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ROoK NOTICES.

FERENCE MANUAL OF THE SCIENTIFIC
GAME BY "Msjor Tenace," New York
q. p. Putnam's Sons.
Although this handbook may be found
useful to the beginner, it is rather in
tended for the scientific player. Ifyour
Pole and Cayendish are not handy in the
volume under notice the solution OF
many a knotty problem can be found,
What tourlaad and what to play with
given hands is intelliglbly presented.
The 'Mai0r" does not pretend that by
studying his treatise the reader will be-
come good player, but he will not blum
der. 10 be a great whist player is
never to make mistake. No matter,
then, what a book may snow you, "whIst
is such rare aud perfect game that there
Will still be left an almost boundless and
every-varying field of ingenious infer
ences and strategical lines of play" At
the conclusion OF the little book may be
found that Draconio code "The Laws of
Whist" those laws from which there is
no departure or appeal.
POCKET LESSON NOTES (teachers' and
scholars edition) of the International Sab
bath school Lessons. BY kev. and Mrs.
WILDER F. Crafts. Funk q Wagnalls, 10
and - Dey street. New York, Publishers.
These notes, which begin Jan. 1, 1886,
are for pastors, parents and all grades of
Sabbath School children. They are in
teresting and valuable and will be found
a great help in the study Of the Scrip
lures.
ERIcssoN's DESTROYER AND SUBM ARINE GUN.
By William II. Jaques, Lieutenant United
States Navy. g. +. Putnam's Sons, New
York.
In this pamphlet the author gives
sketch of the progress that submarine
artillery has made since the year 66S,
etc.
''THE KEY LINE' is the name of pub.
LEGATION just issued by the Florida Rail-
way and Navigation Company. 1t is a
pamphlet of $50 pages or more, giving de-
scriptions of the country that is tributary
in Florida to the lines Of railway Of this
company, and it is so elegant. complete
and in every way satisfactory that we
give the notice of it place among our
book and magazine notices. The Key
Line comprises three routes, viz: The
Gulf Coast, the Golden Fruit and the Tai
lahassee routes. The country along these
routes is among the best in Florida. The
pamphlet to which we call attention has
full descriptions of it, together with nu-
merous illustrations of the most striking
places in Florida. 1t is well worth read
ing for the information it contains, and
will do as much as anything that has yet
appeared in print towards disseminating
the truth about rapidly growing State.
Florida Railway and Navigation Com
pany, Fernandina, Fla.
MAGAZINES.
The Magazine Of american History for
January keeps up the high standard OF
that publication. The fronts piece is an
excellent portrait of Gen. John A. Logan.
Among the prominent Men OF the Revo.
luton, Paul Revere receives due con.
sideration. There is Tribute to Vice
President Hendricksv An account oil
''Tne Operations before Fort Donelson, u
by Gen. ''Baldy' Smith. slavery in
America, ITS Origin and consequences
is treated by Gen. John A. Logan. There
is an article on "Washington's First
Campaign" "a Leaf from Louisiana
History" and other Interesting articles
The Magazine OF American History, 81
Lafayette Place, New York.
st. Nicholas for January is almost al
fine number as the elegant Christmas
edition. Its list OF contents-the articles
being by the best wrilers-is extraordi
narlly attractive. There is '9Christmal
Every Day." by w. ID. Howells; con
tinuation of "LittIe Lord FOunteroy,o BIZ
Frances HodgsOn Burnett; ssrhe Secret O
It," a poem by Susan Coolidge; "a
Chinese Game-Song;" the second chapter
of 'fNew Bits Of Talk for Young Folks,'
by Helen jackson, and score of othel
articles OF equal character. The Century
Co., 80 East 18th street, New York.
The Overland Monthly for January has
in its list of contents Golden Groves" 4
story of the old California mines; "ThC
Voyage Of the UrsulInes." Autumn
Rambles in Washington Territory" "A
Crime Among the Floating IslaDds,'
1.-THE Wyoming Anti-Chinese Riots
Again." ''NOrth Country People," "The
Last Journals of a Pioneer" an article on
''LOuls Aeasslz," by Joseph LeConte, and
other interesting articles. The Overland
Monthly, 100 Suffer street, San Francisco
The Southern B,Douac for January con-
tains a splendid map OF the battle field oil
Gettysburg and an account Of the second
days fight at that place, a sketch oil
''Robert Toombs" and an excellent por
trait of that great Georgian, "The Trage
ny vi D1dCh 4UOunb0ins DEAkk Inv n
sion OF Kentucky" continued, 'Christ.
mas at Brockton Plantation" sketch Of
REV. Sam JONES'" with portrait, "Oui
ex-Presidents, a Symposium" etc. B. r
Avery 81 Sons, publishers. Louisville, KY
The Eclectic for January contains
"Dawn Of Creation and Of Worship" BY
Hon. W. Il. Gladstone; socialism anC
it's Diversions.n "Rambles In Canton, .
- Forgotten Goddess" "FIsh Out d
Water,v "The EdIct OF Nantes" "Ths
Atheists Mars" Buddhist TheOsophy.1
besides mauy other able and instructive
articles. aud much interesting miscellany
Z. K. PeltOn, Publisher, % Bond street
New York. r+fr DO .~s~..-
Dixie for January lie an interesting
number. Among its contents are .'soutl
Cardinals Growth, y "How Hiddenite wal
Found, !" by Prof. Hidden" ''Tbe Negrs
Question In the SOUTH" "Georgia's MIN
erals,D BY Dr.. Habersham," "The Ne
groes OF The Confederate Army" "Amonl
the Alligator Hunters" etc. The Dixii
Co., Atlanta, Ga. l.a 81