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IGxoRoe, afirms the inalienable right OF 20
ciety 10 fix the tenure by which land u
held. As we have stated his contention, 4
may appear TO be mere affirmation tia
the titles Of the present holders OF land arr
good. This indeed would seem to be ,
necessary inference from his teachings
ard perhaps he would acknowledge sucl
TO be the case; but II be did he would ado
Immediately that as society, or the commu
nifty at large, or the State, has the right u
fix the tenure by which land Is held, thu
present community, the existing State, ha,
the right 10 make whatever alterations =,
chooses 10 make in the laws which touch
that sort OF property.
Mr.. Mo0DY seems to hold that labor
saving machinery tend to produce poverty
and distress by throwing many persons out
OF employment. As we have said hereto
fore, we cannot concedc this to I've true
We cannot for a moment imagine that
primitive man with bis wooden plough and
hoe, and without wagon or even wheel
barrow, was better off than the MAJ who
lives in the days OF railroads. steam
pIoughs, and MCCORMICK reapers. In
his address upon the occasion OF the
opening of the Brooklyn bridge, Hon.
A. s. HEWITT said that the wages OF work
ingmcn had increased q hundredfold since
the DAYS when the pyramids were built.
Surely, in the United States at least, labor
inc men live better than laboring men did
thousand years ago in any part OF the
world. We FIRMLY believe that the world is
growing better as habitat for mankind.
We hold that every labor-saving machine
will In the end benefit all classes OF the
community. We expect the millennium to
come when men shall have invented so
many labor-savlng machines that the whole
race can be ted and clothed as Il result Of a
few hours daily perhaps an hour or
less to each individual.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON d Co.
Underground RuSSia. Revolutionary Pro-
files and Sketches from Life. BY STEP
MAX, formerly editor Of ZemliG Volta
PETER LAyRoFF. Translated from the
Italian. vol, II no.. Sl.25. New
York: CHARLES SCRIBNER's Sons. 1888.
Do YOU want to know all about Nihillsm !?
Then read this book. What is Nihilism !?
Let the book answer;
"The fundamental principle OF Nihilism,
properly SO called, was absolute individual
IA tt,.., ion. 10, n
individual liberty, of all the obligations
imposed upon the individual by society, by
family, life. and by religion"
"The Nihilist seeks his own happiness at
whatever cost"
This worl; is an account OF the Revolt
tionary party in Russia, and OF the men
and women who have fostered and de-
veloped the movement, written by one OF
the most prominent and intelligent OF its
members. 1t reflects wildly certain aspects
OF this great political uprising Of which
hitherto we have had little accurate know
ledge.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON g. Co.
" Ersqiish as she Is Spoke; Or, A Jest In
Sober Earnest" New York: q. p. Put
MANS SONS. 1888. Price, 20 cents.
We have already noticed this amusing
little book.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON & Co.
The YELLOWSTONE National Park; A Manual
for Tourists. BY Henry j. WIsNER.
New York G. =. PUTNAM's Sons. 1888.
Price, 40 cents.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON q Co.
Tier Lin and Other Stories. BY JULIA
ScHAYER. New York: CHARLES ScMB-
NER's SONS. 1888. Price, 81.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON & Co.
Doctor ClaudiuS. A True Story. BY F.
MARION CRAWFORD, author OF I" Mr..
Isaacs." New York: MACMILLAN &
Co. 1888. Price, 81.
Have you read "DIr. Isaacs." Then
you will be sure to read doctor Clau-
dius." though this is said to be hardly up
to the standard of that.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON & Co.
Tie Data of Ethics. BY HERBERT sPEN-
GER. With an Introduction for this
Edition. New York: ID. APPLETON Il
Co. 1888. Price, so cents in paper.
This cheap edition has been brought out
as means of spreading knowledge OF
Mr.. SPENcER's teachings. Recognized as
the reatest philosopher OF his day, Mr..
SPENCER is in some sort above criticism
certainly above ours. We regard many Of
his congratulations as unphilosophical;
many OF his positive ayerments as to what
existed in primitive times as totally unsup-
ported by any evidence whatever, and in
fact untrue; and many OF his teachings as
unsound. But what Of that? He is the
highest authority, and laughs criticism to
scoru.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON & Co.
Topics of the Times: a Series of Repre-
Sentative Essays on Questions of the
Ddu. June. 1888. Price in paper %
cents each; II vols, $3.50.
And cheap and valuable book it is.
The essays are the best that could be culled
from all of the best Of the English pcriodi-
Gals. Some Of them are sinoly worth the
price OF the book.
For sale by the publishers, G.. T.. Put
MANS Sons, and by booksellers generally.
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