Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-20
LITERARY NOTES.

Illustrated article on "Coats of Arms" that
will prove very interesting to those who are
gwen to the study OF old families and
colonial times.
HARPEk's MONTHLY, for Nav, is one Of
the beet numbers of q msgszne that all
Americans are proud of. The illustrations
are simply superb. Msnsford, on Main
street, has il for sale.
THE April number of WUford'S Aierocosm
is full OF articles on the subject to which this
peculiar periodical il devoted. Hall & Co.,
publishers, % Park Row, New York. Mans
ford, Main street, has il for sale.
We are glad 10 see that the Southsrn Trade
Gazetts, published in Louisville, elbows signs
OF thrift and prosperity. 1t is an excellent
publication and deserves all that the manu-
faciurers and mechanics Of the county can
do for it.
TIE MODERN AGE, for Nav, is . good
numoer OF msgaziue that fills a special
place in the periodical literature Of the
country. II is published in Buffalo, and is
| only 81 so year. Mansford has it for sale,
oa Main street.
The Nay number of the Mdsasine Of Art
is not quite up to the reputation that iouru al
enjoys ior excellencs in sri mailers, but then
| its standard ID very high one. Sill, one
will Eod great deal Of wejl-prepsred oriti-
csm aud the Illustrations are, of course,
| good. Cssseli, Pelier, G.lpin 4 Co., Lon
don, Paris and New York.
The Chattanooga ITadesmun, for April,
| has fiae likeness Of MIR. William Golding,
| as enc OF the prOgTesslrst m-E OF the ne W
| South, aud is fail Of news sffscting the Va
| rious induslrita and trades that are now
monopoliz Dg the attention of the people
and capitalists of the South. We again
a Il {. II
| support.
THE PLANTERS JOURNAL is, in all essen
| tials, monarch among the monthlies de-
/ voted 10 ths epecialties of which il treats l.
is edited with singular ability, and is the
aolesl advocate aod friend the planters oil
the Mississippi Valley have. Every msn
| who cuitivates land in the South ought TO
| be subscriber for it. See Manstord
| about it.
ThE S0UrHERN ZIMMERMAN is the best
publication Of its class in the country. II
| embraces every kind, character and descrip.
| ton Of information that lumbermeu or those
who buy or deal 10 lumber can desire. 1t
reports the prices of lumber at all the great
| centers OF the country, and keeps it's readers
| advised of the sale Of timber lands and the
number of millions OF feet marketed each
| month.
"SoME SERIOUS CONSIDERATIONS CoRcERN
ING GOVERNMENTAL TELEGRAPH" is the
title Of pamphlet published in answer to
the urgent plea Of Col A. Price, of Pennsyl
| yaRia, for The governmental control of the
| telegraph lines OF tbs c3uutry as Al adjunct
OF tho pos,office. The author shows that il
would take 100,000,000 messages at len cent?
each, 10 yield a revenue eqdal TO that of the
| Western Union 10 1882, say $4,000 900
whereas the facilities Of that company are
only equal 10 66,000,000 me,ssg.s. PRINTED
for tbs author At Hobokep, II. ].
The PsPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY, fol
May, ia . number that will please every in
telligent rasder, from the interest of severa
of the subjects discussed and the skill anC
tone of the discussion. We may not AWAY,
agree with the views expressed, but we mus
sdmire the excellent temper 10 which tn,
views are expressed. Dr.. Oswald's article OIL
! consumption deserves the attention Of al
who have weak lungs, but it is not a medica
article; "Sciencs and Conscience" will sttrac
the attention of all who want TO know hes
science visws religion. Other articles ar.
"Pnysics in Education" "Life in the All, ;
"What Animals Know" "Chemistry,
SWIMMING" Formation OF Coal" "a DeeI
SEA Wonder" "Boundsries of Astronomy,
Brain and Hand Work, and other subjects
SCIENCE" is the title OF very handsome
ly printed weekly, devoted 10 the discussion
Of all the sciences, and, when necessary, tn
articles sre illustrated. The opening articl,
Of the March number is devoted to tn
United States geological survey the next il
on the improvement of the native pasture
lands of the far West. -O:hsr srtiefrs o
eeual interest and value follow, and witt
tie usnai dspar,msn make up an excellen
uumher. Published by Moss King, Cam
bridgc, Mass, for company Of which tn
directors sre D c. Gilman, president, tb
president Of the Johns Hopkins Universiry
Alexander Grsham Bill, vice president, 10
veu;or Ct the Bell telephone; Gardiner 6
HJbbsrd;. Othniel G. Marsh, professor 8
Yale College; Samuel IL Scudder, treasurer
president Boston Society Of Natural History
TaR American Kindergarten Society hav
established a depot for the sale OF American
kindergarten material at % West Uuio
Square, n Y. Also such articles as ar
most valuable for the education and enter
taiument Of children-booss, pictures and a
| appliances necessary for kindergarten, pri
mary ard home schools. Illustrated csts
logue, ten cents. At the American Kiuder
garten Normal Sch 1oi, teachers are prepare,
, and positions obtained for them. Chsrgs
moderate. Emily NJ. Coe, principal, pres
d n of the society and editor OF The America
Kmderguten Magazine, now in its sixth veal
, 'Every teacher should have it." SubscriF
ion, II psr year. Spscimsp copy, ten cent
Send for circulars. Address all com mu1ics
tious, pos,c ffi,e orders, checks, etc &, 10 EDii
NJ Cls, 90 Vest Union Square, room n
Bible House. The society is prepared to al
10 establishing kiudsrg ariens everywhere.
The ATLANTIC MONTHLY, for May, cor
! | tinues the exec lence a;tsined by p.evioC
numbers. Nr. HcHeiis has Niagara r
visited, Twelve Years after Their WeddiD
Journey DR.. Holmes contributes "Ta
) ) Fianeur; Boston Commo1, ID ceuber, lSS.
during toe Trsnsit of Venus" The secon
aci Of Henry James, comedy, Daisy N
,, ier," follows. Miss ,rsh Ofne Jewsit give
the first part OF "a Landless Farmer.
Charles Egbert Craddocx, whose stories {
| Ezst Tenne.aee life have attracted 30 muc
> attention, con rlbuies another, entitled "Tn
'Harnl' thstWalks Cbilhowse." "ColonialiaI
in the United States" is an admirable hi
: toric,l paper by Henry Csbo! Lodge; 9Th
Floods IN the Mississippi Valley" by Pro
s \. S. Sha,er, will enlist the interest OF man
I thousands hereabouts who have q vivid rel
objection Of the rsvsges these foods causet
/, "Ihe Rain and the Fine Weather" is caE
itzl outdoor essay by Eiilh u. Thoms
= Other poems, essays, reviews of imporar
new books, and three bright, short essays
the Conirlbu;ors' Club conclude very intel
esting number of the Atlantic.