, 1869-07-24


wHttcn palcrs srs eh'eay dovossd to the dad
Iiuinfefs. OF mkoIn tho wrttes could only know by
tho annals nf Tho ssAEr; whlo tho t@ssug ilAujsts
arc pAAAsd by with onDy casual ponuon. We are
also surprised thAt The writer should hare uu1!sc
Edwin Alama and lAx srnco UAl7ctt tEpt1 tho ltat,
James lsrtou ha2 AomeWhat rambling papeY
on " The .At1,krsz' OF tho Wssh!ngton Lok1,y u In
which ho sc~ss fRtne7 to rrovo that General 1Iu.-
Ter aud Commodore Vanderbilt s1e not 'st1ker1.
than 10 inform u who arc, The third houac,
however, grts pretty thoroughly ventilated. Al.
though neatly oil VI the Information about the
workings Of the lobby has been given u before,
ChNlea Dickens launches Fechtes, the nctor, who
II reported 10 b shortly coming to this country,
upon the t1dc Of AurFtcsn favor, with 1 hand
some preliminary notice. The introduction which
Mr. Dickens gtsea hia friend u ce1t ainly spt1cicp-
eaio2tss1c, and It g1sea him the advantage Of IN
op!u!on which viii be very widely read,
whether 1t carries conviction with It or not Ia
rcierencc to Ar. Fechtet1 talents. How much
tdis advantage may he worth toMr. Fechtes, how.
esI, m21 ScEJ fairly be questioned. Should he
not come up 70 Mr. Dickens standard, which nc
fcar Il based more npon peIzona1 friendship than
upon candid criticism, be will tuErE fu more than
II he hsd not had such a sauguiue herald. How-
ever, u II Is still extremely questionable whether
Mr. Feehter III come to this couutfJ At all, Mr.
DicEeha' handsome preface may prove neither
helpful nor hurmiul ". D. HoHel5 contributes
very Feadsble remtnseeuce Of "Jublee Days n
II Ii one Of the pleasautezt papers In the magazine
Notwithstanding the TACT that be makes zone SIN
EulnF mus!cal assertions with reference TO Miss
Phillips singing. which wsS notoriouslJ falnrc
on the ntst DAY, and the Instrumentation Of the
o1chestIs, which WIS certainly woat where he
thinks 1t best. The remaining number Of the
magazine Is poeE, "Agathn71n bY George e.
Lott, whose name alone Is guaranty
Of It's excellence. It IL 4 story With
out plot. describing the holy lie
Of Agatha, "hAlt grandame and half salnt,n who
lived IN retreat on the mountain slde once Z
Monklsh cloisteE. called "sanct Ma1geu,' the
popular Authorization for "sancta Maria" and
cared Tor her COUSINS, Kate md Nell who were
"fcetle, with sinal! w1thered wits" The poem Is
hot . finished plcturc-only sketch, but very
charming one, OF the staple, plons life OF this
peasant, who carefully Initiated the alse OF The
saint 70 whom her home was once dedicated.
The publishers Of the Atlantic have shown 3 CON-
nendaole splr1t Of literary enterprise In securing
this poem IN advance of the English publication.
OCR TGCKG Folks tor August maintains the
high reputation tbts jusenue periodical has always
tu1osed. The little Minerva upon 1u hHndsome
cover is Just as wise. and her owl AZ cocally sol-
enn, ss ever. Aldrtch continues Ills "Etory Of a
had BOY" and 1t galua IN Interest 1t progzeases
J. T. TEo9br1dgo dtscou1tea ye1J pleaa xutlJ and
lnet1tct.sely On "Cosl Mlnca." Junips Henri
Broa ne makes his nrst appearance as = writer for
children, In very lively aketch, called HGoing
Up IN Balloon" Major TTayerse contributes
great deal Of curious information about tsutts, In
story form. Mrs Agassix whites one Of her de-
1ghfal studies Of cota!a and shell.nah, In "A Day
On Carysfort Reef" "How to Read" Is the title
OF an article in which the writer, Edward z Hale,
presents some very prncteal rules regard to the
choice OF books and the manner Of reading them.
"Gatit ming for Girls " IctrJing Song, set to
music, tho usual variety or -eharndes and puzzles
and tso or three pretty little poemA, conclude the
content5 OF one Of the most attractive nEmbera OF
this excellent magazine.
TIE CATHOLIC WORLD for August hus tho fol-
lowiDg table Of contents: "Our Established
Church. being an ants CT to the paper Of that title
in the july Issue Of Putnam : Aagaxiae; the con-
unuation Of the story a. 'Daybrcak;'' an admirable
sketch Of the youth Of Beethoven and hts nrst
wilt 10 hozart, Ut Vienna, IN 1797; "Sauntetngs'
among the old churches Of Paris; "Eprltualiam
and Nnter1allstn the title Of rcry able article
seeking 10 reconcile split and matter, and nttack-
Ing the matcriallsm OF the day; "Apgela, q story
from The German Of Conrat Won Dolangeu, CON-
menced in this is1uc; The Antiquities Of New
Yotk, +" recnllng ao1ne vcsy quaint and Interesting
"reminiscences lTum tho Dutch records Of the scg-
cnteeDtn ccatury; 1.-THE Chasms of Nativity"
seEJ pIeassnt essay on home, Its conditions, FUR
roundlnga and objects: "Two Monthh 10 Spain
Dufing thc Late Revolution" record
Of ramble amcng the picture
gallcdeA Of Mndrt1 All for
the Faith" a:ory: "The Struggle Between Let
ter md splrit In tAc jewish Church, being con-
ference preached In tho Catht lra1 Of Notse Dame,
In Para. ~ the celebrated Il. pere uyacn.hc, ,Jap-
unry Q. 1860: "a skc,ch Of Leo Y. aud Ills Agc;"
little Flowers Of spaIn," translated from tic
rfeh f!tN ST
the common prople. Three excellent poemp,
" The Pearl huA the 'Totson,' from the French,
"Mnsk W., "nnd "A Mushtr's 1'raycr." complete
the cutrcn, nuEuer Of ibis excellent magazine,
which, nEar, fsom III peculiar theological cha7ac-
tes, Is one Of the best general literary mAsnz1nes
published In thIs country. both its orignnl aIti-
c!cs and It's selections from foreign reviews nro
nlH ., chuicc nnd rcndntlo-
We arc Indebted 10 Mca'rs. Cobt' rrtch&rl 4
Co, Of Chicago. for an adsauce COPY o! ICTHAxs
MONTHLY for August. The table OF conttnta Il a.
