The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-04
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VIEW OF VIEW BoOKs

Published by Roberts Brothers. This is the
manifesto of the liberal Catholics of Ger
many against the Vaccinations of the ultra
montanists, which has excited so much atten-
tion in Europe. 1t treats on the three great
questions to be brought before the Gcumeni-
cal Council-the Syllabus, the Assumption of
the Virgin Mary and Papal Infallibility ty-and
subjects them to the tests of history and
candid dispassionate argument. This work
is of great value at the present time, as it
givesaview of the council and its objects from
Catholic standpoint, and shows the exact
position assumed by the liberal Catholics,
and the difficulties with which they have to
contend in their efforts 10 maintain what they
conceive to be the true doctrines of their
Church. The authors evidently understand
their subject thoroughly, and their testimony
against the schemes of the Ultramontane
party is the more potent as coming from
Catholics who are evidently devoted to their
Church and who evidently wish to see her
brought into sympathy with the enlighten-
ment of the age, and it is well worthy of the
careful perusal of both Catholics and Pro-
testants who wish to understand the exact
bearing of the great questions that the assem-
bling of the council has brought before the
world in such prominent manner.
From Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfnger we
have received ''Flowers and Fossils, and ether
Poems" by John X. Stayman, Professor of
Ancient Languages and Classical Literature
in Dickinson College. The verses contained
an this volume are evidently the work of
man of culture, refinement, and elegant
taste. While they evince no very great poeti-
cal elevation, they nevor sink into triviality,
and are evenly good throughout. Professor
Stayman has the lyrical faculty we'll developed,
and his poems show fue sympathy with
nature that gives even the most unpretend-
ing of them charm. The following, which
has just a suggestion of Hood, will give an
excellent idea of the quality of Professor
Staymans verse;
ALWAY S THE ROSE.
Now am young, and spring is my song
Spring with its warmth and the bud of the
rose;
When grow older. when grow colder,
Then may sing of the frosts and the SHOWS.
Now, it is May day. life's in its hey-dav
Everything buds and blossoms and glows;
When It's December, shall l remember
10 tell in my song how the wlntry wind
blows?
Nay, nay, even then, the songlet again
Shall sing in old age, amidst winters repose,
Of the seed and the blossom held close in his
Awaiting the spring-'twill be still of the rose
From the same house we have received
S'Velvet-Coat, the Cat, an interesting story
for children, translated from the French of
Madame Melaine Dumont by Lois HARVARD.
-'Ecce Femina," by Carlos White, pub
lished by the author at Hanover, N. H., and
by Lee q Shepard, Boston, is an attempt to
solve the woman question. 1t is particularly
directed against the arguments advanced by
John Stuart Mill in his ''Subjection of Wo-
men, although it gives review of the whole
subject, and is directed against the whole
womans rights movement, so far as it is an
attempt to change the present constitution of
society. Mr.. White brings forward some
cogent reasons why it is both inexpedient and
improper to grant female suffrage; but his
style is SO loose and illogical that he will
scarcely be considered as a very formidable
antagonist by the Susan Anthonys and Eliza
beth Cady Stantons who figure in the front
ranks of the advancing phalanx of women;
and he is certainly not the man to pit himself
against such thinker as Mr.. Mill, who will
grind him to powder in very short order if he
condescends to notice him.
j. B. Lippincott & Co. send us 'Helen
Erskine," by Mrs. nj. Harrison Robinson
This is story of English and continental
society, which, without any great claims to
originality in style or subject, is pleasantly
written, and there is large class of readers
to whom it will prove entertaining.
From the same house we have received the
January number of Good Words for tie
Young, which presents series of excellent
stories, sketches and poetry suited to the
tastes of juvenile readers by popular English
writers. The illustrations are abundant, and
very good
The January number of Tie I'ttyadeyDhSG
Photographer gives as its "specimen" a
photo-relief print by the Woodbury. process
This picture, with the explanation of the pro-
cess that accompanies it, will be appreciated
by all who are interested in the Photographic
art. The magazine, as usual, is filed with
excellent practical articles that contain many
valuable hints and novel ideas.
From Turner Brothers & Co. we have
received Oacr Boys and Girls, for January s,
and ECeTv Saturday for the same date.
A CURIOUS picture of Arab domestic life has
Just been exhibited before the Court of AS
sizes at Constantine in Algeria. native,
named Ben-Kemmari, was accused of mutt
lating his wife by cutting off her nose and up
per lip in fit of jealousy. The mother of