The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-05-25
Mngnzines.

THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, for Jure onens
with pleasant and suggestive paper on the
Beauty of Trees" by Wilson Flagg. Miss
II. f. Williams follows with a story entitled
Two Families" and is followed by Eugene
Benson, who contributes a very striking essay
OF Iheophi!e Gautier. The account he gives
OF Gauter's personal traits, and of his singu-
lar literary pecuharites will be interesting
both to those who do ard to those who do NOT
know this most untranslatable of French an
thors Professor Stowe, in a short article ON
the Talmud, condenses the results of mueh
learning, and gives some reasons why Jewish
literature must continue to have an imperish-
able interest for the Christian world. Mr.. Ad-
ans 5. Hill has discovered that the vale of
Tempe lies in Yankee land; and in a sketch
called "A Castle of Incidence" he delneates
the joys of that blissful retreat in a manner
to excite the envy of busy newspaper people,
at least. Bayard Taylor contributes "A Week
on Capri, one of his pleasant "reminiscences
of travel; Joseph Hale Abbott gives some
facts about "The Discovery of Etherization;''
and these, with an article ON "Abyssinia and
King Theodore" short story entitled "Vix,"
and the beginning of new serial, "St. Mi
chaePs Night" make up the prose articles
The chief strength of this number, however,
is in the poetry. "A June Idyl," by Lowell, is
one of its authors most charming productions,
showing that loving observation of nature and
that felicity of expression in describing her
for which he Is so eminent. We shall print it
as soon as impeachment and nominating con-
ventlons will allow us space. Bayard Taylor's
poem on Casa Guidi Windows" is a graceful
tribute to the character and genius of Mrs.
Browning; and there is short poem, musical
and pleasing, entitled Thrift"
PUTNAM's MoNTHLY.-The old Putnayn's
stood, while it lived, at the head of magazine
literature i'll this country. 1t is quite evident
that the managers of the revived Putnam do
not intend to content themselves with anv
secondary place. The number for June com
pletes the first volume of the new series
which has had from the out ct a success that
would he surprising if it were not accounted
ior by genuine merit. Entering on its new
career with many and formidable rivals which
were not in the field during its former period
OF existence. it has demonstrated its ability
to Keep even step with these, and to compel
laurels. Not only the publishers but the pub
lie are to be congratulated on this result. We
cannot well have too many first class maga-
zines, and the success OF Putnam Demon
strates anew the truth of this saving that
there's always plenty of room in the upper
tiers OF the literary edifice. The present num-
Der has rich and varied table of contents
The following is its list of articles and contri-
butors: "Out-of-the Way Books and Au-
thors-Dr. John Moore" by E. A. Duychinck:
Chapter X of "Too True;' "Fidelia," poetry
by Bayard Taylor; "Peter Blossom and Mar
tina go to a Party" by Thorn. White; "Mer-
curry" by Schele De We're; "A Morning among
Autographs, by William Young; "June
Songs" by Helen Kimball "Something
about Women" by Caroline H. Dali;
THE Low Down People," by j. w. De For
est; The Faerie Fern" by Julia Beers; "Sa-
lone, by John Neal; A Fair Face, ,"by Caroline
Chesebro; "Diary of Fenmore Cooper" s. f.
Cooper; The Blue and the Gray" by S. M.
Alcott; France" by E. III. Derby; "a Chat
about our Churches by d. S. Gould; "a New
Yorker in JAPAN by j. Bishop Putnum;
Tine Speaker'y Chair of the House." with a
sketch of Mr.. Colfax, by Thomas Mast: Month
ly Chronicle.