The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-11-13
Magazine Notices.

Biaekisoods Magasise for October is well worth
spending an hour two over, both for is own mer
Its and as relief from the exciting topics Of IN,
election.
Thescrial DF wortle school, Is continued; ~Busl
Lief Queensland Is concluded and the bad peopl,
die and the good ones are married. An interesting
article ON Memory" gives various peeuliarites o.
memories, and concludes that what man wants IN
memory Is not a masier.p0we bot servant "ThS
Enchanted Bride" is founded on Sn Ayrshirelege
ola compact with the devil, and is result
~The Roof OF the World describes the plateau in
Central Asia 5000 feet above the sea- It was explor
ed by Lieut. Wood in ISIS. and the present Interest
attached to this region makes the article very &C
eep,able.
Other very good articles are Lois Sketch. Of
the sort for which Lakewood Is famous and "soei-
ETY. and the Salons before the French Revolution.
indicating the influence OF these salons OF the cgh
teenth century on the terrible dramas which were
enacted atIts closc.
The British Quarterly Rerie,r for October has been
received. The contents are
'Tennyson's PoemS@ This Is not an analysis Of
Tennysons works, the object OF the paper being to
account for and justify HIS popularity "and to show
the limits Of his enduring fame"
-rhe Lords supper Historically considered A
statement u some general principles which have
been derived rom historical research showing lheir
application to the great Eueharstle controversies
and discussion Of the efforts TO give intellectual
expression 10 the main problems attaching TO thi.
ordinance.
The Art OF singing Past aud Present.
A"Dutehman on south Africa" 4. Iecky reviews
an account Of the Beers their Language and country
al the time Of the annexation Of the rnRsyAai
Latham on Examination
Sir James outram.- recital Of some Of the chief
incidents Of his career such as tanning the Bhesls,
and Kolees the rstwars In Afshanis:an. etc, etc,
Exploration and Mission Work In Africa" An
examination Of the rise prderess and present coud
ton Of the great movement towards ciyizing Africa
The Practice Of an Architect"
Lord NorthbroOk and Ioni Lyiton comparison
Of their Indian administrations. showing the eon-
iras, between the strong ruler and the weak
Contemporary Literature" full, as usual. Of brief
notices Of recent publications..
The periodicals repripled BY the Leonard Scott
Publishing Co. u Barclay Street, n. y are fol-
iows:--The London Quarterly, Edinburgh, westmin-
ser and British Quarterly Reviews. aud Blackwoods
Magazine Price. - year for any one. only SIS
for ALL and the postage is prepaid by the Publishers
CAPTAIN Fans sHR RAuxAY.-The Scieatldc
4mGtniA 0flast week contained two null page illus
tnsions Of Captain Eads proposed niiway for trans.
porting ships with their eArgoes across continents
Captain Eads claims BY his plan 10 BE- able 10 take
loaded ships OF the larI Tonnage ISs gns essan.
~ -'o o...es abs s. canal acr the Lescp plan.
and at much less cost for engineering construction
The project is certainly bold and ingenious and the
prqeot1r anticipates serious difficulties In carry
Ing forward biz enterprise engrayings referred
to In the Sctcst.se 49eriotg show the proposed con-
sruction ofnot only the railroad but the appliances
for transferring the ships from the water to the rail-
In addition 10 the large number Of engravings ii :
lust1tiye Of engineering works inyentionsand new
discoveries which appear weekly the Scieatlae
AnerioaH has during the past year, devoted consid
srable space 10 Illustrating and describ ng leading
establishments devoted 10 different manufacturing
industries
This feature has added very much 10 the aitrae-
tiyeness and usefulness OF the paper More than
fy Of the most important industrial establishments
OF our country have been illustrated, and the pro
eescs ofthe different manufactures described In it,
columns Tho ScfsHftsc 4Hsyiola has been publish
sd for more than thirty-iour years By Mum & Co.,
81 Park Row n. Y :, and has attained larger week
ly circulation than all similar papers published In
the country. The publishers assure the public that
they have not printed less than 50 600 copies week
foT several months.
EVERY FAMILY, WITHOUT EXCEPTION In City, va
lAsc and Country will find 1, highly Useful TO con.
SANITY read the AiaeFioaa AgricuHHris II abounds
In pdi' Praien rria1e information. most valuable
fof Indoor a. well as outdoor work and comfort,
and s 500 10 1000 Original Engrayings in every vol.
uIne ara both pleasing and instructive In this re.
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