Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-13
OUR BOOK TABLE.
The Atlantic Monthly.
The North American Review,
The Forum.
The Century,

The Atlantic Monthly.
The North American Review,
The Forum.
The Century.
With this array OF reading matter upon
the table, there Is indeed library each
month. The october numbers OF these
Justly popular monthlies, seem to be the
ingathering of the summer harvest, so
full are they OF the fruitage from many
minds. No topic OF present Importance
in any OF the varied aelds, is left un.
touched, but wise heads and wiser hearts
have garnered them for mellowlng in
thought. 1t would seem unfair amid
such richness to individualiZe any of the
subjects treated, and we can only heartily
invite the reader, whatever his taste may
be, to come to the feast prepared, for the
most capricioQs appetite cannot turn
away unaatished where there is food for
all.
THE BROOKLYN MAGAZINE.
| The October number of this monthly
has choice selections, but the want It
best supplies is for Sunday reading. Re-
iiglous books are not always calculated to
win the careless, but this magazine, COM
ing in the guise 1t does, will beguile many
who are careless to pick up from its
pages golden grains of immortal truth.
The article, Memories OF Historic
| Charleston" is one OF special interest, as
so many of the monuments of its past
have so recently been shattered
| A serial entitled "a Social Diplomat"
begins with this number, and promises to
be OF interest. -
Salmagund'' verihes the old recipe,
and Is made up of many palatable things.
LITERARY LIFE
For October, has two articles from the
pen OF Miss Cleveland, "Yacation Read
ing for Girls" in colloquial style; the
talker being the girls and the editor.
Discussing books, under the name of cake
book, she shows the novel to be deficient
In muscle and nerve creation, and will
find ready assent from the throughtful
reader to her assertion. that dealing
specifically with deep things is worse
than dealing honestly with only the sur
face OF things. She makes some sugges-
tons In regard to topics 10 be discussed
In "The American Association of
Writer'S" and would have each individual
writer feel that the responsibility of the
future literature OF America rests upon
him. "Pen Pictures of Authors'i are short
sketches of men and women with whom
4 the writer has had personal relation, and
is thus interesting. A portrait and short
biography Of Mrs. Stowe is of special
interest, as her precsrious health and
recent bereavement have brought her
OF late into public notice.
THE TEXAN ANNUAL
Or Ramey'B Texas Almanac EDITOR and Pro
prietoI, VIM Neal Ramey, Austin, Tex. Price
There are few little volumes that have
within so limited space, and for so
small sum, SO much valuable informa-
ton, ltis,in fact, an encyclopedias OF Texas,
answering most of the questions which
will arise In the mind OF any who are in
terested In all appertalnlng to this state.
The author, in short preface, says It
has been his ambition to publish such an
almanac, and he has manifested an an.
titude for the work In the compilation
that ne has made. All that Is
usually found In such publications
Is here, and much valuable
information regarding the early history
q the state, its laws and business modes.
together with short biographies of the
leading men identified with the past and
present OF Texas, as we'll as history of
leading measures affecting her social aud
political welfare.
This book is especially adapted 10