Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-22
LITERARY NOTES.

The UNIVERSE, for June, is an excellent
number, admirably illustrated. 1t lie pub
lished a 81. Louis. Mausford has it.
Tbs MODERN AGE for June is a more
than u.uAlly interesting number. The srticle
on the END of the French Dynasty" is es-
pecially worthy OF perussl.
TIE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for June is not
quite up to its own mark of excellence. Still
il is not wanting in interest. Mansford has
il for sale.
The current number of Our Continent is
fully up to it, high standard. "H1t Piow-
shares" is concluded, and a new aerial will
be commenced next week.
Col. JAMES D. LYNCH is engaged in get
ting up work 10 be called the Prominent
Men of Mississippi.
The June number of the Home Circle, pub
lished in Philadelphia by the American
Baptist Publishing Society, is fall of timely
and very interesting articles, and editorial
IA atter of special value to members Of the
Baptist Church. Ask Manslord, on Main
street, for it.
THE WEATHER INDICATOR is 9 monthly
journal devoted to meteorology, and especi-
ally to the science of weather forscasting
1t gives the weather by districts for twenty
three stations covering be whole area of the
United States. Published at Ashvile, Ala,
| by Wm. II. Gather, and edited by George Z.
| Gather. Pric. fifty cents per Annum. Sam
| pie cop' Tree.
The PcPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY, for
| June, con- ain- mJrg other go' d articles
biogra p7 cal -krrrh f P Of. S liimon, 10
whom ,tis couulry is largely indebted for
the advancement of scientific investigation
aud the present condition of the sciences.
Broad, liberal and aggressive, the Popular
| Science Monthly is chief among the treasures
of our current literature. Published by D.
| Appleton & Co., New York.
The DAWN OF HISTORY, An Introduction
to Prehistoric Study, edited by G. F. Keary,
of the British Museum, is the only work in
The Eoglish language which attempts TO give
full account of the results OF ecientifc re-
search with respect 10 the life OF man upon
the earth in the times preceding "history."
TIL. evidence drawn from existing and dead
languages; from human remains found in
caves; from tools, utensils, etc, discovered in
situations which Indicate q high antiquity,
from the traces of mans presence upon The
earth in the remote ages when the rhinoceros
aud the mammoth inhabited Britain and
France, and from thousand other sources,
is here set forth with marvellous clearness;
the result is book that will be read with
interest by everyone. In short ia book for
the general re,der, and not Tor the scientist
Mr. CHARLES GAYARRE writes to the New
Orleans Times. Democrat: 81 heard Mr.. de
| Tocqueville say that his famous work
Democracy in Americ1, which obtsintd prizes
from all the academies of Europe, was 8
literary success, but far from finsncial one
l heard Balz &C, one OF the most prolific an
successful uovrl writers Of the age. say th al
he hsd never made more than 5000 francs
year, aud that be wondered al bis having
| fOr a
napalian prodig gali;ies, when it WAS impossi
BILE that he should indulge 10 much extrava
gapc. with 30 petty sn income, which he OBJ
! tained only by inleps- labor. He even con
sidered that iucome as very precarious; snc
he assevsrsted that TO any!oue who .houlC
, be willing to guarantee tnat sum to him a
an annuity for lie he would transfer hi
rights OF authorship in all the numerou
literary productions which be had already
| published and in sll tho e which he nigh
compose during the remainder of his days.
ONE of the most intimae friends of III
his orian, J ohu Richard Green, relates th'
following iucide nts: 81 was staying with hin
! once for txo days, ami the f -st nigh he sai'
to me, 1 have three articles 10 write 10: tn
Saturday ReUierr and they must all be don
in tweuty SIX hours.' What are they?
said aud hou have you iound time 10 him
9 Of them? 'WelP he answered, one is on
volume IF Freeman's Norman Conquest, an
q oher is ''light middle" and the ast on tn
history o! a sm Ill towa in EJgland; and
have worked them all iuto form as l vs.
walking to-day ab1ut tue pari.h and in Lor
don.' Oge of the.e studies va, flashed for
2 O'Clock in The morning, and while talke
10 him; the other two we're done :hs next day =
;, II is not uncommon 10 reach such speed, be
Il it is very uncommon TO comb n. this spec
with literary eIe.llebc- of conposltlon, sn
/, With perm sneut and careful kno Wedge. Th
8 historical reviews were of u.e to, and grat'
fully acknowledged by bis brother historian
l. and frequently extended in Two or thre
9 uumbers of the Saturday ReUisV, to tbs lengt
| of an article in a I'M 40 zine -