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The Making Of A Newspaper. Edited By Melville Philips. (g.

P. Putnam's Sons.)—Here we have, the title-page informs us, "ex- periences of certain representative American journalists, related by themselves." Very entertaining, for the......

Current Literature.

I f lomance of Low Life among Plants. By M. C. Cooke. (S.P.C.K.)— The life-history of Ferns, Alga), and Fungi is made very interesting to the student by Mr. Cooke, without any......

Animal Sketches. By C. Morgan Lloyd. (edward A Rnold.)—...

sketches of Mr. Morgan Lloyd are instinct with life and observation ; and the bony skeleton is only revealed to us when it becomes necessary to elucidate some particular......

The Siege Of Platwa. By John M. Sing. (rivington, Percival,

and Co.)—Mr. Sing has made an excellent little school-book out of the narrative of the surprise of Platosa, its siege, the escape of part of the garrison, and the doom of the......

New Editions And Reprints.—the Countess Of Penibroke's...

Philip Sidney. (Sampson, Low, and Coo -- Sterne's Sentimental Journey. (Routledge and Sons.)—An elegant miniature edition.—Sermons on the Prayer-Book and the Lord's Prayer. By......

But Where Are The Toys Of Christmas Lost ? Alphabet.

"A," for instance, is exemplified by Amor (a boy Cupid), Ape (studying an album), Adam (eating an apple)—bring- ing in an emphatic contrast between man and his reputed pro-......