Chandler Moulton has a book charmingly named "Bed-time Stories" illustrated by Miss Ledyard. Marian Douglas has a story entitled "Seven Daughters," and another of "Santa Claus' Land;" Susan Coolidge has "What Katy did at School," illustrated by Miss Hallock; Mary H Prescott has a story called "Matt's Follies; Mrs. O'Reilley tells the tale of "Giles' Minority," and Mrs. Eliot that of "The Boy with an Idea." All this is calculated to awaken the suspicion that women are trespassing beyond their sphere in one direc tion at least. CURRENT EVENTS. The chances for General Butler to be governor of Massachusetts, over which the whole country seemed so exercised a few weeks since and even the English papers indulged in long editorials, seem to have summarily blown over. Far from being governor, he has not even been allowed to be candidate. The people's delegates in convention assembled, solemnly determine, in renominating the present incumbent, to bear those ills they have, rather than fly to others that they know not of. .... The defunct President of the Southern Confederacy still lives as Jefferson Davis, and makes a public appearance in a small way to say that the South is only cheated, not conquered. The statement deserves a smile of pity rather than a burst of indignation. It took Mr. Davis so many years to find out that anything was happening to the South, it is not to be wondered at he has required so many more to ponder what it is. and to shoot somewhat wide of the mark at last. What he thinks is not of so great moment as it once was, north or south. Bnt modesty and a wholesome respect ought to resrtain him from carrying too high a head towards the government that perhaps strained a point of magnanimity in leaving that head on his shoulders. .... In the new English ministry, con sequent upon the University trouble of last winter, Mr. Gladstone has in addition to the Premiership the Chancellorship of the Exchequer. Mr. Robert Lowe is Secretary of State for the Home Department. Mr. John Bright is Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. .... The article in the present number on "My Inheritance in Spain,” which we are assured has more than a foundation in real incident, illustrates the exceeding reliability of intelligence from that Republic. All history is unfortunately the story of battles, not of what goes on between and around them. The correspondent of the London Times, himself a soldier and familiar with the country, insists that there is no such state of general anarchy in Spain as the despatches concerning the republican troubles and the rebellion lead the outside world to suppose. The farmers depend on their crops, not on the state of the market or the paper of the Spanish bank, and they sow and reap as usual. Their surplus property is in hard silver packed away in odd corners, not in national securities, and war does not affect it, except to raise its value. The Carlists are confined to four provinces, an inconsiderable part of Spain. And the federal government though vacillating and chaotic has still the greater part of the nation on its side. It will be likely to grow stronger rather than weaker ; and when once it gets in hand the straggling troops of the provinces now little better than a mob, it may be able to awe into quiet the smaller but better organized mob of the Pretender. .... As we write, the General Convention of our churches is in session at Washington. Many of our readers-such as are not present to hear for themselves-will watch with interest for the reports of the year's work. These in full will be found in all Universalist papers before we can make them available. But a brief summary of what it has to show for the year, may fitly find place with us next month. The Universalist Publishing House HAS IN PRESS A NEW HYMN AND TUNE BOOK FOR CONGREGATIONAL SINGING. The hymns are those of the new hymn book - the Portland Collection. In character and arrangement, the work will meet the growing need of a book for congregational singing. THE BOUND MYRTLE. Thousands of its young readers have been carefully saving all the numbers of the Myrtle with the purpose of having them bound into handsome books at the end of each year. We now have had some of the first year bound, and they make one of the handsomest books we have seen The covers are of green cloth, bevelled boards, and the heading of the Myrtle is printed in gold upon the side. The Myrtle will be bound for 75 cents a volume. To those who live at a distance, we will send the covers for 50 cents, postage prepaid. Send orders to UNIVERSALIST PUBLISHING HOUSE, 37 Cornhill, Boston. DR. PAIGE'S COMMENTARY It is now twenty-five years since Dr. Paige commenced his great work. 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With devout gratitude to God he feels the burden of his long task fall from his weary shoulders; and throughout our church the same feeling of joy and thankfulness will find expression as it becomes known that this noble and faithfully performed task has been completed by the hands that began it. On our own behalf, and on the behalf of the entire denomination, we take the occasion to tender the author both congratulations and thanks. It should be known, as probably it is not known to many, that this has been, on the part both of Dr. Paige and the publishers, a labor of love and duty. In the familiar parlance of business, it has not paid. If Dr. Paige had depended for subsistence on receipts from the sale of his Commentary he must have starved long ago. All that he has received in the long period of his assiduous devotion to this work would hardly make a respectable salary for one year. 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