The Portland daily press., 1884-03-29
New Publications.

the organized weakness OF the system maxi
ing war upon its vital forces.
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New Publications.
Messrs. L. Prang & Co., Fine Art Publish
ers, Boston. display unusually heasiiiu a.
sortment of doO ble-faced Easter cards. Among
those especially Noticeable is one of medium
size, fringed with pink, where, on cream
tinted background, above a fragment of verse.
Is handful of bepaticas, anemones and ferns
lbe opposite side Is decorated with an Easter
lily. Another card depicting the coming of
the swallows is Inscribed, "Wishing you every
blessing" The centre OF this, against which,
the birds are outlined, is a circle of azure sky,
over which feecs cloud flats. A bronze
hued card, triangularly shaped, is fringed
with white, and two white daphnes blossom
beside the text II know that my Redeemer
hveth." Still another is fringed with laven.
oeI ana over shaded centre of blue branch
OF cherrp blossoms trails downward from Al,
unseen tree; from one of its topmost twiss
yellow bird gives an Easter Greeting" to his
mate below. The other side is gay with but
isffilss, Among the novelties issued by l.
Prang q Co. for 1884 are two series of rpediee-
val Il Easter cards enti led eastern Carols OF
Ye Oden Time" the fret series comprising a
set OF twelve CARTS OF six different DESIGNS
printed In red and black, the second series
consisting ola book of prints and carols on old
handmade paper eDcased in parchment paper
and printed IN red and black These are de-
cldediy unique and will be much valued by ali
lovers OF the ancient styles. But much the
bandsomest E .ster card we have seen ia a
beautiful panel of flowers Gonquils), printed
on satin and surrounded by a broad border of
delicate pink plush. In design and colorinp
u Is exqulslte. Among the artists who have
designed Easter cards tor Messrs Praue & Co
are Miss f. Bridges, Miss L. B. Humphrey,
MIS-. y; e. Whitney, Miss L. Cousins, Miss
Alice Q. Swan, Mrs e. f Fisher, w. Hamil.
ton Gibson and Walter Satterlee.
The name of Locke, after two centuries, re-
malds the greatest among English philoso-
piers. He vas a man of extraordinary depth
and clearuess. His researches were funda-
mental, and his contribution TO phil ,sophy OF
the highest Importance. His opus naq7aa,n
l. his Essay on the Human Uuderstau ding y
~hich he studied and unfolied with fearless
nueinLey' ms expositlons were usually lnmiD-
aus but sometimes obscure, partly from the am
elguity OF terms. and partly from certain false
conceptions touching ideas and their offices
10 the economy of sense perceptions The an
clients taught that we know objects not direct
ly, but by means OF ideas tertiun2 oa,id be-
tween the perceiying mind and the o6j.cts of
perception. That was an unsupDorted and
mistaken theory. Happy for Locke and the
world If he had discarded it along with the old
theory OF inmate ideas. In respect to these
E'cAe . lcohociasm was too sweeping, for VT
90 possess innate faculties of idea the power
Oh acquiring them ss occasions give us the op.
poftunity. That Locke was not always con-
sistent with himself is evident from the fac,
mat there has been such diversity of opinion
as to bis real principles, These have hean il,
discussion from the first, and the discussion OF
them is renewed by DIR. McCosh with much
vigor ana success, In the work entitled "Locke's
Theory OF knowledge" Was l. cke au ideal
ist, or reailst; eensationalist, experimentalist
or ratlonalst9 What did be mean by seusa-
ton and reflection as the sole sources of knoul
soge, or lblets to the human UNDERSTANDING?
these ana kindred questions furnish Dr. Nc
Cosn, as they have many preceding inquirers,
tnenes Ior dozen disqnisitions Of nuusu u
eiearnefs, cogebCy and candor. All interested
III such Inquiries will fiud these ESSAYS highly
suggestive aud generally satisfactory in their
treatment OF PORTS much mooted and cues
'lons whlch nave waited century for solution.
DIT. Donald q Mitchell resppears to the
public, with whom in years past he had been
80 dessrvedly favorite, in an attractive edi-
ton OF his works, of which we have before
spoken. The fifth volume OF the series, "Dr.
joins" which is now ready, will be remeni-
oered with pleasure By all who read ID when
new Will hnd it no less interesting now III
story OF New England, and narrates certain
events ia the lite of an Orthodox minister az
Connecticut. Like all OF six MARVEL" works
y VII Keep strong hold on popularity. d..
JohIs, New England divine, the chief clag-
acter In The book, is the absolute repressf.t-
i've Oh class last easing away, and Of which
ieH, il ary, are lett to-day.
at thirty the clergyman was as aged AZ most
nsn OF Ior5y,nse, Stared by the severity of his
Ak citru nh Ill
Asld them. He was by nature quiet almost a
tlmid man, but ever the old white desk aid i'm
son cushion, With the choir of singers in his font
ana he Bible under his md he grew into wonder
iui Doldness. be cherished an exalted idea Of the
dignity OF his office a dignity which he deter
mined to maintain to the utmort of his power: but
N tue pulpit only did the ull exaitation c me over
him hence he looked down Sc enely upon The
mock OIL which he was the appointed guide, and
among ~hom his duty lay. The Shepherd leading
ais sheep was no figure Of speech Tor him: he vas
commissioned to heir care and was conducting
Wgoinen-athwart The dangers of the w1rld toward
the great fold. On side always the fires of hell
were gaping and the other We're bazipg the
great cahdlestfcks around the throne.'
The publishing house of William S. Cots
berger, New York, has given us many excel
lent transiations from the German, French
and Italian. Among them the historical nov
els of Ernst Eckstein are quite conspicuous
The first of these, "Quinlus Claadius," is a
story of the time of Christ, and the principal
Characters were followers Of the Nazarene
Through oppression and suffering this people
at length trIumphed. and thus the stormy dra-
ma ended in peace. On the contrary, "Prusias,"
by the same author, is a painful tragedy
from beginning to end. 1t paints the striving
OF an oppressed people for freedom after centu-
rles OF slavery, and although the effort pro-
doces certain results, it has no practical and
fha ~ ;,.a1S 80
TO SOME extent historically Correct, the charac-
tors are many OF them purely fictitious. There
are cop1ous notes, however, which rectify aLy
deviation from historic truth, but are intended
Rather to supplement- aud illustrate the ro-
nance than TO explain it. The work is bril-
liant one, and shows both ripe scholarship aud
iervid imagination in its author, In Vienna
the novels OF Eckstein have had phenominal
success, and the present volumes are thor
oughly well translated. The romance of Eek
stein are open TO the same criticism as those OF
George Ebers, in that while they are of the
time of, or before, Christ, the thought is some
what modern. his may be inevitable, but
yet it mars the perfection OF the work.
"Tbe Hessians and Other German Auxilia-
ries of Great Britain in the Revolutionary
War" is book that will command general in
terest. In the preface the author, Edward j.
Lowell, calls attention to the great account
that has always been made of the French aid
to the colonies, while no adequate hist ry has
ever been prepared showing the strength of
the British allies. While the French land
forces numbered some seven Thousand and
were only engaged in certain operations in
Virginia, between 1900 aud 10000 "Hes,
siene"-as all the German soldiers were called
served Tor seven years against as, and
much larger force was employed part of the
time. VI this large army some 1900 never
returned to their native land. The Hessian