The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-08-28
Books, Magazines, &C.

BOOKS, Magazines, &C.
ST. NICHOLAS opens very seasonably with
''The Gentle Angler" paper on Isaac Walt
on. and we soon come upon story about hunt
ing antelopes in the West. Among other sea-
sonable things is very funny illustrated
poem, called ''The Cheated Mosquitoes -
The serial story, EAST Frieuus'' By. J. r.
Trowbridge, anil ''Nvhat Might Have Been Ex--
pected, - by Frank Z. Stockton, draw near
their conclusions, and the interest of both sto-
res naturally increases. s'The Pony Express''
is weil-written article handsomel: illustrated
showing how messages and letters We're carried
before railroads and STEAMBOATS, m0nopOl.zel
the business. Celia ThaNter comes TO the de-
fense of blrts IN poem called ''rhe kin
wakes, - and Mrs hodge m some iyeiy verses,
tells how Mother Pussy taught her children.
There is very handsome article Cp ''Ol1t
Dutch times in New York. by COL I. ".
hlggiEseD, and loving acc0untof ;'Ip .I.nor
.'Robinson Cr1lsoe," by Donald G. Mitchell.
Incretia =. Hale has one of her quaint Peter
kim cOncei,s, in which that inimtable family
is 4 layishly illustrated account OF the artven-
| lures of 4 certain ''Jim Crow and pOiIa
curiou-ly illustrated by James i. Beard, in
which the verses and lot OF fishes, in company
! with IL little boy and mermaid, swim bluvely
! about, all over the two pages Sarah o. JevTttt
contributes capital sorry for girls and b
| romantic tale, Little Ben and the sunshine,
| by Kate Bi0e,le. The departments at the enH Of
| the number are cramrncd usual with wise
! bits OF fun and funny bits oc wisdom.
| THE REPCBEIC magazine, published at Wash
ington, ID. C., maintains its high standard a.
exponent Of the leadirs political questions OF
| the day. Among some twenty articles in the
number for August, the entitled ''The Re
| publican Party in which is shown its r-la-
tions 10 the welfare o. the country, IS deseryiL';
| Of Il careful perIisal ut the present tinte. -,
| also, the articles on ''The Republican Party and
| Rconstruct!on, Transportation Computations
v. Congress and the supreme Court The
National Finances, - and others. This ma-a-
zine Is published at So per annuIn.
DEMoEE rs Monthly Magazine is on our table
with its usual prorptness; it is a splendid NUN
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Demorest's Monthly combines the artistic beau-
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HARPEE's MAGAZINE for September covers an
extensive variety of subjects, and contains over
one hundred illustrations. The number opens
with one of the best articles which Porte Crayon
has ever given to the public, entitled "On Ne
} gro Schools Its illustrations effective
and in their peculiar style are inimitable. 4
very comprehensive and entertaining paper or
|, sepulture entitled 'The silent Majority, - with
twenty-eigh, illustrations, is contributed by
. .Junius Henri Browne. William H. Rideing
contributes 4 timely and picturesque description
: of the south Sea Islands, prolu,ely illustrated
Professor J. T.. No1rse concludes his able
, view Of the astronomical work accomplished in
connection with obscrvatorles ~ the CnIte'
states. Ills article this month, with fourteen
. illustrations includes notices ot the Observable
rieS AZ I IambriJc, DARTMOUTH, Hamilton College.
the University nj Michigan, the sheffield >';er
tide Sch -ol. AMI of tire Dudley Db>ervat0ry
, Edwin De Leon contributes IN important raprr
showing the present condition OF commerce n
the southern >iatc-. \ new serial story, charm
In.;ly written, entitled ''lape of the Camp IS
= commenced in this nnmh'r, with illustrations
by trel-rickS. This artist hlS also, in this NUN
. brr. y remarkable illustration accompanying
! Mrs. G. y. Merishi's beautiful poem, "i;o,eS
, Of Florence Two other illustrated pueIis ar.
contributed by J. L. Trowbridge and Nelly VI.
' Hut hisnn. There are pr"nis also by Joselh
|. Coos Elizabeth stuart Phelps ami fEGlpn ;.
! Gunani; and two brilliant short stories V Frank
Lee re;i.-iirt and Constance Fenrm re Wool
son In addition to This varied store of reaiirg
, there -r- iir" editorial departments. cIvr~!U,
their 90, ',stuIA.-l rang Of ippir-pc.li, .iicr-
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E.rsy issue of the .,bltEr is :. surprise foa.l
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] month Is -ratifyiu. a, il Is wonderful. ! copy
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Z Davis, and crgrave1 by {. Maur.s.fj opens axe
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