New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-03

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. The following named now books, I'll p1b-
lished BY Harper A<Breehees, New York,
are for sale in this city by r. G.. EyrisA, No.
100 Canal street:
The LIFE OF JOHN EeclE1. By II. ETOx>
Bourne. Two vol1mes.
The subject of thismemoi1y the celebrated
philosopher and philanthropist. was bs1Aat
Wrington,. in Someysetshirer England in
l6a1, and was almost contemporary with
Milton, Spiaezs and EewtoD. At the Fses-
emit time JOHN. Locke il best renembere&for
his Essay On the Human Understanding"
though he wac cles. and vigorous writer
on religion, law. philosophy, and even medt
siney being one Of the most cultivated men
Of his time, and man Of extraordinary in
te!leesual endowments.. It can be said for
him tAat he worked faithfully for the ian
provsnent of mankind in knewledge, lib
e.ty and virtue. His life was. long, honcE-
able, useful and perfectly blameless. ME-:
Bourne has gathered o variety of interest
ing facss concerning the life and iabors Of
Locke, which will prove welcome to tho
student and general rea1e~.
TH1sAaUNDEL NcTro. Asnovei. By Mary
Cecil Day.
Those who have read "Oh Myddleton's
Money" will welcome this new story by tie
same sprightly aathor. - is in no way sea-
sstionsl, and yot is not without fssci2'
ating.quality which arrests the attention Of
readers. Az Q story it 10 well sustained,
and the plotis sEillfully worked ont.
THE Bo1s OF '7sss A Hmtory Of the Bet.
ties Of the Revolution. BY Charles Care
ton Coffin.
This is the best boys book of the season
It is io0pagee, and has nearly that number
of illustrations of scenes and men vivid in
the old times which tried mems souls. lIks
Coffin Is an experienced journalist, and his
letters from the Army Of the Potomac to
the Boston Journo. were among the best of
pen pictures of what he saw in our late
war. His book for boys H. oaa}ed history,
but it has all OF; the attraotiveness Of
finely written romance. To.the young mind
it will prove wholesome and Instructive.
A. EosxHRIC DICTIONARY. Translated
from the Germaa.of Georg Autenriet5 by
Professor Robert Porter Keep.
Thie work il designed fer use in schools
and colleges, and appears TO be admirably
adapted for that purpose. Introduced with
the tezt are nearly, ls0i wood outs, Illus
trating antiques and the manner of war.
fare, navigation, costumes and sacriscial
rites of the Homeric age.
EcLEcxlc MAGAzMR.-Ihe >Eelee 10 for
December makes its tribute - the interest
felt in the recently closed Centennial Ex-
position, at Philadelphia, by presenting it's
readers with an excellent portrait Of Cen
eral ysseph R. Hswley. president Of the
centennial commission. The portrait is &C
compsnied by. q brief sketch Of General
Hawlsy's lite.
The literary contents Of the number arc
unusually various, there being no Less thar.
seventeen articles, besides the four WELL
filed editorial departments. A mere list CT
these articles wilE be sufficient to show
their value, interest and varisty: "A2-
toma.ism and Evolution" by Charlcs,
Elan, MD; Daniel Deronda;" 1.-THE Two
Chancellors, Prince Gottschakofa land Prince
Bismarck" Astronomy in America" by
Richard A. PROCTOR, B.A., FRS; "Pri0a-
vera" by w. w. Story; "Kafr Weddings
and Kafr Kraals," by Lady Barker;
Charlotte Bronte: A Monograph" 'The
American Centenary" by Horace White;
"When the Sea vas Young" 1.-The Story OF
a Lite Fair Plays" The Byweys of
Bookmaking," 'sIslam," by L. Mason; 1.-THE
Planet Saturn's Dark Rings" by Richsrd A.
Proctor, B.A., FRS; IAN American Co.
operative Company" and 1.-THE Waiting
Angel"
1t will be seen that several of the articles
on the list are peculiarly timely-the one
on "Two Ghencellors" throwing a food cl
light on the scent and current history Ct
Europe.
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In it's pages are represented such eMinen
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