, 1870-10-03
THE MAGAZINES,

4
~. ~ 3o.th.;r.,;fs. Tho arrangements nsSe |
.t-..I,- ,,,.,, r,,aa. md tho announcement -
.,,r.,i ,,,,n,a that it IL merged WITH ocr'e
49, ,,onthIu. md will be Issued on the 18th
- n.,nnor in its new form, under tho
es:.e,;,, management OF Nj. J. g. Holland
-, -. ..ma time 20 desperate Is lta hold. upon
~. ,b., tho publishers announce just one
,,nr., number fer November, In order to COM
r,,ste volume, which Is n indication thst the
Mess,s Putnam desire tobava thelsstmomeuts
of old rea Green marked by deoeucy and ordsr-
Speakins Of tbs new arrangement, the Measrs.
Putnam say " We do this, believing thAt it
will be welcomed as an entirely satxfactory
continuation Of The present uork." This Is
vess graceful way Of whipping the devil round
. stump, bu. would it not have been more
Z ~. l..,,ls u h.vu accepted the sttuAsioa
AID simply have said: We do this
.te.use pr11AA's MONTHLY is desd sni
lis re1nains will appear in Saaon<7|s Monthly
II the Messra. Putnam contemplate raising |
ttone to Maga, wa would suggest - An
cpitaph: '.D,ed Of its OWL weight" When |
The n&7gaziue Was resumed. year OF two ago,
it WEE apparen. TO tho frisnds Of tho old Ms
II that /. wae too heavy to be popular, and
the general tone OF c1itieism ought to have
sucSested that fsct to the Messrs. T. They
to sjIy us-tesas1tl this wntnlng. however,
and when they changed its editorial manAga-
5mcpt, placed il in the hands Of Mr. 9od~ln,
who, although he was An accomplished seno1.
ar, did not poasess the kndof 41lAsy ueeuea
TO make popular magazine. His career Was
very short, ana lie only succeeded N q AaUnS
tho straw Rh,ch hroke tho cazneis oAck.
What this rev compound Of fasnAm z oesao
uer will Aulv,lnt tu, uuder tha suiuAuce ot
Nr U,Il.ud. reu,.ins to be neeu. out It II
NJ
dillon Vi succcos, and that ls-1ust ~ muGh
OF Mr. uol4uh as tlley please, but vary Little
of 1inutby 1itcoIb- >,
Tbs number before Us opens with an astteAe
m ..ShaLspease in 1ermany OF 10 Ua;,
,sl,ci, IL II, fua!ity condemnation Of "Sn4kn-
t,..ra St,,iiies OF / Rea1ist,~ by the Gnrnan
c.,t1c. Gust4y Numelin, who il not 90 enthusl-
a.,ic Mt a.mizer of Shakespeare ~ como OF the
othcr German c1itics. although he sekno#l-
eslves the dependence Of Getman literature
ntmn his works. The article is an interesting
our as giving uA glimpse Ut 1tumelin's eatl-
nnte nj S1xkrptars, which has marked ne~
ern ii tiu4usss criticism OF the great IRAN A.
t,.t- Tbs key to thus criticism u touud N
Rumelme Own words: taA nes an.nspea.e a;1
cuu,st,pces il which he hved. guidod and mla-
ruj,exi. n, .uulatxa and fettefed, by hiA asso-
estes? LIT us not bow down and wo-shir
him. therefore, Us myth let I'd rather seek
Lins Lut man, ard unoefstana nltn As
w. =
tt.a,Nef III paturA history On Tue
Fox" Eugene Benson, the very o1celleat
ult-wri,es xnu artirt, furnishes detailed
catalogue with running contnents on the PFC
turcs 10 tho pr1vata gallery ol Mafshau y.
1ss,be1tr, III tue course Of which he grows e!o-
.Iu.ut over Gerome and denunciatorJ oEcr
Neusuu,rr, J. franklin Fitts tells new
etvrr Ut Gen. Israel Putnam, which il thur
<,ugiliy cha, a,neterietic OF the rugged old lero.
