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    Messrs. Frederick W V Wilson, Ft Brother...

    Bemrose * s Calendars . —These popular h calendars ~ aw are ready at this earldate for the

    p ^ p ^ p ^ Vl p ^ rn ^ j ^ v ^ V ^ PAP' ^ bp ^^^ ^^^^^^ at Mam ^^^ atm ^^^^ ^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ PhJ ^^^* ^ p ^ pr ^ ' ^ . r ^ p ^ P" ^ am w ^ . p' ^ v ^ bp * ^^ p * ^^^^ p ^ am v *^^^*^^ pr am . ^ p ^^ f ^^^^^^^^ ^^^ y w ^^ v ^^ m ^ ^ ^^ i ^^^ OS ™ ^^^—^ a ^^ ~ M — ™ ^ ^^^ year 1888 . *_ * . * a . S ^ pecimens before us include * the p M ^ p ^ p ^ p ^ pbq ^ Dail ^^^ p— «^^ pr ^^^ v y ^ « Calendar ^ ^^ — ^^« " ^ p ^^ BV ^ ^ " ^ ^ m ^ pr ^ ^^ , ^ pj the -mmm- ^^ ^^ - ^ . p > ^ Proverbial p ^ pi * p ^^ ^« p ^ m ' ^ p ^ ^^^ * ~*^ ^^ ' ^^ ^^^— Calendar ^^^^ ~ m ^ -mw ^^ - ^ ^ — ^ ^ -. , v and -. ^» - ^ m-

    —H the Scripture Calendar . Purchasers will re-¦ member that these are block calendars , with H a leaf for each day in the yeareach leaf

    conp ^ p ^ p ^ p ^—— ¦ taining p > ^^— - * — — - — an — - ^ " - ' ^ appropriate ^ p" ^»™ ^^— ^** g ^— ^^— « ' "' quotation . ^ m m — — , v . ^ — — — The — — — calen — — - H dars are strong , and show bright designs in

    I ! colour . Messrs . Bemrose & Sons , of 23 Old H Bailey , are the publishers .

    H American Libraries . —* The Library List ' is a neat small quarto volumegiving the names

    I the f of public ± T 5 ^ ri ri tish tish libraries nrnrin vinces ^ ps in ot of the J" > NVvrtH lorth United , America Amftrina States which wh and ich

    I consist of more pro than 1000 volumes . As re-I gards the United States , the information is

    ^ ^^^^ 1 from ^^ official ¦ " i i fc mm MB sources . The mmmm ^ mm ^ , " _ List . P ^^^ a \ — A " takes - ' 41 the . * m \ I form of a , continuous table of six columns ,

    I in which we find successively the name of ^ I ^^^ H the . ^ ^ ^* ' ^ P' town ^ m- ^^ r w pj mmamm , the ^ pp' . pv mmm ^ af name ^^ 4 flp > -mArmg amtamamm ™ * taw of ^ mm ^ dlB the v mam aam mmpw library ^*^ mm * m v . p ^ ^ r-mr ^^ w , w the ^ v w vpw ^

    I date of founding , the mode of admission , the kind -- of library Pfeji the number aam f » of volumesand . v—

    ^ I ^^ ^ a ^ aa - ^ the ~— ^ a . - ^ librarian aa ^ — —^ - ^ - ^ _^ pp " ^ v ^ w * ^^ ap ^ ' - ^ » s ^ p ^ ' name . p . ^^ p > w . , V v ^^ . ^ mr mar " Various ^^ »^ ^ ^ cp » *^ ^ p ^ ^^» ' ^ p ^ p" ^* " kind — ' . — » ^^ —^ ^_ ^^ s ^» " ^ ™ " of ™ -mmr __ -- — - , v type ^^ w w— - ^ mmw have been ingeniously used to designate the

    I status of the libraries , thus : — ¦ ' ¦ ¦ H 1 St KJU St . , . Louis JLi Louis ^^ U JlJ . St tJ St . . Louis JUUU Louis 1 O University Mercantile UilXVUtlOll . ll . Xjibrary . ...... ^^^ Hl . f * t I * M ' ' . J * j . a . aa A mt '

    I I St St . . Louis Louis Wash Students ^ ington ' Libra University ry . . These ¦ are ¦ mr P parts ma-mm of \¦ lines mm i ¦ as " ^^^ pr they h h occur -mmr pi in the ~ mr ¦ »

