.00, by Oliver Ditson A '", Boston, Mass. General Logau'n Grcat Work. A beautifully bound and artistically illustrated voluiiif, hearing the title "The Volunteer Soldier of America," comes to us trom the publishlng house of J. S. Feale & Co., Chicago. The public has been anxiously awairing this work from the brain and band of the brave soldier wlio la ileeplng ia ImmortRlity- General John A. Logan, lts authorship alone would invest it witli au QltdyiDg interest, bilt, aside from this, his lituess tor treutin; the subject gives the volume R practical value hardly to be estimatcd. He was an experienced military man who had carefully and Btudied the military system of the country; and wlien, in CODvincing language, and undisputable facts, he demonrtratea the need of reform, the country will do we 11 to heed his words. General Lnganspeaks emphaticall}-, but without bitterness, and no one can n ad lú, his greatest work, without feeling that it has been written from lirst to last as a duty owed to B Dation which had crowned him as one of its greatest soldierg and statesmen. "The Volvnteer Soldier" is not a "war book" in the common meauing of the term; mither is it a life of Lngan- although tlie biographical memoir of the auilior, which precedes the body of the Imok, is, without doubt, the best short blügraphy of the illustrious volunteer leader that lias ever been written, contalntng tnany facts and incidenu in his career ncvcr befóle publiehed and the i ;.-i,i Tal's; Military Keminiscences, it must be adinitted by all, form a most valuable coutribution to the history of the great civil strife. It is the only connected history of the volunteer service of America that has ever been written; the tirst and only great attempt to perpetnate the glorlous atliiivtnii'iits of the American citizen soldiery, and to glve to the volunteer soldier and sailor that lionor and place in liistory which are so justly their due. Logan was never more eloquent than when recitinj; thedeedsor advocating the rijrhts of his comrades in anus. In this werk he demanda justice for the defenders of the American republic, and shows that the safety and permanence of our free institutious depend upon the strong irnis and loyal hearts of her citizen soldiers. Tlie handsomely printed pages of the book abound with thrilling deecrlptlona of the heroism of individuals, companies, regiments, división and corps. Much of it reads like romance. The work la copyrighted by Mrs. Logan who reoeives two-thirdá of the gross profits. The lirst edition, the publishers state, has already been exhausted, but othere are onder way. "The Volunteer Soldier" is a large octavo volume of over 6even hundred pages, includinf; General Logan's military reminiacences trom his private journal, now published for the first time. The book is beautifully bound, and the artistlo engravlnga and clear letter press make it the handsoinest publication which bas reached our book table in some time.