The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-10-06
Literature,

Literature.
KING dRIMALKUM AND PUSSYANITA: or The
Cats Arabian Nights BY Mrs A. Nj. Diaz The
children of this generation are highly favored, and
particularly in the publications designed for
their instruction and amusement. Many of us
remember when the yearly almanac was regarded
as wonderful picture book and even the early
magazines for children, "Merrys Museum" and
Peter Parleys Magazine were homely affairs
compared with the st Nicholas" and "Wide
Awake of to day. In fact the best writer's the
best artists and engravers the most artistic print
ers and The most luxurious paper are row availed
of to please the juveniles: and if they are not
pleased they certainly are very ungrateful In this
field the Boston firm of D. Lothrop & Co. have
deserved prominence and in the present
volume they have fairly outdone themselves. The
book profusely illustrated and the design of
the cover, which includes pussy willows, eat tails
and kittens themselves, is both original and taste
full The story is exceedingly funny, and cannot
fail to delight both young and old. The author
tells in the beginning of the death Of Tommobus
the aged king Of the cats and how Grmalkum be
came king in his stead Giimakum a cruel
old fellow without single white hair i'll his
glossy black coat and 10 sooner had he come
into power than he sent forth an order declaring
that black, maltese and gray were the only
colors to be allowed for cats, and that all cats
which had more white Or yellow than dark
hairs should not be permitted to live. Judges
were appointed to measure the spots Among
the cats brought before the judges was beau
lful white kitten named Pussy anita, which was
so great a tayorite that not would consent
to lntct the death penalty upon her. The king
then angiily commanded her 10 be brought before
him, declaring he would carry out the sentence
himself Pussyanila, however was equal to the
emergency. She obeyed the summons She APP
peared before Grimalkum, and while awaiting cx
ecution aroused the kings curiosity by reference
to adventure OF distant ancestor. The king
ordered her to tell the story, and she obeyed but
she contrived to bring i'll an alluston to vet another
story, and Grinalkum, who had a good deal of en-
roslty made another post ponement OF the sentence
as to hear it In this way he was led on until
he got 80 fond Of PussYauitas Stnrica and OF Puss-
yanita herself that he installed her as his fayorite
and annulled The sentence he had pronounced
against the white ana the yellow cats
NOTES
The Chillren', Museum for October IF 3 God
dard Co, New York; is an Interesting number
of an excellent periodical The Cruise of the
Spoondrit must delight the boys
The October issue of the Illustrated Scientific
News (Munn 4 Co., New York is profusely illus
trated and well filled with matter both entertain
ing and instructive Among the engraviugs is one
of a novel fruit picker
The last two numbers of the Living Age for
September, and the tirst number OF October con
tain insamcnts of In Trust and "Iht Freres
the usual amount Of poetry. and great variety of
selections from the best foreign publications. 4
new volume begins with October and nov is a good
time to subscribe Fer iIty-two numbers of SIX
~ four large pages each Tor more than 3,aoa pages
year, the subscription price ($S} is low Ljttell
co. Boston. Publishers.
Mr. II W. Richardson of the Portland Adver-
tiser, furnishes the first article in the Information
al Review for October. ON The Treasury and the
Banks The discussion is exhaus;irc and tends
to show that it is better to leave the issue Of pa
per money to the banks
y
BOSTON, contains article by Edward Everett
Hale, who gives many valuable hints to the Young
folks who are making Stamp collections an article
on the early life OF Abraham Lucoln and other
entertaining articles A Reading Union for Young
Folks is inaugurated in this number
Mr. William Kaston Balch managing editor of
the Philadelphia American, has prepared, and
HOught0n Mliin 4 Co OF Boston will shortly
publish, timely memorial volume On President
Garfield. 1t will consist OF notable passages in
President Gartield's speeches, orations magazine
articles, and letters.
The Boston journal of Chemistry for October
is on our table This monthly is now in its 18th
year and as the time goes on It's contents show 10
dimiuution Of value or interest to the scientific
student. Published by the journal Of Chemistry
Company, at :I.00 year, at lGl and ia High
Street, Fort Hill Square Boston