    ^^ ' ~~~ ^ " —— ~^^ m ^ ^ ^ ^ mr m ^ a * — — ^^ PB p ^—^^^ p ^ p ^ . - ^ y - ^—> ^^ p . - ^ r— mm ^^^ . ' ^ p ^ ^^ ^ ^™ ' ^^ rvolumes 'Library v ~ mmw v ^ ^— mm * r— * m , * r m ~ mar List ¦ and m > mm ^ p « amm ^ mram . ' upwards ^^^ ¦¦¦ p ' > Anti V * W 4 pi ¦ ^ pT que ^ fcJ ; am m small ^ t mm ype > - ^ m am mrmr m ^ p ^ pjg si cap ^ p gnifies ^ p . p pjf ¦ - * ' it ^ v * ^ Ma * als mamaraaat m-mtmr 50 mean ammmammm , 000 ^* ar m ^ mm ? am , am >

    10 , 000 or more ; italics signify not less than 5000 ; ordinary -mm letter maat is used for libraries pjpfpji of -mta

    less , ^^ th ^^ J an ^^^ that ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ ' " * amm number p ^^ -maw ma * mr ^ amr . 'amm — , m— The ma p » amaa -mmm' " ^* PJ object " " ^ ^^ p' ^^ r ^ PW » <> ^ of pp ^ amm ** . ^^ this ^^ ^ . ppr p ^ is aam to — v ' ¦ sho m * *—— ^— h w v . a ^ . ^^ ff librarian p | p ^ p—1— ^ u mamrmr aam . PJpr mma 0 m what w V * m > am \ m ^ fmmr ma- libraries maar am m-mar tm vp ^ v . vp ^ ^ pr a ^ mr would w m ^ mr ^^ mt pp ^ Vka be rv h ^^^ _ ^^^ ^ ^^ p . * ^ Sp' ^^^^^

    suitable to exchange publications with ; he sees that in the name itselfwithout having to

    consult * w « pr p /^ bP mar ^ ^> ^^^ r the V Pi ^ ** « K fi gures ^ am * am mmam- pl ^ 4 » WTV , and ^^ ^^ «^ V can ^ W ^^ p ^ b p ^ , K instruct ¦ V . p ^ ^ pT dfc ^ ^ ar-, ^ pp ^* ^ r his . Hk pb ^ . / W copy V ^ ' ^^ dp ^ ^ pjk ist mat ^ maW I to write merely addresses which are printed

    in a , particular type . The number of pages ( or I rather r *~ - ^ mr leaves mtmwmw r-mmr for i the 4 back r ^ mmr 4 of -m ^ m * each my is i left blank maMtmw amami ¦ ¦ pjp

    am - for am " ~* ^ v m MS mtaa ^ * ^ mma w ^^ a * m < m ^^^ . additions * am * - ^^ * mw A , pa _ m ^ mmr * ^^ ) ^ . ma * is PJBV i _ ^ p ^ about m * ^ W r ^ m ^ aam am sixt , a -maw m ^ ^^ y ^ v P . ^ m ^^ . Each ^_~^ ^ _ ^ ^^~ - ^ r mmm- m * _ r m ^ mmr page w * m a ^ , ^ p . has about sixty names of libraries . Thus it

    would appear that the United States and Canada possess between 3 , 500 and 4 , 000 public librariesof which have less than

    JJCIUIXW XI . WM-OiX J . C 3 none X 1 . KJI . 1 K 5 KJi . W 11 XV 11 ilCliVO XC 7 > 3 O VllOill . . 1 , 000 volumes . , , An interesting feature of this 'Record ¦ Volume' is the ami -mmaw number t f 9 w aim rmt of ladies ' pipi pjpf pb f

    ^~ ^^ pp ^ mr * ^ . ^ p ^ .. ^*^ w ^*^ m ^^ m ^ w ^ m ^ rm ^*^ mm ^ p ^^ p .. r ^ mr ^^ *^ wm ^* m p . ^ m ^ mmaw *«^^ ^^ p ^ ^ ppv ^^^ ^^ w ^^ p * Pv v ^ ^ p ^^ rm ^ r ! names in the column of librarians . Out of sixteen consecutive -mw i -mmr » names on i . pi ^ one 1 | page ta six Pji

    are ' — -m -m ^ those m -wmr — m p . ^ ^ mmW of m- ^ ^ ~ ladies mw ^~ ^ ^^^^ V ^ P ^ ; six ^ " ^ ^^ ^^ ^~ P *^ P ^ " P ~ have ^ fcp ^ *^ mr ^ . ^^ ^^ initials ^ . ^ ^^^^^ —_— mm * 1 m ^ rm merel * amma . ** r , mm p . y ^^ pw , which may i be those ii of tm ladies i f / ; four only are ppipp

