New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-15

water scenes.
Four effective banners" groups Of panels In
form connected by ribbons and decorated In coors
and gold by Miss Irene Jerome. are brought out by
Lee Shepard On each panel are wen-seecteu
extracts from the works OF popular authors. The
"Iov Banner" for example. Is decorated with glow
ing nasturtum blossoms. and has such legends as
Byrons "All who joy would win must snare H.
happiness was born a twin; and "A laugh Is worth
a hundred groans in any market; and serve 'ne
Lord with gadness." The other banners decorated
with violets sweet peas and cornHowers are equally
attractive and wise in text
Shakespeare has been made the victim OF great
many essays by writer's who found II easier 10 TURN
over and over again the work of his brain than 10
exercise their More than usually DARING are
they who attempt to follow after Lander and pc'-
ure Shakespeare on trial before Sir Thomas Lucy.
In The Bailif OF Tewkesbury "a e. Mc'iu's
Coz c. f. d. Phelps and Leigh North nave pro
duced a story with Shakespeare as secondary
character end his works for a great part or their
best material The hero OF their book IS WI"
Helpes young fellow Of Tewkesbury' VINO Is
made the recipient OF many OF the sonnets on 'ne
assumption that he is Mr.. W. H. MI W. H. pe'hs
invented anew and having lady love- all the rest
is easy. 1t easy. in fact, that no apoiogy VI
explanation is thought necessary. VIII OF IewKes-
burys life is related and wherever IL is 'housh' ue
sirable a sonnet is lugged in.
animals Rights Macmillan Coz Is the ute
OF a book which teaches much-needed lessons Oh
consideration for "the creatures OF the good Ion'
Probably few readers will agree with Its author
Mr. H. S Salt that meat should not be eaten ana
animals should not be killed. except as n matter
OF self-defence The volume contains an HISTORICAL
examination into the growing recognition OF am
NAL rights In the writings OF philosophers and In
Then it discusses the treatment OF domes'c
animals the killing OF animals Tor 1000
tho ouestion OF sport and fishing and
finally vivisection. DR.. Albert Leftng"eh mas
written an appendix "Vivisection In America
An interesting part OF 1t is report on vvisectoh
IN American colleges, where 1t is employed, nor III
the hope Of making valuable discoveries or even
Of training for that work special students but IN
giving the average student (who later may deal
in stocks or practise law a little smattering OF
knowledge which he might not gain so easily from
books This practice is roundly denounced
The Open Court Publishing Company. OF Chicago
issues The Gospel OF Buddha. According 10 oin
Records" bv Dr. Paul Carus. The bulk Of the book
,s a translation in some very free OF various
old Buddhisc records. IT a number or instances
instead of translation. there Is an adaptation Vi
the spirit Of the original TO the modes ana me'nouS
OF Western thought. The volume Is. therefore, l"
large extent the doctrine Of Bu'ldha according 10
the conception OF DR.. Carus This Is not stated oy
u,av of criticism but as fact essential TO an esu
mo q Of the book The reputation OF DR. Carus az
a student Of religion is high and we have no dou"
that in the main his transcript OF Buddhas los
mel Is faithful and true The book Is one OF the
many evidences IN contemporary literature OF
vridesnread interest in the religions OF the f|aSI
buddhism has especially attracted attention. oe
causa I, ,s so nearly allied to Christianity, phiIo-
sophcally and ethically. In speaking on ths point
Dr Carus saws: "a comparison OF the many s'rK-
ing agreements between Christianity and Budahism
may nrove fatal to a sectarian conception OF 'hfls
tianjty bu; will In the end. only help 10 mature
our ,nseh, into the essential nature Of Christianity
and so elevate our religious convictions IL VIII
bring out that nobler Christianity when asp'eS
% he the cosmlc religion OF universal truth Above
any HInayana Mahaysna and Mahase'u IS 'he He-
lgion Of Truth.
While THIS volume presents n most attractive
nic,ure Of buddhism can assure timid CHRISTIANS
,h. ,bere 10 little danger Of It's making converts
from, Christianity. For nearly everything mat II
good in Buddhism may be found In Christianity
while al the same time. Christianity Is vastly more
,rac,,ca and therefore in closer touch with west
| ern thought and civilization