The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-03-24
Recent Publication.

The Atlantic for April is better, as 1t seems
to us, than either of its two immediate prede-
cessors. Parton's article on 'Reviving Viz
pinia " the Goods of wo Lee aud the Eng.
lsh Goyernes, at the Siamese Court are Dc e.
ticularly entertaining, though hardly more 80
than Trowbridge's Through the Woods to
Lake Superior" or Lanman's Peter Pitch
lynn, Chief of the Choctaws." "A Lumber
woman" who, unfortunately for our bafl. ID
curiosity, chooses to be anony nous, tell, how
she took charge OF her husbands business dur.
| ing his temporary illness and upon hi, resov.
| cry was "takeu into partnership"
Old and Ne,o for April is very different af.
fair from its "b'g brothers, Harper and tbs
| Atlantic. but we are not prepared to say that
1t is not as good after its kind So far as Port.
| lanG and vicinity are concerned the chief IN.
| terest of this number viii be the severe critI.
| cism upon the funeral rites of the lote Georoa
Peabody both in the predatory editorial which
is peculiarity OF this magazine, and in the
| article headed Funeral Folies." Perbans
the most striking article for the general reader
is DR.. Bellows "Man and Mankind" wblle
persons interested in the drama i'll read the
criticism of Fechter with pleasure.
The Sabbath at Home for March opens with a
very readable and instructive article entitled.
the pen OF Rev f. s. Sa4faaSysgh ard yghD 81 H%ss FIRE
Three excellent wood cuts embeIIsh the arti.
Gle with views Of Prague and the curious old
stone bridge, the birth place of Huss, and his
monument.
We have received numbers eleven and
twelve of the monthly parts of Appletons
Journal. They are for sale by Bailey & Ncyes,
and we know of no way in which the reading
public can obtain more good reading and ele-
CANT illustrations for fifty cents than by invest
Ing in these popular periodicals.
Bailey s. Noyes have received from the pub.
fishers, I. B. Peterson g. Brothers, Philadel-
phia Hans Breitmann in Church with other
new Ballads. The lime may come when Ls-
land, like many other numerous writers, will
work his peculiar vein Till everybody Is nau-
seated with it, but it is certain that the time
has not yet come. This new volume the
third series-will probably be greater favor
lite with the public thau either of the predeces-
sors. A glossary appended to this volume
will be of great assistance to the few who have
not become familiar with the Breitmaun dia-
lect by the perusal of the authors previou,
works.
Harper's Magazine, for April, Is an unusual
ly fne number. It opens with a sket h Of
'The War in Paraguay" by General McNa-
hon, with characteristic illustrations, followed
by finely pictured life Of Bismark and q
profusely illustrated articls telling all about
the culture Of silk worms and the making of
velvet in Italy. The Life of frederick the
Great, which promises to grow into very
popular history, Is continued Miss Muloch's
story, "A Brave Lady," is concluded, a.d we
have another chapter vf Gen. Marcy's Border
"reminiscences" A very entertaining article
is sketch of William H. Fuller's adventures
"Arouud the World on Skates," beside which
there are short stories, poetry and the usual
editorial miscellany.