    ~ * ^ ^ ^^* - ¦ ¦¦ v ¦ p ¦ ¦ ¦ . ^ ^^ . «^^ pv ^ p ^ pv ^^ p m ^ - ^ ^^ ' ' ^^ -m ^ - ^ r ~ ^ m ^ pi * ^ i ^ mr ^ p ^ i ^ mrm ^ ma- ^ p ^ ^ B p ^^ ^ ip' v ^ p' ^ pi p ^ p ^ p . ^ pppr pbp . . ^ pp « ^ . w ^ w . ip ^ p ^ distinctly men ' s names .

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    ham The Geikie work < pp . ^ upon D . D f . which has been the Rev engaged . Cunning for

    several - - -- - _ „ , __ ^^* ^ years pif- ^ m r ^^ m mmm , lap past . ppppmp * - v np ^ , and , « pppp ^ # ¦ ^ to sv ^^ collect Wita * ^ . ppF ^ p ^ p » 4 b ^ materials ^ ^ p > riK )| pWp % *^»* fcpjpfc ^^ p # ~ . ^ i M for ^^ rfp ^ which winchhe he visited visited . Palestine Palestine , m is now now nearly ru > . a . r \\ r

    ready , for publication , and will , be issued by Messrs this month > . Cassell under mmf & tlj jjl Co e title . in of two b ' The volumes HolLand early

    and ^^ ^^ ***** ^ pp the ^^ gm ^ " ^ 0 hV * + m Bible \ r rm Nh ^ w ^ 0 * * m ' * - ^ pl : a Book ^ \^^ p ^ y jp | , ^^ ^^ p of ^^^ ^^^ ^ Scri pture j ^ 0 ^ m—r ^ BsaJk ^ / J illustra ^ y V j ^^ p ^^ arm 0 * ^ pw | pV - tions gathered in Palestine . '

    Messrs . Swan Sonnenschein & Co . announce a new b series ¦¦ amm aar of cheap ¦ pp » two -mm- ~ - -shilling ¦ - ^ ppp- ^^^ pppppp ^ ppp- ¦ -

    vw ^ B ^ w mmamm ^* r ^ arma 4 m « a ^ m * ^* p ^ ^ p *^ p p ^^ p . ^ mr v v mpT ^ a ^ ^ mmr v ^^ ^ ^» ^^ ™— " ^ p" ^ aw ¦* m « v ^ p * m — f novels to be called the * Unicorn' series . Th & ^^ series with VY Mr Edward VA Jenkin 11 ' s

    DC 1 XCO comm V / UlJULlllClJU ences ^ CO 1 UI 1 . XTJL . . . JJJKJL W C ** . U CUO . X 9 . Miss TVTish ' Jobson Willi Wallis ' s s Enemies '' s 44 In Tn ' Troubled TrnnHl ; the Dutch Times Timfia , novelist > 7 Mis Miss * ,

    C . E . Fraser- , Tytler's ' Jonathan' ; and ; ' Th © , Basilisk P ^ B ' a joint production r ¦ of Messrs . H .

    ^ PPPPPPPPtMpp p ^ p ^_ ^ ^ WIW ^ _ P * P . » . ¦ PW ^ P » I lpHr ^ P »« P 1 , P * » —\ V ¦ a \ _ ^ mT ^ PB ^ PHp ^ PP ^ P- H ¦ " ^ F- — ^ - ^^^ ^» ^ pV ^ . PPP ^ pW - -PPPP >^ p ^ «^^—^ "P « ~» - ^— * » m ~ ~ " H — W ^ If Pottinger ppppppp ^ p ^ pk this ^ pv < p ^ B p ^ v ^ ppp » p ^ phpf standar arma * mar ^ r ^ r Step ^^^^ " *^ w ^^~^ w ^^ hens ^ d ^^^* of - * t ^ ^^^ and excellence ^» ^^ - ^^ ^ ^ ^ r ^^ Warharn —^^ " ^™~ " . — ' ^^ — - ^ " - is »^^ maintained St ^^* —^ " ¦ - ^ . Leger ^^ — ^^ — ' — . | r |

    the public ' will have no cause to comp ¦ lain . ¦ I - Mrs . Forbesthe wife of Mr . Forbesthe I

