Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-12-20

Alden Pansy); for readers sin younger, that de-
light OF the nurseryS O"r Lihte Mena aud hoIeI;
folk" the Wide-eyed youngsters. who do moro
seeing than thinking, the pictorial wonder bees,
BobvtaHd.
JoHN TAYLOR, president of the Mormon
dsensa onty III IN sc Eo E Sf i
January. the question of ''Ecclesiasti-., Con-
Foi" iE ,sst Territory; and charles hldrich eed
snt jointly on ..Bribssy by Railway Passss.3
Sd,Jo of Jodgment which e review 9f NJ. Ya;isle's
know about lleof u foiitc,ss:'S ,s'S S;enstoT SGns nS
Ian ~ 7. Nitshsg Yeats Of the ',4rinulations Of
se fncide 70 Self dissq'sSs dDg tSs
kew W. J. II. i1ylance, "Theoiosieai Re-adjust-.
rents, Mansford, ,on Main street, has it for sale.
e DO LEwIs's MONTHLY is growing In
popular favor, as it deserves &c DO. Every issue
of it has its own surprise, its speciality. The
number for December Is pregnant with food for
all classes, written IN clear, lucid, popular vein
that brings all the subjects treated of within the
comprehension and appreciation Of the humbest
reader u The Doctor.proinses that during 1884 the
noHtiV will keep step with the most ambitious.
and vital of eur large magazines. II viii be illus
trated whenever the subjects demand sueh aid,
6 oss an it RgeulaT teatu1s a. sret0ioTe VIII consist
sanitary and social questions. Those who have
read the past issues Of this magazine will rsed
1t leaves no room 10 doubt its meaning or puT-
pose. DR.. Lewis will contribute to each issue pa
est people will find it difficult TO exaggeratr
white nearly hundred writer's known 10 the pub
lie will contribute papers on living subjects.
The PoPULAR SCiENCE MONTHLY. for jan
nary, opens With article on 'The Classical
Question in Uermany," which happens lust now
TO be one of the leading topics with scholars in
teis country. This i followed BY ''Female Educa-
ton from Medical Point of View,' the continua-
the December number. Religious Retrospect an d
Prcspect by Herbert Spencer, concludes with
this pregnant sentences "Amid the mysteries
Which become the more MYSTERIOUS the msre they
solqe certainty, that he is ever in the presence of
an a. dnhnite ] and Etornhl knersy' Prom which all
'''rhe Chemistry Of Cooking are both excellent
articles, and 'ldiosyBcrasy is sure to arrest gen
eral attention. biograPhieai sketch, with por-
trait, of Geofrey Sant-lIiarc is also among the
excellent things which make this n really popular
number Of the Popgl'r Science noHtaiV; D. Apz
has ii for sale.
The MODERN AGE, for January. gives
promise OF even ereater excellence in 1881 than
CHARACTERIZED its excelling numbers of 1888.
Heading the list of great writers represented in
this number comes Pushkin, aRussia's greatest
nnoyei,st; nn s9a. with -trap'9;ed Sea story THE
mer royal Of Ireland, comes next with an essay
on Darwinism. Following this is n delightful
Round About a Cradle.'' The Marquis Of f.orne
gives us some Of his conclusions under the head
Of "C9nadian liome-Rule." Eugene Salinger,
Of the entertaining story Late Love is Longest
Alexander Dumas's German Secretary IL 4
Wolf. Berthold Auerbach's story ''on Guard
is we'll translated and interesting Rossi's home
Is rharmingiy described in article by William
Beatty Kingston, and Mr.. llaweis gives a vivid
account Of II performance of Parxif,t at Bay
reuth. The poems of the number are BY Apstin
l1ops"n ana LeCnard Huxley, the latter OF
the great scientist.
AMONG new editions of late publications
in elegant bindings, from the press of D. Lothrop
& Co., of Boston, we note the following: "0ur
hy
Genjamin, American Minister to Persia, which
contain sketches of the most prominent artists in
America, with views of their studios, reproduc-
tons Of their famous pictures, etc. "Waifs and
Their Authors" by A; A, Hopkins. A collection
OF choice poems, which have won their way to
fame, regardless of their authors; "The Old
Oaken Bucket with drawings by Miss l.. b.
boaEp b@REpnTsE u tnS series p handsome brth4r2y
AutograGh;n The New ENGLAND Story Book, ,,
New England writers, with excellent iilustra
tions; Christmas Carols by notable American
poets, with illustrations by the best American
artists, IN new and elegant edition, furnishing
ono OF the choicest of gift books: "Out Of Dark
ness Into Light, with exquisite, poems and
the souls striving after truth.
THE MAGAZINE OF ART for December is a
superb number, for text Ms well as illustrations
and worthy the support ofal lovers ofart end all
who desire to the interests Of or, and artists
inteiilSontlS promoted by just ard discriminating
praise and fearless critici'ni. In their ounce
ucnt for the future the management of this may
azinc promise that Its aim, as heretofore, ,Iil
be the poFulnrization of art and the eradication
et tho growing interest Of PU C,asscs in whatever
~ beautiful ana rchnpdN IL is not only for the
artist and student bat for every cultivated reader
who desires - keep informed on art and its pro-
eTess in aii branches and in all countries. Its
scepc embraces not only the pure ideal in paint
ing and sculpture, but the practicnllarGe space
/ being devoted to decorative aud industrial art
and the many forms in which art enters. should
| enter, INTO our daily life. The Monthly Record
| of American Art which has me, with such favor
not only from artists but nj 80 fem The public will
/ be continued. 1t will include, heretofore the
| freshest and most important information regard
1 ing every branch Of the subject, together TItl
concise critical notices of the leadiug art Nhibi.
! iions aHd publications of thj. country. This de.
Niil add to the value Of the magazine an expe-
| nent of American art"
| WnERE DID LIFE BEoIN1 by G. IL
/ Scrihner. c. Scribner'5 Sons publishers TIL;
snort monograph. " well worthy of the attention
/ OF an VINO arc Interested IN tuo knowledge n
natural phenomena. 1T Style IL cleor ana -.
| az, unncumbered ~ tcchncalities. FIo author,
| iteWS 'tS NolI OF theories NJ HnGsatlon. Accept
! lns thv .aieofy that, tnr raith was once n heateC
ma, he show ~ Il The first cooling began al tho
rHits> aR1 thSft life was first possible. There al
| Sfole"cual climate was succeeded by the moder
! - temPornture OF the temperate zones duripi
which time life assumed conditions suited 10 n,
succeeding variations of heat Then came col,
and drove most of the existing animal and yrrg
| table life in the direction of the cdnntor or Dc
generated the life that remained tnid the genera
deso,ation In the STOW transit tSm the poles to
ward the equator liic developed various changes
iupeilCd by new conditions. As presented tn,
| theory Is compact, coherent and plHrsihie, hut i
mas weak point. While Both roles are men
uoncd only the North Pole IS dwelt upon in tn,
argument. If tw o;hcr pole be included. the lif
originated there could not be identical with til,
! iCrm originated ut the North Pole, and vnryiu,
conditions would cause u development diiieren
to that going on in the northern hemisphere. Al
there are not two radically differing forms, anC
Two diverse developments Of life in the two hemi
I spheres, Mr.. scribner's theory fails ut iata
/ point.