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..The Supreme Court of the United States,
illustrated with many engrayings, including
portraits Of distinguished Judges who nave
in years past presided at that tribunal m,
Adventures in Zuni," is the first OF series
of three papcts on Zuni life by Frank II.
Gushing, whose adoption by the tribe, and
pilgrimage to Boston and the Be" with sew,
sral of It's chief men last summer, will be
remembered. Another attraction OF this
issue IL q sketch of DR.. John Brown, with
a portrait of the Doctor and his dog "Rab."
The Led. Horse Claim" by Mary Hallock
Foote, is continued, as Is also "rhe Chris
tan League of Connecticut" both stories of
growing interest. The departments OF
Tonnes of the Time" Literature" Home
and Society" "rhe Worlds Work." and
'.f,ric a-Brac" are well filed. We will club
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Lappmoorr's opens with avery interesting
descriptive article, The Island of Manis-
ee.." otherwise Block Island, thirty miles
Of the Rhode Island coast line, and midway
between Montauk Point on the south and
Point Judith ON the north. It does indeed
sssm very strange that right in the pathway
Of commerce should live q community 80
little known to the great. world around.
"Newburgh and It's Centennial" contains
come valuable "reminiscences of Revolution
sry days. TheCentennial spoken Of, is that
Of the declaration of peace after the Revo-
lut;onary War, and il to be celebrated in
tho spring of 1883. "A day in Coyoteville"
is lively description Of day in 'typic
frontier village" There are some half
dozen other articles Of interest, aside from
the editorial department. Lippincott retains
its reputation az being ''eminently readable
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The ECLKcr1c has table of contents in
which every variety of taste will find some
thing to suit it, and which is as follows
"Comets," by Richard A. Proctor; IAN
Editors Valedictory," by John Morley
Songs without Words" a curious study in
natural history, by DR.. Andrew Wilson
Dreams" by Walter Herries Pollock; "A
Glimpse Of the Unithd States;" Noting
ham Lace Its History and Manufacture"
"A Venetian Medly," by James Addington
Symonds; 1.-THE Work of Rivers )" ''Moslem
Pirates in the Mediterranean "Atheistic
Scientists" by John Stuart Blackie; Faith
and Unfaith," by G. Kegan Paul; "a Mys-
terry of the Pacific :" ''Dsme Autumn Hath
a Mournful Face;" George Eliot.s Child
ren," by Annie Matheson ; "A Glimpse of
Mexico" by F. Francis 1.-THE Russian
Bayard Personal "reminiscences of General
Scobeletf," by W. Kinnaird Rose; ''No Fic-
tion," strange semi-supernatural story
said to be true; 1.-THE Vegetarian Animal
culss of the Deep Sea-" I'm October" by
Susan X. Phillips; Literary Mott ces; For
sign Literary Notes Science and Art and
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TIE PHRrNoLoorcAL JOURNAL gives por-
trait of Eastman Johnson Is representative
American artist, with a biographical sketch
by CIV. Bungsy. ''Studies in Comparative
Phrsnology" reach in this number their
twelfth chapter, the Monaghan type of racial
characteristics being the subject under con-
sideration. The engravings illustrating and
an article upon Household Pests" by
Charles R. Dodge, will furnish information
respecting some familiars Of housekeepers,
whose 'ticket Of leave" it would be pleas
ure for them TO supply, and shows them
how to do t. For sound practical study and
knowledge Of real value in domestic life.
the present number sustains the wellknown
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ST. NICHOLAS comes laden with lis season.
able freight Of mirth and good cheer and
chiefest among its special features is q
Christmas story, BY Louisa n. Alcott en-
titled ''GrandmAmma's Pearls" Other time
~ features are, first the bright eolored
frontispisce by r b. Birch,-s snow scene,
with children, pony. and dogs, and an IN
mistakable Christmas favor. Then there is
q graphic account Of long dog dodge jour
ney on Lake Winnipeg. oaPitally illustrated
By Parry . Christmas poem by Nor. Per-
~: aud clever short story, The Christ
mas FAiries." that 10 q true story - well
NAlcom DonglAs contributes pathetic little
ChistnAs tale; and two pages are given to
words and music Of . simple but tuneful
s-Chrianss Carol" Besides the foregoing.
there is mach TIA, d not . whit les s,tnet-