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Show OUR. LITERARY TABLE "A Memento of the Death of the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIII," is a useful work of reference to all who venerate the memory of the late pontiff, giving much information of his personal character and the work achieved for religion during his pontificate. An essay on "The Catholic Church," by Rev. John Spensley, D. D., taken from this book was republished in the Intermountain Catholic a short time ago. The book is well illustrated with half-tone pictures of the American hierarchy at the time of the late pope's demise, de-mise, together with portraits of the Sacred College of Cardinals. William C. Martineau of Albany, X. Y.. compiled the memento, and he Is also the publisher. Only 2,000 copies will be sold. The Catholic Truth Society of San Francisco has published an excellent Holy "Week Manual containing the Liturgy of Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday. Good Friday and Holy Saturday with a full explanation of the various ceremonies. The Manual contains 112 pages, and will be a great help to the Catholic laity who attend the Holy Week services. It will enable them to follow Intelligently the ceremonial and prayers pray-ers of the church. The Manual is very well arranged and costs only 10 cents per copy. In quantities of 100 it sells for $3. Another publication, "The Gospel Story of the Passion," Pas-sion," will be also found helpful for Holy Week. This is a continued and complete narrative of the Passion in the very words of the evangelists. A third edition of Archbishop Ryan's famous lecture, lec-ture, "What Catholics Do Not Believe," has just been issued.- Thia Catholic classic is growing in popularity, judging from the many editions recently issued. The Truth Society has also published a second edition edi-tion of the 5-cent prayer book. In ninety-six pages all the prayers and devotional exercises necessary for the ordinary Catholic are given. This book fills a long-felt want and has been most popular. Fifty-thousand Fifty-thousand copies have been sold in a few months. All the publications may be had from' the Truth Society, San Francisco, or from the International So ciety, Arbuckle building, Brooklyn, X. Y. "Is John Hay Backing Japan?" is the question that furnishes the theme of the opening number of Donohoe's "Magazine for March. Mr. Herbert Young asks the question, and answers it with an array of facts and proofs to sustain the position he takes in regard to the action of the secretary of state. Nora Tynan O'Mahony writes of "All Hallows Missionary Mis-sionary College," describing a recent visit, and relating relat-ing the history of the college and the heroic efforts of Us founder. The progress of "The Irish National Literary Theatre" is the subject of a paper by Mary E. Butler. Anna Seaton Schmidt contributes an interesting inter-esting account of the "Grand Beguinage of Ghent." In "A Disastrous Dramatic Season," John Talbot Smith sums up the losses of the theatre managers, and points out practical ways of lessening the danger to life through fire and panic. Mary Agnes Tincker, author of "Grapes and Thorns," "The House of Yorke," etc., tells of a visit made to Monte Casino in company with Eliza Allen Starr. Catherine E. Con, way contributes an appreciative appre-ciative sketch of "Margaret F. Sullivan, Journalist j and Author.". . ... Anna T. Sadlier, in a paper, "Reflections Awakened Awak-ened by St. Patrick's Day," censures' the stage Irish-man Irish-man and that equally imposible creation exploited by some publications as the typical Irishman. Other notable features with special reference of St. Patrick's Day, are: "Memories of St. Patrick's Day," by Alice L. Milligan; "The Shamrock," by D. A. McCarthv and "March In Ireland," by Rev. James B. Dollard Dominicana for March published an eloquent appreciation ap-preciation 'of the late Rev. James L. O'Neil, o. P., its founder and editor. Father. O'Neil "personally directed," during a long and tedious convalescence, the Management of the magazine, dictating editorial and correspondence, besides attending to other details of 1 a business character up to the moment of his death. With true editorial instinct and wonderful editorial foresight. Father O'Neil had prepared notes and reviews re-views for coming numbers of Dominicana. In illustration illus-tration of his characteristic timeliness and true courtesy cour-tesy to the members of the editorial fraternity, we may instance the final stroke of his editorial pen a word of congratulation to the editor of the San Francisco Fran-cisco Monitor and his staff. And, that thl3 word of recognition of their jubilee number might appear in February Dominicana, Father O'Neil, in spite of weakness, weak-ness, penned a brief expression of praise." 4 The March number of Benzinger's is an instructive as well as an entertaining number. Its excellence is best observed in the treatment. of obj ts ,,t7"T iu the animal and vegetable kingdom. Th.-n i' J: furnish wholesome raiding for the home . ir, f c-ecntia'.ly the hon- magazine - |