Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-01-31
LITERARY 7

LITERARY Mules.
The New Agriculture; or the Waters Led
CAPTIVE. By Hon \. y. Cole. Iilustrat'
,E. Price -. 90. Sew York: The Ang-
Iers Publishing Co.
Alter many yeass Of patient LABOR and
investigation in.o the fundamental laws
Governing the movements OF the waters up
on ana beneath The soil, Mr. Cole has die,
covered q syslsm Of sg5surtace drainage
and irrigation, by which the most wonder
full results nave been produced. lie aptly
calls il The New Agriculture. Concise,
" stated Mr.. Cole says his system has the
following advantages as compared with the
methods Of agriculture row in general use:
Fret, Cereal CROPS are increased more
than fourtold. Second, The size, flavor
aud enhanced production OF fruits and
vegetables are in proportion as i've to one
under the old syst,m m. Third, vegetation
OF Ell kind IS rendered absolutely Tree from
disease. more especially that arislan from
.lnro,d Infection. Fourth, The ground
worked under this new system osing meas
ar,6,y irpervioJs to tcost, The prOtuclnE
.easor is prolonged from forty to sixty
DAYS. Fifth, l. creates o rich, moist and
loar1r soil on. Of the most u~EprOmlslng
has1psn. SIKH, L, prevents the washing
OF surface soil from hillside farms during
heavy rains Seventh. Springs are Crea-
I'D on the most sterile hiilsides. Eighth.
D-ou.h Il Ell c~.Uslly guarded egainst.
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Tae Fsb.uas? issue q ;ke OrsriaHd
Hoa:kJ lSan FrIEciEcol was publish
eI January 2-,h. LIS announcements in.
tica,e a number OF special interest and
great variety. l. will contain A Con'ia-
nation of the Discussion OF Chinese Labor,
which attracted so much no ice in the last
two Numbers, including. probably, q paper
from one Of the leaders OF the Tacoma
Au,i-Chlnese Movement. aad certainly =
paper from John 5 H-tell A Considera-
ion Of the German Expa,riatiou Treaty
DIGESTION, by A. 4. Sargent, late Minister
10 Berlin, is promised for January and
positively for February. The fiction Ct
the Number will De a continuation OF Miss
. Helen Lakes serial California novel, For
Money" and au Afer-Christmas Story,
entitled Miss Roses Adventure.
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The bright and attractive February
.Utguziae Of Iwcrtr0U History NE"
IorkI is lied with timely articles OF fresh
and absorbing interest. The whole nun
Der is p continual feast. Il opened with q
strong, Sel.-wri,.en arIC'e Jy Frederic .
Nather OIL the City Of Albany with
UNIQUE Illustrations OF the old and the new.
saoHlug the progress for two centuries Of
rhu. quaint old Sta. capital The portrait
FLAMES H.. for whom Albany was named.
forms IN appropriate froudspisce. The
il our FIRST reminder OF the neae approach
0. Albany b:.cantanaial celebration.
The current issue Of Tie Keynote New
Icrk) contains the fac smile OF az uupuo.
lished litter from the composer B9riloz.
The Literary kpypotes Include q sketch
with portraits Of the original firm OF HsT
Der i Brothers The Art keynotes ere
illustrated With six black and vhle
sketches Of the present S~AimHgundi EXhl
bi,ion in New York The Musical, Drs.
matte. and Amateur Ksynotes are rc.
plers with news. written in the usual
sprightly vein Of the writer's in charge Of
those departments.
Tsicn Topic, New York) is u hand
some weekly magazine, and contains the
bes: current discussions or art. literature.
the drains. music aad all matters Of general
iu,eres; to society, and al tor 10 cents per
copy.
J.Ens:ou's Jgurugi New York. fol-
January % is a fine number, containing
among other s%uojec;s freely illustrated ar
.ricies upon California bee Sseping, the Vel
lows;one Park Gsyssgs, and the Londor
Geological Garden
Tie Worth 47lsricaH R.ris~ (Nc7
York; for February has striking contri0u
tious from the pens Of Oscar Fay Adsmt
upou the "Aris;oCcstj c Tendencies 0: Pro,
estautism, aud .Ogida' upon Some Fa!
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