The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-06-21
Book Notices.

WEST EISN- WIIDS, ..AND THE MEN WHO Re-
DEEM THEH. An Authentic Narrative En-
Adventure in the Far West Bv 7. II EeaGiS iIl
author Of "Iife IN Utah - Western CorrespoD,
dent Cincinnati Commercial, etc. illustrated
Philadelphia ISIS
MIR. Beadie may fairly be regarded as the
writer OF some OF the most attractive literature
Of the day. western Wilds' opens with Ibe
coinmenCement OF the authors rowing life, in
1865, and accompanies him through al. his many
thousands OF miles Of travel on loot, on horse
Oack, by canoe dug out, aud wagon train, and
every means OF .Oc0uotion known 10 ciyfliZsI
ana Unciviltzad man among savage Indians
and no less savage wnite men, upon tours of
, OoSSs vatIoh N the wiids OF mountain, plain
ana desert, and through adventures whose re-
TO leap with aeceioTate5 inomeDtnro nm ,,s ,
the record down to the death OF Brig ham Young,
ana the precarious fortunes of Lis tOtteriug
Intertwtned with personal observations Of
men, things, and localities, all of which arc at
tractVeiy Presented, tide lights and shades of
incident ana hazardous ButI rpriscf appear to
relieve the work OF any suspicion OF he4,-int a.
and at the same time add many of its distin-
Eulsbed charms Some Of the note worthy ad-
ventures ure ia the varied exUerience OF the
author, but more were gathered from the lips
women upon the frontier with whom he came
IN contact, and they make up series Of hnps
ana uishaIs, comic trjigiC and dramatic which
VIII be read and re-read by American freSsidcs
Tor many years TO come, and always with in
western Wilds." treats of the peculiar insti-
tuuons OF the Mormon settlements the habits
Tribes.
trials dangers and superstttons Of PFC spcctt5re;
miulng life, with "a glance nj Its DCrfls profits
we'll known scouts: th.t Mormon war. rn.
Mountain headOYr Massacre, for which John
ID, Lee was tried, found guilty and shot: the
nc OF Gen Gust 6 he dead prophet, with
sketch OF bis life ard numerous hcresics; be
sldes M array otAoihcr facts incifeats and hap
pchlngs- Ihfs ought TO be enough TO insure
pleasing vartety;
Several vel known names are tasseled with
the stigma of unadultcrutod wiC1edness blythe
simple relation OF facts; occasionally a hero is
rescued i-Um obscurity and set upon modes;
pcltstai lOs the admlratloS OF his cOuntrymeu;
but the narratives are always simple and pro-
gresstTe, convincing with their iuhC-eutdruth-
suiness ard total absence of cEotsIn aud affec-
tatton.. Nethayp ney'er examined q work upon
the subjects tresssd' by this, so tree from tech.
nicalites, so true TO nature. hnd 60 we'll calcu-
readers. -
It is a royal octave vcllf4nc se4 paQcs. elc-
gantly printed abd bound. its illustrations, Of
which there are l27, are the finest we ever saw
ih a work for popular sale, and they are re-
western Wilde'' viii be eagerly purchased
wherever the English language is read.
TIE GArHbIc woR1D.-"Gcrmrn Social
July CATHOLIC WORLD. The two recent ut
tcmpts on the life OF the German Emperor
have set all the world specializing about Social
ism TN Germany. This gives a peculiar value
and timClness to the profound and exhaustive
article in TIE CATHOLIC WORLD. English
Statesmen in Uudress" are personal remins-
cencCs, told in an excellent manner Of Lord
Derby, Mr.. G iadstone. and John Bright. This
style Of article always attracts attention. and
the present paper IS one OF the best Of It's kind.
.The Ncwspapcr Press Of New York is spicv
and cauStic. and tells some home truths that
viii be appreciated by everybody except by
those of whOIr they are told. The Tractnrian
Movement 10 the Church OF England" by Mgr.
Capel. treats IN calm and kindly manner OF
the present attitude Of that movement towards
the Cai hoiic Church. "Pantheisul UeTstts Athe-
ism is lively yet deep review OF Professor
Stuart Blackie's Natural HistO5N ~ Atheism.
The Scotch professor gets some rather hard
knocks. Tho Principle Of Beatitude in Hu-
mau Nature holds out much tnpc 10 humani-
". whose tendency in these days IS towards
nOthiugness or despair. The 'kclatiO-s OF Ju-
daiSIn TO Christianity is an interesting histOr-
zeal sketch, and the - Hcrmisages il the PyrCnec
Oricntales Is one Of those qu8Iut, breezy bits
of haif-modern, hHlf-medigeNs al picture paint
ing for which TIE CATHOLIC WORLD Is justly
famed. "Helon Lee, Conrad and WalburCa.-
and "My Friend Mr.. Price form the unusually
good stock Of fiction. In poetry there is Gre
ated Wisdom 10y Aubrey dc We're, and another
cantO of Dante's PtggdtDri0, translated by DR..
4. ". Parsons.