follows: "A Martyr 10 scicncc:" "I:nl1ccd;"
~ More Light, by FTof. Bchclc dc ycro: fca,"
" Julian Hawthorne; "n1d 1Hno bIintatcs mud
Turnh, by Mrs ri. ". Lawrence; 'sThc tTsurpcr,"
hy Julian 1i1uthn1nc: "Akccnt OF tito Monte
1toAn," J. II. i!aTt: "1.aylusa-IIer Irogro1s.
N.,"hy Caroline Cbrcshrn; "Maurttius, ".
H. q. Mrru: "a Frrpch Soldier nj 1uker.nannt"
by Mn Thco. &. rny; sold TINES tn Virginia nnd
u EEH ~ vs. ~ I.'4lAt 4rl04t d
romance, pnrt srcond, by 4. Il. klnba1l; ''Thc
Defects Of Women anu How to 1lumedy Thc1n.''
from an English potnt Of view, by Frnacca Powrr
CotIbe; "AuonK Thieves, "by n. Il. Dodge; i" Fine
Ans Of Hoctety." ~ Lucy Fountaine. II. T, Tuck
clnlan contributes Homo bHel cssays on minor
topics: +. Il. Perkins, the Currrnt Events: D1Jard
Ia, or. The Literature, Art and Science AbroAd:
n. II. Suridarh, the Literature At Home, and
Clarence conk. The Tah!e Talk "a Martyr to
In t1S 4,JA
story Of the Poe order, narTatlng the
experiences OF physician who ,cguiled one Of
hta sudrnta itto making dissection Of bis chest
Tor the purpose oi Ftud. ting articulation, but land
I'd In mn Insane asylum bc1nfe the autopsy Was
performed. There is certain EoH Of grophic
hotrur about fccitas Of this kind, b1t they ros-
sess very little fusctnatlou, except for extremely
norhla people. The ascent Of Monte Rosa - Il
described With 0tl the enthusiastic and picturesque
manner OF the artist, Jn1nes u. N1t- The " De- /
'ccts Of Women " are pointed out In detail By
Frances Power Cobbe- She Assumes for her leal-
ng roeit:on ftat all the peculiar gl1fs Of women
lit drawn out TO their utmost poFer by
education, and That ali. shAA-- pecpI!ar
lctccta- alHee alHee 111I7avated By ito s,me
,rocets. She attributes ha1f the weak
1cs*cs Of woman 10 Imperfect physical health and
Igor, and the other half "arc only the natutnl |
:omplements OF their hes, qualisles-" As the cure
lcep md plcnts Of tolsd food, proper exercise,
hc p1tuciplc Of ntuess In dress, and SOURCES OF |
leluitc employ mGnt aud tcterest In lie. The ar
1cie IA M exceedingly interesting aud senslblc |
me, and should he read by every wonau- While !
/ tcnds to the granting OF civil aud political |
1gnts TO woman, 1t Ia free from seu.r4litF and |
and demands That WOMAN shall Al |
1erscif for the exercise Of those rights By curing
lrsEeu OF her dejects, md the manner OF cure Is |
cry clearly Indicated. Tho three articles to which
re hnve alluded In detail are tue notable papers |
u this tssUe.
Thc LIST Of contents In Ltrr1Scorr:s MAoAz1NE
or August rs AZ follows: "Thc yicar Of nall.
Tart IL, hy Anthony Trolope; "He-
7oea," by Emna Lazarus; "Joseph JcGelson,"
y james T. Rpnn,on; San Adventure In the
snow, by Frederick Lock!ey; "Manilcst Destiny"
y J.T. Austin: -IcJ ont the Bleakcra " Part y1IL,
y Robert Dale Oven; "1a ii d Gospel OF Peace :"
y Genetal Francis a. Walker: " Waits from Mou-
icel'o," by George y. Bssoy; "PaElor and
Kitchen" By Mn. Margaret E. y. sangster;
'Magdnleha1" 4 novelette,, Part l., Illustrated. by
he nuthor OF "Old Nam'AcIlc's Secret -" Peter
2risp's Spcctacles," t,y Charles Foster: "Thc |
I'D SroEy'by Charles +. Iiurl The scrial tior1es,
y 1rol!opc, Owen, and Ass. Sangster, occupy I
argc rart Of the magazine, tut there are other
lst,cles~' which Mill atract general at
cntion. and among them = blog7aphl-
n AlRtch ot the Jcnerzons OF
he stage, and very careful and truthful csst-
mite Of The dramatic talent Of Joseph Jefferson,