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Show OUR BOOK TABLE, j TRACTS, San Francisco, Cal. Catholics feel the need of short and simple explanation of various points of the doctrine, discipline and history of the Church. Questions constantly come up that demand a reply and the average layman has not the time nor training to study learned and exhaustive exhaus-tive treatises of theology. We are a busy and practical people and we therefore prefer brief and practical explanations ex-planations of our religion. To supply this demand the Catholic Truth society of San Francisco has been doing splendid splen-did work for the past few years. It has be&n publishing pamphlets admirably adapted to the American mind, on almost al-most every phase of Catholic truth. These pamphlets are by well known authors and they form a most useful library. The subjects are well selected, the treatment is in every case satisfactory. satisfac-tory. The price places them within the reach of every reader. The priest or lament caiinoL nna any more usetui Catholic literature than the publications publica-tions of this society. As example of these tracts we may mention the following of a dogmatic nature: "The Infallibility of the Pope." by Rev. Peter C. Yorke; "The Practice of the Confession in the Catholic Church." by the late Rev. It. F. Clarke, S. J.; "Who Can Forgive Sins," by Rev. P. J. Danehy; "What Catholics Do Not Believe," the famous lecture of Archbishop Arch-bishop Ryan of Philadelphia, and "Modern Religious Scepticism," by Rt. Rev. John Cuthbert Hedley, D. D. The biographical list contains short lives of Father Damian, by Charles Warren Stoddard; 'Cardinal Newman." by Rev. William Barry, D. D.; "Pope Leo XIII," by Yicomte E. M. DeVogue; "St. Patrick," by Arthur Ryan, and many others. In the historical line the Truth society so-ciety has published six standard refutations refu-tations of anti-Catholic calumny. They are by Rev. Peter C. Yorke and the Style is stror:; and vigorous. These pamphlets ai -ntitlad "Ghosts," and they follow tne Protestant tradition. in i-ngmuu ann me united states. The society has published numerous other tracts, about fifty in all. They are printed on good paper and neatly bound. They should be given a wide circulation throughout the , United States. Priests and laymen could not do better than place these tracts in the hands of inquiring non-Catholics The address of the Catholic Truth society so-ciety is room 87, Flood building, San Francisco. DONOHOE S MAGAZINE for November. Novem-ber. Donohoe, Boston, Mass. The current number of this sterling Catholic publication is up to its usual standard of excellence. A forceful article ar-ticle this month is "Tammany Hall and the Catholic Church," by M. P. Curran, who, during a quarter of a century, has closely studied the history of Tammany, us operations, successes and failures and frankly and impartially records the results of his observations. ! In "The Social Side of the Gaelic 1 Movement," Alice L. Milllgan points to what has been accomplished by the spread of the Gaelic League through Ireland, and predicts even greater progress prog-ress in the next two or three years, i Some fine portraits and views t I the charm of this pleasing article Rev. L. W. Mulhane contributes a paper pa-per on the "Creed of Anarchy," and sums up the anarchist as "one-third tool, one-third possessed of the devil and the other third too lazy to work"' o Meeting Public Problems," by Anna Seaton Schmidt, is a practical paper on the methods adopted by some philanthropists philan-thropists in relieving the distress of the poor in great cities. Of special inter-wfm inter-wfm V, hat Pr deaIin with the problem prob-lem of supplying nourishing food to under-fed school children. Other illustrated articles are "The Bicycle Bi-cycle in Morocco," by Henrv Collins Walsh and "Home BuildTng.by WiN 1 ham Beard. T. B. Minahan writes of "The Federa- I 7"""'" dwelIin& on what is expected from it, and how such expectations expec-tations can best be realized by the executive ex-ecutive body. The complications of the plot of the serial, "Borrowed From the Night" become more intense as the story nears i a close There is an entertaining va- ( nety of department matter, "People in I Print being particularly interesting. ! CATHOLIC WORLD for November. New York and London. The contents of the current number spread over a wide field of thought and i observation. A list of authors who are winning for Catholic literature the front rank in letters are monthly contributors con-tributors of this favoite magazine. The contents for November are- "An Episcopal Bid for a Reunion " by J Willoughby Brathwaite. "Pond Lilies-Past Lilies-Past and Present" (poem, illustrated) Margaret M. Hal vey. "The Paintings of Gabriel Max" (illustrated), Mary F Nixon-Roulet. "Joyce Forselyn, Sin-f.by Sin-f.by uMary Sarsfleld Gilmore. Shooting the Nile Cataracts" (illustrated), (illus-trated), F. M. Edselas. "George H Ules ,(Pem). Rev. Thomas E. Cox. arnings and Teachings of the Church on Anarchism," Theodore L. Jouffroy. "The Art of Preaching in Mediaeval Times." Rev. Lucian Johnston. John-ston. ' Tours With Its Ancient Mar-montier" Mar-montier" (illustrated), Mary MacMa-hon. MacMa-hon. 'An Autumn Cry"(poem), Chas. Hanson Towne. 'The Miraculous Preserving Pre-serving of a Body of a Servant of God " by Rev. Father Pernin. "Catholic Architecture Arch-itecture in the United States" (illustrated) (illus-trated) Charles D. Maginnis. "The Last mite fnneml iir.j rj BENZIGER'S MAGAZINE. An Illustrated Illus-trated Monthly for Young and Old New York, Cincinnati, Chicago As its title indicates, it fills the demand de-mand of young and old by furnishing matter suitable for those who-like pure fiction and interesting . descriptive articles. ar-ticles. The magazine is profusely illustrated illus-trated and the contents embrace a va-tionalf va-tionalf subjects' relis'us and educa- LITTLE FOLKS' ANNUAL. Benzinger Brothers, New York, Cincinnati, Chicago. Chi-cago. This little book is sold for a nickle and will give more enjoyment to the little folks than a bushel of nickels it abounds in storiettes, just long enough' to make them interesting for John and i Mary. The Church Calendar for 1902 j covers the first pages. f |