Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-03-02

SOnS.
NEWPORT. 4 t'ovel BY George Parsons
sons Vince Ing: stanton & Davenport.
The TRIBUNE ALMANAC. For 1854. New
YORK: The Tribune Publishing Co. Wheel
ing: stanton &c Davenport.
MAGAZINES RkCElNEn.
ST. Mich Las.
The Modem AGE.
The AMERICAN IoUkNALLsr
TIE CURRENT March ~
A French edition of"The Bread Win.
BUS" is announced.
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1t is stated that book is being writ
ten in New York to prove that Queen
Victoria was secretly married to John
Brow n in q reasonable length Of time
after the death OF the Royal cOnSort.
The documentary evidence compiled
will show, it is aveIred, that DiSraeli
Li,cOyeIed the fact and used it to his
advantage in securing promotion.
A new work by Dr.. Brewster is an
Gounced by the Lipp'ncotts for puJlica.
ton this spring. L. Is Dictionary oil
Miracles" and will comprise some 600 or
100 pages. 4 complete index has been
arranged for. Three classes of miracles
are considered: First those parallel
to Scripture miracles and historical mar
ratives; second, those realistic OF Script
ure texts; third, those illustrative OF
church dOgmss.
The Joys of Life Emile Il rlS's new
box, is IN press. and wilt be- shortly
published by T. u. Peterson & Brothers,
PnI sdeiphia. 1t IS the great literary
eur osity of the season, being grand
novel OF passion, whose powerful inter-
est H. in its truth and ptthos. The
L., Oine's experience, while fraught
wi:h sorrow, yet has its bright side, and
throughout her career she fully realizes
IL he joys Of Life, ;" from winch Circum-
STAGE the work takes its name.
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We acknowledge tue receipt, from
Messrs. Stanton Il Davenport, ola copy
OF that invaluable compendium of COM
mercial and political statistics. The
New York Tribune Almanac" This
being Presidential year, the average
voter will soon be anxiOusly inquiring
tor trust. worthy data concerning past
ele ctlons, aud in no other form can the
information he had so compactly aud
cheaply. The number is especially
strong in tariff statistics, and this fact
alone will insure large demand.
"a
Edward Everett Hale is engaged, in
cooperation with his son, on histor-
ical sketch of Benjamin Franklin's life
in Paris during the Revolution. 1t will
be published in two volumes by Roberts
Brothers, with the title "Franklin in
France" The work was suggested by
the purchase by our Government of the
Franklin papers. That immense cOllec-
ton is understood to throw very curious
siGe-lights on the history Of the great
negotiations in which Franklin was en-
gagged. Mr.. Hale will make full use of
these new treasures.
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"The Story ofs Genius" the first half
Of which is given in The Modern Age
for March is certainly very powerful
piece Of fiction. The identity Of some
Of the characters has already given
rise to much conjecture on the conti-
nent, and perhaps some American read
ers who are versed in the history of
music for the last half century may be
able TO solve the mystery. That power
full secret confederation known as the
Echmgericht is written OF in an enter
tanning way By Louis Bar6e; and Lady
Hardy is the author of "Under the Pal
metto Flag" a description of travel In
South Carolina. "Nissan is q thrilling
bit of Oriental experience; and Frau
Ante" is a Dutch story, which in its
mildness and smooth action is charac
terlstic OF the country where the scene Is
laid.
In arecent interview on the copyright
question, Mark Twain said: az am AZ
years old, and therefore shall not live
long enough to see International copy
right established; neither will my chill.
dren live long enough; yet for the sake,
of my (possib'el remote descendants [
feel y lsDguid interest In the subj act.
Yes-to answer your question squsrely
Il am in favor Of an International
copy right law. So Was my great
grsndtstheT-it WAS 10 1877 that he
made his struggle in his great work
snd IL Is my hope Snd prayer that as
lcng as uy stock shall last the trans
mitttd wore of that u'd man will still
20 ringing down the centuries, stirring
he international heart in the interest
cause for which he s'rus.
!, i aud died. favor the treaty which