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Chicago toward true and generous culture, |
that new magazine haA been born hare, de- |
voted to the discussion Of religious, humane,
md literary topics. II IL called tho Examiner,
A very felicitous christening, IL edited by
Rev. Edward c. Towue, Of WiuotkA, ILL.,, and
beaIs the imprint Of the Western News Conn
panr. It is intended as an organ Of radical
and to tuis end, is largely de-
roted to the discussion of theological qucs-
tious, although in the next issus q generous
amount Of space is promised for literary mt
lerr, II is one OF the most remarkable
featu1os Of this periodical Of 1Ui passs that
Mr. Towne has done all the work, tue entire
contents being original, except maste1l5 pa
pe1 on 1.-THE History OF the Devil translated
fr.,ul tho Recue tiex De1ir Nondes. It is not 30
much our purpose, In this paragraph, 10 pass
any critical judgment upon hia work {1e=ezv-
ing that for our regular magazine notices
next weekly a. TO ANNOUNCE the appearance Of
the EXAMINER II will be heartily welcomed
III some qoastnrs. and bitterly assnilsd in 9TH
c1s; Lut there can be no denial Of tho fae1 Of
its ability and its courage, aud, Il We mistake
mt, the orthodox Organs will find = stout op-
ptntnt in the newcomer worthy OF theit
best weapons. One or two material facts
SPEAK loudly in Its favor. 1ta Advertising
patronage is very large, and excellent IN chr
acter, and, apparently, sufficient to promise
succesa for tie venture. mud its gcncral Ap-
pearaucs In paper, binding, typography, and
makeup is exquisitcly neat, and Nil1 at once
challenge comparison with the Eastern msg-
axines Next week We shall devote OURSELVES
to the contents, which are somewhat remark
able and attractive
A national library il being built At Salvador,
in Central America. for which 5000 volumes
aso provided, and the government is inc1eas-
;ng the amount Of Gratuitoua instruction.
/ The General Government OF Tnsha kend
las recently acquired the copy OF the Koran
written by the Caliph 0smkns own hand, and
stained with blood. II was purchased out OF
tho mosque Of Choo3 At Samarcand,
for 126 1oub1cs, and rent TO the Minister Of
Public Instruction At St. pctersbuIg.< This
msnuecnpt 10 said to be the only relic OF tho
famous hbrar! collected by TmouE.
DR.. Andrew Wood, who is well known, "a Ar
emirant Scotch physician, md who is a mem
bes Of the Medical Council, IL engaged on u
t1anslxtion OF Horace'e Satires," which will
lc itsucd in October by Mcssrs. Nimmo. Tho
doctor has adopted tho "Dou Juan" etanza,
which h1s not been used by any previous
translator.
We understand that among tie Forthcoming
volumes Of "Anc1ent Classics for Engliah
Renders " will be ''Asnophon," by Sir A.
Grant, bast., whose edition Of The Hieo-
:nachcan Ethica is we'll known.
| We are indebted 10 the pAbliaher, v. h
Steele, for copy OF the handsome paper
printed daily on tho train which conveyed the
Trans-c Continental excursiouists to San Fran.
cieco, in Nty Aud Juno last. The volume
| contains txslve numbers, elegantly printed OF
tinted paper, and handsomely bound, and i.
generally considered \ desirable curiosity.
gives full hi.to.r Of the excursion, With il,
many Interesting aud amusing lu:iaent-, 10
;c,her with description Of the country alont
.,,c line Of the Union aud Genital pacid,
lsa,Iways.
EvErr SATrnpAy for the week ending Ocso
i,er contains fall length portras: OF Vlcto
hugo: two admirable pictures Of the ''Angel
II Mercy" in the aeld and tho hospital; ,
suil-rage illustration Of "rastrdges;~ "Re
c1uitius At Westminster" singnlas1Y nnin
ts1es:irg picture; "Tlc Retreat OF the EN-
peEur fre1n Gravc!otte;" ''The French Tres
! Ambullne. Corps Passing Through Rheims :
and TIM French rcasanlry OF tho vos2e
Flying frcm their Homes"
We have received from the publisher, Jot
Y1nsell, Albany, n. T., the report Of &h
-rcethes, poems, aud other proeecdipes, At
inner. given June 50, 1910, By the citizsns o
ritt.Aeld, Mass to their tosnsmen who la
:eached the age OF seventy yca1s. -Ths ma.
ea.iye Of the diuucr, aud tho many goo
things said and done, is very pleasant rem
u,scence Of the anciont history OF the Berl
shire Valley.
Tic Sangamon Insurance Company, {
Springfield, H., bars issued, through tt
prees OF Rand, McN4lly L Co., Of this city,
copy Of the new constitution Of Illinois.
il published in very neat and eonveniei
, shape. and, ~ thero is 4 very large call for
this edition appears At an opportune time
X No, Il Of "Zell's Popular Encyslorndia H
Universal D,ctionsf, has Just been Issue
, taking the work into the letter n.
,( Messre. Field, Osgood i Co., Of Dosto
: | have issued four more volumes OF their ne
! ! edition Of Dickens works, the illustrate
, Household Edition, viz: David Coppt
. fiell."" Little Dorritt," Oliver Taiss, II
i "aIa,tln Chuzzlewit." Tns eugrarings
G t1iis edition are bv Sol EItinge, and in all t
i mecharis ii details the work is crcditab'e
). the publiehez. Chicago: Western Ne
= Company.l
r. The Meesrs Peterson Bros, OF philad
L phia, have Just issued the last etory from
N French Of Octave Feuillet '' Camors," one
g tho moat mastery stories Of the present d.
Ia It il a iosel Which has attracted universal
sentiou in Europe, and is probably one Of
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