Show LITERARY NOTES for april is an exceedingly interest 1 ins number containing articles to please all tastes it is especially rich in enra vinga from paintings and drawings and the art lover will also find congenial matter in the sketch of leonard da vinci with its two accompanying compa nying portraits tho protestant sisterhood of new york will attract much attention as it infera especially to the sisters of st mary whose convent of st gabriel at peekskill Peek skill has been much talked about recently churchgoing in virginia in 1765 by john 8 patton is a local article of great antiquarian interest there are portraits of bishop who is supposed to have been martyred marty red in africa archbishop gibbons of baltimore the second american cardinal and the late vice president hendricks whom dr talmadgo eulogizes as a christian politician thero are many other articles of present and future interest and the number is full of beautiful pictures which please all young and old NEW EDITION SETTLERS geidl henry N copp the land lawyer of washington has just issued the tenth edition of his settlers guide it ia an indispensable book for all who are or expect to be interested in public land settlers will save money by purchasing it and all who expect to take up land should pet posted on the several laws under which land can be entered A chapter illustrated with numerous cuts chows how to tell township section and quarter seo tion corners and explains the system of surveys it civas commissioner Sparks orders and several late decisions and instructions and full ins formation about the homestead preemption timber culture desert land and other laws tho price of the book is only 25 cents it will tell you who is entitled to enter land how continuous your residence must be what improvements you must make what af fidaK you must swear to all about contests and on what grounds they can be commenced also ab lands stone and timber lands mineral land desert entries saline railroads coal townsite and other lands scrip warranty and other entries etc its purchase will save you money and trouble as erroneous statements circulated by conversation amone sets tiers may if acted upon cost you a contest perhaps your land and improvements prove ments sir copp wishes to secure the address of every mexican war veteran and widow the weekly financial ind commercial newspaper published ly the bradstreet mercantile aaen y is now in its thirteenth volume ind stands at the head of all the in ancial and commercial periodicals i this country and is surpassed by lone in europe in the twelve vol jmes already issued can be found nore original and carefully prepared matter to business topics than can bo found in any other periodical for the bame period nor la it surprising that it has reached and maintains this position for it la owned and published by a large corporation The bradstreet company with its cash capital and assets of over its nearly branch offices and its small army of over 1600 salaried employees and correspondents this organization makes extensive investigations into industrial and other matters gathers full reports of the condition and prospects of the leading crops and exhibits regularly the state of business practically making the authority as to the condition and prospects of the commercial world it needs but a glance at abo newspaper to satisfy any one that ita pub ushers have been ambitious more than avaricious for in no way are its pages made up to cater to the popular taste or to serve tho purposes of loud or insinuating advertisers no al or sensational matters aro avor to be found in ita columns but the whole coq largo pages a year are so solidly packed with news reports discussions decisions and data as to make an acceptable and almost indispensable journal for progressive gres sive |