Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-07-08
July Magazines.

The ATLANTIC MONTHLY for July Is
received, with its usual variety of choice
reading for the season. 1t opens with a
new and beautiful poem by Longfellow
entitled The Alarm Bell of Atri." Its
other contents include A Shadow" by
Col. Higginson, Drives from French
Farms" continuation of Bayard Tay-
lor's Joseph and his Friend = and an
other "oldtown Story" by Mrs. Stowe.
Miss Phelps has half story, half essay
entitled "a Woman's Pulpit" B. G.
Wilder discusses the physiology of sex;
Mr.. E. IL. Derby "The Shipping of the
United States;" and Francis Wharton
Criminal Law" Among the other
contributors are n. S, Shaler, Ralph
Keller, Celia Thaxter and w. d. How
ellis. The Atlantic has at length adopt
ed thesensible plan of putting the names
of the contributors on the title page.
The RIVERSIDE for July is superb
number. 1t has more than a dozen IL
Illustrations by Hoppin, NJ. L. Stone,
Stevens, barley and other excellent ar
tists,.a good story by Hans Christian An
derson, and many other good things
which will find appreciative readers
among the thousands with whom this is
the iavorite magazine. Andersen's story
is special contribution 20 the Riverside
and is published in it before it appears
in Copenhagen.
HE GALAXY seems destined to be the
mouth-piece of all the public men, not
professional writers who have any new
facts, or even new fancies, about the
events of the war. In the July number
comes Mr.. Gideon Welles to controvert
the account given in recent instalment
of the autobiography of Mr.. Thurlow
Weed, about the abandonment of the
hayward and public property at Cos
port. The Memoranda, by Mark Twain
IN this number are, as usual, excel lent
and all the articles are of the very best
character. The Publishers also annouce
new serial story on English and Amer
lean society, by Justin Mccarthy, the
brilliant essayist
OUR YOUNG Folks for July opens
with 1--WE Girls" which proves to be an
excellent story, and is honored with two
good illustrations in the present number.
James Parton records The Strange Ad-
ventures of Juan Fernandez :" Charles
A. Barry begins an instructive series on
the art of drawing and there is also an
unusual quantity of entertaining poetry
IN the number.
The Old and New is now published by
the popular firm Of Roberts Brothers,
l43 Washington street, Boston. Com
mencing its second volume with the July
We believe this valuable
has become an institution in
our midst, the success with which the
first volume has met is no more than il
Justly merits, and feel confident the new
publishers will not be remiss in retaining
it IN the same elevated position which
their predecessors-Messrs. Houghton &
Co.-have secured for it.
With the July number the Nursery,
its eighth volume. This lit
tie magazine fills its mission and is gain
ing rapidly in the favor of the public, it
being designed especially for the young
est class of readers; contains numerous
engravings in each number to accompa-
ny the stories for the little ones. Mr..
John l.. Shorey of Boston, the publish
er, has indeed a pleasant task, although
Oh no small moment, of pleasing his
many thousand readers, and succeeds in
most charming manner. It's price is
only $3.50 per year.
HARPER's MAGAZINE. The July
number of Harper is extra good. The
hrst pages contain the story of the per-
of Vaudois christians amone
Inc Pledmonte mountains of Italy. bv
The Jesuits, and is an excellent historical
article for young Cor old people to read
the history of some eight
hundred years of religious wars, or more
properly speaking of wars waged ON ac.
'ount of religious opinions and intoler-
ince. The articles on Frederick the
treat, are also of rare excellence as in
iudlng the history of Prussia DURING
he reign of King William and his son
frederick the Great. 1t is much better
Q read these articles than to wade
through the dry details of elaborate vol
mes. There are also several other in
eresting miscellaneous articles, and nu-
nerous illustrations oe the first articles
AIMED. Harper has long been the best
amily magazine in this country.
As MIR. and Mrs. w. P. Childs of
Naitham were riding in their carriage
asst Monday evening during the thun-
Ter shower, the lightning seemed to
trlke one side of the face of Mrs. Childs.
nd at the same instant tbo;r