New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-19
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Henry Mann has prepared Hand Book for
American Citizens ('The Christian Herald') when
contains brief reviews OF American history 10 Tar
/, directly relates to the principal issues now be-
fore tho country. Preliminary articles on 'he W.
rnnlngs Of the Nation and the adoption OF the con-
stjtution lead TO a statement OF the origin ana
meaning OF the Monroe Doctrine history OF the
tariff laws and sketches OF silver. ANTITRUST anu
labor legislation Party platforms. suffrage laws
and the lives OF the Presidents also receive ateh-
tion
II takes something from tho sense OF WONDER
romance and adventure TO think OF going throueh
japan with a guide book: but such an AID 10 traVe'
IL so Enthusiastically useful that visitor II sure 10
prefer comfort to exploration. fourth edition OF
.'Mur-ay's Hand Book for Japan tcharies Sorip-
rors Sons, has lately been issued II contains rnuch
veIl-selectcd information about passports INNS OK
penscs climate dress. luggage. shooting anu s''''h'
language religion and history For a lana so 'o'a'y
different from that OF the visitor. II Is by no means
nm easy task to give an Introduction which makes
Intelligent study and appreciation OF sights possio'e
The bulk OF the volume is taken up with detailed
description OF routes. with minute directions con-
corning inns and ways Of travel
The secrecy and economy attainable by means OF
n telesraphic code are recognized By thousands or
business men The former object Is partially sacri-
need where the same code is used by number or peo
pe IT, however provision Is made for the introduce
ton Of several thousand private phrases the cpher
for which is known only TO a single house ana us
correspondents. the difficulty is largely ooviated
.Iieber's Standard Telegraphic Code is volume OF
500 octave pages and contains over 1900 woros' OF
which 5000 in tables. There are 10000 extra
clpher words opposite blank spaces which the user
can MI In for himself The words are taken from
the "Onicial Vocabulary" the use Of which Will be
compulsory after January l. 1895.
From r. p. Dutton & Co. come several interesting
new books. a Dean Farrar Year Book compiled
BY w. NJ. L. Jay. will please the admirers OF that
well-known preacher and writer. THE Witness OF
Denial" by Vida D. Scudder is candid appeal to
those who earnestly wish TO accept Christianity.
but are prevented from doing so by honest doubt
what ] Tod Dorcas' Is a helpful story for mis-
sion workers, by May f. Ireland.
mournfu. interest attaches TO the volume Of
"Sermons (the seventh OF the serles). preached by
the late Bishop Phillips Brooks and edited by his
brother the Rev. John Cotton Brooks. for IT is the
last that shall ever get The discourses are Tor
the principal festivals and fasts OF the church year
and are the same high intellectual and spiritual
plane with those In the preceding volumes OF the
series.
There are several good reasons why a chemist
should understand not only theoretically, but also
practically. how TO manufacture each OF the many
compounds which he has occasion TO use. Such
knowledge promotes economy. by enabling him TO
prepare for himself those which costly or which
quickly deteriorate. Experience in work Of this
Sort too reveals the value OF much material which
might otherwise be carelessly thrown away after
serving an immediate purpose. Moreover, tests OF
reagents for inpurlty thus facilitated workers
in organic chemistry already have at their dis
posal several handbooks supplying information Of
ri, here he'd. field inorganic
chemistry has been neglected until recently. 1t Is
10 meet this demand. especially among students.
that Dr. Herman S Vulte (of Barnard College and
the Columbia School of Mines and George NJ s.
Neustad; have written their Laboratory Manual Of
Inorganic Preparations" containing lS3 duodecimo
pages and published by G. G. Peck, New-York
City.
From A. c. Armstrong & Co. come three volumes
OF the Expostors' Bible SERIES namely. the last
half of the Book Of jeremiah. BY Professor W. II.
Rennet: the Book OF Ezekiel. by Professor John
Skinner OF London. and the volume relating TO
deuteronomy from the pen OF Professor Andre"
HARPER OF the University OF Melbourne. Australia.
They are characterized by learning and critical in
sight and though conservative in tone. they recog-
nize many OF the conclusions OF modern biblical
criticism.
Other Discourses." by the late r. W. Dale d. D.. OF
birmingham England. These sermons. at once
broad and conservative IN scope. and rejecting the
sturdy Christian manness OF their brilliant author.
are a fitting memorial OF his life.
Foster II. Jennings has made up an attractive
little book OF sayings from Confucianist writ
ings in the form OF proverb for every day in the
year under the title THE Proverbial Philosophy
Of Confucus &C. T. Putnam's Sons) A neat pref
ace from the pen Of Pom Kwang Sob. Corean Min
lister OF Justice. with a signature in both Chinese
and English script. introduces the book This Is
followed by an essay in which Mr.. Jennings ex-
plains the character OF the books from which he
has quoted and the nature Of Confuc!ansm as
doctrine and rule Of life.
The phenomena OF terrestrial magnetism were
studied at first with sole reference to the correct
use Of the surveyors and mariners compasses
Later Il TO be suspected that clews might here
be found to certain astronomical wonders and cos
mic forces. ard possibly to some mysteries OF ter
re.trtal weather Not only the behavior of observa
tory magnets. but also such freaks OF nature as
earth currents and auroras. as well as the causes
and manifestations OF atmospheric electricity. have
been carefully studied in consequence for several
decades Until the present time, however. there
has been no periodical devoted exclusively thereto
DR. L. A. Bauer an enthusiastic student OF the
phenomena just mentioned, and now lecturer IN
the Chicago University. has therefore undertake.
the editorial management Of such publicatioa
terrestrial Magnetism is to be issued quarterly
The frs, number has Just made its appearance.
From the title page 1t appears that the co-opera-
ton OF the leading experts OF the day in this branch
Of science has been secured for the enterprise.
THE Great Meaning Of Metanoia." by Treadwel
Walden Crhomas Whttaker). is a thoughtful mono
graph on the meaning OF the word "metanoia
translated repentance. in the authorized English
version OF the New Testament. The author takes
the ground that the word means much more than
simple emotion OF regret for the past. The Greek
word relates to the future we'll the past. 1t
describes q profound ethical sense II takes In the