Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-24
THE MONTHLIES.

WE HAVE already expressed ourselves
in regard to the GALAXY and Lippncoui
for December, both being excellent num-
bers, full Of interest for all classes OF
readers. To-day We have to call atten.
ton to 81 Nicholas and ScTi6TleT.
81. Nicholas continues to hold its own
as not only the best existing magazine
for children, but the best We have ever
had. The number for December has Tor
its frontispiece an original and beautiful
portrait Of "Hans Christian Andersen"
surrounded by several Of the representa-
tive creations Of bis fancy, which are sci
forth with almost as much delicacy as in
his own word-pictures. or the other
contributions, perhaps the most notice
able are H. HIS poem Of "The Legend
of st. Nicholas" with its exquisite Illus
tration; the article entitled Something
About Railroads." and giving details OF
the history, construction and manage
ment of the railway; and the long con-
tribution on Zone Hundred Christmas
Presents, and How to Make them" AS
for other attractions, Mr.. BroOks's serial,
"The Boy Emigrants," grows 10 inter-
est and power as we make our SLOW ad-
vance with the boys across the western
prairies; SANDY, the HUnchbRck,"
gives us q change of air, and a pathetic
picture of q poor, MANNED boys life
among the bTaes Of Scotland; even
farther still we go TO witness the inter-
esting and peculiar Observance OF ''St.
Nicholas's Day in Germany" and on
our return we stop just short Of our ma
tive shores to meet Mr.. Trowbridge's
sporting characters, "JOe" and bon
wig.n and experience the delight OF
hunting ducks with them, upon little
island. "Frank and the Toad" novel
mock-trial, and the poem of dead
Doll,U are sure to bring laugh with
them: and Mrs. Dodge has one OF her
charming rhymes, with msLvelously
beautiful illustration by Miss Rallock.
The departments as usual are well sus-
tanned and very interesting.
Scri6ner, for December, has a contin-
uation of Bret Harte's "Gabriel Con-
roy" which fully sustains the promise
of the opening chapters. DR.. Hollands
"Story Of Sevenoaks" is concluded in this
number; and there is short Norwegian
story by II. d. Boyesen. The illustrated
articles are "TOur of the Nile" by Z.
S. Welles; 1.-THE Last Of the Narwhale,"
a poem by John Boyle O'Reilly; curl
GUS study of Japanese art by Noah
Brooks, very copiously illustrated; 1.-The
Ancient Province OF Tusayan," by Ma
ior Powell-one OF bis most important
contributions to the magazine, giving,
as it does, description of most inter-
esting people, but one almost unknown
mSpanish Sketches with pictures from
the Dore series; and 1.-THE Site Of Solo.
mons Temple Discovered" a paper
which can hardly fail to attract wide at
tention. The poetical contributions, be-
sides Mr.. O'ReiIly's, are by WsIter
Mitchell Ia Harvard poem called "Ihe
Mocking Bird") u. SouIe Smith, Mrs. K.
s. Greenough, John Trowbridge, X. X.
BoWker, and Elizabeth Akers Allen.
There is an article on "Our Domestic
Service" by General Francis A. Walker,
and a brief paper by the late Amasa
Walker, on HFrench and American Cur
reucies.n Both these and all other mag
azines can be had at Mans ford's, corner
OF Second and Monroe, and at Billy
Lieben's, 1864 Main street.
THE Popular Science Monthly presents
an unusually attractivetable OfcOntents.
The opening paper is by Prof. Tyndall,
on "Martineau and MateTialism," being
the preface to the forthcoming edition
of Fragments of Science. The next pa
per OF especial interest is by Herbert
Spencer, on Idol-worship and Fetch
worship, from advance sheets Of the
Principles of Sociology, The fourth
paper on the "Deeper Hsrmonies OF Re
iigion and Science" appears in this
number. Prof. Carpenter has a paper Oh
"a Piece Of Limestone" The other az
ticles are: "Opossums and their Young;
Strange Mental Faculties in Disease;
Progression and Retrogression; GeOgra-
'pby and Evolution; Diamond Cutting;
Reading as an Intellectual Process" and
other interesting articles. Lieben, 1864
Main street, has it for sale.