Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-09-26
LITERARY NOTES.

LIFE OF ROBERT FULTON, AND \ History OF
STEAM NAVIGATION; by Thomas ". kho84'
illustrated. 5O7 pages. New York: u. l.
Putnam's Sons. Wheeling: j. B. Wilson.
This finelyfllustrated edition giAes many
interesting things about the life ofthe IN
yentor of the steamboat, that are not gem
erally known. His early life is described;
AN account is given ofhis visits to London
and Paris and his many experiments III
perfecting his great invention. His StruS'
yles with misfortune, opposition n pow
erty are pictured and his final triumph.
The history of steam navigation gives
much information i'll n concise form.
The introduction OF steamers upon
the Ohio and MisslSSlpl
and their tributaries is described and the
various lines aud Improvements that have
been added are noticed. The history OF
the navigation of the great lakes Is full OF
interest. Ocean navigation, with the great
lines of steamers that ply between the con
tinents receives attention in this book, rs
well rs the navigation of several OF the
great European rivers.
The following is the table Of contents OF
the Popular Science Monthly, New York;
D. Appleton Il Co.. for October; The
Distribution of Wealth, BY Charles ). Ash
lev; MeteOriteS, Meteors, and Shooting
Stars, BY Prot. II. A, Newton, LII
Some outlines from the History of Educa'
ton, By Prot. W, Il. Benedict; The Mi
crobes of Animal Diseases, By +. l.. TrOueS-
sart; A Psychological Study of Fear, By
Charles Richet; Some Peculiar Habits OF
the Cray-liSh, BY c. +. Holder; lie Plays
Studies in Social Phenomena, BY \. &.
Warner; Universal Time, BY W. ii. NJ.
Christie, f. K. ); 4 Bald and TOothleSs
Future, By Virgil G.. Eaton; Life on 4
Coral Island, by Prof. W. X. Brooks; Are
Black and White ColorS? BY Harry Austin
Doty; The Philosophy of Diet, By a.
Lavman; German archaeological Mus
Gums. BY Albert t;audrey; Nitriiicatlon,
Bv Prof. III. p. Armsby; Sketch Of Gen.
John Newton; Correspondence; Editors
Table Fraud and its YictimS-The Buff
falo Meeting of the American Association
Literary Notices; Popular Miscellany;
Notes.
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lUt OtlOJCA lAtAilAbNA " Wv "''
oaac louisville, KY, b. +. Avery's Sons
is out with it's usual variety of interesting
and entertaining articles. DIR. Felix l..
/ Oswald closes the summer season with 4
delightful paper on some Out-Of-theNEay
watering places. \ Northern soldier
draws a striking comparison between the
campaigns OF General Lee and General
Grant. Colonel Robert w. WOOlley has
an important paper relating to Gen
eral Albert Sydney JohnsOn's pur-
poses in fighting the battle OF
Shiloh, and Colonel w. Allen reviews
General Longstreet's account OF Lees in
vasion of Maryland. Bono Barcalde is 9
character sketch of unusual merit; Colonel
Nicholas Smith has q bright paper, entitled
Ny First Conquest; Maurice Thompson
writes of the Kingfsher; &. c. Common ha
Il paper on Mexico, and Mariner J.. Kent
gives q true history OF what is called POS':
Last Poem. Colonel 4. \. COlyar, o
Nashville, describes the recent changes II
the Municipal Government Of Nashville
and Walker Kennedy tells what has beer
| done i'm the i of reform in Memphis.