Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-07-31
MAGAZINES.

THE AUGUST ALDINE is as good as a run
into the country, and we should not be sur
prised to learn that it had gained thousands
of subscribers among those who are too busy
to take summer jauut. Perkins illustra-
tons of the Ramondskill, for example, are
the finest pieces of rural scenery that we
have ever seen in The Aldine. There are
FIVE in all; one full page, representing the
Falls, and the other minor falls and sheetsl
of water, which anglers know are peopled
with trout, and which they are wild over.
Another full page drawing is 1.-THE Old Oak
en- Bucket by John S. Davis, delicious
bit of country life, illustrating Woodworth's
well known poem better than it has ever
been done before. Burlings blue Birds"
is dainty bit of nature. Another glimpse
ofnature-not at all dainty, is Cary's "Old
Squaw Pounding Cherries" powerful rea-
llzatlon OF the condition of woman among
the Indians. Besides these, we have "The
Courtship of Miles Standsh," or rather the
courtshp of John Hlden, from the poem of
that name; "Gypsy Girl at her Toilet :"
"The Forester's Happy Family" after Guido
Hammer and spirited view OF 'sThe Min
ster at Ulm." The Literature of the num-
Der is fully up to its Art. There is CAPT tai
Russian story, "Married in Snow Storm"
from the Russian of Pushkin, by William
Percival touching Spanish story, "Lala-
10, from the Spanish of Fulgioso, by Helen
5. Conant; "Worse than SMALLPOX"
bright and luminous American story, by
Lucy Ellen Guernsey charming descrip-
ton of Raymondskill and its environs.
Where The Aldine gets so much good poet
ry is mystery which none of our other
magazines are able to solve. 1t never prints
poor one, while the print little else The
subscription price is SIS per annum, which
includes an elegant oil chrome, a nd the pub
fishers are James Sutton Il Co., % Liberty
| ST., N. Y.
SCRIRNER's FOR AUGUST From ad vance sheet
Two very seasonabe articles in Scribner's
for August are-the entertaining paper by
Mr.. Shanks on yachts and Yachting, y
| with pictures of celebrated yachts, ocean
races, ETC., and a pleasant and practical
illustrated essay On "The Canoe How to
Build and how to Manage it," There are
also three sterling articles by well known
writer's on three vital questions--Prof. CON-
forts ''Should the Study of the Modern pre-
cede that ct the Ancient Languages?" ANA
sa Walkers Labor and Capital in Manu.
features" and Charles Dudley Warmers
"What is your Culture to Me?" Among
the illustrated articles are an lnterestin
account of "The Graphic Art" by Benson ],
Losing, and THE Island of Corfu" by
CharlesNK. Tuckerman, late United States
Minister to Greece. Hans Christian tells the
suggestive story of The Gardener and the
Manor" and Miss Amman relates in very
fresh and striking way that of ''Hebe's Jum-
bles.' There is poetry by Louise Chandler
Moulton, Mary j. Serrano and Charles S.
Gage: DR.. Holland writes about the recent
strikes, and discusses 1.-THE Wine Question in
| Society" and "Novel- Reading" In THE
| Old Cabinet" we find ga Hard Time for
some of Us" photographs and Looking
glasses, IA Glimpse of Ones SELF" Wreck
ed on Resemblance" and "Lost Opportu-
| mites" The Department of mature and
Science is very entertaining as well as in
structive. "Home and Society" among
other papers, has very sensible one on
domestic Ethics" In Couture and Pro-
gress" the Jubilee" is mentioned, there is
something about 1.-TWO Modes of Prison Dis
ciple" and long review of Lannon's Lin
co In the number closing with quaint
page of Etchings by the Misses Ledyard.