Prot L, clatk seeleye; IN "a Article On Tue Tue
grounds in favor OF tho afhrmttiSa Of this
Inu,l,-d:sruteal question and adducos very
strou. . yi,vuce VI Celt.c literature oaEsieEthan
tAeina1.uscsi}ts OF the otcnta centuly, which are
intxtrscnce. Lucy Fouutaincontnoutes very
pleasant d. ecriuilon Of the performance Of .
Passion Play nj Ober-Ammcrgau, in d.rmaays
le.t Julr Tnc Incidents have not tho novelty
Of treshneas. but are told in very interesting
and graphic wav. Rev- @. villa Blake has a
papsr upon To @solk.sonss .,';a, 81 hGslAa1',
di:lonally vxIuable from tho fact that the
musical fex, Of ror,e OF the best Of them is
given. rrof- Z A. EggeH inl5 'sIhs Ifas
C4u-e OF tic rencl-lru:si11l War not ~
tl,e growing F.encil Jealousy Of Pfrlssia. Ths
stories Of tl,.e number are "AIote Of the Do
m.st,r Eouuanec," " py Loui-a Palmer suith !;
.sTAe Last OF the Proud Pulsifers, by Mrs.
1:G. Aue:in: "toys III r, MY, By Dfi r. ), IN ~
lion liz Edgar Fascstt; IA Little .Fnr.ner
Ou, ty Ea1uiine Howard, aud "To False
5li,tzo ~ At. Goodwin, in his caitor1al
14,,,.. liecour.es OIL tie European war, md q
very u,csE,c aud poorly selected sunia Try Of
literature, ar1, and sc,ence abroad closes thu
lumber. For the next and last nuuaoeE, tue
publishers. With serious eye to post 'norte''
f.usiu. ~, announce :" Abraham Lincolu III ths
Executive Chamber, Thu Fortunes o1
AHMED" ..The Nau in the Moot" "A CnAp
hx.r %fn ~ naH
stnry ..FtreLc.r, The Amdric.n Language,
and title aud iude1, aud - tho rest ID slicuca
- THE GALAXY.
in cuutr.dirtinciiou to PprSAMs MONTHLY
has every ftluisitu for popularity, ~ esane'
II il. cuut, nt- will rhow.. Justin McCarth.
continues Ills tr1iii7nt sensational story, :" LIZ
dy Juh,th,' Through two more chAptors. n
i. ucuIya. avery entertaining tourist, mn
rate. 1is u a-veuturca @'ln and About pekan.
iiofaiio hing tries to rs Iess:s MI; It. bachsaa ~ E.,
too much magazine poetry OF lhte. Is rrpre
&c. ted by = eickly, morbid edussou style
te-3lo1trm.~ Tue exciting eketch ''Ova
land" advances thrco more chapters. oiis
LOGAN ak The question Does ss 4 :, ray =,
negative. Ii is to oo preeutnod bhe a.4s.sz
for Il, 10. IT, III wo ca1lnot imagine my crculr
stance u..,.er which it would pay he,
Tho buts Of her story iB CalcaSs
s1s s,.a,; "''9se ,xoHra immense hcr enon eal
The use OF . uoublo mirror would oJrial.. II
ntc6nsit, VI her gulng 10 the 10 Sen,lse ~
tuat eort Of pleasure In the meantime, a
Mir Logan Las decided that it does not pa
10 visit tue W Senitt, We presume t4sta
no further ,1se fur the Uniou Pacific ItallfoA
Sa14h 81 u. riatt contributes poem, calle
Playing 1A.4gnss." ~hirh Ii very common
place. George Ward Nichols contributes
very valuable article on - Tue Private pactu1
Collection OF Clnciut,ati," embracing the IA
lerics OF Jo-crh LsnExortl, Huury Iruoasc,
". $. GrucsUcck, lteuhen Springer, Xessr
Scl,oenlteIfer, liurt, Anl othcrs. as t11uae CO
lec,ions .n,t14ce some Of the finest wutks {
1.ssl L. AntEtw., AcEenbarh, Cpu,ufe. Fro
>. mentni, Sehreyes. Gcromc, kzulbach, Nicui
TOutn,oucle. Meyer von bremen, aud 9TH
gieat EMot. MI painters. alr. Nicols has L.
