The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-12-05

II speak within bounds SIR" said
the prisoner in the dock, when address
ing the jury. We speak knowingly
when we declare with enthusiasm the
great benefits of DIR. Bulls famous
Cough Syrup.
John B.Alden's Literary Revolu-
.tion, though, possible not making SO
large "noise" as when new, is max
ing more substantial progress, notice
ably in the improved quality of the
books issued. Guizot's famous Hist
cry of France, not sold till recently
much less than $50, is put forth in 8
handsome small octave vols with 426
full page illustrations, for 81. Raw
lingsons celebrated "Seven Great
Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern
World" is produced in elegant form.
with all the maps and illustrations,
reduced from SIS to $2.75. 100 page
catalogue, containing an immense list
of standard works, ranging from &C.
to $40, free to every applicant. John
b. Alden, publisher, 1913 Pearl ST.,
New York.
The Century for December has for
its frontispiece profile portrait Of
General Grant, engraved from re-
Gently found photograph taken in
1861. 1t accompanies the second of
the papers on the Civil War, The
Capture of Fort Donelson, by Gen.
Lew Wallace, who commanded the
third division Of Grants army during
the siege. The Private contributes
another paper, Campaigning TO no
Purpose. The Adiutant Generals of
both armies also give tabtlated state
ments of the forces engaged in the
battle OF Bull Run. The fiction con-
sists of sketch by Mark Twain, the
first part of novelette, by Gtace
DEMO Litchfeld, and the second in
stalment of Mr.. Howells's new novel.
Other illustrated papers are: Dublin
City, Hunting the Rocky Mountain
Goat, The Suns Energy, American
Painters in Pastel, The Practical AS
poets of House Drainage There is
critical paper on the poet Heine,
and piece of poetic natural History
by John Burroughs.
Although the December numbers
of the magazines often confne their
brightness to the promises made for
the ensuing year, the atlantic attains
its usual high degree of interest.
"Poe's Legendary Years'-a paper
giving for the first time satisfactory
account of the more obscure passages
in Poe's life-is perhaps the most
important article in the number. 1t
is written by George E. Woodberry.
ID. S. Weir Mitchel's :erial, "In
War Time," is finished, and its author
may congratulate himself on being as
successful in literature as in medicine.
Two short short stories entitled pen.
elopc's Suitors," by E. l.. Bynner,
and "An American Flirtation," by
Grace DEMO Litchfeld, are excellent
reading. The first is founded on a
romantic incident in Massachusetts
colonial history; the other is an inter
esling study of life in a foreign pen
sion. Stuart Chisholm gives an &C
count ofexperiences in South America
in cover the Andes" and another
very interesting paper is added to the
series on "The Lakes of Upper Italy,"
A nicely discriminative sketch OF
Francois Coppee, and clever article
by George Parsons Lathrop on "Com-
bination Novels form the more dis
tinctiy literary features, while waltz
able consideration cf"Canada and the
British Connection" by Edward STAN
wood, and one of those papers on
birds and bird-life for which the At
Ianhf has become noted, complete the
prose, Of this issue. For poetry there
are II. HIS 1.-TWO Harvests," and E.
r Slll's "Among the Redwoods. !"
The usual departments of the Con-
tributors' Club and Books of the
Month complete number of substant-
value. Houghton, Mifflin & Co.,
Boston.