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Book Notices.
Hisfo,-y ofae Je,os. By Professor II. GRFTz.
From The earliest period to the death of
SIMON, the Maccabee. 035 b. @. e.
From the Jewish Publication Society of
America. Philadelphia.
This is Volume /. of this valuable work,
which Is issued in five volumes by the So
ciety named above and translated. as to the
first book, by BELLA LowY. who has also
revised and edited the remaining four.
This edition is brought down to 1870. The
last volume will contain "a survey Of the
entire history of the Jewish nation, to-
gether with a comprehensive index of
names and events" The volume in hand
ends with the Judnans in Alexandria and
the government of SIMON, Is. q. 135. 1t Is
issued in good style, with large. clear
type, and with the author we express the
wish that the history may attain its OBJ
ject by putting an end to the hostile boar
ing against the Jewish race, so that it NAV
no longer be begrudged the peculiar
sphere whereto it has been predestined
through the events and sorrows of thou
sands of years. and thot it may be per-
mitted to fulfil its appointed mission with
out molestation." No people have o
grander history than the Jews or have con-
tributed more to the progress-material.
moral. and mental-of the world.
The Mdnmon Of Unrighioousness. BY HAL
MAR HJORTH BoYEsEs. The United States
Book Company. New York. Cloth.
S1.25.
Professor BoYEsEN has chosen to write
novel from the text: MAKE unto yourself
friends OF the Mammon Of Unrighteous-
ness" His book is satire on social and
political nicholson marrying for money
and on securing political ACKNOWLEDGMENT
by corrupt means. lie describes the CO.
reers of two brothers-one sentimental
idealist who marries for love aud accepts
poverty from principle; the other VINO
sinks love for wealth and social posi-
ton. and thereby attains high political
preferment. The first finds happiness
simply because. as his brother would
say, he is fool; the second finds gilded
cage from which he would fain escape, but
that the opportunity TO crafty his politi-
cal ambition makes his captivity bearabie.
Which is really tho fool the reader must
himself decide. There is a good portrait
of q wealthy plebeian who endows col
lege. and also some good pictures Of New
York high life. The political episodes are
not very valuable as exposes. The book Is
decidedly clever. however, but would be
cleverer still if the author had paid more
attention to his syntax. There are lapses
which are not credltable to professor Of
bellies lettres in Columbia College.
Earlier Stories. BY frances HoDGsoy Bur-
NETT. New York: CHARLES SCRIBSEg's
Sons. From WEST, JOHNSTON x Co. Two
Volumes. sl.25 each.
Admirers of tho author of THAT Lass O.
Lowrie's," Little Lord Fauntleroy," and
several other good stories may hero taste
of the earlier powers Of novelist whose
popularity is second to that of mono now
writing. These stories deal altogether with
affairs of the heart. They ore fvein num-
ber-three in the first volume, two in the
second. The volumes ore OF very good
size. which proves that Mrs. BURNETT has
not mastered the art of the short story.
Her great popularity is somewhat anoma-
lous, as no good judge would think OF
crediting her with genius. Her vogue is
probably owing more to the nature of her
subjects than to her manner OF treating
them. 1t is great thing, however, to be
able to strike the right chord. and 80 her
success may, after all, be said to be fairly
come by.
The ProJens Of Jeats. BY GEORGE DANA
BolRpMAN. Philadelphia John Y.
Huber Company. 1891.
1t is pleasant IN these days Of Darwinism
and agnosticism to come across a finished
scholar who laws the wealth Of his learning
and research with all possible reverence at
the feet OF his Lord and Master. In lit
tie book of thirty-fve pages, clear. open
type, beautifully printed, which he calls
"his personal tribute to the Saviour u
GEORGE DANA BoARDMAS presents 1.-The
Problem Of Jesus Though not humani-
tartan, he writes of tue personality of Christ
in trenchant words with pen Of iron
and point of diamond" A quotation
from the pamphlet will evidence the style
snd thought Of the author:
Whatsoever things are true, whatso-
ever things are honorable, whatsoever
things are Just, whatsoever things are
pure, whatsoever things are lovely, what
soever things are of good report-if there
be any virtue and if there be any praise -
all these are imprisoned in the Nazarene
all colors of all virtues, all hues OF al
graces, blending in his own pure whiteness
as though He Himself were eternal Gods
own sunbeam"
Publications Of he American Economic Associ-
alton. |. Government Forestry Abroad,
by CLIFFORD PNcaor; IL. The Present
Condition of the Forests on the Public
Lands, By EDWARD A. BowERs, secretary OF
the American Forestry Association (tor-
merlv Inspector of Public Lands) III.
Practicebility of an American Forest Ad.
ministration, by Il. L. FERSow, Chief OF
Forestry Division, Department OF Agri-
culture. Washington, ID. g. American
Economic Association. MAY, 1891.
Media. The American Virgin A Novel. BY
the Brilliant Young Actress, NADAGE
DOME. The Peerless Series, No. As.
Issued Monthly. July. 1891. Subscrip-
ton IS per year. New York: j. s.
OduyIr. Publisher, 81 Rose street.
Sirh Biennial Report Of the B,ued" Of Labor
Statistics of Illinois. 1890. Springfield
Ill: II. ". RozKER, State Printer and
Binder. 1891.