Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-09

The following note by Thackeray has
lately been published for the first time by
"The Pail Mall Gazette" "Kensingtou.
We W ednesday--Dear Ned: You ask me
for recipe for restoring your eyes to their
won.ed lustre and brilliancy. Very good
Here you are. Take them out and wash
we'll first with soap and water, and after
ward with solution of nitric acid. white
sand, and backing. Let them dry well,
and then replace them, fastening them in
their places with gum water. One great
Advantage Of the discovery is that by TURF
ing the pupils iRrdrds. on restoring the
eyes to their places again. view OF the
whole internal economy may be obtained,
and thus the precept of the old philosopher,
to know thyseli,' by readily complied with.
There! viii that suit you2 Eh?--Gen-
erously yours, W. NJ. Thackeray"
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The double Christmas number of The
English Illustrated Magazine" will contain
seventy.two illustrations eight of them full
page plates worked separately on plate
paper The frontispiece will be after
study of childs head, by Mr.. Burne
Jones, and among the contents will be
Gainsborough," by Mr.. J. Comyns Carr;
THE Squire at Vsuxhall, By Mr.. Austin
Dobson, with illustrations by Hugh Thomp-
sou; Christmas in the Kyber Pass" by
Mr.. Archibald Forbes; an article on Cal
vsdos illustrated by Mr. WI. Hennessey;
''Naworth Castle" by Canon Creighton,
with Illustrations by Mr.. George Howard;
and short story by Mr. Henry Jones.
Nv
Through the muni6cence Of the German
Emperor the royal library at Berlin has just
been enriched by an extensive collection OF
ancient Arabic literature, comprising 1900
works in 1852 volumes. The Oldest OF
these manuscripts dates from 1858 A. d.,
perhaps earlier, and is called the kitab
Elfalahe, or book of agriculture, by the eel
ebrated Hen WahshiUe. Thecolleetion was
purchased from the Leyden firm OF BRILL
who procured it from the Swedish Oriental
ist DIR. Landberg, traveller in Syria and
Egypt. Professor Ahlwardt of Greifswald,
famous Arabic scholar, being sent to Ley
den to examine the manuscripts, pro-
nounced them to be most valuable.
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Mr.. Edmund Yates forthcoming "Recol-
lections" will be published in two volumes
The first volume will be devoted to Mr.,
Yates pareptage and childhood; youth and
education; early days in the postothce; the
amusemeuts of youth, and the drama IN
those DAYS: the influence Of "Pendennis;
early married life; and, early editorships.
IL .Nlu
headed: The Garrick Club and my "ditt-
Guilty" Herewith; Desk, Stage and Plat
orIn; Dickens chapter; People | have
Known; Later Days in the Postoilice; Under
he Stars and Stripes: In the "Heralds
Tabard; the World" The advertisement
promises anecdotes and letters Of great
host OF actors, artists, authors, lawyers, anu
"men of light and leading"
Nv
The Current has secured for its Christ
mas issue-which in many respects will be
remarkable one-from Edwin Arnold,
chief among English poets of the time,
splendid poem. upon which he has been
long engaged, and the completion Of which
he has Just announced by cable to Tine
Current" 1t will be appropriate to the
season. and vii, be marked by that grace
ofexpression and that superb poetic power
which, once manifested in The Light Of
Asia" have won for Mr.. Arnold so con-
spicuous a place in contemporary literature,
us laborious student, as scholar of the
highest authority, and poet of the rarest
genius.
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One of Turgenefs most ambitious efforts
is now being published as serial in The
Voice." the new weekly issued by Funk &
Waguslls The story as translated directly
rom the Russian by Henry Gersoni. 1t is
4 tale ofRussian life, and is said to be one
Of the most pathetic that Turgeuef ever
penned 1t will soon be issued in book
form.
Tie British Museum has Just obtained
clean and perfect copy of The Pilgrim's
Progress" of l67S-the rare second ed
ion, copies OF the first edition being un-
Known. Only two other perfect copies o!
the edition of 1915 are known.
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Why does not some wise publisher issue
cheap editions of Frederika Bremer's
wholesome and delightful novels? 1t is
time that THE Neighbor' should again
become popular.
X.
The second edition Of Mr.. Parkman's
new work "Montcalm and Wolfe" pub
iished by Little, Brown & Co., Boston, will
De ready on the 18th inst.
M
Houghton Mifflin & Co. win soon bring
out Wayside edition of Hawthorne's works
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