Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-03
LITERARY NOTES.

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This Annual contains acraefully prepared
list of all Newspapers and Periodicals in
the United States and Canada, arranged by
States in Geographical Sections, and by
towns in alphabetical order, giving the
name of the papers, the issue, general
characteristics, year of establishment, size,
circulation, and advertising rates for ten
lines one month. A list of all newspapers
inserting advertisements. Also complete
lists of all classes of publication. 1t con
tains besides a vast amount of general and
statistical information. One of its chief
features is a carefully prepared description
ofevery county in the United States, a SINH
lar, but more elaborate descriptive heading,
is appended to zach State, Territory, and
Canadian Province. Another valuable
feature has recently been added to these
headings. They now show, from the
United States census of 1880 the number
of manufacturing establishments of all
kinds at that time; the amount of capital
invested in them, the number of hands
employed, and the value ofannual products.
The State headings show, in addition to
the summary of the foregoing, the amount
paid in wages, and the yalne of the raw
material used. 1t gives the population of
State, Territory, County and County-Seat.
1t also gives the political majority ofevery
State, Territory, and County. Among its
exhaustive and interesting tables are those
showing the cities, towns, and villages of
the United States having a population of
five thousand and upward, arranged in
alphabetical order.
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MeSSrs. Bedford, Clarke and Co., of Chi
cago, have issued the first part of the
memoirs of John C.. Fremont. The parts
are to be issued semi-monthly at 90 cents
each, and will when completed make two
volumes of 1850 pages containing forty
full page steel engravings, and about 100
full page illustrations. Gen. Fremont
will give an account of fifty of the most
eyentful years of American history,
his eventlul life, sketches of ThoS. II. Ben
ton and other characters prominent in our
history. We are in receipt OF Part First,
andthe e~ngravings are simply superb.
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We have just received from the publisher
a neat, new book, on HOr 10 Bald a House
containing plans and specifications for
houses of all sizes. In addition, it has
valuable information of permanent and
practical value on subjects relating TO
building and building contracts, sent TO
any address on receipt of - cents, by j.
s. Ogilyie 4 CO., 81 Rose Street. New
York.
The 0ctObernumber of the C~oSmopOlitida
Rochester, n. Y is a fine number and
contains among other articles: Zone Way
to Write a Novel" by Julian Hawthorne;
"A Russian Fury by W. II. Allen:
''How Ants Live" Ernest Foges; "A Visit
to The Cavalry Camps in Southern Arizo-
n" by c. II. Ward.
The October number OF the F0rRm New
York has ten instructive contributions.
among which are: The Convaleseence of
by W. II. MallOek; Americanism in
England, by Bishop Coke; The Fisheries
Dispute, by W. C. Ford; and Are Women
paid? by Lille Blake and Professor
Dunslow.
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Among the contributions in the October
Magazine of Ameriedn History New York
are; A Kings Gift, by John DIM
TRY; President Lincoln and Colonization,
by Charles Tuckerman: The Territorial
Growth of the United States, by William
MOwry; From Cedar mountain to Chantilly,
by Gen. A. Lee.
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Among other articles in the October
North AmerieaR Rerieg New York Cty)
are Arbitration, by Prof. Elys; An Amer
lean Queen, by Gail Hamilton, Silver and
Savings Banks, by Hon W.. S. Paine;
Labor in Pennsylvania, by Henry George;
Female Suffrage, by Mary LivermOre.