Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-14

TIE SANITARIAN, for February comes to
in regular magazine form, carefully made up
and full OF excellent and timely articles on sub;
jects pertinent to its mission. 1t ought to be read
by all classes.
SARGENT & Co. IS ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE
or SEEDS. published at Macon, Ga, is very
credabe h ghh n IN tbd ssed bns h9E
ness by an enterprising firm.
"VAN1TY FAIR" is the title of a new
weekly paper Just started in Chicago, which gives
promise of great usefulness. 1t Is well written,
is full of spirit and spice, and cannot fan to So
cure a large number OF readers.
The leading article in The Manhattan
for March will be on ''Dartm9uth College the
will be profusely illustrated with portraits and
from drawings made expressly. for it.
The VANDERBILT OBSERVER is the clev-
erIy edited and well-printed organ of the students
of the great university, the gift of Commodore
Vanderbilt to Tennessee. The number for FEB
ruary shows care in the selection and treatment
of topics and is altogether very creditable pro-
ductiOn.
THE Egyptian question, which is now
exciting SO much attention in Eqropses, and this
country, will be discussed BY ten. vi; vi " Loring;
Egypt in The Manhattan for March,; Gen.
Loring's service Of ten years under the khedive
against the A6yssinians, makes the general one
Of the greatest living authors on all matters per-
tanning to Egypt.
The PAINTER, of Cleveland, O., an illus
trated monthly devoted TO painting and decora-
ton starts on its third year in most comely garb
and with rare prospects for growth and useful
ness. 1t has a new and artistic design for its
cover, a handsome colored plate of wall decora-
tions, and a list of contents attractive than
we usually find in the technical journals. The
leading article is notably practical one on exte-
rior painting, followed by the first of series of
''0pen Letters House-t urnishing. by Clar-
ence Cook, the well-known writer on decorative
art subjects: Other articles are equally lnstruc-
| tive and valuable.
ALLAN PINKERroN, the famous detective.
is busily engaged in finishing his strikingly in
| teresting book, Thirty Years Detectirs, soon to
| be published by G.. ". Carleton & Co. This work
/ will be the masterpiece of the great detective
resume of all the criminal practices known at the
| present time. 1t will abound with thrilling
| sketches, fully explaining the niodgs operuHdi of
the most noted professional and expert bank
burglars, counterfeiters, forgers, etc., with ad-
Inirable illustrations of their ingeniously con-
| structed tools and implements, many of which
4 the possession of the men who were skilled In
their use.
OF WORK AND WEALTH, a summary OF
| economies, by r. X. Bowker. being Tract No. IL
| of the Society for Political Education, Morton
| street, New York, is forty-eight- page Volune'
| which can be reae through in an hour or so, CIV
i ing bird s-eye view of the principles oi poltl
cal economy, especially in relation to rent laD9r
| and other pressing questions of the time Like
all the publications of this society, 1t Is INTENDED
TO inform American citizens, which term by thS
way includes boys, girls and the LADIES', on tht
public topics on which every citizen ought TO 3'
posted whether or not he or she has vote. lr
writing of land and rent the author aeknowiedges
in predatory note, Indebtedness TO MI Henr!
George, whose kindling lervqr one may @ ae
knowledge without accepting the extreme con
| clusions he draws from his premises
THE MAGAZINE OF ART, for February
is a number in which Mrs. Lamb, the editor, cal
| pride herself. 1t is exceptionally Interesting
opening it does with an article on Our tlrs