“Carthusian,” kar-thū´zhan. One of the order of Carthusian monks, a body famous for their austerities. “Upharsin.” Dan. v:25. “Oregon.” A name for the Columbia River. “Wall´e-way.” “O-wy´hee.” “Fontaine-qui-bout,” fōn-tān-ke-bou´. “Sierras,” sï-ĕr´ra. A saw-like ridge of mountains. “Anch´o-rīte.” Hermit. “Fä´ta Morgäna.” A phenomenon similar to the mirage in the desert. Through atmospheric refraction objects at a distance appear contorted, doubled, or inverted. It is oftenest seen in the Straits of Messina, and is named from a fairy who is said to cause it. “Shaw´nee.” A tribe of American Indians bore this name; they are nearly all Christianized. “Ca-măn´che.” A fierce tribe of Indians. “Mo´wis.” “Li-li-man´.” “A-ē´ri-al.” “Su-sŭr´rus.” Whispering. “Asphodel,” as´phō-del. A species of perennial plant, famous for its beautiful flowers. “Ne-pen´the.” A drug used by the ancients to relieve from pain and exhilarate. The word is derived from the Greek, signifying taking away sorrow. “Sag´ĭ-naw.” “Wōld.” Wood, forest. “Ab-ne-gā-tion.” Denying. “Prĕs´aged.” Foretold. “Wi-cā´co.” Errata, in “Notes on Required Reading” for April. P. 419, c. 2—“Amoor Darya” should read “Amoo Darya.” P. 420, c. 1—The Russian Saint Anthony was _not_ Saint Anthony of Egypt, but of Mount Athos, and belonged to a later age. P. 420, c. 1—“Laraï” should read “Saraï.” PRONOUNCING VOCABULARY. NAMES OF STARS. A-chër´ner. Al-dĕb´a-răn, or Al-de-ba´ran. Al´ge-nĕb. Al´gol. Al´go-răb. A´li-ŏth. Al´tair. Ant-ä´rĕs. Arc-tū´rus. Bel-lā´trix. Be-tĕl´geuse (gēz). Be-nĕt´nasch. Ca-no´pus. Căs´tor. Dē´neb. Düb´he. Fō´mal-hâut. Hyades (hī´a-dēz). Mär´kăb. Mī´ra. Mī´rach. Pleides (plē´ya-dēz). Pŏl´lux. Pro´cy-ŏn. Rĕg´u-lŭs. Rī´gel. Schē´dar. Sĭr´i-ŭs. Spī´ca. BOOKS RECEIVED. HARPERS have recently issued the following books: Two of William J. Rolfe’s series of Shaksperian plays, “The Two Noble Kinsmen,” by John Fletcher and William Shakspere; and “Pericles, Prince of Tyre.” “English Literature in the Eighteenth Century,” by T. S. Perry. “Shandon Bells,” by William Black. “Tip and Tim,” by James Otis. “Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates”—seventeenth edition. “A History of Latin Literature,” by G. A. Simcox, M.A. LIPPINCOTT & CO. send out a work, by W. W. McLane, “The Cross in the Light of To-day;” also, “Perfect Prayer, how Offered, how Answered,” by Rev. Chauncey Giles. We have received from SCRIBNER’S SONS “The Blockade and the Cruisers,” by J. R. Soley. “On the Desert; with a Brief Review of Recent Events in Egypt,” by Henry M. Field, D.D. “Chats About Books, Poets, and Novelists,” by Mayo Williamson Hazeltine; and “The Religions of the Ancient World,” by G. Rawlinson, M.A. “Books, and How to Use Them,” is a new work by J. C. Van Dyke, published by FORDS, HOWARD & HULBERT.