The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-04
OUR BOOK TABLE

So great was the advance demand for a new
novel by Mrs. Fleming, the popular author o
Guy Earlscourt's Wife, GA Wonderful
Woman" etc., that publication had to b.
twice delayed, after its announcement, il
order to get out an edition sufficient to fill the
demand. For life-like conversations. spark
ling with wit, for fine delineations of charac
ter, for varying scenes and interesting plot,
Mrs. Fleming ranks high among modern nov
elists. The present volume will not detract
from the well-earned reputation OF its author.
MIscHIEF's THANKSGIVING, and other Stories.
BY Susan Coolidge. Boston Roberts
Brothers. New Orleans Kahn i Co.
Christmas would hardly be Christmas without
a new book for the little girls, by Miss Susan
Coolidge accordingly she has perfect trea-
sure for them this year, in the shape of a de-
licious volume gotten up in greenland gold, in
the Roberts Brothers most elegant style, and
illustrated by cunning little pictures by Addie
Ledyard. Bright eyes will sparkle, and mer-
~ voices will shout for JOY at the sight of
this the choicest gift old Santa Claus can be-
Fredericka Bremen, Jenny Lind, and other ia
nous girls Of the far North, will be read with
pleasure, by children of a larger growth. as
well as the little wee ones.
The PRE-ADAslIrE; or, WHO TEMPTED EVE?
BY A. Hoyle Lester. Philadelphia j. B.
Lippincott Il Co. New Orleans: Kahn & Co.
The additional words on the title-page:
Scripture and Science in unison as respects
the Antiquity of Man, only partially explain
the animus and scope OF this extraordinary
little volume. Starting out with the as
sertion tina: if Scriptural interpretations
cannot be SO odifed as to harmonic
with the deductions Of science, then those
deductions have an existence only in theory,
and not in fact admitting that the investiga-
tons OF science have exploded the hypothesis
OF the creation in six days." SO long accept
ed literally by the orthodox world, the author
sets up bold hypothesis OF his own "to
wipe out the foul stain upon our escutcheon,"
negro of to-day descendants OF common AL
cestor. Adam.
He assumes that the "Sons Of God" only
(see Gen. VII Job ii, etc., were the children
Of Adam and Eve, the "giants in those days.
md "the daughters of men" being the chill
aren of tie Aborigines; the tempter Of Ere
being son of the same outside race, and
Cain the illicit offspring Of that temptation |
and fall The uniting links between the
gorilla and the white man were the Negro |
created black to endure the intolerable heat |
If an early period), the Malay, the Indian,
md the Turanian family; paler in COM
olexion, and superior in every way. in sue
'essive degrees till finally the Caucasian, in
Adam and Eve. was created Sin his own
mage These primitive races, according to
he author, are included in the terms mis-
'screature" and "beast," as in
rem. i, q and %; in Rev. iv, 6S. where the
beasts" were paying alteration around the
hrone: in Jonah iii. Z and S. where the
8 beasts" are to be covered with sackc-oth
nd "turn from the evil of their ways" etc.
The New York He.0li recently made 4 COM
arison OF the municipal debt OF its city with
hat of Paris, which, if Analysed, will scarcely
ring comfort to the hearts of the New York
ax-payers. The debt of New York is, in
ound numbers, $50, 900, 600, or about $50
er capita The debt of Paris, including
ecent loan asked for, is S412, 900, 600, or
bout S206 per capita. But there are special
circumstances to account for the greater bur-
EN- Of the Paris debt. A very large proper
on of its Indebtedness was the result of
isastrous war, i'll which the capital of France
OF only had to contribute its proportion of
lie expenses, but also bore great losses of its
VII at the hands Of the Communists
The debt of Paris in 1870, before the war :
I'd after Haussmann had completed his gil
mite system Of Improvements, was only SAP
er capita. For this, however, the people of
aris had tie most beautiful city in the world,
the most magnificent buildings, the best of
reefs, and bridges, and parks, and a most
'rfect system of sewerage. But what has
ew York for its debt Of $50 per capita
be streets are still il a imentable condition,
ID the other public improvements are in SO
edward condition that as .ac.ch more
Grey will have t. be expen isd, at the rate
id in the past, before tie people Of New d
DIX will get as much Cor their money as the
'ople of Paris hare now.
Suggestions tor the restoration Of the Re
,blicans tt power are now in order. The I
,ledo 81.tle recommends that the Repub-
.ans IN Congress should, before it is too late,
ko advantage of their present majority by
.ssing measures which may serve AS capital
the next campaign. Among the recon- I
made are that unnecessary and I
travagant expenditures be cut down; that I
e Presidents salary be reduced tt. the time :
'nored $4,000; and that the well known
shes of the people shall in future be respect
l. On such a programme the Blade thinks r
e victories achieved by the Democrats this 7
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