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,Roumania and Servia" etc With nape r''nnsly
Topics SERIES Boston, James h Gagged & %.
With the increasing prospects that peace BE-
tween England and Russia will De preserved,
the interest In these two volumes will be dimin-
ished somewhat but inasr1uch as hostiliNss
are almost certain to break cut at no very dis
tant day, they are we'll worth reading for the
information they give on questions OF current
taRs for future reference. Beth are timely com.
pilations rather than exhaustive original works,
put Tor that reason they are the more valuable to
many read ers, who have not time for q eompre-
hensive study of the subject, and prefer the
matter read to hand for quick absorption and
easy digestion.
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Of %,,; Msnstg Z ,oiia Rendered into EnSnsh by
William Westall. Authorized hdtion. New YORK:
Sharles Scribners sons. Washington: VIM Bal
lantyne & son;
OF all the writers upon Russia no one seems to
be able to throw SO much light on the real con-
dition of that country as the author of this
present want, as might be supposed. On the
other hand ii has a real and permanent value
and, however the present dispute between
England and Russia may be settled IL viii
always be found interesting for the Information
IL gives concerning the relations eXisting be-
tween the governing and governed classes ir
that immense and constantly extending eup
AS the author is an avowed revoutionist bis
sympathieS are OF course with the people as
against the government. and some allowance T.
TO be made on that account; but he probably
does not wilfully misrepresent on any point;
ana he certainly tells many things about
Russia that cannot be too widely known. Aside
from the purpose and moral of the book, Ii is as
entertaining and thrilling as first-class work
of fiction.
ESSAYS AND SPEECHES OF JEREMIAH g.
EBLACk: WITH biographical Skeeh By
t = "a +; BLACK. New YORK: D. Appleton
Judge Black needs neither endorsement nor
introduction to the people of Washington
where he was 50 long, SO well, and Sc favorably
known, and where the present com pilation will
doubtless find many readers. Among its oon
tents are Judge Blacks eulogies OF jackson.
Judge Gibson, and Senator Carpenter; bis
political essays on Territorial Sovereignty, the
Great Fraud. and the Electoral Veto or Louis
lana, and number OF his legal arguments
among them the cases OF Pierce W. the United
States Fioyd Acceptancesl, in defence Of the
the McCarrahan claim. The brief bloSra phical
sketch introduced is intended only to outline
few Of the more important transactions In
which Judge Black took part, together with q
very limited conception OF hi. general worl,
ana personal character 1t being the purpose oil
1ne ansor 10 pepare at late, period com
II is understood. he possesses abundant and
interesting material.
PARADISE FOUND; The Cradle Of the Human
Word BY WILLIAM F. WAlnES, S i: B. Il.
Member Of the American oren,ai Society. ETC. Etc
MINI original Illustrations Boston: Hous6tOn
Although essaying to be O contribution to
ren's book may fairly be ranked with the pure
~ speculative class Of literature to which Mr.
Donnelly's atlantis" and "Ragnaroll" belong.
His argument that the Garden of Eden was al
the north pole cannot. of course, be proven,
neither can 1t be successfully controversial In
probably never can be. Time given to the sub
tect is therefore virtually thrown away To
those fond o; following out vague theories, with
plenty of leisure on their hands. the pursuit
may have a certain CHARM but Il can hardly be
pretended that it will be either entertaining or
Instructive to the general reader.
SAMUEL ADAMS BY JAMES <. HosnER. Proes-
Anne lean statesmen Series. Boston: HoushtOn
Miifin & Co. Washington: Brentano Brothers.
1t need not be said that the series of lives OF
American statesmen could not be complete
without a biography of staunch. incorruptible
torical sequence 1t might with great propriety
have appeared rs one OF the very FIRST OF the
set, since the main events of Mr.. Adams career
We're intimately connected with the colonial
Waiting hoWever or Proes naSe H Reen l9st o.
given US most entertaining volume,-br1ght
in style, reliable as to facts, and just and ap-
preciative in his estimate of the character and
career of his subject. Altogether 1t is one OF the
very best OF the series of Biographies to which
1t belongs.
Ass nsRI It's Use and Abuse IN OLD Testa
York: Charles Scrihner's Sous. washington
VIM. Ballan;yne & Son.
In this volume Prof. Brown considerably am.
plifies lecture delivered before the Union
Theological Seminary, last September In which
he undertook to show how the study Of Assyri
ology may and ought to be made an aid tc
biblical investigation instead Of O means OF
harm in that direction, as 1t Is in danger OF
becoming, and often does become. In the hands
of unscientific unwfse Investigators. OF
course in q single discourse the line of study
which viii probably produce the best results
stands will be found both interesting and useful
TO students Of the Scriptures.
MILITARY MANNERS AND CTsToMs BY JANn<
ANsoN FARRER, author Of Primitive Hammers
Washington: Brentano Brothers.
Practically this is q treatise on the horrors O,
war and the inconsistencies and absurd1ties OF
the so-called laws governing warfare, ancient
and modern The author goes over many OF
the phases of military history In a very enter
tanning manner, and gives very interesting %.
says on the treatment of prisoners of war; OF
surrendered garrisons: the rules about spies and
surprises; the introduction Of new weapons, and
the feelings of officers and men In regard to i'm
proved means of warfare; military dress; the
origin Of peculiar customs, ETC., in a way to in
terest non-combatants as well as professional
and amateur soldiers.
LOUIS PASTEUR. His Lie and Labors BY His
r.-in-law. Translated 10 the French. By
Laiy ID Hamilton New York: ID. Appleton
d. comp ny. Wastf on: W. IL Morrison,
One of the most interesting characters con-
nected with modern science is the subject OF
this volume. In NJ. Vallery Radot his devoted
and admiring son-in-law, NJ. Pasteur has an
appreciative and enthusiastic biographer, and
his various investigations and achievements
are properly set forth, while occasional attract
i've glimpses of the social and emotional sides
of his character are given. The record Of the
great scientists efforts to mitigate human mis-
cry makes a very entertaining and instructive
chapter, and an added value is given to the
book by Prof Tyndall's introduction.
Four Great Generals.
From the Montreal Gazette
The four greatest generals produced by the
great civil war on the national side were Grant,
Mcpherson, Sherman and Sheridan. One Of
the most pleasant memories of American his