The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-10-16

The Waverly Magazine, the Weekly StSry Pap
per, announces that it has secured new series
Of Short Stories by the most brilliant and popula,
authors Of the day. A Conan Doyle heads the
rst, followed by Justin Mccarthy. NJ. p. Ger
trude Anterior, Gilbert Parker, Grant ASlen
Nm. LeQueux and score of others.
A. Mcdowell & Co., 4 West 14in Street. New
York, publish the only cheap imported Fashion
journal sold in this country. ia Mode de Paris
is $3.50 year. IS cents a copy, and French
Dressmaker' Is $500 year, 30 cents q copy
These journals make special feature of lessons
On practical dressmaking each month
cr- Little BOOK Tor Little FOLKS. Arranged uy
". E. Crosby. Illuminated covers, square vo,
106 pages. Price, 80 cents. American Book
This delightful little hook lie designed to guide
aud help the youngest children in their first steps
in learning, whether in the home, the kindergar-
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Third Year in French. By l.. G. Syms, Bache.
Ier es Lettres, Licencie en- Droit de L'Universite
de France, author OF First Year in French" and
Second Year in French" Linen, l2mo, 314 pages
Price $40. American Book Company New York
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makes, with the first two, complete course in
French intended to meet all the requirements of
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Godeys Magazine for October contains the first
instalment. -Four Months in Paradise" by John
K. Musick who under this caption, writes OF
the Hawaiian Islands and their people. The fc-
ton Of this issue is crisp and strong, and COM
prises four different tales no two of them of like
character. Two choice bits Of verse, some per-
tinent chat by the editor, and the now popular
'Scrap Book add variety and character to the
magazine: and the Fashions are. as usual, fresh
a2d practical.
2 The Atlantic Monthly for October completes
the fortieth year of the magazine, which was the
first to depend defnitly upon the contributions o,
American writer's, and v hich at once became the
exponent of American literature, This humble
in the variety of it's contents, shows wide sym
pathy and firm grasp on contemporaneous life
Henry M. Stanley contributes twenty-five years
progress in Equatorial Africa A Retrospect
showing the unprecedented development since the
explorers first Journey.
The editorial department of the October Current
Literature is especially interesting. comprising
five pages of clever comment and criticism on
variety of subjects. The selected matter. prose
and verse, is usual the best that has been pub
ished during the month. Two pages are devoted
to extracts from various scources considering
.'The Klondike and Other Gold Fields" Another
two page selectian Of exceI tional interest. AN
Optimistic View Of the Orient" is from recen
book Of travel, "A Key to the Orient" by Mrs.
Chaplain Pennington. Current Literature Pub.
fishing Co. New York. ,... r
The story Of Japan, By R. Van Bergen, NJ. A.
Cloth, 12mo, 294 pages, American Book Company
New York. Cincinnati and Chicago, Our schoo
on geography and history touch but lightly the
Japanese Empire, though it is now reckoned
among the foremost nations of the earth. This
book has been written to give children a correct
idea OF the Japanese Empire, and OF the impulses
which led to It's wonderful progress in the past
quarter of a century. 1t describes in the enter
tanning form of stories, the principal events in
japanese history OF the past, the steps which led
to the reforms and yrogress OF the present, the
e culiar features and conditions OF the present
government etc.
Stories from the Arabian Nights selected and
ed tied by M. Clarke. Linen, 12mo. 27l pages.
illustrated. Price, 60 cents. American Book
Cont any. New. York, Cine llnati and Chicago
What'has long been needed-a selection Of the
most interesting and instructive of these stories
carefully made and edited by a competent authori
ty.-is furnished i'll this book. The best of the
stories from the Arabian Nights are here retold
with such skill to preserve all their origna {
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orm and expression for school use or for home
reading. The book itself is well printed. attract
lively bound and illustrated.