Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-30
LITERARY MOVES.

LITERARY NOTES.
Our Little Ones Boston: Purssll Pub.
Coz for September, is 9 finely illustrated
number and is full Of pretty little poems
and stories.
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A new and complete Life of General
Grant, by E. E. Brown, author OF Life Of
Garfield, will be published Immediately oy
D. Lothrop & Co, Boston.
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Mr.. George W. Cables reply to the critics
of "The Freedmen's Case in Equity will
appear in the September Century, New York,
under the title, THE Silent South.
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The death Of Mrs. Helen Hunt jackson,
better known as n. II: and Sake Holue,
gives specialinterestt to tive connected stories,
among the last Of her literary works, which
will be published in the October and NoVem-
Der numbers Of Wide Arake. Boston: d.
Lothrop 4 Co.
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Miss Kate Sanbora. the well known lee
turer and author, who recently received
from Mr.. Gordon W. Durham, a legacy OF
$50 600, and who was engaged to be mar
ried to that gentleman at the time or his
death, has written q decidedly interesting
book, entitled, wit of Women, and soon
to be published by MeSsrs. Funk X Wsg-
nails, New York.
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NoqaziRe of american History New
York City, for September, has many inter
estipg historical articles Hon. James w
Gerard writes a chapter of much interest
on The closing Days OF Louis NV. and
Tributes 10 General Grant" from eminent
sources, complete the general contents OF
one of the strongest and best numbers ever
Issued OF this rapidly advancing periodical
The illustrations of old houses at Riverside
Park add greatly to its permanent value.
The standing departments-Original Docu'
ments, Notes, Queries, Replies-are OF high
order and great interest.
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In The Oreyland Monthly (Ssn Fran.
cisco) the leading article for September will
be BY Prof Josiah Royce, of Harvard, late
of California, upon The Sacramento Squat
ter Riot OF 1860" Flora Hsines Apponyl
will furnish personal sketch OF the late
Helen Hunt jackson, and Ina D. COolbrith
will contribute poem These with edito-
rial comments upon Mrs. Jsckson's literary
work, will give this number great value as
a memorial of the author of Ramona.
There will be an article from S. s. Cox,
Minister to Turkey on The Thirty Fifth
aud Thirty-Sixth Congresses, and several
brilliant stories by American writers.
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N. W. Aver 4 Sons American Newspa'
per Annual for 1885 contains q carefully
prerared list of all newspapers and periodl-
calls in the United States ard Canada, ar
ran red By States in geographical sections
ana BY towns in alphabetical order, (Pages
~ 10 1856
Also complete lists of all the religious or
agricultural periodicals, or medical. com
rercial. scientific, educational or any her
of the class publications, as well as all pub
ica,ions printed in foreign language can
be drained from il pages 7O7 to I6t
IL has tables showing how m my NeWspa-
pers there are altogether in the country at
large, or in any of its great sections, or In
any State, Territory, or Canadian Province,
or how many there are of each issue aud a
comparative statement CT the increase IN
1885 over 1884,. (See pages 6 and } .
1t gives the Location, County.sest aud
Population OF every County in the United
States.
From it you can learn the Character OF
Surface, the Nature Of the Soil, and Its
adagtabihty to the growth of the various
Agricultural Staples, Of every State, Terri.
tory and County in the United States. and
O. each ofthe Canadian Provinces
II enumerates the leading Manufactures
of each State and County, and also gives
the number Of manufacturing establish.
ments, the amount of capital invested, the
number of hands employed, and the value
of annual products in each State, Territory
ard County, compiled from the Report OF
the United States Of 1850.
In is given the Population of every
State, Territory, County aud County-seat;
of ell the large Cities and Towns, and OF al
mos, every place in which a newspaper is
published; also the Colored Population, by
Counties in the Southern and Southwestern
States, and the Chinese Population on the
Pacific Slope.
1t also gives the Political Majority of
tvery Stale, Territory and County, and the
pumber of Votes polled by the Greenback
and Prohibition parties at the Presidential
election OF 1884.
1t is unequaled for tulness, correctness,
,ompactness Of statement, variety and value
of contents, and freedom from favoritism or
prejudice.
Price, So 90, carriage paid.
Philadelphia, Pa.