Literary Notes

"Through Darkest America," by Tram-buil White, Is continued in Outing lor November. The author, accompanied by his wife, voyaged in a canoO fromi near Lake Suporior through the lone waters dividing Minnesota froim Ontario, as far as Rat Portage. Tlie article is beautifully illustratl emd the etory of the trip is well told. Tales froan Ttown Topics, is the title oí happily told short stories, fpom "The Joui-nnl of Society," pubiished in New Yoirk every Thursday. [t deserves the anreserved camniendattom of the publit. It is entertaintoff, ïull af refined humor, indeiendence and originality of thought; litera ry, oud topical sketches. Issued quarterly. Subscriptioms, $2.00 per annum. Abraham Lincoln, the Story of a Great Life, is the simple title of probaúy the most intímate lift of Lincoln ever written. This book, by Lincoln's aw-pa.rtner, William H. Herndon, and lis friend Jesse W. "Weik, shows ue Limeoln the man. It is a trae picture of his Burroundings and influences and acts. It is not an attempt to construct a politica! history, with Lln■uln oiften in baokffround, nor is t an efltoirt to upotlieosize the American wlro staiidis flrst in our history next to Washinertoa. The wrlteis kncw Lincoln intiinately. Their book g the result of unreserved association. niere te no aitemprt to portray the nan as ether than he really was, and a th'ns acemmt their frank testlmony mist be accepted, and their biD.uraphy nnst tako p(M-m,-vnent rank as the lKst iml most Illuiminatlng study of Iinoln's charaieter and persanality. Tlii'ir smiry, simply tulil. relieved by charactej-K-itie aiSecïoeè and vivid with lo.-al color, will be f on ad a lascinatins wion-k. It lias lxven thorouglüy cvi-fd, and iliis edition will be pubfcshed by I). ÁMflettxa & Co. in two ■olumeí;, with an intrcKhu'tion by Horce White, and with ni'ff Uustrations.