National Republican., 1886-12-18
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


TRADE GUILDS OF EUROPE. Reports from
the consuls of the United States on the
trade guilds of Europe and the laws and
regulations by which they are governed.
Published by the Department of State ac-
coroing to act of Congress. Washington:
Government Printing Office. Publishers.
The world, through our consuls, contrib
utes its knowledge for the benefit Of the
world, especially OF American people, who,
never slow to learn, are ever seeking the
opportunity, and will avail themselves Of the
present favor and improve on the requisi-
tion.
MANsILLs ALMANAC OF METEoRoLoGY
THE YEAR 1887, AND A NEW SYSTEM
OF SCIENCE. 25 cents. BY RICHARD MAN
SILL, author of cohesive Attraction and
the Formation OF Worlds" &c. Address
Richard Manslll, Rock Island. Ill. Pub
Usher.
The preface to this work is q general eX-
planation of the weather theory used here
In, and also description Of the authors
new system Of science. 1t is interesting,
to say the least OF 1t, and, to say the most,
studies In this direction may conduct to
important certaintles.
FREUNDs MUSIC AND DRAMA. Henry
E. Preund Publishing Company (Dec, III.
llshers
A portrait of John Gilbert, the veteran
actor, adorns this number. Much stage
and concert news is given. Fret,ld's is
alive with the most lively part Of life.
ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS. Christmas.
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Large PACED. pictured profusely with
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not colored, the only color being on the
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ings and drawings Of our domestic pets.
Stories and poems appear, all caculated to
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Of the London NetVs.
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This large and magnificent publication is
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stories interspersed are also first class.
With such a work the holiday season will
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Publishers
Not one Of the numerous full-page en-
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Of the most excellent kind.
SKETCHES OF TRAVEL; OR, TWELVE
MONTHS IN EUROPE. BY HoRAIIO KING,
ex-Postmaster General of the United States
IAN honest tale speeds best, being plainly
told. "-ShdkespCdre. Washington oity. j.
Bradley Adams. "school OF Music" Press,
publisher.
In this beautifully presented volume, with
its fine engravings, paper, print, and binding,
poets eyes, albeit those OF an ex-Post-
master General, look on Europe. None
but the poets eyes, or those OF his heaven
born brother the artist, truly see. These
have a superhuman vision, the chosen, tho
ordained, for the enlightenment Of the rest
of the world.
Therefore the "Sketches" have unusual
interest. The author travelled "from Dan
to Bersheba,n but did not exclaim, us he OF
old time, that "all is barren" To him It
was not so, to the poet or painter 1t never
is 30. The soul OF either imparts to every
scene, and receives from II, new charms,
new impressions, new thoughts.
While the style OF this volume Is familiar,
II is graphic throughout. We accompany
the writer, like friend hold hourly inter