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Show OUR. LITERARY TABLE For the benefit of boys and youngr men who d-?ir to become acquainted with the life of St. de La Sail", the Newest Teacher-Saint, the Christian Brother have prepared an illustrated1 life of their faintly founder, in booklet form, which they propese to distribute dis-tribute gratia to the reverend clergy, to Catholic par- u ent$ and to the young1 men of the farion parlh. f The booklet id dedicated to the Catholic youn men of America; and embraces in a series of twenty- ; eight one-page chapters the following and othi ; topics: "Message of Pope Leo XIII to the Christian Broth- ers." "Religious Heroes and Heroines." "Sublimit? of the Vocation of the Religious Educator." "A Glorious Glori-ous Vocation for Young Men "The Model Christian Educator," "St. de La Salle as a Priest." "Th Christian Chris-tian Brothers Founded," "The First Normal School." "St. de La Salle's Educational-Reforms." "St. de La ' j Salle's Schools for Workingmen." "St. d La Sa!li'i School for Irish Exiles." "Fertility of St. de La Salle'3 Educational Genius.'; "St. de La. Salle and Other Edu- ' cational .Refotmers." "Debt of Modern Education to St. de La Salle." "St. de La Salle's Heroic Virtue." Trials, Death and Canonization of St. De la Salle," t "An Invitation to Our Young Men," "A Word to Our Boys.". "Christian Parents and Religious Vocations." . VA Word to the Reverend Clergy." "Age and Require- . ments for Admission to the Brothers' Society." Tha booklet closes with tributes from Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop Ryan and Archbishop Keane. . A copy of the booklet will be sent free upon application' appli-cation' to the Reverend Brother Secretary, Ammen-dale,. Ammen-dale,. Md.' The story of the Irish land war of the past twenty- fi five years upon which Mr. Michael Davitt has been at work during the autumn will be published in New York and London next February. Sketches of Mr. Parnell and of other prominent actors in the struggles , of the '80s will be a feature of the volume. New mat- 1 ter "bearing upon the personality and work of Mr. Parneil, and giving a fuller Insight into his character and the secret of his magnetic leadership, will be found in Mr. Davict's book. The chapters in the book which tell the s.tory of the combat with tho Times before the special commission will have much to say of the contest that went on behind the scene?, of the ; rival plots and plans of secret agents, detectives and others in England. Ireland and America during the f two years for which the encounter continued. The book will be an authentic history of one of the m"?t Important movements of modern times, full of inci- .indents .in-dents of 'ths Irish soil and characteristic of th j political and social life of the country- P'1" has been a prominent figure and fighter in all tn Irish leagues of the past quarter of a century on born y . - sides of the Atlantic, and has kept a copious diarT i S , i covering the whole of this period. His book shuM prove to be of great Interest and alue. The Rosary Magazine is a splendid New Tear num- ber. Its chief attraction to many renders is the diversified di-versified reading matter, neither too long nr tt v short. A fine picture of St. Agnes, whose feast day occurs on the 21st, Is a pleasing feature of the fron page. A short sketch of Cardinal Merry M "f ! timely. "O'Grady's Fort" is a tale of the Irish ianu i war. A bright galaxy of writers contribute poei and" interesting tales. Altogether the Rosary -Ma'(i f zine is one of the best pieces of literature one ; ' find in the Intellectual Catholic family, to niCB place it certainly is a welcome visitor. f H i I The current number of Donahoe's promises ? for the new year. It contains a number of j features, and is superbly illustrated. The j number, "Parsifal and the Dream of Geron-tius. , John Talbot Smith, is of deep interest; "After Fi t . Years A Retrospect," by P. G Smyth. P"ts reader in' possession of much information r,e,,l1in national events. "A Famous Old Turnpike 1. sketch of an historic highway, by Moira U iw- f a standing army at the Vatican is the JUW1. ths S lengthy description of the origin and duUyatlcan. f . various companies of soldiers guarding tne yl. i The work of Don Bosco's institutes as seen D tra. ,. Lynch makes interesting reading, and trie . , tions show to what a degree of perfection in ; g( , trades the boys have attained under the inscru t the Salesians. h!s sket ! Seumas MacManus recalls the summer m n oMaI. 1 of an Irish mountain trip In June: Thomas r- , ley contributes an article on Carleton ana d?. V -and Rev.- L. C;. P. Fox. O. M. I-. continues , - lightful reminiscences of Missionary lne. v j 1 . Among the poets of the number are 0trJ known writers as Rev. J. B- Dollard. Susan u . ' and Amadeus. ; i' I |