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Show Literary Notices. Tiiat household favorite.7Uenoi, begins with January, 1S9I, its fiftieth -year of publication. It steadily grows in popularity, and deservedly so; for ft isjust such a magazine as everybody enjoys. It is Interesting, practical and useful, besides beiug very attractive in its new dress. Its engravings are excellent, ex-cellent, its literary contents of a high order, and its fashion aud needlework needle-work designs are as novel as they are attractive. Fifty ears success have only spurred this oiularbook on to freyh efforts. Published by the Peterson Magazine Co.. S06 Chest-n-at St., Philadelphia, Pa. ' The numbers of Llttcll's living Agefqr the weeks ending December ISth and tMtli contain Tlie Guilds of tho Early Italian Painters, "Nineteenth "Nine-teenth Century;" The Slegeof San-da San-da Gunge. "Temple Bar;' The Development De-velopment of Tropical Africa under British Auspices, "Fortnightly lie-view;" lie-view;" UnderaCc'onuade, "Longman's "Long-man's Magazine;" Irish Chronicles, Gerald the Great, "Nineteenth Ontury;" Mme. de Chevreuse. "Belgravia;" Housekeeping Troubles Trou-bles iu the Australian Colonies, Westminster ltevlew:" Inter-viewing Inter-viewing Ex traordiusry,"3pectator;" Koch's Cure for t ou-umuUou, ".Nature;" General Booth's Scheme, "Economist;" English as She is Wrote at Munich, "St. James' Gazette;" Ga-zette;" The Llcht Beading of Our xnccstorp, "Quarterly Itevlew;" Itobert Browning, "Time;" The Obliteration of Florence, 'National Review;" A Itcceut Visit ilo Gca, "Murray' Magazine;" t Deep-Sca Fish, "Comhlll Magazine:" Some Not on the Historybf Books for Children, "Newbery Hoiise Maga-ziue;" Maga-ziue;" with instalments of "Mar-en," "Mar-en," by W. E. Norris, and "Eight Days," and poetry and miscellany. The story of Alncrican Iron-making iu the Jpular Science .VonfAJ-isomtiuued .VonfAJ-isomtiuued in the January number. It H by Mr. William F. Durfee.and liberally illustrated. Dr. Andrew D. White has one of hir vigorous "Warfare of Science" chapters In this Issue, entitled "From Babel to, Comparative Philology." There Is a paper on "The Peopling of America," Am-erica," by the eminent French authority, M. Da Qu-itrefagcs. Girrclt 1. Serviss contributes one of his attractive articles about the -stars. Prof. Huxley writes on "The Aryan Question and Prehistoric Man." Many persons per-sons will be glad to read the fully Illustrated explanation of The Storage of Electricity," contributed con-tributed by Prof. Samuel Sheldon. There is a bright suggestive paper on "Elementary Botany In General Education," by Prof. Marshall Ward. Mr, H. W. Larrabee illustrates illus-trates "The Intelligence of Cats" by surprising instances. Mr. W. Bernhardt Bern-hardt explains, so far as known, why some animals are proof against certain poisons, and why human beiugscau resist diseases at some times and not at others, under the title "Predisposition, Immunity, and Disease." A subject that has lately been attracting much air tention "TheDeclfncof Rural New England" Is dlscuftrd by Prof. Amos N. Currie. Prof. G. Atclil-sanscts Atclil-sanscts forth "The Principles of Decoration," with especial reference refer-ence toarchilecture. A sketch and portrait are given of Prof. Eiisha Mitchell, who represents science In North Carolina, and who lost his life in exploring the mountains of thatState. .One of tlie Monthly' correspondents raises the question, what liasis science gives 'for moral conduct, aud is ansnered1 In the E liter's Table. Another editorial deals with "Culture for its own Sake," taking the ground that culture cul-ture severed from utility- is al'a-gether al'a-gether empty. New York: D. Applelon A. Company. |