    well-known naturalist , and explorer , who , a or two published an account of his

    year has scientific written researches a ago narrative in the of Eastern her adventures Archipelago while , j

    she accompanied her husband in his travels , which w r ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ i ^ Messrs f ^^ i ^^ ^^* ««^ p ^^ ^^ b 9 ^^ . ^ Blackwood m ^ h ^^^ t ^ p ^ ^ k ^^ F ^^^ ^^^* r * V . ^^ ^^^ " ^ p . v & " ^^ " ^^^ * Soas ^^*~ " ^ r 1 ¦ v will « — v ¦ publish - ~ — — - ~—~ - - —

    in ^ Mrs ^ h * ^ m ^^^ ^^^ October w . ^ Forbes ^** ^^^ < i ^ w p ^_ j v ^ mi ' under s r ^^ experiences ^ t ^ 4 ^^^ m ^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ the ^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^ t ^^^ itl in ^^ ^^ ^ e the ^— of ^— ^^ East ' Insulinde — were ^^ ^^ in — . ' | j

    some respects unique . She resided for a few weeks kb absolutely alone in the mountains - of

    • w ^^^ ^ . ^ ^^ v ^^ - ^^^ Vv ^^^ p * r ^^^ ¦ «•» ^^^ ^» ^ m ^ ^ bj - ^ 1 m ^™ ^^ ^^^^» ^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^» - ^ ^— - — ——— — — — — ^ ^— - ~ — ~ - visited Timor , Papua and was . The the first book European is dedicated lad to y tha the ^ t j

    Countess of Aberdeen . Lady Brassey , we may here add , has a new book of travel in

    -preparation . From the ' Argosy' OmceDemerarawe

    hear of a book that should deserv , e the appre , - ciation of West Indians . ' The Cavaliers and

    Roundheads . oj Barbados ( 1650-52 ) ' is a promising Vm ^ ^^ ^ ' ^ d ^ ^ » ¦» ^ b * n ^ ^ ftb ^ fc ^» ^ " % title ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ , ^ and rrmr *^ ^* ^ i *^» we w w ~^ pr ¦ trust «^ ^ ¦* ^ r ^^ »^ that ^ ^^ ^^ ^ . ^^ — the - ^ ^» _^— ^^» - author — — — ^ - ^ ^^ - ^ ' ' ,

    for Mr . the N . pains Darnell he seems Davis , ^ o will have be taken well ¦»¦¦ - ¦ in rewarded writing i i ~ -

    pi ^^ r ~ ^ n . ^ p * 4 ^ B ^^ ^ ipr H ^ pv ^^^ ir ^ B »^^ 4 ^ b *^^ ^ . ^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ i ' ^ hp ^ ^ r ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ V' ^«^ ^^^ ^^ w ^ r v ^^^ w ^ . ^ - ^^ ^^ —— ^^^ > ^ v . — — ^ p ^ spm the m * book ^ h ^ ; the ^ list am m _ of contents I > is ^ remarkabl " ^ b ^ fl * 1 A y - b goodembracing 4 P » Phf notices of many stirring

    incidents pjpk ^^ ^ f ^ ^ g ^^ m , w ^^ m ^» p of ^^ i ^ mm V ^ p colonisation ^ . » *^^» J *^ % ^^ " ^^ " ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ and " ^^ ^^ ^^ conflict ^^ ^^ ¦ X - —* . — ^^ ^— The vwork is published in Demerara , .

    celebrity ¦ Cast « iW ell by Brothers their am ' J , ^ ¦ who eniel ¦ have Series amam - » -. » earned - ? have a issued wide ---

    ^ j - ^ _ p * fib ^^^ »» " ^^ ^^ »^ p ^ W ^ . ^ *** mmm ^ mr ^^ ^ . ^ pm ^ B * ^ K ^^ dp * ^^ »^« ^— ^^ ^— ' ^ p ^ , ^— ^— ^ -- » — ' ^~ -- ^ - — - — — — - an exquisitel a a ^ a y illustrated ^ pia p ^ ^ . . ^ k edition am : # « A of ^^^ Gray ^^^ VJ ft ' s Elegy . The same firm publish a volume

    entitled 'Footsteps of Jesus , ' being a series of ^ , ^ aam _ p Scri T ^ p ^^ ^ p ^^ amw * tfpk pture m ^ " m ^ ^ mr ^ m ama ^ a ^ texts ^ m ^ ' ^ pj ^ ^^*^ h ^ ta- ¦»• " , ^ ¦¦ ph with a » a ^^ ^ r » v ^^ Mi appropriate ^ m- ^ a : -f r ^ ^^^ ¦ —^ m ~ " ^~ a ¦— ^" r ^ ^^ ^~ - a % am ampoems »^ ^^ ^^ — * - ™~ ^_ —— ^^^^ — . * pm

