The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-05
LITERARY NOTES.

The English Illustrated Magazine fol
August has for frontispiece a study OF
head that is perfect in the strength
OF its lines and the utter simplicity Of
its beauty. "My Friend JIM" con-
tiuued story, leads of, and ia still run
ming. 1t is followed by a we'll illus
trated cosby paper on Leicester
Fields" in which is brought together
many famous royalties, artists and lit
eraiy folk. 1.-THE Death OF PIocus," a
poem by Edmond Gossa, is admirably
illustrated. "Mere SUI inne," il the
title OF a story by the we'll known
Katherine s. Macquoid, whose name
is a guarantee OF the good ireatm emit Of
any subject. "O.d Chester" is another
illustrated Cosby article that gives us
many glimpses OF one OF England's
most venerable cathedral towns. "The
Widow" opens vista of Sir Roger de
Coverly's time and is admirably illus
trated. "a Garden Of Memories" is
continu I'D. Mcmillan & Co., 112 Fourth
avenue, New York, are the publish
ers.
The AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN AND
ORIENTAL JOURNAL for July leads of
with an elaborate and carefully pre-
pared and well illustrated article by
the editor, the Rev. Stephen d. Post,
on THE Serpent Symbol in America"
from which the conclusion il irresisti.
BILE that it was known in all parts OF
the continent, the various tribes only
differing as to their methods OF ex-
pressing the symbol. But even in this
they did not always differ, ~ ia evil
denced by figures II and Is, the for
mer from Tennessee mound snd the
latter from Michigan. A paper on
"The Lodge Dwellsr," by S. V. Proud
fit, is Of special interest to all who be-
lieve the Indian and the Mound
Builder to be identical, az the writer
clnolades. "The lodge dweller of
the West, though an u1questioned
mound builder, has but lately iorsaken
the mud built walls OF his ances ora
and accepted home on the govern
ment reservations" All the depart
ments are full, those OF Correspond
ence" and "Tne Museum" especially
so, Published by F. II. Revell, No.
1870 Madison street, Chicago.
The EcLKcTlc fills very UNIQUE
place in the magazine literature of our
language. II is mads mp each month
of the best papers of the best English
magazines and reviews articles from
the best eessyists and strongest and
most entert ,ining writer's Of Great
Britain, The succeeding numbers of
The Eclectic are of uniform excellence.
only differing as one subject may
have greater general interest than an
other. The number for August has
veay long and very varied table Of con.
TENS. Among the articles we find
that which appeared in The
Nineteenth Century Mdgdsine for
May, which 3D. closely sairizes
the theorists who believe that
Bacon wrote Shakespeare plays. 1t
is entitled "Who Wrote Dickens?'
and ia full OF humor. Gan African
Arcadia" gives us very close view OF
Kilimanjaro, the great mountain that
raises its peak in the very face of the
sun aud affords every graduation of
in the heart OF Africa.
"Genius and Insanity" and "Is Medi
che Progressive ScienCe?" will have
special attractions for medical men,
the fret Tor neurologisis particularly.
John Webster" is fine criticism Of
a cotemporavy of Shakespeare, by
Swinburne, the poet military Tour
and Indian Arms" the
latter especially, have great value for
the general reader. Altogether it is |
superb number. Mansford has it for
sale.