The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-13

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John Woolmans Journal" is q work
that many persons have heard of and that
but few have read. One of the pioneers of
the snti-slavery movement in this country,
the great result for which, he an humble
workingman, earnestly labored in the face of
an opposition that appeared all powerful, has
been accomplished and the day has now
come when t. rare beauty of his writings
can be app /Ated by those who ten brief
years 81 ould lave turned from them in
disgust 4 As a record of the anti-slavery
movtmsnt of the last century and of the
earnest protests made by the Society of
Friends against the system of human bond
age both before and after the revolution, this
Journal has q positive historical value, but it
will be even more appreciated by the major
ity of readers on account of the genial and
kindly Christian spirit in which it is written,
for in no work of the kind with which we are
acquainted has the writer more thoroughly
reveale himself. A new edition of "John
Woo mans Journal has just been issued by
James r. Osgood q Co., to which Mr.. John
G. Whittier has written an introduction,
which furnishes number of facts of interest
with regard to Wooman, and which is we'll
calculated to excite the interest of the reader
and to persuade him to attentively peruse the
work itself. For sale in this city by Claxton,
Remsen & Haffel6nger.
ga Handbook of Progressive Phloso-
phy," by Edward Schiller, published by j. S.
Redfeld, is a rapid and necessarily superficial
review of the different systems of philosophy,
and an attempt to reconcile the truths which
they set forth with true as distinguished from
merely ceremonial religion. The authors
idea appears to be that all earnest effort to
find out the truth are entitled to respect and
sympathy, although it is not apparent what
his main object really is. The principal
value of his work is that it presents in COM
pact shape statement of the leading princi-
Piles of the different philosophical schools,
and students will find it a useful handbook,
even if it is not altogether reliable as an au-
thority upon all points. For sale by Claxton,
Remsen & Haffelfnger.
-'Three Successful Girls" by Julia
Crouch, published by Hurd & Houghton, is
an attempt in somewhat the same vein as the
very popular stories of Miss Alcott 1t is
pleasantly written narrative of home life, in
which there is perhaps a trife too much
be found by many young people to be enter
tanning. For sale by Porter & Coates.
-"Heat," by Jacob Abbott, is the. first of
series entitled ''Science for the Young" in
course of preparation by Harper & Brothers.
There is no living writer for the young who
understands better than Jacob Abbott how to
make hard substantial facts attractive to boys
and girls The peculiar kind of sugar which
he uses makes the pills of knowledge which
it envelopes peculiarly palatable to juvenile
readers, and in the work before us he has
set forth and illustrated the subject of heat
in style that can scarcely fail to tickle the
imaginations of our young philosophers.
For sale by Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfnger.
GA Smaller Scripture History" by
William Smith, d. @. L., LII. D., is a con-
densation of the larger work of the same
author, and is intended especially for the
Junior classes in schools and for family use.
The whole subject is presented in one volume
of moderate size, which gives the histories of
the Old and New Testaments, with reason
ably complete account of the connecting
period. The contents" are drawn up in such
manner as to form chronological table,
and tables of weights, measures, and money
are given at the end of the book. Published
by Harper & Brothers, and FOR sale in this
city by Claxton, Remsen q Haffelfnger.
-''Desk and Debit, published by Lea &
Shepard, is the third of the "Upward and
Onward" series, and in it the hero, "Phi
Farneyford," seriously commences life as 6
clerk. The story is intended to show the i'm
portance of good principles and attention tC
Christian duties. For sale by j. b. Lippin
colt & Co.
IT. B. Peterson & Brothers have just pub
lished the following works of fiction
''Tried for Her Life, by Mrs. E. d. E. N
Southwork, is a sequel to that popula
writer's novel of 'Cruel as the Grave, and i
quite as interesting as that work.
1.-THE Countess of Monte Christie" is a com
panion novel to Dumas famous work; not b.
Dumas, however. 1t is very Frenchy in it
style, and will not commend itself to super
fastidious readers.
The May numbers of The Sunday Mage
zine, Good Words, and Good Words for III
Young, have been issued by j. B. Lippinooi
& Co. These magazines are, as usual, hand
somely illustrated, and are filed with exec
lent stories, sketches, essays, and poems frol
the pens of some of the best writers of th
day.
From Messrs. Scribner & Co. we hay
received proof copies, with autograph
of the portraits of the artists A.
Durand and ID. Huntington, and also of M