The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-02-24
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LPPINcoTTs MA.AzINE, for March, has tho
following attractiv table of contents;
Beyond the Brakers'', An American Nov.
el-Part III, byaobert Dale Owen; "InanSn-
| ration ODE. bvJ. NJ Winchell: "Actors, NJ
mories, by w. Edgar McCann "Hans Brett
mann as q Politician" poem, by Charles G..
Leland; ThSShadow of Fate, "a tale by Ritter
Fitzgerald; The Boston Public Library.0 bv
l.. Clarke Iavis; "The Founding HosoitaI ~
London" ~ N. S. Dodge; "Oyer Yonder"
Part II. ;s9ur ProvincialisDls," by Rev. Henry
Reeves; Ibe Castle Of the Taikun," by E.
motheg-That Might Have Been" a tais bv
Alice Jary; "The Revolution in Cuba" by w.
w. revin.
Jae articles on the london Founding Hos
psal and the Boston Public Library are full of
Interesting information; the remininiscences
OF actors and the chapter on Provincialisms
are eenteresininG reading: Hans Breitmann ia
extremely droll-we give specimen of him
in another column; Mr.. Owens story flags a
little in this number, but the other novelette,
by the author of "Gold Elsie is gocd Not to
be outdone by its contemporaries, Lippincott's
announces new novel by Anthony Trollope
to be begun in the July number t"00eiVeo
by Loring Short s. H~tmon)
ArLASsrC MoNTHLY.-The following is the
Aa9atie's list of articles and authors for
March:
"Malbone; an Oldport Romance" by T. W.
,Higginson; "a Thrush in a cfilded Cage" by
Christopher P. Cranch; "The Small Arabs of
NHw York, by Charles Dawson Shanly; "Co-
rrottp by Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe; "a
New chapter of Christian Evidences" by
James freeman Clarke; Consumption in
america, by DIR. Henry I; Bowditch; aThe
John Neal; "The Fatal Arrow" by Alice
Cary; "Popuarixing Art" BY James Parton;
THE New Edscation," by Charles w. Eliot;
Howard at Atlanta" by J.. G. Whittier;
THE. Suabian Alb" BY Bayard Taylor; sour
New President ly Charles G. Came; "Sedge-
Birds" by j. Eliot Cabot.
Rev. DR.. Clarke's paper on Christian evil
dences will command attention; MIS-. Stoves
| little household sketch of Captain Trott win
find its way to every mothers heart;Mr. Shan
| ley is both amusing and interesting in his talk
of Street Arabs; Mr.. Neal gossips in ais own
pleasant way about Painters; WhittieI's poem
| we have already reprinted. The contributions
| by Taylor Elliot, and DIR. Bowditch are all
| good. Mr.. Games poriraiture of the marked
| qualities of our New President" is very fair
one, and the Other contents of the magazine
are fully up to its usual high standard.
Our YOUNG Folks is also at hand, with two
full page pictures; more of the "Story Of Bad
Boy; further extracts from the correspondence
of William Henry s. How to do it, being Mr. E
E. Hale's "First Talk" with his young readers,
and numerous other pleasant things. The
publishers of Our Young Folks, Messrs. Fields
Osgood & Co. of Boston, announces their will
ingness to send four numbers of their Maga-
zine, from January to April of this year, as
| specimen to any person who will send them
their address.
4 We trust this very liberal offer will bring
this really valuable magazine to the notice Of
all our readers and be the means of introduce
ing it into all the families where it is now un-
known.
PUTNAM's MONTHLY MAGAZINE, for March
is rich number
''The Stranded Ship" Part l., l.. Clarke Da-
Wis; "The First Editor" Arthur Gilman; "A
Violin Stop" (eoncluded) Elizabeth Stoddard
Romance" Oh. vi, VIII, r.. B. Kimball
Napoleon at Gotha," Bayard Taylor; "a Plea
for the Sense of Smell" @. P. Cranch; "a
Royal Wedding Feast in Cashmere" Capt j,
F. Elton; "Perpetchel;" "Inter- Oceanic Ca
nal Route, "Lacharme; "W onders of the Deep,
Sehele De We're; "Home Life in Paris" Olive
Logan; can Imaginary Conversations" 'The
Plain Path to Specie" " B. Denslow; "Liter
ature, Science and Art Abroad" Bayard Tay-
lor; "Literature-at Home" "E. G. Stedman
Fine Arts" S. S. Conant; "Table Talk,
Clarence Cook.
Mr.. Towle gives us a very striking sketch
of the character and career of the Englisi
Prime Minister The article on the Inter
! Oceanic Canal Route is especially interesting
| in view of the recent negotiations of Mr.. Cush
ing; it is accompanied by map OF the lates
surveys. "Perpetchel" is a touching story o
an ardent but dreamy inventor, wasting hi
whole life in search after mechanical impos
, sibility. Mr.. Davis's story opens strongly, aaC
Mrs. Stoddard's ends as well az it began. Tn
editorial departments of this magazine are I'LL
ed with great ability. (Received by Bailey
Noyes.)
f THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR GRLs.-Ai
: Augusta correspondent of Boston paper say
that the bill pending in the Legislature for thu
| astahlshment of an indust school for girl