New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-11
NEW BOOKSAND NEWEDI11ONS

A.. ,ns,-,c,,vs little volume Is "Our Lords Teach
ing" bv he Rev. DR.. James Robertson "a -
Randolph & Coz Its object IS 10 sep'
teaching of Jesus from the Interpretation" Vi 80
teaching bv the evangelists and apos'es' III o'"''
,h. IN. christianity of Christ may be petler u''
,''" - ,rha Same publishers bring out 1.-THE En-
,,h pib,." nv the Rev. George Milligan II u
concise and popular history OF the various fis''s'
.rsiors Of the Bible which finally led UP 10 'ho
eocalled authorized version now IN use
.s,ua,cs in English Church History" by the Kew.
~, ccbnvler (New-York. Crothers & korth
+, - o,r,ar sketch of the origin and growth OF the
Arr,can Church. from the high Anglican Po'.''
80 ,.,sw The arguments tending to prove 'ha' ','e
Church was not first planted IN hns""' ~ Wv
Roman Chdrch are clearly stated
n-.s.asor r u 6 Walpo!e of the Episcopal Cen
.roI Theological Seminary. Of this CITY, mas pre-
nared an excellent manual entitled "Daily i'"'"-
inrs for the Christian Year" t'rentahoS, -. i"o's.
II Is adapted to the ecclesiastical year. !" ""'
used with profit by all devout Chris'' , lo,
overv dav in the year there is Scripturai 'eN'' %
, 49,, -, ornropriate paragraph from some well
~ - r,,or 1.s scope is catholic and It's tone Is
uplifting.
,a,es pott & Co. bring out book by the heV'
nv n { Racon entitled 1T is Written WHO" -
a careful study of the Gospels as to all ,ne Wo,ua
ard acts Of Christ The author Is thorous"'
familiar with the subject and has given Il ''eH' -
nostion OF 1t on conservative lines. ine -
fishers issue a booklet entitled Inc 80,
IIorsa " nv the Rev DIR. W. r. Huntington. -
minor title is ~ First Lesson in Archi'eo'u''
1, hrnes out in a suggestive way '"e 'P'
meaning underlying religious architecture.
..rovere Three Thousand Years Ago" CThe open
go, pnhrebinp Company by the Rev. Or. T. \.
coodu,,n &c an interesting study Of the Songs OF
Solomon The author agrees with many I"''''"
,,tcs IN tho conclusion that their book mas 10
mystical reference to Christ ana the '"u''' ~"
s simply an Oriental love story IN verse
BEFORE the first Croton Aqueduct was begun ID
1897 engineers in New-York canvassed many he'n'
ode ~ attaining water supply for the city wh'cn
NOW seem as short sighted does the street pan
ia an. b,, er,nent citizens some thirty years BE-
toro There was a proposition to build dam acToSs
the Hudson at Christopher-st schcme 10 po''
wells was objected to on the ground that iorN-
steam engines in the city limits would DE uhe"u"'
abo The Bronx and the Housatonc were talked OF
as sources Of supply the latter TO be reached ny
canal for the double purpose OF navigation anu
oondu,, In 1893 Il was predicted that II would be
sixty years before million people would De on ''e
island and 1t thought unjusiiiiapie py many
that the great OF going TO the Crotoh shouu
he assumed for future generations. Nevertheless
the old Croton Aqueduct was built was found IN
adeouate by 1880 was supplemented by the Bronx
River conduit In 1885 and by the new Croton Alue-
due, in 1893 Edward Wegmann. c. T., has pre-
nared a thick uuarto volume entitled THE Water
sunply OF the City Of New-York" John Wiley
Sons). which contains a history OF the water sup
niles of old New York. Of the different projects
which preceded the adoption OF the Croton system
and Of the dfferen, works under that system up TO
the present time The constructive features OF the
earlier and more recent works are examined In de-
tall and the volume is embelshed with many
mans drawings Of work and machinery and photo
engravnCs of landscapes and structures along the
line OF the aqueducts. II IS thoroughly compre-
henslve history Of NewYork's water supply both
from the chroncler's and the engineers point OF
view.
1.-The Manual OF Statistics Stock Exchange Hand
book" Charles II. NicolD reaches its eighteenth
wear in the issue for 1896 1t contains statistics or
railroads. street railways. industrial companies.
grain, produce, cotton, petroleum. mining banks.
trust companies and insurance in the United States
II is convenient in form at the game time that 1t IN
Guides in It's pages a wide range OF Information on
financial and industrial topics likely TO meet the
wants OF business men Particular attention has
been given mining statistics In view OF the revived
| interest in such investments since the development
| OF the Cripple Creek region.