The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-09-14
Our Rook Table.

THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, for Septem-
ber, opens with tale by Bayard Taylor,
entitled Twin Love; Wilson Flagg con-
tributes an article on flowers. entitled The
| Field and the Garden; Mrs. Putnam gives
us another installment of American Life
IN France; and Watch and Ward and
Their Wedding Journey are continued
We regard this as quite good number of
this excellent and popular monthly Pub
llshed by James Z. Q=Sood & Co., Boston,
at 81 per annum.
SOMETHING THAT EVERY FARMER
WANTs.-A copy of the e,AMERIcAN STOCK
JoUENAL. The September number, con-
tains the usual variety of valuable in
formation, written by the best, and most
practical writers N the country If farm
ers would pay more attention to the breed
ing and raising Of stock, we should hear
less complaint about hard times, and low
prices Of grain. We therefore urge all to
send for a free specimen copy. Address,
n. P. Boyer & Co., Parkersburg. Chester
Co., Pa.
The, LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW
The July edition of this celebrated re-pub-
lication is upon our table. Among its
Shakespeare; Darwin's Descent of Man
Austria since Sadowa; Jeremy Taylor;
Music Its Origin and Influence Names
Village Communities; Alexander Dumas
Economic Fallacies and Labour Utopias
Etc. Published by The Leonard Scott
Publishing Company, l40 Fulton street,
N. Y.
SCRIBNER's MONTH"; Y, for September
opens with pleasant, sketcby paper, en-
titled Pictures from Canada. 1t is by DIR.
Beers, of Montreal, and is principally
descriptive OF that quaint people, the
French Canadians. Next we have an in
teresting paper on Mecst to, the Path Find
er of the Seas, with an excellent portrait.
The other illustrated article are as graphic
description of Mountain Views and Ad-
ventures, by J T Headley; Scenes from
the Marble Faun, by w L Alden and an
entertaining paper by James Richardson,
on the recent experiments in London, by
men of science, with Home, the so-called
medium" Whose Wife was She? is the
little of a story of marvellous power and
exciting interest Then we have q very
timely and valuable article by Mr.. Wilt
am g Shanks, in which are given the
facts and figures of the present expert
ments in Chinese Skilled Labor, at North
Adams, Mass, and Belleville. In Topics
of the Time, DR.. Holland writes about The
Riot ofRomanism, Women in the Colleges,
and American Sunday Schools This very
readable number closes with some anus
ing outline Scenes from Shakespeare.
The AMERICAN FARM JOURNAL for
September has been received The publi-
cation of this Agricultural Paper was COM
menced by Miller, Locke & Co., of Toledo,
in September, 1870. The paper has been
successful beyond precedent, and COM
mences the new volume with a list of sub
scribers, Of which the older Agricultural
journals might be proud. The res sons for
this success are The paper is carefully
edited; it is handsomely illustrated it is
eminently practical; it has corps of con-
tributors IN every state of the Union, and
thus every section is represented; its
domestic department is made speciality /;
it has great variety matter; the liter
ary department abouuds in exciting and
tantalizing sketches; it is the only paper
that gives special attention to the social
and gosslppy features of Agricultural life
every number is made seasonable, and
comes to the farmer at the time he wants
it, and with what he wants
In the present number is given afull
page cut Of Dexter" and other illustra-
tious. and sixteen large pages of valuable
reading matter The next number will
contain portrait of the celebrated horse
"Longfellow," and every succeeding num-
Der portrait of some noted American
horse The accompanying sketch of f''Dex-
ter gives what we have seen in no other
paper, history Of his performances.
The horse and cattle aepar; ments are
made pre- eminent. but not more so than
are the otheFs The paper is published
monthly, for 75e per annnm by Miller.
Locke & Co.. Toledo. Ohio. Specimen
numbers sent on application.