The Portland daily press., 1868-04-24
Magazines,

THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY opens with an ar
ticle on "The Turf and the Trotting Horse in
America" The name of its author is not CIV
e. out 1t is evidently written ls one who
KNOWS what he is talking about, and il win be
Ieau WIN interest by large class. "On
q" VI nPeetacIes, by j. e. BabsOn, is an ad
inifaoie sAe'ch' IN quiet, pensive style, Of the
INC anu h'nHcrs Oh seaport town in a gener-
ation now gone Oy' "A Gentleman of am Old
School, is a well told story by Mr.. j. W. De
Forest. Mr.. Parton concludes his account of
"Our Roman Catholic Brethren" saying som @
| things which will not be read With pleasure by
all Frotestants, but which it may yet be for
the advantage OF Protestants to read. These
TWO articles are among the ablest which Mr.
Parton has contributed to the Atlantic. Next
we have the conclusion of Mr.. Winwood
Reades story of Lagos Bar" followed by an
interesting and curious account of some ex-
periments in the domestication in this country
OF the European House Sparrow" "A Mod
ern Lettre de Cachet" is the title OF some
what sensational, but yet rather startling ex-
hibit of the ease with which any person whom
it is desirable to get rid of may be shut up in
lunatic asylum in this country, the simple GER
ifcate of single physician being, in a major
ity of the States all that is necessary 10 invest
such proceeding with character of legality.
Mr. L. Clarke Davis is the writer of the arti-
Gle, and the array of facts he presents is suf-
ficent to show that this kind of false impris-
onment is not confined to novels
The author of "The Man without Coun-
try" contributes one of those lively and anus
ing extravaganzas to which he so we'll knows
how to give an air of entire probability. did
ne lake the Prince to ride" is its titlo, and
each reader can answer the question for him
self Mr. Bayard Taylor writes charmingly of
"The Kyf hauser and its Legends" and an
anonymous writer on "The Next President"
urges the claims of General Grant for that
high office. The poetry Of this number is es-
pecially good. "The Clear Vision,' by Whitti-
er, is in that poets sweetest and most thought
full vein, and "After the Burial" by James
Russell owell,-reprinted in the Press of
Wednesday-is among the most beautiful and
deeply touching poems which we have over
seen. The Literary Notices discuss Motley
recent volumes, Ruskin's "Time and Tide
etc.
OUR Young FoLKs.-Here is a book full of
good things; as MIR. Squeers would say, "here's
vorites are here,-Dickens himself, and charm
ing Sophie May, and Miss Hale and DR..
Hayes with his stories of cold Arctic lite, and
"Round the World Joe." Some pleasant new
writers also contribute to this number, which
is one of the best yet published. Many very
agreeable things are also announced as In
preparation for the June number.
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additional chapters OF Charles Reade's highly
exciting story of Foul Play an able article
from Maemillan's Magazine on Technical Ed
ucation National Want" tho whole Of Miss
Thackeray's interesting story of Lady Den
zil;" curious paper on Cats, from Chambers
Journal; poem by Charles Kingsley, and
variety of other entertaining matter
THE RIVERSIDE MAGAzINE.-The May num-
ber of this most beautiful monthly is sugges-
tive of spring both in its appearance and its
contents. The frontispiece, fine drawing by
H. W. Herrck. represents some children feed
ing calf There is an article entitled My
Three Gardens" another about hunting May
flowers; and the little pictures on the cover
show opening buds and flowers Then Miss
Weeks, who understands children so well,
tells some OF the further doiRgs of Ainslee and
SHINY. Mr.. Scudder himself records the DO
ings of the Bodley Family" "Hunter and
Tom" reappear, this time in pouring rain;
and Porte Crayon continues the account Of
@The Young Virginans.' In the excellence
of its typography, in the beauty of its illustra-
.tions, and in tie variety and interest of Its
reading matter the Riverside is unsurpassed
among American magazines for the young