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ING THE FIRST Ten CENTURIES. by PhliI
/ Smith, author of the students Old Testament
| History" the students New Testament His
tory" &c. New York; Harper Bros. Chicago
Jansen, McClurg; 4 Co. Ottawa: Osnan
Hapenian
| Besides his admirable histories OF the Old aic
1of the New Testament DR., Smith is the compiler
Of one of the best classical dictionaries cxtant
has written an excellent history of the ancient
Eastern World, a Students History Of Greece, {
Manual Of Ecclesiastical! History, &c.,-in shor
is one Of the most laborious as well as successful
students and authors Of the present generation
His histories are especially adapted for students
and young people, His style is easy and simple
his statements of facts are clear and accurate
and yet so comprehensive and concise rs not Il
weary with unnecessary detail
The History of the Christian Church before u'
| fills want that has long been felt Most churcl
histories, however mcrtoriOus otherwise as liter
ary performances, are volumnous or warped
with religious prejudice rs to be wholly unSuitet
| to the young. Though written from protestant
or we should say mild Presbyterian standpoint
there is little in the present history to which ever
a Roman Catholic would object II covers the
history of the church from the time of the apos
| ties to the 10th century, and thus includes ant
very clearly and accurately traces both the ris'
and progress Of the church, its trials and perSc
cutiOns, and also gives us a thorough understand
ling of the great controversies through which The
early church passed and defines minutcly wha
| they were about and what they settled. The
work is as admirably designed as text book foI
the higher grade Of schools
Political ECONOMY BY w. Stanley Jevons
Professor of political economy in the Universe
tv College London. New York: ID. Appleton
Il Co.; Chicago: Jansen, McClurg Co.; OF
tawa Osman IL IIapeman. Price, 40 cts.
We mentioned this work on a former occasion
1t is called 'prmer' Of political economy and is
appropriately so named Though no study is
more intricate or unsettled in most OF It's leading
assumptions or postulatcs there are certain fixed
principles in political economy that have gained
universal or ut least general assent, and such
alone this little volume 10 intended to lay down,
explain and illustrate. The thought that natural
ly occurs on looking it over is what mass
of popular error, and what floods of vain and ridi
culous babblng among politicians and stumpers
would be avoided if people generally would apply
themselves diligently an hour or two day for
about one week to master the contents of this
admirable primer.
IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICA. BY K w Dale New
York: ID. Appleton IL Co.; Chicago: Jansen,
McCurg IL Co; Ottawa: Osman ~ llapeman.
Price % cts.
Mr.. Dale, an English gentleman, year ago
spent u couple of months travelling over the
United States and studying the habits and insti-
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fore us gives the result Of his observations. His
attention was mainly directed to our Society,
Politics and Popular Education; and Of these he
speaks with kindness as well as discrimination
and intelligence. His style is sprighty and for
few hours pastime the common reader can
hardly pick up any little volume the pcrusal of
which he will find more pleasant.
MRs. GAINEsBoKoUGH's DIAMONDS. BY Julian
Hawthorne. New York: ID. Appleton IL Co.;
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A very entertaining story in the line of the de
tectiye and secret police. A gentleman known
to be in possession of very valuable diamonds
is pursued all over France and Germany by Il
band of thieves, who, though rcsorting to all the
rcfncmcnts of ingenuity known only to the
French professionals, are ultimately foiled. The
chief merit lies in the authors invention of so
many adrot tricks and surprising situations.
THE CITRATE orb ORsIEREs. BY Otto Requettc
Adapted from the German by Mary A. Robin
son. 20 cts.
The LADY OF LAUNAY. BY Anthony Trolope
20 cts.
SQUIRE PAUL. BY Hans Warning. Translated
by Mary A. Robinson. % cts.
The above, which come to us through the
house of Jansen, McClurg q Co., Chicago, are
among the later issues of the "lIarper Half Hour
Series" To people who have not the time to
waste or patience to wade through IL 800 page
novel, yet who like occasionally to cheat ennui
of an idle half hour, we can recommend nothing
better than to procure one or all of the above lit
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elaborate ictions, and are vastly less wastefu of
time and less trying to health or weak eyes