The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-04
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theme in his account OF winters jour
ney along the Barbary coast. DR..
Fields route took him from Gibralter
to Tangiers, from there to Nemours and
Oran by sea, then by rail to Algiers,
through the Kabylia, and 80 by Setif
and Constantine to Carthage. OF the
characteristics of the towns where
he fingered, of the country he
passed through, of his travel
ing companions, and of the
natives DIR. Field writes with shrewd
observation and unfsiling good humor.
The lights and shadows OF African life
attract his attention; he gives chapter
to lion hunting in Numidia, discourses
eloquently OF Augustine az the last great
man of Africa, and bas something to say
of the possibilities of French domino
ton. In conclusion he draws vivid
picture of the crumbling power of the
Moslem in northern Africa and predicts
the speedy outbreak OF a holy war which
will be the last stand of Mohammedan-
ism against the inroads of modern civil
ization. The volume Is handsomely il
Illustrated with IA full page half-tone en-
cravings after photographs. The nara
tive abounds in finely contrasted de.
scriptions, piQuant anecdotes and
sketches of character and will be keenly
relished by all who read it, while as q
concise study OF region rapidly coming
within the sphere Of international pol
itics DR.. Fields work has obvious value.
49,
Charles H. Sergel & Co. of Chicago
are at present issuing series Of volumes
treating of the history, government and
national peculiarities OF the Latin
American republics. In this series the
second volume ia devoted to Chile, and
is written by Arson Trial Hancock.
There have been recently number OF
books giving in English a more or less
full account OF certain periods and cpl
sodes in Chilean history, but Mr.. Han
cock's work, though it dwells at length
upon recent occurrences and doubtless
has its raison d'etre in the newly awak-
ened interest in South American affairs,
covers the whole story from the Spanish
invssions to the present time. Its parts
are devoted respectively to The Colonial
and Revolutionary Periods, The Era
of Constitution Making, The War with
Peru and Bolivia, Balmaceda and the
Civil War of '91, and Chile of Today.
This outline reveals an important at
tempt, and Mr.. Hancock has apparently
succeeded in making the attempt result
in An ;mportsnt book. It is serious
and needed contribution to our knowl-
edge of sister republic. Besides the
text there is valuable material in maps
illustrations, photography and the np-
pended constitution OF Chile.
NV
Funk & Wagnalls Co. OF New York
are now publishing the last book by
Marietta Holley, go we'll known as
Josiah Aliens Wife " The title ia
Samantha at the Worlds Fair.
A good many people throughout the
length and bread, ID of the land would
have been disappointed if Josiah Allen's
Wife had failed to visit the Columbian
fair, or had been go completely over
come by its immensely aH to be unable
to record her experiences. Miss Holley,
beneath the humor OF her style, man
ages TO convey good many Impressions
OF the Chicago sights and to enforce
here and there come significant lessons.
The numerous illustrations by Baron G.
de Grimm are, OF course, very i'm
portant factor IN the laughter provoking
power of the book.
Thayer company, 139 South Spring stleet.
%N&
One of the most important events at
the worlds fair at Chicago was the con-
grees of religions. This was attended
by representative delegates OF the more
important creeds of the world.
Papers on the following main topics
and innumerable subdivisions were
read: God, Immortality, the Scrip
lures, Comparative Religions, Judaism,
Christ, Hindooism, Buddhism, the
Bramo Somay-Shintoism and other ORR
entail religions, Mohammedism and
others. These were all prepared by
men high in the councils OF their vari-
GUS churches, and OF necessity the
proceedings attracted the greatest inter-
est.
Rev. DIR. j. W. Hanson, q veteran
church newspaper man, has collected
and collated the proceedings OF this
unique congress- in most interesting
volume, published by the official pub
lishers of the exposition, and which 10
sold only by subscription.
DIR. Hanson is wintering in Pasadena,
at the corner of Columbia and Pasadena
avenues, where those wishing to secure
agencies can find him. He is here pre-
pairing an exhaustive book on Southern
California, to be illustrated.
DR.. Hanson has done his work of ar.
ranging the papers in the volume under
consideration with great ability. Every
advocate of each particular creed is given
full showing, and the papers
are interpreted with well exc
cuted portraits of the principal con-
tributors. The volume forms q complete
showing of the religious tendencies of
every part of the world, and indicates
wonderful. increase in the feeling Of toll
ersnce and charity that even fanatical
followers of one belief nowadays show
for the subscribers to another creed. 1t
is volume that can be read with profit
by all, irrespective OF the conditions OF
belief or unbelief, orthodoxy or hetero-
doxy.
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The Confederate War Journal is an
illustrated magazine devoted exclusively
to the history of the confederate side of
the late civil war. The February number
contains the following beautiful por-
traits: George w. Johnson, provisional
governor of Kentucky, 1861-62 Qarge)
Northumberland James Longstreet
Qarge); and Major-Generals Benjamin
Huger, John B. Msgruder and Mans
field Lowell.
Maps (three)-Showing the positions
OF the troops at the battle of Shiloh on
the morning, at noon and at sunset of