New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-08
SOME NEW BOOKS.

Under the title Harvard "reminiscences 'SBoston;
r;c,rrnr q coz DR. Andrew p Peabody, the venerable
Preacher 10 the University and Plummer Professor OF
-,r,s,,n Morals has put on record his recoectons OF
he college officers no has known during MS long con
pection with the university. lie says In PREDATORY
remark: There were. sixty years ago. assoois'ou WIN
the several departments Of the university men "Ho
ought not to DO forgotten YET oi whoSs
worth and services there remains no record
,ccn, IN the fading memory OF the'r
few Surviving pupils, as whose self appointed repro
..,.,t,vc write have adopted tho order Oh graz
nation for my sketches, which embrace h.ysA 'ea',
NJ college Nfe from 1776 TO 1881 uncusNe', No'
the east interesting portion OF this Ittie Voiume
fro concluding chapter. in which DR.. Peabody gives
"a. -. .ocorcc.ons OF Harvard it was during his
ro,t,,.,e ne student Everything, both tho curricn-
Inn and the living arrangements, was al .ha' un'o
ON n decidedly backward scale Inc stuuen's haa '"
rough a. and many of them must have oeeh prc''y
,opcb specimens of undcveloped culture themselves
wb,lc the instruction what would to-day 90 CON
sacrcd little better than medieval. DR.. PEABODY
hes something to say of so many college omccrs tna'
the sketches arc individually very brief as RUE
Ills "reminiscences are almost always kindly anu MS
antIrathics one would think must have oceh eAoop
,Ionally few All Harvard men Will inevitably 10
sire 10 read this book, and there are few Americans
taking any pride in their country who can run .no'r
eyes over the long list of distinguished names nero
Get down without feeling that the slightest ,resh III
formation concerning such citizens has an imeua'o
interest for all their countrymen. re r'
PRINCIPAL Card has written, for the Philosophical
Classics series an account Of Spnoza PhiiaoeipniS
]. r. Iippnoott Col which IS confined 10 an OK
animation Of his philosophy, and Is perspcuous' o'i
pact and unsympathetic There are some .h'iisS III
snlnoza which Principal Card is one OK the last men
- ,nd.,Stand hut his ANALYSIS and comparisons are
o,uciaatory and useful within limits, and the DreV'y
~ HIS essay may tempt many to inform themselves
concerning philosopher too generally ncgiec'ed'
r. "a ro,,,,c on IN. Plains, Charles L. webster q
col Mrs + n Custer describes army life In Texas
and Kansas after the close Of the Rebellion. ono
writes easily and naturally. and with an
admiration for her gallant husband which Is 'ouone
and delightful. The frontier life In camp IL VN'o!
depcted and the intimacies of the military iauiiy
recorded with equal humor and spirit MIS-. custer
herself must have been ideal soldiers Wie' ior
,houch in following the dashng General She was
obliged to endure all Of hardships ana priVar
lions she evidently bore all these dlscomforts uncom
plaInlngly, and quick 10 take her snare III what
ever fun and diversion offered. The Generars s'au
was lively one, being composed OF young ana oren'
officers who were always the lookout for something
IN relieve the monotony of their exile: and as Cen
era Custer and his brother Colonel Tom Custer werc
much addicted TO practical Joking time ala not nahs
TOO heavily upon the hands of the comrades lhero
Is plenty of interesting anecdote ana lresh hdird'o "
this book, and tho ILLUSTRATIONS tnouSH
rough and ready, are plentiful and well placed.
The Life OF Anandabal Joshce by Mrs. Caroline
Uealcy Dali boston: Roberts Brothers., is an INFER
estns biography of the first Hindu woman VINO was
graduated In an American medical college, ana VINO 1or
much better reason deserves to be remembered Anan
dabai Joshoe had the courage to break through the
strong barrier Of Hindu conservatism and casie ana
10 avail herself OF the opportunities Tor cducauon
offered by the West, in carrying out nobiy phiial-
thropIc purpose Her intention was TO arm hcrsell
with Western medical science in order that she might
minister TO her countrywomen, who are still cut on
from the benefit of therapeutics by the iron laws
of caste and convention. Unhappiy the brave woman
could not live in this cold climate and In the prosecu
ton Of her studies she contracted disease which car
rod her of after her return to india. ehe was
the wife Of sopal Joshee an educated Hindu Of most
eccentric and irritable character who by his Wild en-
plosions OF hatred the English in India was con-
tinuaIy creating difficult situations and embarrassing
his wife and her friends Mrs. Dali has written 8
sympathetic account of Anandabai, who possessed 9
beautiful character and a lofty and enlightened mind
Margaret stoics discusses Early Christian Art ir
/Irelanda (E. and J. b. Young Coz IN well illustrates
little volume. In the main her positions appear Il
DO sound but in writing of the Irish round towers Il
could be wished that she had given her authorities
more freely. The hypothesis which she accepts
namely, that these structures were betowers and
leops attached to monastic houses. may be the solu
fon Of the problem, but It ought to he frankly stated
by any who writes the subject that archaeclo
gsts are yet divided upon the question, and that
several give to the round towers far remoter an
tlquity than Mrs. Stokes is willing TO concede. The
Nre-worship theory of their origin. which seems tC
derive support from the extent Of the European eC
over which similar relics spread, is certainly no
abandoned yet while the assumption of Christian
origin demands as its corollary evidence of tn
alleged monastic buildings, which ought TO have lef
some remains beside the towers, than has hitherto
been discovered.
The chief value OF Mr.. Gerald E. Harris essay OF
"The Fall OF New France &c. p Putnams sons lie
in the abundant and curious illustrations Of TIT
back These include fac-sndles Of letters from
Wolfe, portraits of Admiral Boscawcn, the Pompa
dour, Montcalm, Bouzainville, Wolfe, Monokon
Townshend, Hugh Palliscr, the Chevalier dc Lewis
General Amherst and General Cage together with ar
interesting reproduction of old prints Of Quebec ir
1850 and Quebec after tho Bombardment 1850, OF
Montreal In 1850, and Of the Battle OF Montmorenc
1850. Much praise cannot be given to the narrative
part of Mr.. Harris work The president of the
Society for Historical Studies. Montreal cannot be
said to have taken pains to accuracy In his
historical statements, and particularly in his dates.
Some of the may be duo to the carelessncss
the printer and prooreader but for these authors
must be hold largely responsible The story Of tho
fall OF New France moreover has already been written
carefully ard well that there is tho less excuse for
sioverly editing now in work on the subject
a volume of tho late E p Whippo's occasional
papers has been published Boston: Tickenor d. Coz
under the title outooks Society, Literature and
Politics. The articles appeared originally in vari-
Gus periodicals aud are diverse topics. Mr. Whip
PIES pleasant easy, shrcwd manner informs them all
but X is apparent that he wrote better literary
than political themes for in treating the latter be
is apt TO lose something of HIS native genialty and
sometimes also little of that and
which mark bis best work Such papers as "A
Grand Business Man OF the New school, Lowell as
Prose Writer,' In Dickens Land,' and tho Had
back articles, are OF the kind to interest all alike
and for long time. Other essays are on passing
events and while rejecting the thought OF the per,od