National Republican., 1886-10-27
NEW PUBLICATIONS,

LlTPINcOTT's MAGAZINE November. D
cents J. Il, Lippincott Company, 7lj-7l7
Market street, Philadelphia From the
publishers.
Not picture book, but its contents make
beautiful, valuable, and permanent pictures
on the readers brain and heart. The pres
ent number is largely devoted TO Journal
ism in all its phases, among such articles
one being contributed by George Alfred
Townsend, who Is so well known iu Wash.
ipgtou. Felix l.. Oswald discusses "Odr
Earthquake" In a manner at once popular
and scientific. Everything else in clip
plncott' is fine reading along TO the
very end. But the end Is not as IN
previous months, neither is It as In
other magazines, for this periodical
has been increased about 200 pages and
starts on anew departure, devoting this
extra extent to the publication of an entire
novel. Such will be the plan for each
future Issue, while the price will remain
unchanged. "Bruoton's Bayou is the title
OF November's addition. The author, John
Habberton, who amused the world with
"llelen's Babies" is thereby not alone, but
by other excellent works known and ad.
mired. BY the present system, also, serial
stories will be abandoned, the editors de.
claring that "the signs OF the time seem to
show that the old method Of serial publca--
tlon have been outworn.n No doubt OF the
fact, gentlemen.
ST. NICHOLAS. November. Century C,m-
pany, 33 East Seventeenth street, Union
Square, New York. - cents. From the
publishers.
The frontispiece, drawn by Mary Hallocll
Foote, "The Last Walk on the Beach,"
does great honor TO that designing lady.
As we look at It the sea breeze sweeps by
us. The spirit Of the great waters is over It
all. Particularly pleasing among the nu-
merous other engravlDgs are "Colia Thax-
ter's Study" ""Victor Hugo Telling Stories
to His Grandchildren, "Irs False
Charge, Lord King" "Flamingoes Jump
the Rope" "Contemplan and "Placido,"
two dog portraits, and all those about tho
brownies" or great interest is the ar
tlcle on "a City Of Homesteads,n Alice
Wellington Rollins; that entitled 1.-THE
Blind Lark" Louisa NJ. Alcott and "Victor
Hugo's Tales to His Grandchildren Bran
der Matthews. The whole magazine is de.
lightful TO read, and the pictures showered
among its pages are long and agreeable
studies. Two OF the poems should be men
toned with high honor-"A Song Of Sing
ers," Ida Whipple Dennam, opening thus
| cheerily:
| will sing You n song Of singers;
| Listen and you shall hear
How the lark on high, In the breast OF the sky,
| Sings TO the dawning year.
And the other, "Tnll,ng in Their Sleep"
Edith NJ. Thomas, thus:
You think lam dead,
Tne apple tree said,
Because have never n leaf to show
| Because stOOp
| And my branches droop,
| And the dull gray moses over me gr)v
But I'm oil alive In trunk and shoot;
The buds of next May
fold away
But pity the withered grass at my root.
TWO THOUSAND YEARS AGO; OR, THE Ap-
| VENTURES OF A ROMAN BOY, by PROF.
4. J. CnuEcM, author of "Stores from
| Homer" $50. With twelve full page illls.
| trations by Adrian Marie. New YorS
| Dodd, Mead e Co. For sale by william
Ballantyne & Son.
| A spirited story of the last years OF the
Roman republic. War scenes occur,
pirates appear, caravans, hunting parties,
embassies; and heroic gladlatoral murders
are committed In the crowded, applaud.
| ing arena, amid the beautiful smiles OF
women. These same women, presently,
are sighing sweet love sighs on the brave
breasts Of these same villains. Doubtless u
true impression is conveyed Of that grand,
| wicked era, and reading the tale gives us,
for the time, world Of wonders to live In.
THE CASTING AWAY OF MRS. LECK5
| AND MRS. ALESHlNE. By FRANK Il.
STOCKTON. New York The Century Com
pany 80 cents. For sale by Robert Beall.
A delightful story. 1t is modern comedy
of "The Tempest" reminding us, though
most unlike, of Shaliespearc's. There is q
storm and an uninhabited island; there Is Z
happens 10 ne Kutn; there is a Ferdinand
her lover, Mr. Craig; there is Prospero
but two women Jointly represent him, and
there is even Caliban, who, strange TO cay
is reverend gentleman. A dainty Ariel
too, fits about forever over our island, with
song and lutte, and is the enchanting spirit
of love. We rise from this story, and are
sorry that II is ended.