, 1880-10-16

emitting the deta,ls, whlcf oltlIoEl, ent9r.
and lack Ut merit Two Of tile other illustrn-
tloi's .nro better: being portraits. while tho
fnl,rtl, and isuanin1 illustration Is of about
tho a.llI1 rink M tho first.
| -"Afrtca: Inst and Present. In TN excel.
lent summary Of MI thu. is know, about Tint
Hntii recently comparatively uuktl0'sii land.
Il II written, or rather 1,rcfaced. by Mr.. w.
Alol;stSf :,,; wi, wl!o styiSs himself All "9ld rcs-
tho book Is tic resnlt Of IFS own
II pubis'i,aE tho work; tllat ~ best stated by
has eildenvored to tnnke the present volume
not only n work of Interest to tho general
, rsa'Ier, 9llt a'so portable. elleap. aud cnl,-
y,snie,at haiNi-book ,! ot reference q. tho sub
who wls', for reliuble Information oil tbs ill.,
tHry,, EsoErapliy. climate. resources, an!
condition q It's ii'HalIt ta%nts; % toxeti1er with witt
what yet rcnains to bo done to pron,oto their
morAl and religious l,nprovclieltH Mr.
Alnister iias coliAclentEqnsly carried out his
able, compendium Ut Afrleaii knowietlge. Tho
Society.
MIR. II. =. scudder has been quito suc-
cesstl!l with tho wtrks he .llns hitherto pub
aid IL soas ns 'afffsss fs bMsRsrs II Rsssnf IF ya Ste
story or novel, and lis Sstp2ries froln Myy Iy
h!tic M " . %as m interestlMx b9ok for children;
BY 1lougllton, Mitl1in Il O.. Is q collection OF
eirlt III number. i.eft oyer from MI the s t.ast
Ctntury"a allti "A Story Of the Siege Of l!os-
t[o,l as n whole warrants It's publication,
which Is more, by thu Wny, than can Reller-
ally be said Of s1aiilar works.
and kirri as slr ~ on r INC fen rmys
~ ill., y" ia,'n st,, !tn'uGa, y, IT,, uG,twsc4
hnve ,,st t 1cnn et Ea,,e,ata ~ ~ sna Mt1 m,,i, y
ia!!s tas,ss. see'ier s t'ss las = dIstusse' sa
S a feeSt s rfstsa ran, S, a1ness G5s rtkaa M
ticGnl!e ~ Ills last lectelre, III "Tho Church
mud tho Theatre" Ia which, although the
ologian, hc SHOWS llo trace ot btgotry, and IL
warranted in ths conclusions be draws by the
t!ons. Thu first huff sketches tho rise and de-
cinn Of tho mysteries and miracle p1ays,-le e.,
Of tho religious drama, properly 10 cnjel.
l!R!ous p!ay OH later dramatic literature III
wish to obaii, clear @ idon Of tho "psn pe5plous @
pay s. e. EtJpe aIa anne Of lts lat.
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fs sc" has SSFS Sss p1epArsd q AtfFis" e. s. &
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co,IilcetGd viii tho history aid dsyeIop,ne,lt @
tabllNr form. It II good hook Of refer. It.
cncc, carefully prepared. Tho 1fassacllu-
Up tho tables on Witch ti,o t eSsrts arc base,.
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impair,nent IT Die caDital stock. two ehurts
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Miscellaneous Works" cGltgl By Ills sisier,
new. ,Ylley iinve bsen reprinted Mofe tl'Sn
II i, ts r., Un}is ;. sstss at A. saisf
graphlsal appcaraucc, tlc ' care % aitestesd IN n
It's i.Nkc-up, and Its chcapneas. ii IS tho
llMest, best, md chenpGst c,it1nn OF tic nlis-
sSlnnsgas s.t wofk, s w # the s E4s|s !s'STnn s II
| to any library. They comprise i've Volumes
is lie one On aNliitoii." - ~' - Wv ''''''
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{Im!oe nt' ,i,tt. i'a,1 W o. ahn'1ls
a sor WM psMp,s,ea psit. ~ " i uIiatrop Go'
tionnl lnterest from lis III rrcaenro % ct MI III.
!nafiy 9as III :intfodnction H 0i'. by Ja,1.es aU
Russell Lowell," but Tint "lntrotlue-
Or predatory ilote by Mr. Inwclt. ~. nn1 NJ tRa tRo
balaI,co Is a letter, by ST.. HngSss hin.ssIf.
autobiography, it u tlie most satisfactory;
part Of die Gook, which consists of SELECTIONS
bearing ou such topics aa "AinDItin1,.,
"Knllsio,ts Belief" !" !" "hlKotry," " Courage"
"Chrfstlanity,h DeatI," Disclpiif,c'U
-Irn',or tha t,t,n u Now f,o,,r,,,o M, H..
sonto tx rrs,t Is ta'S Sr y" coiGsa!o ana o the
onf1a%tcI 81 ~ tyo nj. ar.ia;,s M -. t1tayes III, s
rsI eoe,GdI 1ao ~ ,e, w. ar!!e'es Wiiieh org1'niiy
Witch ai,yeHrca ~ n ta i,'cn, 1fsn, @ ia,,t Oh,
he a astratiSs aro aiso rspr,nod '?F, c
iasts ; Ii, ,l!ays Gsc!, carefully eathefei. sIi,S I
newy Sseayso s'"s' 1T ttets eroG rs wSiy snI{i
110ni III, tse @ 0a9 f,p fn,epictea py hayarI IHylor,
AmeFcn Of % Mr. i"rfs rrntlo onSS an cas o N1f1n saT
snsses as" t,o@ro 1 o"o 9 hottEayea % r. Goant ao
S;r aSgsseEs vMsy "tiu n.pin9n'Mt.iss s.ss Hpeecnes