art cotuoissruls under obligation in li4 exec
lent DESCRIPTIONS AID criticisu,s. Antony Aru
Hs!cng c"nuitutrs m admirable ster
Si'aIisil. ''Wlll Murder Gu. /" il an iateret
ihg statement u the Nathan murder, esI.ec.,
II Ill cuuuectiOn with the operations VI the
tGcslSes ahu their theories. Justin McCarli
IN adiitiuu u bis stury. Is represented by
very feadable tketch Of the King nf rrllss
Natk IVAN etiil keeps up tits ''Nempraud
i'll ti'ehuia etste, sl1d lls visit to tie Pm,
delt, when he kept fifteen hundred peoI
waiting bchluu lnm, while he discussed 10
lfresutaa Oh jim Sse, ,s one Of tho b
1l1lsiEs lie has ever dons. There ia much .lu
huulur 1t lhn sudden brpals OF his conver
tion will. the ires,dcut. while ho turns ruu
to remuAstzAto With tho man behind Wit
cFuWdius h4n4. The Driftvood and Nebula:
bush unusually eAceueut.
L;rEtsCorTS MAGAZINE
optEs with story, ''Ihe Ghost Of ]
liru4 L Val. der lie, deu, which is very "
tule. Mary Ann and chyng Loo, ,s 81,
Of housekeeping III San francisco, By "
gs1et u.nnles- Tbs Great Monopoly"
Abfau L. Eastlale, is 4 very Hucc1ncl nlst<
Ut iitc Wts tcfu UbIOn TeletSanl. {1ml,aI
tlr following summary from which will pre-
ihtergetil g.:
To-day, then, The Western Un,oa Telcsra
-at'l v,l4it, t.a.. ever. Nct1een JANUARY i, Is
sLd July l. isGY, NV miles OF {.olcs aud 49,
u'1les of wire we've put up aua Ut the old III
II. .aJv 1ulles Vi Wire Siuce ti.a latter tiate
NuIA vi Gu. sLuctltu aud Improvement LAS =.
k.casiii4 IL. Min, st lhAt the tutnpany uuw o.
s3,Np m,i-s Vi nnes, wllh 1ua, ecu mites OF NJ
coLttcs!us .a*' slailons, anu has iu Its emp
=. .tity .,t.D pvfxuns- 1.his vast rrtcsi.u
COW r. Tie NJ IL .AnIrs1ean cobtlllsul flvl. ll
1et Cuyr LII Tit Gsti VI 81. Lawrence. 10
-4ahcvl,' III c.If,tnl4, sad ffuin Inc hsly
iaH.r n.;eItss, so lnltss hnrth VI New west4t
SKI, ut.4sh l0:uAilit4, ~ &GE Ut.Gl1a. Wit
1als cut; PISA il cult:Ictd every town VI itup.
ii. Elct, as:u |" eaeH Is Accorded the 1atItnIsss
AkstS1al ncts ~:e i,t1,ytsyst i.r each business
:tt, SiscI utokcts- oil btuEcra, xtAla u.scaa,
cattle tleasts, aa,l tae dry so,Hls ttate raV1 =
si-vulsL IL ti..ir ussf, Antt &nrss1ges nvuissnX
lancet t1Anscts,.s Lash ttuia uae city to ailpli
Ta,ely With kae Gct-.lSesI I u HI etTu5. Tue p,
To has lis u*'a aslaas sciaenr, With 1a;es sd Gu
thai 1t IS1cirs-tt III Uac year tor fstV,pUa OF
Gu 1G1ic, uluTc iaAttEI taau tho entre Is!cS. .as
correspondence uI EurtI~, wnlcu cost SS,u.sj
III suti, y It'll cu.satnu1sts nEii the diverse
1riaLIs u <A~i. ls4at Vi III. c~aatfy a1r nATll
ixrx, uto the cGnsi.A: a11r14Iu Of meAsurts
sIx. 4 snl Isllaulity III the 4rRus3,.s,on VI i
ner- hes leu tu alL nuLual tucfcase III a Mi3tion
GA mug u csltr'iitng Riac.tenshs of the +
te.gF4rh kystehi VI !hIs couuceu.s .ae G,unI