Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-16

"Century" male necessary secono ediuo1
of nearly 10000, and the December stars
With I5O.0Uo. Accompanying General
Wallace's article will be o reproduction OF
an photographic copy Of General Grant
lamons letter TO the Confederate General
Rpckner at Fort Donelson, stating. that
enc terms except unconditional and imme-
date surrender can be accepted. propose
10 move Immediately upon your works. a
portrait of Grant, in profile, from q nttie
known photograph, is the frontispiece oil the
number.
Chateaubriands famous American story,
..Atala,r with illustrations by Gustave Dore
and an introduction from the graceful pen
of Mr.. E. ]. Harding, of New York, will De
issued by Messrs. Cassell 4 Co. as holiday
book. "Atala, as may not be generally
known, was the result OF Chateaubriand
visit 10 America in 1871, ard was, as he has
told rs. written in the desert, beneath the
buts Of the savages" 1t is love story told
in picturesque language, the scene laid IN
the forest primeval,l and the lovers an In
dian brave and an Indian maiden. Not
wirhstanding the French coloring found IN
the story, il has proved so satisfactory to the
American public that three TRANSACTIONS OF
il have appeared in this country, all OF
which have been popular, though none have
so beautiful a setting as this.
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Among the new books received by Stan
ton L Davenport are "The Successful
Merchant the story of the life Of George
Moore, merchant and philanthropist, by
Samuel Smiles-Sl25; Hints TO Our
Bows" bv Andrew James Remington, with
an introduction by Lyman Abbott-I5c;
Captains OF industry, by James Parton,
book for Young Amercans-Sl, %; "Suwanee
River Tales by Sherwood Bouner-Sl.25;
The Story Of yiteau," by Frank Il. Stock
ion-sl 50; az Sea Change" BY Flora l..
Shaw-Sl; Almost Duchess" No name
series-$l Home Topics" book OF prac-
tical papers on house and home matters,
complied from "ScribnerS Monthly BY
Susan Anna Brown-$2, and The Boys Of
he.Sicrras, by Walter hontgomery-$l.2j.
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lords Howard x Hubert have just issued
ON Margin" striking and original
story Of lie in the metropolis and at the Ma
eial Capital. Who the author is does not
appear. but he has little reason to be
nskamed Of his effort. As picture Of life,
ove, speculation, politics and the rush OF
ncde,n society ii is unequalled by any re
cent work of fiction, and the volume seems
% contain all the elements OF successful
Venture. The author is evidently gifted
with rare powers of observation and appi-
carton. and develops a striking individuality
Of siyle.--Stanton & Davenport.
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H. LothrOp & Co.'S new venture, The
Young Folks Library, is decided success.
six volumes have been issued thus tar, that
!cr October being The Triple E, by Mrs.
) Il Graham Clark, clever and enjoyable
>'cry. Tic Subscription is - per year, or
- ,nts a volume. To those renting IS
or iwcntyiour numbers copy Of ehch OF
D. i.o.hlop h Co. S magazines will be sent.
ID Lo,hrop i Co, Boston.
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\ funny story OF alien ignorance is ted
~ The Athenaum' A Spaniard the other
dav. after gazing at the facade of London
( niyersitv, pointed TO the statue OF Harvey
and remarked to the friend who acted as
GUIDE: Just like you practical English. to
erect statue TO q man because he ~
vented q sauce.
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G.. Manville Fem, who has made an en-
viahle reputation as a writer OF stories OF
Western adventure, has brought out a new
beck through the house Of Scribners-"The
Silver Canon" 1t is brimful Of incidents,
and the reader who revels in bear hunts and
Indian fights will find it a mine of enjoy
ment.
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The furry Of an election is commonly fol-
IoUen by a season of sober thought on polit-
cal subjects, and at this period Alfred
fouillees paper on Universal Suffrage,
to appear in The December Popular Science
Monthly" will be timely one.
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Mr. B. l.. Fareon is about TO publish a
new ,hree-volume novel entitled Great Por.
ter Square; A Mystery.
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"a Girton Girl is the title pi the novel
which the always popular Mrs. Annie Ed.
waids is writing.
"Mein Rhein' is the title Of the new book
cf poems which the Queen Of Roumana is
.lC.ut to publish