Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-08-24
LITERARY NOTES.


Tne HIiafov and Teacher for August
has been issued.
The Students Friend" is the me
of new monthly to be issued in few
days with W. ]. Smith as proprietor and
business manager, and Llewellyn Davis
manager. Price so cts. year.
D. LorHRop & Co. have in prepera.
ton for the holiday trade large illus.
trated quarto entitled Delightful
Days." which will contain selection
from almost every story writer of Amer.
lea, and over 900 illustrations by
prominent artists. They Will shortly
publish 1.-The Banker of Bedford a
story for older young people, by John
r. Musick; "Silver City," romance
of Genital America, by Fred A, Obern.
"An Aboard for the Lakes and Noun.
tains." by Rev. G. A. Rand: and "Selt.
Giving" a religious story, by VIM. F
cambridge, well known through his
connection with and writings on the
Foreign Missions of the WORLDLY Y
Literary Nezos.
The numbers of 1.-The Living Age''
for August 4th and nth contain Count
Rumford, by ]. TyNDALL, The Ethics
of Biography, by M. o. w. OLIPHANT,
Contemporary Life and Thought In
France, Contemporary" The Coming
of the Friars, Nineteenth Century,"
A. Chapter of Autobiography, by Bis
HOP WADswoRTH, "Fortnightly; War
like Adventures of a Peaceful Pnma
Donna, Temple Bar" Across the
Plains, "Longman's;;" A Letter of Leigh
Hunts "Athensum;" but Yet a
Woman" and The Destruction of Mia
gra, Spectator" Botanical Transgress.
ion MONTH" The story of a Boulder,
Mature" with an instalment of THE
wizards Son." and ia Dame a Ia
Tasse de The" and Grandmother and
her three Lovers" By NM. ERcKMAN-
CHATRA1N. and poetry.
For fiftv-:wo numbers of sixty-four
large pages each Tor more than 5000
pages Year, the subscribers price($8)
is low; while for $1o.5o the publishers
offer to send any one Of the American
90 monthlies or weeklies with 1.-The
Living Age" for year, both postpaid
Littell & Co., Boston, are the publish
ers.
The North american Rtyiezv for
September is an admirably constitu ted
number, whether we regard the timeli-
ness and importance of the subjects
presented, or the eminent competence
of the authors chosen for their Discus
sion. First comes estate Regulation
of Corporate Profits" by Chief. Justice,
T. NJ. Cooley, of Michigan, showing
how far, bv wise legislation and BY
applying in the spirit of enlightened
jurisprudence the principles ofthe COM
mon law, the narrowing exacuons of
corporate companies and monopolies
in general may be restrained and the
interests of the people efectually con-
served. John A Kasson, M. c., writes
on municipal Reform" and offers
suggestions for the abatement OF the
evils of disagreement in our great
municipalities that will command the
earnest interest of all good citizens
without respect TO patty. Richard
Grant White treats of Glass Distlnc-
tons in the United States,' 4 subject
that is destined 10 occupy the at
tention of the American people as
great fortunes increase. shooting at
Sight" is the subject Of some pertinent
reflections by James Jackson. Chief.
Justice of the State of Georgia. In
"Facts about the Caucus and the Pri-
mary" George Walton Green unveils
the tricks practiced by political mana.
gers in large cities. The well.known
English essayist, w. H. Mallock, con-
tributes Conversation with Solitary
in which he sets forth with much ingen.
uity the arguments adverse to popular
government. Tie Rev. Dr.. D. S. Phe-
Ian contributes an article sparkling
with epigrams, on the Limitation Of
Freethinking." Finally, Grant Allen,
the most charming ofall living writers
on natural history, discourses on IAN
American Wild Flower" Published
at 80 Lafayette Place, New York, and
for sale BY booksellers generally.