The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-23

dar could not be conceived or executed. For
sale by r. NJ. Mansford.
All circus-loving children-and where is
there one who does not love the crcus?-by
writing TO Santa Claus for copy of Barnum's
splendid big book can have all three "Cir-
Gus. Museum and Menagerie" white &
Allen) in one, without the trouble of NOV
ing single inch from their own warm fire.
side. Nobody but the great Snowman, p. T.
Barnum, would ever have thought of such
a happy idea as putting whole circus in a
book. Sarah j. Burke has ably assisted in
this worthy task. The grotesque, comical
clowns, the big, clever elephant the beauti-
| full riding Of daring horsemen, the funny
little wizenfaced monkeys, the finely trained
trick horses, the supple acrobats and thrill
ing trapeze performers, besides all the
wild animals and wonderful curiositics are
so vivid and real in these faithfully exc
cutcd and brightly colored illustrations that
one can almost smell the saw dust and hear the
crack Of the ringmasters whip. This anus
ing and entertaining book can be found at
II. NJ Mansfords.
White & Allen seem TO have n copyright
ample "The Mott Street Poker Club, " gotten
up very much like the oldfashioned Web
ster's spelling book and looking In its blue
cover and red back very "childlike and
bland" These pages are the Secretarys
minutes of how certain Celestias were in
itiated in the merits Of flush" "ante,"
'call, " bluff" pairs" Jackpot" and
other tecbnicals belonging TO a game in
which TO be successful good luck" good
cards" plenty Of check" and good tenn
per- are the necessary elements. Humorous
beyond description, 'The Mott Street Poker
Club will ensure laugh and may be found
at H. NJ. Mansford's Companions to the
book just noticed and from the same pub
fishers, are three ingenious little handbooks
in the Racket Series" by Denis Debobian,
proposing 10 teach the games of "Euchre"
Poker and whist" with suggestive covers
both in coloring and design. Mansford has
them for sale.
The Florence Fables (Belford, Clarke &
Coz by VIM. ]. Florence, the celebrated
comedian, is the title Of volume of charm
ing stories replete with pathos and huinor
Portraits Of Mr.. and Mrs. Florence serve TO
make the book all the more interesting
1t is 'lovingly inscribed 10 the admirable
poet and gentle critic william Winter"
II one wants n remedy for dyspepsia,
nothing better than Thinks" by Bill Nye
dearborn Publishing Coz can be found. II
is rich and oozy in humor and fun and
cure for vapors and pcssimism. His paper
ON "Thc Rhubarb Pie" for instance, is the
very quintesscnce Of cleycrness and infcc-
tious fun.
"'rhc Serpent Tempted Her" by saqui
Smith, (lclford, Clarke 4 Co } is the sonsa
tional title Of painfully tragic story in
which pcriidy, lies and intriguing triumph
and bring down ruin, despair and misery ON
the heads Of the honest and virtuous Writ
ten with considerable dircctness, strength
and passion, II deserves better title than
the one the author has chosen.
'The Curse OF Marriage" by Walter Hub
bell american News Company purporting
TO be true story OF domestic life, is
only one more added 90 the guam
tily Of such trash now flooding the
country. Judging from the publishers
preface, there is more merit claimed
than the book justifes. II might rs well be
called by any other name so vaguely and
obscurcly Is the meaning Of the title carried
out The scene is laid near Boston: the plot
deals in shocking horrors, the murder Of
three children, lynching OF a negro by hang
ing which. combined with some startling
spiritual manifestations aud n hint at YOU
doong, makes II highly scented produc-
ton