Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-22

ib,s ortsman, on Rob White, the
Game B I'd o. America," Professor Mayer
calls h m, ss the bird calls himself, Bob
WHITE and as he is known everywhere,
although in the North and East he is com
monty called quail, and in the South and
West partridge. The illustrations of this
psrer are said to be remarkable specimens
of James C. Baird's skill as delineator Of
birds.
qberts Brothers have in preparation
several important holiday books, among
then Craps Rlegy," with thirty designs
by ~ Fem, including several stsnzas
rtiectt d from the original composition by
the author; Jean Iugelow's The High
Tids ON the Coast of Lincolnshire" illus
trated ty Church and others Cardinal
Nsyman's beautiful poem, Lead. Kindly
Mint" illustrated by St. John Harper
and George r. Hahn, and printed in brown
and black ink; and Lord Hcughtsns
"Good Night and Good Morning." With
etchipgs by Walter Severn. The form will
be a departure from the square l2ma
which has been the conventional holiday
style, and will take the shape OF post &C
tave.
Messrs. Harper & Brothers publish two
additional volumes OF Shakes peare, edited
ns William J. Acknowledgements "S'n'
nets" and Venus and Adonis," "Lucrece"
and other poems. The series now num-
hers FORTY volumes. The admirers OF the
great poet will find these books as beauti'
full and complete in Typography as they
are excellent in their rare good taste and
discriminating judgment. Each OF Shakes
peares plays is complete in single vol.
ume, and tie notes concise, clear and
crisp, and always in excellent taste. The
author and publishers place the lovers OF
Shakespeare under debt of obligation for
the valuable books.
According to Jules Claretie, n. Edward
About has every chance OF being elected as
member of the French Academy, and he
can already look upon himself as an i'm
mortal. when one has produced such a
work as some Of his, there is no need OF an
official vote for that What is incompari-
bic in About is the purity aud clearness of
his language. To day, amid the exag-
eeration OF the picturesque which causes
the literature oil the day to level in cpl
he,s, adjectives. neologisms, and in the
misuse OF coors which makes OF the art OF
writing something az plastic and material
az the painters art or the bailder's-
read an article OF Abouts on the Salon, or
a chapter OF one of his novels, or even
fragment OF his polemics, is to plunge into
bath Of fresh water.
"From the Pyrenees to the Pillars of
Hercules" just published by G. p. Put
II, ms Sons, is a beautiful BOOK in its clear
print and green and gold covers. Its au.
thor is Henry dsy, author of The Lawyer
Abroad" book much enjoyed at the
time of its publication. No country of.
fers better themes for the traveller, both in
the grandeur of the scenery and the rich
ness o. its antiquities, than Spain. Mr..
day especially mskes his book Interesting
in givingI concise and clear descriptions o.
the people, their everyday life, their ap-
.earance, dress and address. No book of
Spain has given us so clear all idea Of the
hOme.life and a ppear ance OF the people in
the country. along the highways and in
The cities. 1t is written in an easy, pleas
lug style, and abounds in valuable historic
facts. The chapters upon Madrid, the AL
hambra and Gibralier are excellent as con.
else and clear descriptions. Stanton 4
Davenport
The last article in the current Popular
Science Monthly is likely to cause no little
excitement among the holders OF telephone
stock. Ii its statements are true, nothing
remains for the courts but make the tele
phone free to the world. The art Of talk
ing through a wire was invented first not
10y Dell, but by Reis, of Germany, who dc
vised every one of the contrivanCes now
used, in their essential principle and
working effect. lie designed it for talk
ing telephone; he and many others talked
through wire by the aid of electricity, and
his machines will now do the same thing
while his inventions are long anterior to
Bells patents. Profess Or Sylyanus I.
Thompson has gathered all the proofs of
the case, making volume on the Lille and
inventive researches OF Prof. Refs, and DR..
Willism +. Claiming, OF Providence, has
summarized the work for the August Pop
ular Science Monthly, with illustrations OF
the apparatus and explanations Of its per-
Torrance that forever settle the question
as to who is to have the honor Of priority
in the invention.
The story OF Ida by Francesca, just
published By Cupp!es, Upham & Co., BIS
ton, is reprint of little book which has
been very popular in England. Its popu.
larity is due for the most part to its in
trinso beauty, although attention was
called to it in the first place by John Ru;-
kin in his lectures at oxford and in the
prefsce in the book itself. The pseudonym
Francesca" is a slight change OF the
Christian name of Miss Frances Alexan.
der, a lady artist OF Boston. now living in
Florence. She is an artist OF such merit
that her paintings won the unqusl fled
ldnration CT Mr.. Ruskin, and led him to
seek her acquaintance. 1t was at Mr..
Ruskin's request that the story of Nh"
was given to the public, he himself under.
taking to edit it. In his preface to the
book he says; Let it be noted with
thankful reverence that this is the story OF
Catholic girl written bya Protestant one,
yet the two OF them so united in the truth
of the Christian faith and in the Joy Of its
love that they are absolutely unconscious
Of any difference in the forms OF letter Of
their religion"
UNPADDED THOUGHTS,