Show Literary Notes Jlalylaml for IVecmliur i ul > lished by f Icthrop Conipnny lioston Mans Is probably oueof lie hOISt numbers of tills excellent little book ever issued Apart from UK attractive woodcuts one of whIch woc represents Sacks Ctius Little Boy Uiero U a variety of reading for tho juveiilled The selection Include Ilauys Sad Chrfctmas The Story of Baby 1illow Mamma Mollyand IJaby Bunt Ins Neighbors Tic cVetiosaai Magazine for mitts ary aunounc two new and vain Ibo departments Itibllcal Literature Litera-ture and PetIagogjwlUt Rev J C Qulnu IhD lit J S Milk A M President of Western Col leguas editor Agricultural reader lu oitori Agclulurnl ree will be l especially intereeted In the described new Institute of Agriculture 0 rib In thit number lr i e > f the University lutuuslon System oflhe National Uiilv = Ily of ChIC o whose noniesiJcnt or correpond cue under graduatenudpot grodu ate coures Inve met with such favor Other articles sri by Prof K A Hlrge of the University 01 Wisconsin anil eminent specialists Published at Hi Throop Street III Subscription Slpr Chicago 1 lubriltkJ jr year riamplo copy IU cents Three ottcl li prizes of J1 1 l each for the Losot l Castro on Our Common Schools I Study c tin IJUle How to Keep Young Menthe en Men-the Ji JIYo are announod Chicago PiiblUhinc lib Oniev Throop Street Scnlatert Mayarine for January begins the fourth year and cntl I volume with the promise list tint Ing the current year it will chew iU wellapproved lourse In the present itiu tho Mibjecta discued in a bright infotmal way are fLy Ilarje Inhibition hackerny Life souial Life in Print and 5 The French ta Artists A low pages are to Ins added to each number num-ber to give j = p2ce for this new feature I ture Water Storage In the Wett by Walter Gillette Ilates U s lucid and comprehensive statemtnt of I great material problem which Is I now engaging the attention of a congressional commission a government govern-ment hydrographies rveylng party and many State leKMature W l Ilrowncll the nuthor of French Traits contributes llls notes anj tlon Impressions of The Paris Kxpuci tlonThe group of African articles in this magazine which has attracted so much attention iscontlnued I with Tripoli of IliruarjV by A1 Ja eLI Tho Klectrle series U continued con-tinued with the sixth article Kc trlelty In tho household by A K Kennelly chief electrician In Mr Kdlsons bboratoo A new serial 11 ror ports ly Udae Thnn h titgiii under the tlto Bxplatiolt 11 the 1lellrol1 1 rlce serial of ColonHl Nexv York with llowari Iyles IIluMratioiis has llt fifth Instalment There are two excellent short stories The sect PlantbyJohn Piervon Hid rude Toddvllle Ranie by Edgar Mayhew I Bacon The three IOVIIM are contributed I by II C unner Graham li Tomsou and Edith M Thomas Tho nuniben of Lltteirs IJring Age for the weeks ending December 14th mid 1st contain Roman Catholicism iu America Studies in Character by IlL Hon Arthur J Ralfoiir MP The Origin and History Murrays Hall for Trovelers Icy John Murray Christianity tianity and Socltllsui by IVan Plumptre Timoleon the Liberator of Sicily A Modern Corresiion dence Dick Curiosities of Composition Com-position The Srarclty of Fine Voices Fisher Life Iu Scotland j Some Indian Insects A Day iu Damascus Notes ro nn Unenti mental Journey Folklore of Northern P rtua The Oil Wei In of nUrL The Hall1 of tliuKlnc I ° < Mercy with Instalments of I MM Fentoii by W 12 Norris and Sir Charles Danvors w Itli foitry and miscellany Little A Co Boo bllr the ibl < hers e |