    written thy Ernest ^ C . Price . The illustrations -ma 1 ¦» ^*^^ ^ ¦ ^ ^ . ^ ^^ , ^ a b w ^^ r y m ^ Alice - * *—^ ^^^™ ¦ ^ ~^ r ^ ¦ Price ™ ¦ ^ ^^ ¦ . ^^ and ^— ^ ^^ — — ^ - E - i . — Corbyn — — - — j Price — , ^ m

    are especially beautiful . ' Gossi ^^^ p * ^^^ r j ^^ a * Y ^^ r p ^"" ps ar i _ — pr ^^ r with T * ^^^ ^^ " ^** f ^ Girl — n ~ t mw h ^ v v ¦ ¦ s ^ qpr and ^ fc ^^ pr pp « ¦ ^ ^ p ^ w Maidens ^^^™ ~ ^ . ^ i- ^^ ^ fc »^ ^ »^ ™ ^^ ^^ . i ¦ ¦ . - ^ r , ^ h Betroth ^ — ^™ - - ^ - —¦ - ~ — - ¦ — ed ¦¦ — —^

    and by Messrs Free , ' . by Blackwood Lady Bellairs < fe , will Sons be earl published y this month mat t ipi aam . The % mv amt book hi p . ^ . is aiat intended b ¦ to h be of service t ¦ mj ¦

    aWp . ^ ^^ a ^ aam ^ ^^ am ^ aw ^^ a * w ~^~^ ^^ j ^^ ^^^ y *^ ^^ v ^ ^^^ ^^ p' ^ — — —^ v ^ ^ ppr ^^ w ^^^ ^^ ^^ - ^^ . - « ^^ ^^^ - - ~— w — ^ ^ - ^ to young women in their efforts at self-formation of character and the improvement of

    mind and morals . The first part deals with the tmm mental kpj moral « ¦ m ¦ and physical training - -- - - of

    school ^ a ^^ ~* a * a * ^™ » g - ^* w irls u ^^ a ^ — ' - ^>^ , , ^ the p ^ ^^^ - ^ v second ^^ m ^«— p , — ^™ . — - ^~ treats — ° m ~ of — - ^ — - - the . , . — prepara .. _* _ —^^^ w — - tions ^^ ^^ a- am am * rSmW necessary ** m amt ~* imm * ^ ta 1 ^ mmmr ^^* mm ^ mW ^ ^ p aam m for mmm * ^^ ipi . * ^ a r * mr woman m r - ^ p" ~ ¦— ^~ ^~ ^ ^* m ^ discharg - ^ —w ^™ t- ^— - «^ m ^~ — -w »*^ —¦ ^ p * . *^ ing ^^ r ~ m ^^ mwmmm »\ her — ^^

    —duties in life and society , and the third has . to do mm w mf ith ph pj ^ pb . the mmr ami amm pjp qualifications ¦ ¦ for married ¦ ¦¦ f life .

    ^ pc * ^ r y ^ .. am ^^ ^^^ 1 ^^ ' * ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^» ^ " ^^ ^^ ^ " ™—»^^ P ^^ " " ^ . n ^— " ^ ^^ — ~ — - •—^—* " ™ - ^^ ^ — ' ' ' — " ~ mmr Lady Bellairs also dea ' s with the latest phases of female education , and with woman ' s

    capabilities for independent work . —Atheii & um . Under the title of i Literary Epochs

    Chapters on Periods of Intellectual Activity , , ' iftlr | P ¦ ¦ « * ^^^^ * - ^ ^ Elliot ^—^— w i" r i ^^ " - ^^ Stock *¦ ^^^^ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ^ ' r ¦ announces ^ ¦ ¦ v ¦ ^^ " ^ ^*— ^^ ^ ^ t i pi ^^» wv »^^^^ a - ^~ v ¦ new ™ ¦ ™ ^ v ^ T volume W ^^ P ^^ » ~ ^^ P ^ i ^ p" ^ ' ^ wm ^^^ P" of ^ P . ^ ip ™^ .

    essays by G . F . Underhill for immediate publication . « . — . a . qs

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Oct. 1, 1887, page 1085, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01101887/page/39/