Show LITERATURE Popular ScleDce Monthly John Burroughs contributes to the Popular Science Monthly for Decembera review of Professor Drummonds Natural Law in the Spiritual World and a sharp criticism of the positions taken by the author in that work in so far as they are assumed to bo scientific Felix L Oswald controvers a number f traditional beliefs that prevail ab ut monkeys parrots serpent charmmg bats jointsnakes and gluttons In Enernv of PlantCells Professor T H Mcnnde relates some incidents from his own observation illustrating the great power of pressure and expansion developed by growing plants Pro rsso r J P Cooke describesThe New Reguisi r tion ferAdmission at Harvard Collegr1 In How to Warm our Houses ilr E Y Robbins objects to stove and furnaceheating ana stcamheatinc and all device for warming the air us unnatural un-natural and unhealthful and makes a plea for heating by direct radiation as from fireplacesso as to warm objects and leave the air in its natural condition condi-tion W H Flower gives a brief but clear description of the structure and disposition of the wines of birds In Measuring the Earths Surface Mr Francesco sansone gives a comprehen sible pTnlit iRtirtn of snrvpcs hv trianpn latipn Mr Carvet Read contributes s3 rpViax of Sallys HaudBook of Psy chology Mrs E Lynn Linton has an aricle on hlhe Higher Education of Women Sir William Dawsons address on The Geology of the Atlan tic Ocean is concluded Captain Cyprian Bridge R N has a very inter citing article on Life in the SouthSes Islands Professor W R Benedict concludes his Outlines from the His tory of Education Dr James Cappie writes ot Tae Physiology of Attention I and Volition The draws a lesson from the career of Wiggins tho self called weatherprophet it is that the public should be prepared when chil dren in schools by suitable teaching of facts of common science against such bumlin very as he bas inflicted upon the world New York D Appleton 11 Company American Xevrnpaner Annnal X W Ayer it Sons American News ptper Annual for ISS7 contains a carefully care-fully prepared list of all newspapers and periodicals in the United States and Canada arranged by states in geograp hical sections atid by towns in alphabetical alpha-betical order giving the name of the paper the issue general characteristics year 01 estbluhuienc size circulation I and advertising rates for ten lines one month A list of newspapers inserting advertisements arranged in States bv c Sentries with the distinctive features and circulation of each paper Also conplete list of all the religious or agricultural agri-cultural periodicals of medical commercial com-mercial scientific educational or any other of the class publications as well as all publications printed in foreign languages It contains besides a vast amount of general and statistical infor I mation of practical value almost every business man and is in its line as de serving a place desk on or in library as Websters Dictionary or a first class en cyclopedia It gives the population of State Territory county and countyseat of all the large cities and towns and of almost every place in which a newspa ner is published taken either from the United States census of 1SSO or from ouue census 01 iNsa in every instance where such census was taken or from recent careful estimates It also gives the political majority of every State Tern i ory and cdnnty and the number of votes polled by the Greenback and prohibition parties at the Presidential t election of 1SS1 The price of the book carriage paidis i Address X W Ayer Son advertising advertis-ing agents Philadelphia Pa 1 Frank Leslies 1opufnr Monthly In these days when outcoor sports are so generally cultivated many will read the article Why we Canoe by W P Stephens in the December number num-ber of Frank Lenliet Popular Monthly and some at len t will be tempted try I an amusement so exhilarating and at tractive Persian and Turkish To bacco have their rot ems too who will indorse Mr Osc nyans praises The Sketch of the Centenarian Chemist Che Treul on whom our Harvard has just conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws will be read with interest The article on American Sparrow hawk is full interest just now as showing how easily it could be tamed and used in stead of a scarecrow to keep off grain devouring birds A venturesome young lady Miss Taylor tells of what she be nets at one of tile Great rhirsty Dances among the Indians till its horrors overpowered her W E Mc Cann goes into the byways ot life and tells of Eccentric Recluses in a chaming way The Treatment of Criminals with a careful account of the Elmira Iteformatory is an article to be read and studied carefully A Winter in Jamaica is a sketch tf West India travel very prettily told and like the otfer articles in the number well and attractively illustrated Arthur Dudley tells thestory of North Ameri can Earthquakes The Fisher girl of Grand Menan Two Inspirations Shadow or Substance and other stories in this magazine justify its title of the Popular Monthly Mrs Frank Leslie 53 55 and 57 Park Place New York Littcir Xilrlng Age For 1887 For more than forty years this standard stand-ard weekly magazine kept its readers read-ers abreast with the literary progress of the age Its frequent issue and ample space render it an unrivalled compila tion of a Jreat and cnndlmtJ PnftO t literature which embrace the b produc tions of the most eminent writers in all branches of literary and scientiticVork It is