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BLAcKwooD's MAGAzIxE for October, republished
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/. rsyria--Round about Damascusa The visitor
describes his Journey for Muhktara 10 Damascus
and the visits that he made to places Of interest in
and around the city during detention there Of
three weeks The description Of the performances
Of certain macle-working sheikh IS as painful as
1t is wonderful.
H. "a Deadly Feud" is a simple Little story, rather
lacking In cheerfulness written BY Rudolph Iindau
III. "Ion" A summary OF the plot ofih tragedy
Euripides, together with comparison with Tai
fourd's play Of the same name and swinburne's
"Erechtheus" giving many eaOtationa
". "Reata; or. What's in Name Part VII.
The description Of the dinner party gives inter
estlng picture of the customs that prevail among
the polish landed gentry OF the present day" Gus
toms Of which the writer has been an eyewitness
V. sThe Demise Of the KaisarbundT Is an account
Of the treaty entered into by the emperors Of Ger
many, Russia and Austria in 1872. and their action
during the "war in the East"
vi. Contemporary Literature" describes the
how, when and where Of the making Of newspa-
pens with fun description Of the Office Of the Lon
don Times and short notice Of the New York Haid.
THE WORLDS CHILD. MAsAzISK.-John Greenleaf
Whittier the most chid-hearted as he is among the
foremost Of American Authors, writes Of s. NeAoias:
IA is little to say ofths magazine that IL Is the best
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astronomer wrote from London what wonder
full magazine It Is for young folks and ours are quite
as much delighted with IL as American children can
bel" That It Is calculated to delight the little folk
everywhere Is indicated by the fact that Il Is to be
Issued in French by Delagraye OF Paris and that
even the ihrsway little Moslems are now to have a
volume made up OF translations from s. Nicholas
into Arabic by the Rev. II. H. Jessup.
Beginning with the November number (ready Oct
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with wider margins, and Is to be 70 much enlarged
that the new volume will contain nearly two hun
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n0unce many brilliant novelties, including new
serial by Miss Louisa ~ Aleoif, entitled Jack and
Jill . THE Treasure Box Of English Literature" in
which VIII be given gems from standard English
and American authors; an Acting Play for sunday
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tons for is representation In school exhibitions
and beautiful Fairy opereta for children entitled
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The November number has two beautiful frontis
pieces and red-lins titlespago, and contains over
sixty illustrations In il begins a new serial story
for boys, Among the Lakes" by the author OF Dab
Kinzers
Another splendid serial for boys has been secured
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Barclay Street MY. The first article. Germany
since the Peace Of Frankfort" is severe criticism
Of bismarcks political career; admits that he has
founded German Empire, but insists that he has
lowered the character and intelligence ofthe Ger
man na,ion The second article, Mozart" consid-
ers the character Of The composer as man aud
other papers OF interest arc "speddings Life Of
Bacon Z an account OF the Family OF Mirabean"
nom the year 1851 % 1884, "Froude's cnsar;' -The
Code OF Criminal Law and "Afghanistan-"
Perhaps the most attractive articles are those on
The philosophy Of Color and The cisil Engineers
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Sensed with striking picture Of the effects oflumi
nous vihraton,a an account Of experiments Illus
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effects OF Nature In the -ciyil Engineers" Of Bri-
tam We have good account OF The great advances
made in physical science during the last half cen
try and Of the able men who have, by their labors
aud discoveries contributed to what may be termed
scientific revolution. In the course Of Il Captain
Eriesson's magnifcenf work entitled Contributions
10 the Centennial Exhibition In which his iabors
for the third Of century are recorded Is admitted
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tons in The bold style and high finish Of the draw
ings and much Of the high position which Amer.
lea now occupies in engineering skiI and efficiency
Is dne to this illustrious engineer
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