National Republican., 1886-12-18
urkish Emniren iscurious and instructive.

Turkish Empire" is curious and instructive.
Thomas Powell's LEAVES from my Life''
treats principally OF Tennyson before he
was undignifed by being created "lord,"
though other distinguished names are Incl.
dentally introduced. These. being personal
ing. "Moscow" follows, well described.
A sermon by DIR. Talmage appears under
the title of "'The Home Pulpit" Two serial
stories are commenced, others continued.
Short prose articles, editor's division, Doe
try, and music conclude the number. The
greater part Of the articles are illustrated
liberally and beautifully, the most pleasing
Of the pictures, to us, being, "Love Max
ing, in Puritan Times" aud "St. Agnes
Eve"
With such periodical, and quiet leisure
to read and study 1t, one may pass most
agreeable and profitable hours.
CATHOLICITY: TRUE AND FALSE A SER
mon preached before the National Congrega'
tlonal Council at Chicago, October -, 1886,
BY Rev. George b. Fisher, d. D., Ii. D.,
Titus Street professor of ecclesiastical his
tory In Yale University, New York. Charles
scribner's Sons, publishers. 25 cents.
Contends for broader charity in religion,
and thus concludes: "The one solvent Of all
difficulties, theoretical and practical, is love.
God is love. His eternal love is the ulti-
mate ground OF all our hope. We
know that we have passed from death unto
life because we love the brethren. Now
abideth faith, hope, love, these three, aud
the greatest Of these is love-"
WIDE AWAKE An illustrated magazine.
Holiday number. December. Twenty cents
d. Lothrop & Co., Boston. Publishers.
A Christmas banquet, the table for chill
dren, but supplied bounteously, also, with
fare fit for adults. The famous picture by
Gabriel Max, entitled "The Madonna and
the Child" is reproduced for the frontls.
piece. Both faces are mild, beautiful, and
lovely. Almost every article In the number
is sillustrated, eXqulsitely, too, and the arti-
cles themselves, Of whatever kind, are light
and charming to read. The stories, "a Pretty
scarecrow," by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps,
"Tbe Christmas Masquerade" Mary T..
wilkins; "Taffy and Buster,n Mrs. Jes-
sic Benton Fremont "a Wee Wedding"
Sophie May, and others just commenced
are very interesting, while such papers as
"Fairy Luck ALI" "Montezuma's Gold
lus and Remus," "FamOus Pets,n "Some
Successful Women" more historical, are
yet told In most attractive way. These
are but some Of the pleasing contents OF
this number. Poems, beside, wisely adapted
to their purpose, the fancy, heart and head
OF the little ones, cannot fail OF high ia
Yor.
THE COSMOPOLITAN. December, 90 cents
schlicht IL Field Co., Rochester, n. Y. Pub
fishers.
A more animated face cannot be pre-
sented, while 1t isn't at all handsome, than
that of the "Guitar Player" frontlspiece.
Every feature breathes music, breathes
music joyously, absorblngly. Another i'm
portant picture is entitled ''The First Dane
ing Lesson" wherein little Miss takes
steps, her mother strumming guitar and
smiling, delightfully."- and delightedly,
teaches, and puss, careless of grace and
harmony, slumbers on cushion.
Harriet Prescott Spofford leads the brill
liant procession of story tellers in "Under
the Mistletoe," a charming figure for the
advance, and follow, "My Lady Pocahon-
tas,n "Signor 10, n"The Cowboys of the
Northwest" "Maumer's Cure for Coward
ice," sour Doorbell," )" "a Pink of Perfec-
tion,n and others, all of great merit, and all
deftly illustrated.
We like the Cosmopolitan. SO says
everybody who knows about 1t.
THE CURRENT. Chicago. December II. 10
cents, Publishers.
Fine stories and poems and other literary
articles one may be always sure of seeing in
the Current, and thoughtful editorial COM
ments on topics of the time.
OF chief interest now are, "My Lady
Allison,n "Literature,n "Is History a
ScienceW "The People and Politics,m and
"Jerry Jenkins's Sneeze,n among the prose
contributions; among the poetical, ave
TwO,n n"The Sweetest Flower OF June,n aud
"When the Days Work is Done.n
The pure and lofty tone OF this periodical
recommends It to every refined and good
family.