The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-07-27
LITERARY.

entertaining reading matter for the young
Ipeople. The new stories by Oliver Optic,
Elijah Kellogg, and Sophie May, are full of
lively incidents. There is capital story
for girls by Oliver Optic, entitled "The
Young Minister; or, Our Girls at Play
and Work." an allegory, "The Revolt Of
the Bees" one of the best of George M.
Bakers pieces, and very effective in the ex-
hibition room an original song and chorus
by D. F. Hodges, entitled "Home in the
Valley )" editorial correspondence, racy par
agraphs and anecdotes, puzzles and head
work Of of all kinds, &C., &c. In fact it is
model number of model magazine. Pub
lished monthly by Lee & Shepard, 149 Wash.
ington St., Boston. Price $3.50 per annum.
| The PHYSIOLOGICAL JOURNAL comes to us
with the August number richly laden with
good reading. John Tyndall. the eminent
Chemist; Under the Surface, or the Workings
OF Universal Law; Spiritual Presence; The
Beggar and the Banker; Miss Kate Stanton :;
Dirty Children The Nervous and the Para
lyzed Street Sights in China, with original
Celestial" Designs; The German School
System-what is it; The Chinese Labor CUES
ton, or new Guessing of an old Puzzle
Conversation and it's Uses Are we True to
Ourselves? Our next President A Good
Wife Hotel Life in California The Judg-
ment of Satan A Picture in Two Lights
The Beautiful Sunshine, new Poem af-
ter the style of the Beautiful Snow" Price
30 cents. So year. s. r. Wells, Publisher,
$50 Broadway, New York.
ScRIBNER's MONTHLY FOR AUGUsT.-What
Are They Doing at Vassar is the suggestive
title of the opening article in Scribner's
Monthly for August. The author, Rev. Fl. Fl.
Mcfarland, in answer to the above question,
presents the results of his own recent investi-
cations into the methods and progress of this
the most important institution of the kind in
the world, and his report-which is profusely
ILLUSTRATED with pictures of the handsome
buildings and beautiful grounds of Vassar is
exceedingly interesting and satisfact Dry. j.
T. Headley, the celebrated author, gives a
lively description of Life in Caucasus"
sketching the Gypsies and all manner of
strange wanderers who roam that ancient and
outlandish country. This paper is illustrated
with number of particularly strong charac
teristic heads, evidently close studies from
life. Among the illustrated articles are Mr..
Townley's entertaining and valuable biogra-
phies of the painter, H. P. Gray, President of
our Academy and j. @. A. Ward, the distin-
guished sculptor. The picture of these artists
} are exceptionally fine, and well maintain the
reputation for excellence of Scri6mer's por-
trai is inf nv
j. r. G. Hassard, of the Tribune, on :" An
American Art Museum, with engravings OF
the remarkable designs for the approaches to
/ it, which have been prepared by Mr.. w. H.
| Beard. But by far the ablest paper in the
present number is DIR. Mary c. Putnams ac-
count of "Some of the French Leaders," en-
, bracing sketch of the Provisional Govern
ment of September 4th, 1870. Among other
: articles are pheasant and seaoonable account
by Benson j. Losing, of " The Weeping Will
} low" showing when and how the tree was
first brought to America ; " Peter Crisp,
/ Comic Episode of italian Travel" by H. T.
: Tuckerman, and a Visit to the Great Yc-
lSemite" In Couture Abroad " and AT
Home,' there is an abundance of literary,
in present interest and permanent value.
THE MONTHLY NOVELETTE, For AUGUST
If the good things in the Monthly Novel.
, cite - were only generally known throughout
the country it would circulate by the hun.
: dred thousand copies. But it will be known,
and that, too, in short time, for it is gain
ing in estimation quite FAST and has the most
1ietO Of no rin in
all respects, of any magazine in the United
States. Sea stories, adventures, love stories,
, poetry, history, biography, ETC., etc, can be
J found in each number and now here is the
! August issue bright with good things, just
such as the public relish. Send Is cents for
f! specmen copies. Boston: Themes & Talbot,
60 Congress Street. '.# @'t
, THE AMERICAN ODD FELLOW appears this
month under new and most encouraging aus
pieces. Mr.. Orange Judd, proprietor of that
, well-known and popular publication, the
american AgricuZtuyist, has taken the presi-
dency of the American Odd Fellow Associa-
ton, and it is now placed upon surer basis
than ever before. The magazine is destined
to become one of the most attractive and en-
CerLalnlng puuilc1sloAS Va IAo "So' OIL" 40 9
fraternity and family magazine is calculated
to prove exceedingly popular everywhere.
The contents of the current number are rich
and varied, and include several elegantly IL
Illustrated articles. The A. o. f. is sure to
succeed Published by the A. o. F. Associa-
tion, No. SO Nassau ct, New York. $3.50 per
Ivol, ssH h9l--Lx OIL IL. 30 -al 43l@
NEW RA1LRoAD GUIDH,-M essrs. Rand, Nc
Nally & Co., of Chicago, have issned new
IWestern Rail way Guide, which. for general