The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-06-09
Literary.

THE LADIES REPOSITORY for June IS on
hand with a rich repast in the way of literary
matter, and contains some elegant illustra
tions We consider this at the head of all
magazines of that character. Its engravings
are magnificent, snd the reading matter is
excellent. The table Of cor tents embraces
Heavens National Sermons; Daisy Clifton
The Bible and Nature !; Near-Sightedness
Baby's Pillow; AS she was Able; The Wo-
men of India For Company The Woman
Movement The Parting Aunt Martha
etc, besides several illustrated articles.
Cincinnati: Hitchcock & Walden.
THE AMERICAN ODD FELLOW for the cur
rent month contains great variety of inter.
esting reading matter for the fraternity, their
families, and the uninitiated. Principal con-
tents: Conscience Money; A Clergyman's
Opinions !; Scientific and Curious Facts Hit
mors of the Day Contributions and Bene
fits in England; History OF the Encampment
Branch The Land of Burns; Nursing the
Sick; Efficient Lodge Officers The Rat in
the Meal Bag; Odd Fellows Cemetery, Phil
adelphia Gllustrated); Ladies' Department
Correspondence, &c, &c. 81 .25 per volume
street, New York.
THE TEcHNoLoGIsr for June is before us,
presenting some fine illustrations and the
following valuable contents Ecclesiastical
symbols; Platinum, as used in the Arts
Good Water; Deodorizers and Disinfectants;
n. n rsox-
erning Distillation Loss of Life, and Dam
age by Lightning Pavements Improved
Vacuum Pump = London Tower. Subway
The East River Bridge Tow 7rss Il Rife Shoot
ing as affected by Temperature Correspond
ence-American Engineering Country Villa;
Economy in using Nails Size ofs1Bunding
Timber; Boats History Of the Encffer
Match Rendering Light Dresses Unitiham
able; Kerosene Explosions Tested by Ex-
perience Life Insurance Commercially Con:
sidered Company Buildings. Issued by the
Industrial Publication Company, 176 Broad
way. New York.
The July number OF. BalIou's Monthly
Magazine is the commencement of the Thir
ty-second Volume. It's popularity is now
so great that no magazine in the country
stands higher in the estimation of the people
for general interest and excellence. Each
number contains 10Opsges OF. reading mat
ter-stories, poems, historical events, wit
and humor, housekeeping department., and
from sixteen to twenty il ustratiOns of noted
scenes and places. All this can be obtain,
for 81 SO per y ar, or fifteen cents single copy,
and club terms are even cheaper. ThOmes
& Talbot, Boston, Mass. are the publishers
AN Earthquake PRooF HoTEL.-San
Francisco glories in new hotel which
really seems to have some features not
often found in that class of buildings 1t
| is four stories high, and contains four
hundred suites of rooms, vet it is SO con
istructed that the direct rays of the sun
| fall into every room at some time during
each day-provided it isn't cloudy, we
suppose. This is mainly effected by
means of 4 large central court. But the
popularity which especially endears it TO
| the natives is-the remarkable fact that it
lis. earthquake proef and hence may he
ke9nsidered house of refuge in the midst
OF u qdaking city. Tt is compact frame
work of wood and iron. put together
/ SoneWndI hitet Iuc hiannST oI sup, anu
| this is encased in walls of brick. The the
cry is that in case ola very severe shake
the brick walls will either have to stand
up ot-sGGisf outward, and so the inmates
.EhayeaQns; toskeep in their rooms or'satt-
.lty TGe. rem ot a. suit of rooms, with
board ranges from two hundred and ff
i ty to five hundred dollars month, which
will doubtless come up a tride during
the earthquake season.