The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-02-16
LITERARY.

Der of this splendid ladies magazine IS upOn
our table. Two of the finest steel engravings
we ever saw are presented in this nnnber-
"Tbe New England Farm" and Love me,
Love Nv Dog For illustrated articles we
find, From Alsace to the Hartz; The Won
ders of the Sea St. Paul's Methodist Epis
copal Church, Cincinnati; The Female Or
pbanage at Bareilly, India and fine poem
entitled Silen. Cities" The stories, Chill
dren's Repository, Editorial Department,
etc. are all interesting, AID go toward max
| ing up an unusually good number. Chlcsgo ::
| Hitchcock q Walden.
THE LADY's FRIEND for March is on our
table. a charming country scene, AT the
MILL" forms the stee!plate in this number.
The colored fashions arc brilliantand stylish,
and the wood-cuts, giving great variety 0
the latest fashions, must be invaluable 10 the
ladies. A plate OF costumes for girls and one
tor boys supply all that can be needed for
children and as patterns for each garment
are supplied easily and cheaply, no. hing
could be more convenient. The music Is Eua
Wheeler's g Tired, - set to melodeon or organ
accompaniment. The reading matter OF the
| Lady's Friend maintains it's high character.
Miss Douglass leads off with The Story of 81
day." Florence Pcrcy's" Bitter Sweet" is one
OF her Ioveliesl poer-s the admirable story
Of" Camilla" is concluded. Birdie" and
" How It Happened" are lively sketches;
and a translation from Elise Polko, and Some
Remarkable Pictures" are exceedingly inter
esting. Published by Deason & Peterson,
| Philadelphia.
OLD AND New for February has the follow
ing table of contents: Old and New Pink
and White Tyranny +; Perter-Humphrey's-
Hardin; Raphaels st. Cecilia Protoplasm
Again A Lady's Journey to Syria; Optim-
ism TRANSACTIONS Before / went to Brook
Farm The Nearer Hemisphere An Eastern
Story Lorrento Papers Practical Atheism;
Letter from Governor Andrew The Exam
iner and Record of Progress. Boston Rob-
erts Brothers.
4 THE PRAIRIE FARMER ANNUAL, FOR 1871
/ This is the title of neat, IA pa &c pamphlet,
Just issued by the publishers Of one Of the
best OF agricultural journals, The Prairie
Farmer It is profusely illustrated with wood
cuts of Farm Cottages, Poultry Houses, Pig
geries, Flowers, ETC., and is filed with short
essays on rural subjects. 1t also contains q
Calendar, with accompanying Astronomical
Notes, and comprehensive Directory to the
Seed Dealers, Implement Dealers. Nursery.
men and Stock Breeders of the country Each
subscriber to the Prairie Farmer for 1871, re.
ceives copy of this Annual, gratis 1t is
sold to non subscribers at so cents per copy
and is richly worth the money. The sub
scrptiou price of The Prairie Farmer is only
So per yeal. payable in advance. Published
by The Prairie Farmer Company, Chicago.
/ ARTHUR's HOME MAGAzINE-The March
number of this fayorite periodical has arrived,
and presents fine collection of engraviugs,
fashion plates, stories, etc. In the literary
department we find several interesting sto
ries from favorte authors, and some very
good poems. This "gueen of the ladies,
magazines" grows better with each number.
Philadelphia: T. 8. Arthur & Sons.
> THE CHILDREN's HOUR for March is filed
with choice stories and pictures for the little
ones. We consider this the best magazine
for small children ever published. Phliadel-
phia T s Arthur.
THE AMERICAN ODD FELLOW for February
has arrived. In its varied contents we no.
tice: The Executioner of Kehl, thrilling
tale of Germany in the last century; graph
ic sketch of San Francisco in its youth
: Notes OF Travel Gllustrated) =; Odd Fellowship
+ is progressive; Scientific and Curious Facts
Humors of the Day; An Odd Fellows Exper
fence in London; Letters from New Zealand
and Germany /; Fifth Plate of Hash; Central
Park, New York Gllustrated); Departments
for the Fraternity and the Family Choice
Poetry and Miscellany, etc. Published by
the A. o. F. Association, No 96 Nassau street.
New York. $50 year 81, rs volume; 25
cents single copy.
THE ECLECTIC for February contains vast
amount Of interesting matter for both old and
young. and IS one of the best magazines of
It's character now published Our readers
who wish to subscribe for magazine that
will suit them and their children also, should
try the Eclectic, as it is publication of rare
merit and will be found acceptable at every
fresde. Cincinnati: John NJ. Scudder.
BUCHANAN AND BENToM-Col For.
ney, in his " Anecdotes of Public Men"
after citing the fact that Cof Benton
supported Buchanan in 1856 in opposi
ton to his son-in law, adds; "Nobody
was more surprised than Buchanan him
self Heknew that Benton disliked him
as sincerely as he esteemed Gen. Ere
mont But the matter was easily explain
cd The Missouri statesman believed
that the Pennsylvania candidate would,
if elected, be true to the great work OF
] inStice TO Kansas: that he would checl,