Chapter LXXI: Part I (3)

Silver Jubilee Of The University
Of Notre Dame, June 23d, 1869.
Compiled and published
by Joseph A. Lyons, A.M.
Chicago: E. B. Myers & Co.

This is a tastefully gotten-up volume, designed as a "memorial" tribute to the students, past and present, of the University of Notre Dame, in Northern Indiana, on the occasion of the celebration of the twenty-fifth or _silver_ anniversary of the corporate existence of that now large, flourishing, and important Catholic institution of learning. It gives a brief but interesting history of the university, from its humble beginnings, a quarter of a century since, under the zealous and effective labors of the Very Rev. Father Sorin and his well-chosen and able co-workers, to its present wide and ample proportions. {859} This is followed by an account of its internal economy or arrangements; its study, discipline, and amusements; its societies--religious, literary, and others; its library, museum, etc., etc. Sketches are also given of the lives of its presidents, vice-presidents, professors, and teachers, as well as of its alumni, with a full account of the exercises of its recent _Jubilee_ commencement. Altogether, the volume must prove a very interesting and acceptable one to the numerous graduates, pupils, and friends of Notre Dame.

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Nora Brady's Vow, And
Mona The Vestal.
By Mrs. Anna H. Dorsey.
Boston: Patrick Donahoe. 1869.

The first of these stories is of modern times, and the other is of the time of St. Patrick. Mrs. Dorsey, like all writers not to the _Irish manner_ born, makes fearful work with what some persons are pleased to call the _Irish brogue_. This is, however, a small fault, with which we do not wish to quarrel. The stories are presented to the public in a beautifully printed and elegantly bound volume, and will, we doubt not, be welcomed in many an Irish-American household.

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The Way Of Salvation,
in Meditations for all times in the year.
By St. Alphonsus Liguori.
Translated from the Italian by the Rev. James Jones.
New York: Catholic Publication Society,
126 Nassau St.

One of the best signs of the present time, and a sign most encouraging to Catholics of all classes and professions, is that books of genuine piety are more and more in demand every day. It was this fact that induced the Catholic Publication Society to bring out in a neat and very convenient form the celebrated _Way of Salvation_, by St. Liguori. It is one of the most popular works of that sainted author; and the mere announcement of its publication is sufficient recommendation.

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The Two Schools. A Moral Tale.
By Mrs. Hughs.
New York: The Catholic Publication Society. 1869.

This book presents in a striking manner the results of two systems of home education. In it we have a vivid picture of the consequences of wealth, recklessly lavished on an only daughter, contrasted with the encouraging way in which the virtue of a much-injured girl triumphs over the designs of base and cunning enemies. The authoress possesses a happy talent of describing persons in an easy and remarkably concise style, and she succeeds in causing her characters to act and speak in a natural manner. The book will be read, by girls especially, with the keenest enjoyment. The conduct of Mary will seldom fail to draw forth their approval, and all readers will agree that this is a good story.

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A German Reader.
In Prose and Verse.
With Notes and Vocabulary.
By William D. Whitney.
New York: Leypoldt & Holt.

The text of this Reader has at length reached us; and in regard to accuracy, arrangement, and clearness of type it is all that can be desired. The selections are very good, although many of them have already done service in German educational works. Originality is only claimed for the vocabulary and notes, which have not yet been published, so that we may only remark that the volume will enjoy a very high reputation, if the forthcoming part be prepared with the same attention that has been devoted to the text.

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The Poetical Works Of Samuel Lover.
London and New York: George Routledge & Sons.

A most beautiful edition of the beautiful songs of Lover, written mostly, as all know, about love and lovers. Yet not all. We are indebted to him for many charming ballads, of sweetest melody and deepest pathos, to which indeed Lover owes his fame as a poet.

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The Irish Widow's Son;
Or, The Pikemen Of Ninety-eight.
A story of the Irish Rebellion, embracing an historical account
of the Battles of Antrim and Ballinahinch.
By. Con O'Leary.
Boston: P. Donahoe. 1869.

This book is interesting, and free from the coarseness which is found in so many stories of Ireland. The author has succeeded in producing a readable tale of that epoch in Ireland's history when secret associations became the controlling power of that misgoverned country.

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Essay On Divorce And Divorce Legislation,
with special reference to the United States.
By Theodore D. Woolsey, D.D., LL.D.,
President of Yale College.
New York: Charles Scribner & Co. 1869.

This book, by one of the first scholars of our country, is a very learned and laudable effort to effect a reform in our divorce legislation. It would require a long and elaborate article to do justice to the work and the subject. At present we can only say that the community ought to thank Dr. Woolsey for the labor he has performed in their service, and which he has done as well as it can be done by one who stands on the Protestant platform.

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THE CATHOLIC PUBLICATION SOCIETY has in preparation, and will publish early in October, _The Illustrated Catholic Family Almanac_ for 1870. It will contain the astronomical tables, calendars, a great amount of valuable statistics, as well as several well-written sketches of places and things in various countries. It will be illustrated with over twenty splendid wood-cuts, and will be sold for 25 cents per copy. Orders from the trade should be sent in at once.

P. O'SHEA, New York, has in press, and will publish this season, Lacordaire's _Sketch of the Order of St. Dominic;_

_Memoir, Journal, and Correspondence of Mrs. Seton,_
by Mgr. Seton, in 2 vols. 8vo;

_Love of our Lord Jesus Christ_, by St. Jure, vol. 2;

Library of Good Examples, 12 vols.

John Murphy & Co., Baltimore, announce _A Memoir of the Life and Character of the Rev. Demetrius Augustin de Gallitzin, Founder of Loretto and Catholicity in Cambria County, Pa., Apostle of the Alleghanies._ By Very Rev. Thomas Heyden, of Bedford, Pa.

Patrick Donahoe, Boston, has in press

_Mary and Mi-Ka_, a story of "The Holy Childhood;"

_Five Years in a Protestant Sisterhood,
and Ten Years in a Catholic Convent;_

and a _Life of Christopher Columbus._

Kelly, Piet & Co., Baltimore,
announce the republication of the
Roman periodical,
_Acta ex Iis decerpta quae apud Sanctam Sedem geruntur.
The Double Sacrifice: a tale of Castelfidardo.
The Life of Madame Louise de France, Daughter
of Louis XV., in religion Mother
Terese de St. Augustin. The Day
Sanctified_; being meditations and
spiritual readings for daily use.

_Popular Tales_. By Maria Edgeworth.

_Moral Tales_. By Maria Edgeworth.

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