The Republican journal., 1885-07-09
Literary News and Notes.

A serial story, for business boys, GLOW the
Mddes Set Up Shop" by Mrs. A d. T. Whit
ney, has succeeded Charles Egbert Craddocks
Down the Ravine," in Wide Awake. Marga-
ret Sidney at the same time contributes serial
for business girls. entitled "A New Departure"
The offer to send the Household Primer"
post paid, on receipt of two cent stamp has
brought so many orders to Messrs. ID. Iuthrop
Il Co., Boston, that none of the stories of the
wonderful sale of Webster's Spelling Book will
equal the sale of this new Primer. Immense
editions are in press SO that all orders are
promptly filled.
The Boston publishers are already sending to
the trade tempting announcements as to what
they propose to offer for the holiday season. d.
Lothrop n Co., who promise to outdo all their
previous efforts in the line of beautiful gift
books, among other elegant books will offer
''Heroines of the Poets" 'Stabat Mater" and
The old Armchair with illustrations specially
designed by Lungren, HaSSam, Miss Humphrey
and others.
Essays, Speculative ANA Practical, by Herbert
boIdt Library. The disqui>tion> by the fore
most English philosopher contained in this
volume are among the best he hu> written; they
will serve, for those who are unfamiliar with
Mr.. Spencer's writings, as a pleasing introduce
ton to his philosophic system. and as admirable
specimens of his literary style. They treat of
Morals and Moral Sentiments; = ''Specazed
Administration = 1.-The Collective WisClom;"
Reasons for Dissenting from the Philosophy
of Comte. j. Fitzgerald, publisher, 393 Pearl
street, New York
The Art Amateur for July contains designs
for two panels (bird, fruit and lowers), a des-
sert plate (ro>es) and plaque (gcraniumsl,
besides several for embroidery and repous>e
work. There is Il long andinterestng notice of
the Paris Salon with two pages of illustrations,
and timely article ON De NeuSille, Il distin-
gushed French military painter who recently
died. Other articles of special interest are those
on Mont st. Michel" Art Life in Rome"
The Hotel Drouot." Japanese swords and
"Oriental Musical Instruments Wall and
ceiling decoration, amateur photography, scene
painting and frame embroidery are the practical
topics receiving particular attention. The il
lu>tration> in this number are especially varied
and attractive. Price 81 cents Montague
Marks, Publisher, % Union square, New York
| The July Atlantic is a strong. bright and
varied number. Although Miss Jewetts story
| Is enGed, the other serials by Dr. Holmes and
Mrs. Oliphant are al most interesting point
and Miss Murfrec has never Shown herself to
better advantage than in the present brilliant
ln>tallment of the Prophet of tine Great Smoky
Mountains" Charles Dudley Warner begins
series of papers of horseback travel in the
South, NJ. Ii. Leonard has an interesting paper
on Southwestern Kansas seen with Eastern
Eyes and Sylvester Baxter describes Mexi-
can Vacation Week. There is the usual short
story Tie Singular Case of Jerl>ha Barker
Some of the ether articles are Childhood in
Medieval Art. by Horace +. Scuddrr. Carl
baldi's Ideas, by W. l.. Alden, \ Bit Of Bird
Life. by Olive Thorne Miller, Il curious COM
paris0n between passages in Robinson Crt>or
and the autobiography of an old Massachusetts
divine, by L. L, Hale and al amusing resume
of Il recent book, by Chinaman, about China.
Besides other pieces OF poetry there is a long
poem by Whittier in hi best manner. on 81.
Elizabeth aud Elizabeth Fry, and Nora Perry
has some pretty verses
The first article in The Popular Science
Monthly" for july. by DIR. Frankand the
eminent English chemist and saniraran is very
Important. II i on "A Great Winter Sanitar-
um for the American Continent" and is the
result of pr. Frankland'> comparative study of
the subject as observed in the Eu%Htilnc Of the
Swiss Alps and the Yellowstone region. which
he visited expressly TO determine its sanitary
possibilities. "Recent Progress in Aerial Nav
igation," by Professor W. lie Cone Stevens an
illustrated article, Will be read with extreme
interest ON account of the late advances in hi,
difficult but fascinating art. ''Railroatls. Tclr-
graphs and Civilization, by Professor Hcrzog,
gives mastery and original handling of
mighty probem-how these great new agencies
are reacting and are destined >til further to
react upon the constitution Of modern society
| 'DIe in Relation TO Age and Activity" by Sir
| Henry Thompson, i, an especially valuable ar
ticIe oy AN authority. ION Leaves" by >lr
John Lubbock, is an illustrated paper full of
curious interest 10y it, interchangeable observer
But the best article of the number i, trans;l-
tion from the German entitled Ethics aud
the Development Theory" a powerful discus
| sion Of the relation Of morality to evolution.
archaeological Frauds by Abbott; "E#rlh
quake Phenomena; 'Curio>ities of Stur-Fi>h
Life; "Moths and Moth Catchers'; The lily
giene OF the Ased"-are all articles of superior
interest, making 4 number of unusual strength
and variety. The minor departments Of the
magazine are fuE, varied, and lively New
York: d. Appleton 4 Company. Fifty cents
a number, - year.