Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-30
LITERARY NOTES.

RESURRECTION IN NATURE AND REVELATION:
An Argument and Meditation. By D. W. FAUNcE,
New YORK Randalpb ne
ton: VIM. Ballantyne Son.
In the author Of this volume will be recog-
nized the pastor OF the street Baptist church
| in this city. This fact ought to draw attention
to 1t; but, aside from such local interest. It is
for both its literary merits and its purpose worth
much more than the time required to give it q
thoughtful reading, which is more than can be
said OF most books Of the period Its general
scope and drift are indicated by its title except
that rather more advanced views are held con-
corning a bodily resurrection than those COM
monty entertained. But whether these can be
accepted by the general reader or not those
who have loved and lost will be able at least to
draw much cons olation and announcement
from Dr.. Faunce's reasonings and the attractive
manner in which they are presented
SALT LAKE FRUIT. A Latter Day Romance By AN
AMERICAN Boston: Rand. Avery 4 Co.
1t is apparently intended that this book shall
be to MOrmOnism what 'UncIe Toms Cabin
was to slavery. 1t Is therefore not pleasant
reading. whether it be all romance or whether
the incidents are real, and not at all exagger-
ated, as is asserted. If true, the narrative indi-
Gates terrible state of things. and one which
could hardly be supposed to exist in any coun-
try, much less in one like ours. In literary
point of view, the writer's style is somewhat
feryd, as was perhaps to have been expected
considering the subject and purpose of the au-
thor and it is likely that it will be all the more
effective on that account in the quarters it was
intended to reach. Mechanically the book is
all that could be desired.
THE SHADOW OF THE WAR. Story of the South.
IN Reorganization Times Chicago: Jansen Nc
As story, ''The Shadow Of the War" does not
amount to much, its chief value lying IN the
tact that it is fair representation of the condi-
ton of things existing in the southern states
and particularly in South Carolina, during the
reconstruction period from a southern point of
view. The author means to be just, but he evil
IDENTITY sympathised pretty strongly with good
many things that are deplored. The story is
however written in proper spirit, faults upon
both sides being recognized and condemned, and
it does not lack for stirring incident, drawn ap-
parently from real life.
The second number of the "Circulars of Infor-
nation" now being issued by the Bureau of
Education, is an interesting monograph en-
titled 1.-The Teaching, Practice and Literature
of Short Hand" by Julius Ensign Rockwell, Of
the Bureau. The author has brought together
large array of facts, which he presents In an
attractive way; but the real value of the work
is its completeness. The history of short hand
from the earliest days. the state of the profess
sion In all countries, and its extent in this
country, Is supplemented by very complete and
valuable photography Of American and English
authors: Charts are appended giving the diff
ferent alphabets used in short hand.
From Estes & Lauriat we have practical
and rapid means of learning Spanish, in the if
teen pamphlet parts of DR.. Rosenthars ''Meis-
terschaft System" Of acquiring that language.
In this method no needless time is wasted on
preliminares, the pupil beginning with the first
lesson TO express in Spanish on everyday topics.
The advantages Of this system are obvious.