The Republican journal., 1886-12-23
Literary News and Notes.

| cray letters III ScrlDnerS $ Magazine VIII begin
at an early date during the first year.
Mr.. Maney II. Pike of Augusta, and Mr..
| Clarence StctSon of Readield. each had illustrate
| ed articles in the Christmas number of New
| ! ork Puck.
The Pope Manufacturing company, Boston,
| have prepared Il Bcvcle Calendar for 1887. with
remarks for every day in the year on the his
| tory, beauties and benefits of wheeling.
Walter Baker & Co., Dorchester Mass, pub
! liSh a short history of the production and use
of coffee and chocol ate. This appears to be
| trade circular. but is nevertheless very cred
| liable piece of literary work.
The first half of George W. Cables two-part
| story, "Carancro.' story of the Louisiana
Acadians. will appear in the January Century,
with illustrations by kemble, who recently Wis
| tied Louisiana to obtain sketches for the work.
Professor W. G. Sumner has made careful
study of the question of Nv hat makes the rich
richer and the poor poorer and will commu-
| nicate the answer to it which he has reached.
through the January number of The Popular
Science Monthly. His paper on this subject
will be the first article in that issue.
| The Christmas number of the Brooklyn Mag
azine contains an article on Christmas in Eng
land, by Harriet Prescott Snotiord. Mrs Beech
| cr's Monthly Talk. Christmas Bells, by L. De-
| Witt Tamage. Two Questions Answered by
| Beecher and of Tamage, and other contribu-
| tions Of interest. The Brooklyn Magazine Co.,
| ! Murray Street, New York.
The object of Mr. Daniel Grecnleaf Thomp-
| sons article on "Scieuce Of Religious Eiuca-
tion,' in the January number of The Popular
| Science Monthly, is to make plea for giving
| to science a more important and essential place
| in RELIGIONS e,Iucatjon. in order among other
| thinDs that clpryvman when thav rome to deal
| with scientific nIle,tions n, they often have TO
| do. may he more fully nrrnarrI for thc work
|
W. \ Wetzcll, Supt. of City schools, at L.
| Portland, Oregon. writes a. follows to ID.
| Lothrop X Co., in regard to the value OF Baby
| land" and "our Little Men and Women" III
school work: Il wish il We're possible to send
| you our little siX-year children to read for you
| from these splendid little journals. Their pro-
| Our work in reading is the wonder of this city
and Portland, and we owe these excellent re-
suits to you tor furnishing us such bright and
entertaining papers"
E1v.ard Atkinson +ho eminent st,4istici.,
onI noIitir.i ernmomi,t has haa,n ii the Cpn-
| tn,,a .nr;rs Of ti,naI, namar. nna IN the Fool
| Ous,tion is nnhIi.bej in ths Derrmbpr number,
| In thn i,nn,r, . Enhr,,or,. ,,,n,horS ha yin
nuhIisi IVA arti.lns nn ..rrhc Pnlativn StrnnrtI,
| aand WaaEnnSs Of \ationI " Thav are al to
contain th'. most yolnaEin and sm%;,oStive studv
| of thn ,notari,I Irrowtb nf thG rnnntrv yc:t
made Lv anv sinol9 writnr. Mr Atkinson wilI
| front in other miners Of ..prowrnsS from Pover
tv ;, ..rTba Warrip of proft ;, ,..Unnrv Gnortp,s
| svstam of mi raT.tinn ;, Of.
|
| The Essential Nature of Religion, by j.
Allan>on Picton, is published in pamphlet
| form by j. Fitzgerald. los Chamber street
New York. Price 10 cents. The author of
| this profoundly philosophical essay holds that
| in the relation of our personal life to the world
AN adequate scope and permanent place, I'M
| der all fairly conceivable revolutions of
| thought; and that though Religion may be call
ed BY many names, its essence is recognizable
in all the highest activities of human life, even
| where these have been condemned As rresous
and impious.
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|
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