Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-17
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

NEW PUBLICATIONS.
THE CAvERNs OF LURAY, Page county,
| Va, is a history and description OF these
wonders of nature, very handsomely illus
trated, including explanations of the manner
| of their formation, their peculiar growths
and their geology and chemistry, with a map
to serve as guide.
THE PLANTERS JoURNAL-a necessity with
all agriculturists at the South who would be
| we'll informed-continues to maintain its
position at the head of the agricultural
month.ies. The May numb, r is choke full of
timely and well-written articles and miscel-
laneous reading matter. DR.. l. Z. Nagle
represents the Journal in Memphis.
In the May number of the American La,u
RetieT appears the second OF the series OF
| articles by II. o. Taylor, on "The Rights
and Liabilities Arising Through the Promo
ton and Formation of aCorporation." The
contribution deserves to be read, as it con-
tains an able and interesting analysis of the
validity and effect of contract to take
shares in the stock of a corporation not yet
organized.
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES: Rolfe S. Saunders,
| editor. This is a new, worthy agricultural
magazine. 1t supplies the place left vacant
by the withdrawal of the Rural Sun, and is
handsome, well-printed book, with articles
| of high merit by men of eminence, expert
ence and learning. Mr. Saunders is well
known in this community, and the excel
lence of his magazine will support his repu-
tation. We recommend it to our agricultu-
| raj readers; 81 a year is t-ifie compared
with the value of its information.
WESTMINSTER REVIEW: April; Leonard
| Scott Publishing Company, New York.
Readers of this standard English magazine
| will find rich treat in the articles on "Epi-
! curtains and Lucretius" and Ecclesiastical
Migrations." 'Ants" is full of curious facts;
"The Fair Trade Movement" is of especial
interest in our present tariff agitation; Fires
Ordinance Survey, "Indis, Our Colonial EN-
| pire," and the usual attractive book reviews,
| fill out most interesting number.
Mr.. STUBBs's BROTHER, the serial now
running through Harper's Young People is a
sequel to "Toby Tyler" which popular bit
of juvenile fiction filed thousands of young
STEERS with delight. Mr.. Otis hiss achieved
| the difficult feat of re introducing toby"
and number of the characters that ap-
peared in his first story, but amid such
novel circumstances, and showing them in
such a fresh light, that the reader soon be-
| gins to feel that "Toby Tyler" was in reality
| only the beginning of the tale, and that "Mr.
! Stubbs's- Brother" contains the best part of
| the plot.
THE SANIrARIAN for May, which is an I'M
usally excellent number of good periodical,
has a very entertaining table of contents.
| Among the articles is the conclusion of Dr.
T. ]. Turner's paper on National and Inter-
national Sanitary Jurisprudence" compre-
hending all the laws and regulations of the
| United States in force for protection against
| the introduction of contagious and infectious
disease from foreign sources; the regulations
of emigrant vessels, and the powers and duties
of the National Board of Health. 1t is an
unusually instructive paper, add of special
interest to all health authorities.
GEORGE w. HARLAN & Co, of A West
Twenty-third street, New York, will shortly
publish what will, in all probability, prove
TO be one of the most brilliant tributes to the
beloved poet, in book form, that this year
will witness. The book will be a quarto, en-
titled Henry WadsuoTth Lonsyeiol0, Medley
in Prose and Verse, by Richard Henry Stnd-
dard. 1t will include the impressions of
number OF literary celebrities, and be dedi-
Gated to John Greenleaf Whittier. An
artistic steel-plate portrait of the deceased
poet, from photograph by Sarouy, of New
York, will accompany the volume.
WE ARE in receipt of a pamphlet copy
of a treatise on Training Schools for Nurses
by General E ton, commissioner of educa-
ton, which contains some suggestive ia
formation concerning the efforts which are
being made to promote the extension of exist
ing facilities for the training of nurses. In
all there are sixteen of these schools, and the
work being done by them is of a practical
and extremely valuable character. In addi-
ton TO the statistics, the pamphlet contains
detailed descriptions of three of the most
important schools, which cast much light
upon the subject. There are few publica-
tions of the bureau which possess a greater
interest or value than this timely pamphlet.
WE ARE in receipt of an advance copy Of
Picturesque b. and o., by Papgborn, book
of 152 pages in extent, upon which are dis
played a series of engravines which no num-
bers Of Hdrper's or SeribneT'S, high as is the
standard of these magazines, ever surpassed.
The fact that Thomas Moran, to-day the
foremost artist on mountain scenery in the
world, made more than seventy drawings
expressly for this one work establishes its
exalted character in a word, as it were.
When are added the exquisite productions of
w. Hamilton Gibson and the sketches of
Sol Etynge, of Sheppard and of Ferris, and
then to st ,te the fact that the engraving is
by artists of the highest reputation in the
country, there can be no doubling the belief
tina. in this instance it may well be said that
no expense has been spared. The
cover alone is worthy Of being pre-
served as rem arkable specimen of
artistic designing and printing. The
whilom reputation in newspaper circles, is
not entirely unknown to fame in book
making, his name appearing upon the title
page of the Rocky Mountain Tourist the b. &
0. Red Book, and sundry other publications.
The book is not for sale at any price, but is
for complimentary distribution among peo-
pie who will be interested in it.
AMERICAN Politics (non-partisan) from
the beginning to date, is the title of the new
work written and compiled by the Hon.
Thomas V. Cooper and Hector T. Fenton,
Esq., and published by the Fireside Publish
ing Company, Ne. 20 North Seventh street,
Philadelphia. 1t is volume of 105S psges,
very handsomely printed and securely bound
in sheep. 1t is no exaggeration TO say that
american Politics is the most comprehensive
and instructive political work ever published
in this country. Benton's thirty years re-
view covered limited period, from 1920 TO
1850; Mess Rsgistsr (which now brings at
public sale $150) was but running period
zeal review OF the doipgs OF Congress, while |
Cooper's american Politics covers the history
OF all political parties from the beginning Of
parties in this country until nou. Even the |
final action on the Chinese and polygamy |
questions are fully stated, and the best selec- |
tons made from the opposing speeches OF |
Senators Miller, Hoar, Jones, Vest, etc. Not !
only is the history of all parties pre- |
scented in an attractive form, but when |
ever and wherever any of these parties |
stood in hostile array on any great |
issue, they are kept in that relation |
throughout their life or the life OF the issue, |
the views of their greatest leaders given and |
their records faithfully shown. Such his
tory has never before been given; indeed, no |
history of the political parties of this coun-
try has ever before been written, and Senator |
Cooper struck new aud most practical idea |
wher he undertook the work. 1t fills a hole |
IN our literature, and very transparent one,
now that public thought has been directed /
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complaint can be made. The cost OF AHleTi-
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