indispensible to the American reader as the only satisfactorily freiK and complete compilation of this litera ture Supplying the place of many re views magazines and papers it en ables one at small expense considering the quantity and quality of the reading I furnished to keep place with the best literature and thought of the time Its prospectus for 1337 is worthy the atten tion of all who are selecting their read ingmatter for the new year Reduced clubbing rates with otherpariodicals are given and to new subscribers now for the year 1S37 the intervening remitting weekly numbers are sent grab LitteU t Co Boston are the publ jh e Harpor Magazine The December number of Barpert Magazine excels even its own high pre cadents as a Christmas feast of rich attractions It undoubtedly the most sumptuous issue of ITarpers Magazine that has ever been issued and marks the acme of artistic and literary bounty iu tho periodical world A specially holiday tone prevais throughout from the charming frontispiece by Abbey to the clever Drawer plate by DC Manner Nearly half of the sixty cuts are full pages and four are printed on plate paper The regular serials are omItted to provide larger space for the Christmas Christ-mas features Ever nrHolp and story is campUte in itself The place of honor Is held by the extraordinary article tn The BOfltOod of Christ by Leis Wallace Wal-lace the author of HenHur The lovely illustrations arc all original W D Howelsa farce The Mousetrap is ally equal to Its predecessors The Reg bter and The Elevator The number is unusually rich in short stories con taining no less than six four of them admirably ad-mirably illustrated Among the wealth of illustrated poetry the familiar ballad Sally in our Alley is exquisite elaborated by Abbey eleven drawing one of them When Christmas Comes being the frontispiece Richard Henry Stoddards beautiful poem The Legend of Frey Bernardo is finel illustrated bv Dielman and Mrs E W Lstimers Florentine snSi rt Thp Legend of St Nicholas i by Miss Mary L Gow Klihu Vedders powerful painting The Cup of Death is inserted in-serted as a plate engraving with a poem by Louise Chandler Moulton The poetical story of western miner life in Wallace Bmces Inasmuch i jj effectively illustrated by A B Frost The Editors Easy Char opens with a cordial Christmas greeting discusses American politeness throws light upon the editorial method of dealing with contributions and sketches the recent Ueerfield Colonial Celebration The Editors Study discourses genially concerning con-cerning several important biographies and other new publications The Editors Drawer under Charles Dudley Warners management serves up a BDICV sauce ofbumors concluding with Du Manners Christmas view of English aristocratic litethe first of a series of society sketches which will run through the year New York Harper 11 Brothers Moruovi3M or the Faith of the Latter day ealnta Its History and Moral The above is the title of a lecture delivered de-livered before the Sunday Lecture Society So-ciety St Georges Ball Langham Place London on Sunday afternoon October 21th lEst by George Wother spoon M A The author spent two or three days in this city last summer one of them beingSunday when he attended services at Tabernacle During the abort time that he was here he devoted himself industriously to a study of the religious doctrines of the Saints nnd carried away with him several of the church publications The result of his visit and inquiries is this little pamph let of 27 pages Wotherspoon has evi I dently tried to be lair and just in his presentation and when be has erred in impression and assertion as he has don cin several instances it is evident that he has done so through no listen tion to make u willfully wrong state ment The lecture is for sale by the Sunday Lecture Society London for3 pence Tho New Moon The AVv Moon for November is on our table As usual it contains a fine list oC short stories choice selections and many racy comments on current topics The departments arts all well conducted pad are highly interesting waile the moral tone is finexceptiouable and the mechanical execution is almost fault less The number before us opens wth an original Thanksgiving story With this number it begins its sixth volume and we feel that we are doing our read ers a favor by calling their attention to his magazine Address flew Moon Pnblishing Company Com-pany Lowell Mass The Forum Though the earthquake shocks at Charleston gave occasion for a good deal of speculation on the causes of seismic phenomena an authoritative and generally intelliciole summary of i the conclusions of geologic science upon that interesting subject is still needed This task is na to be performed by Major J llwell Director of the United btates Geological Survey in an article which is to appear iu The Foram for December Oar Little Men anil women This popular periodical for the young concludes the year with a most charming number It has been a favor ite from the first and the prospectus for 1SS7 indicates a continued excel lence The little ones may be assured of many good things Our Little Men and Yumen during the next year Address D Lothrop fc Co Franklin and Hawley Streets Boston Mass The Srientiflc American published by Mnnn S Co New York presents I weekly to its readers the best and most reliable record of vati ous improvements in machinery while the scientific progress of the I country can in no way be gleaned so I well as by the regular persual of its pages I |