[Transcriber's Note: Bold text is surrounded by =equal signs= and italic text is surrounded by _underscores_.] THE CHAUTAUQUAN. _A MONTHLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO THE PROMOTION OF TRUE CULTURE. ORGAN OF THE CHAUTAUQUA LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC CIRCLE._ VOL. IV. NOVEMBER, 1883. No. 2. Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle. _President_—Lewis Miller, Akron, Ohio. _Superintendent of Instruction_—Rev. J. H. Vincent, D.D., New Haven, Conn. _Counselors_—Rev. Lyman Abbott, D.D.; Rev. J. M. Gibson, D.D.; Bishop H. W. Warren, D.D.; Prof. W. C. Wilkinson, D.D. _Office Secretary_—Miss Kate F. Kimball, Plainfield, N. J. _General Secretary_—Albert M. Martin, Pittsburgh, Pa. [Transcriber's Note: This table of contents of this periodical was created for the HTML version to aid the reader.] Contents REQUIRED READING German History 63 German Literature 66 Physical Science II.—The Circulation of Water on the Land 67 SUNDAY READINGS [Sunday, November 4.]—Moral Distinctions Not Sufficiently Regarded in Social Intercourse 70 [Sunday, November 11.] 71 [Sunday, November 18.] 72 [Sunday, November 25.] 72 Political Economy II. Production, Continued—Capital—Combination and Division of Labor 73 III.—Consumption 74 Readings in Art II.—Sculpture: Grecian and Roman 75 Selections from American Literature 77 Benjamin Franklin—Extracts From Poor Richard’s Almanac 77 George Washington—Account of the Battle of Trenton 78 Thomas Jefferson—George Washington 79 Thoughts from William Ellery Channing 79