Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-20
LITERARY LORE.

We ara in receipt OF the Transactions of the
Medical Society Of the Stale Of Tennessee, ittieth
annual meeting.
Our DAY cootinues to interest q owing
constituency. Every numb-r of il cont sins
interesting matter, much of it of character
local to one or other of the Southern Slater.
Il is very cheap-ouly 81 year. Mansford
has it for sale.
THE first number Of the Confederate Annals
a semi monthly magazine, reciting facts and
incidents OF the war in the South, gives
promise of great usefulness. The contents
give evidence of careful preparation aud
very high ability in the editor. Published
in st. Louia, by ]. W. Cunningham. Mans
ford has it for sale.
THE Primer of Politeness, a Help for School
and Home Government, by Alex. M. Cow,
AM, published by J. B Lippincott & Co.,
general circulation, especially among the
young 1t treats of self-goverpmeut in
very practical way. 1t lie suitable for schools,
containing, as it doe, questions upon each
of The topics of which it treats for the ex.
mina,ion of students.
NINE BIGAT, formerly Miss Hesly, and
daughter of the portrait painter, Of Chicago,
DOW Of Paris, has been awarded the second
prize of the French Academy for her story of
Marco, lately published in this country with
the title of A Mere Caprice. There were $50
competitors for the prize. Nine Bigat lie the
recipient of altering letters OF corgratui alton
upon her success from Dumas, Cherbuliez,
Jules Simon and other distinguished mem
bers OF the Academy.
The printing of the new English dictiou-
AIRY, which is 10 preparation In London, has
proceeded to the end of the article "alter-
MAJ IL md Of kaf L.
5000 entries, as compared with under 5000
in Webster. the statisticians connected
with the project have calculated that the
work will contain nearly 100000 main en-
tries, and that the quotations will reach to
more than 1,00o, 900 in number. The FIRST
part of the undertaking will probably be
ready for distribution in few months.
The numbers of The Living Ase for June
9th and 18th contain "PerseculioH of the
Jews," Edinburgh; "John Richard Green and
Henry ]. Stephen Smith," Fortnightty; "Mrs.
Carlyle" by M.s. Oliphant, Contemporary;
"Unwritien History" by F. q. Huxley;
"Nalur, luess," Longman's; "The Central
Asian Desert To-Day and Twtn:y Years
Ago" Good Words; absent Minded People"
All The Yeor Round; "Wnilsuntide at Home
and Abroad" Saturday ReuieV; with the CEN
clusion CT No New Thing" installments OF
"The Wizsrd's Son." and Ny Daughisr-in-
Law" aud poetry.
THE American RFetectionists' Manual, by
George B. Stebbins, OF Detroit, Mich. is, IS
its title implies, a very excellent handbook
of the minority who believe in psrpetu stiDg
the monopolies that fatten on the needs and
necessities of the people. 1t is full OF falla-
cious arguments, and there is not a citation
between Its covers that cannot be oyerwhelm-
ingly denied by the facts on the free trade
side of The question. Ii is Amazing how
any American who loves freedom can coz
tend for any,bing less than free trade, for
freedom in every hing. Mr.. Stebbins ought
to study up on the other side of this question.
The Atlantic, for June, has reached us,
and We have perused it with extreme salts.
faction. There is more life and movement
in it than we have found in some preceding
numbers, and good, crisp, bright magazine
srtici- this hot June weather ID 3 real treat
to possess. Among the contents We especial
ly note "Tompkins Newport" "James's
En- Prorinee," '1Oxford in Winter" delight
full article from Harriet w. Preston. "a
Roman Singer."by F. NJ. Crawford. Ia begun,
the opening chapters promise we'll. An Ar.