New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-19

they will md In II any OF the CONCLUSIONS VI
modern Biblical criticism.
The same house brings out Christ in Type and
Prophecy" "a work in two volumes. by the Rev. A.
J. Mas the learned Jesuit professor OF Oriental
languages In Woodstock College. Maryland The
subject is treated In an exhaustive manner ana
Prosestants we'll Catholics. who are interested
In Il will find the work useful book or reference
A glance az the two bound volumes OF 'Scribners
MAGAZINE for 1895 strengthens the impression made
from month 10 month that the topics treated are
selected with a insight into the various tastes
Of the body OF magazine readers "Scr!bner's is
popular without being puere. II maintains high
standard OF quality without going into the byways
OF literature and art for subjects but presents 10
the people the things that they themselves are
thinking and talking about The reader OF good
fiction has been tenderly entreated during the year
He has had Mr.. Meredith and Mr. Howells. Mr.
Stockton Mrs. Humphry Ward. Anthony Hope
Mr. r. II. Davis. Mr.. Bunner and many more TO
choose from American politics have received ample
attention Mr.. Noah Brooks has dealt with our
earlier period and President Andrews writes OF the
last quarter Of century. II the latter has not APP
preached his subject in broadly critical spirit or
treated II with any authority. he certainly has re-
called the outlines of many important incidents TO
those who had forgotten them. and told those who
never knew something OF the party struggles that
IN youth were but names to them Turning over
the pages one must cordially recognize much In the
way of good illustrations. process work that con-
t.nually grows better and drawings by our clever
est illustrators
The Country Parson has had in years past many
admiring readers. and these Will welcome new
work from his pen. 1t appears under the title or
Occasional and Immemorial Days" OOngmans
Green & Coz. IT consists Of monologues in Dean
Boyds own happy style One must say monologues
though formally they appear to be sermons: Tor
there Is very little OF the sermonic style about them
They are properly serious. however. as sermons
should be- though the discerning reader will not fa
to be impressed with the fact that this author Is
man with a keen sense Of th' humorous.
Amonc the confused mass OF legend, concerning
the Maid Of Orleans Is one Of her sister. Catha-
rne who played the pretender and was venerated
throughout France under the belief that she was
Jeanne rescued from martyrdom at Rouen. That
legend Constance Goddard Du Bots has made the
theme Of novel, THE Shield OF the Fleur-de-L is
(The Merriam Company. 1t Is an involved story OF
plots and counterplots. and OF the schemes or a
most arocious villain to make the pretended reap
pearance Of Jeanne serve his purposes. Her
own brothers led to join in the deception which
Is kept up until Catharine herself confesses II to
the King who decides that the best way to keep
people from going on believing It Is to pardon the
deceiver after enforcing public acknowledgment OF
the crime The devoted. deceived h!gh-minded hus-
=
to Catharine in her degradation, gives a pretty
romantic touch to the story. The author In an
appendix offers the historical grounds or which she
bases her tals.
The Religions OF India" by Professor Edward
Washburn Hopkins OF Bryn Mawr College Ginn 4
Coz is a clear and helpful exposition OF the spirit
and teachings OF the great religions OF India In
these days OF stimulated interest In Oriental re-
ligons this learned accurate and impartial book
osft-a
religion.
The delightful publication which was "Harpers
Young People" and is now "Harper's Round Table
has lost nothing but has gained in its transforma-
ton It would be hard to find any subject Of in
,erest and value 10 young people which Is not
treated In its pages now grouped In the attractive
shape Of the annual volume 1t maintains its feat
ure OF vigorous and amusing fiction, 1t is fun OF
brief and lively papers on all manner OF interesting
topics and its athletic and bicycle departments are
particularly god
Some time ago the Rev DR.. Wilbur F. Crafts de-
lvered a series Of lectures before the students OF
Princeton Theological Seminary and Marietta Col
ege They have been gathered into book entitled
Practical Christian Sociology" Che Funk Wa1-
nails Coz 1t contains good statement or the So
Geological views held by numerous Christian clergy
men at the present time. But in many details these
Views are hazy and indefinite. and IT Is not apparent
i
give them out as he received them.
II has been estimated by Mr.. Denning. the astron-
| omer that there are more than hundred separate
meteor streams from which aerol,tes liable
to enter the earth's atmosphere every year early
in August By far the largest number OF these tiny
| but brilliant visitors from fathomless space seem
| to from point In the constellation OF Per
scus and they are called Perse1s for this reason
The source from which the others come. the length
| Of their path after entering the earth's gaseous
envelope their velocity and duration. are matters
OF much interest In the astronomical world. In
| 1894 simultaneous observations were made at the
Lick Observatory and on Mount Diabo. forty miles
| away by Professors Schaeberle, Cotton and Perrne
| and the results are In print. On the evening
| OF July e. that same year. single meteor Of re-
markabe brightness was also observed.
Tho data obtained from more than nifty persons
| in regard this notable phenomenon digeeted
! and discussed by Professor f. S. Holden director
| OF the Lick Observatory Another interesting in
| vestgat!on undertaken at that famous institution
two three years was conducted by Profe ssor
Cotton. II consisted OF series of photographs OF
the II sank below the western horizon, night
| after night with view to ascertaning the extent
| and character OF atmospheric refraction, an innu-
| ence which astronomers have much occasion to
slider Papers prepared by the various gentlemen
here named have jus: been Issued in a single vol
| ume called 'Meteors and Sunsets"
That prolific and popular religious writer the Rev
| Dr. j. r. Miller has prepared manual OF prayers
| for thirteen weeks (Thomas Nelson & sons which
Will prove to be acceptable Sook OF family devo-
lions. The prayers characterized by good taste
and are pervaded by deep spirituality
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