Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-07-05
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In Scribner's Magazine for July, the
wcstPocnt Military Academy and its sur
roundngs are profusely and beautifully
illustrated, the historical and descriptive
text being supplied by Benson j. LOSING
Another timely paper is that on "Woman
as a Smuggler and Woman as a Detective"
in which one of the most curious and sug-
eestivo branches of the Custom House sys-
ennis fully exposed. Mr.. Warmers "Back-
Log Studies" Oby the way, one Of the best
series of magazine articles ever published
in America) are, if anything, more delight
ful than thpir rrn1ocossors Tho aditoriol
departments are, as usual, quite full. Dr.
Holland, in "Topics of the Time" talks
about "rhe Christian Sabbath in Great
Cities" "The Literary Bureaus Again."
"Our President" and "Indirect Damages"
mature and Science" "Home and Socie-
ty," Couture and Progress" and "Etch-
ings," are full of practical information and
entertainment.
Lippincott's Magazine for July contains
many interesting articles. "Crumbs from
the Rhineand," by Alice Gray, is a sprght-
ly, varied, and finely illustrated descrip-
ton of travel and adventure in one of the
most picturesque regions of Europe. "Sun-
stroke" by II. c. Wood, Jr. NJ. D., is an
article of much value. "Virginia in Wa
ter Colors" is a gossipy, attractive sketch of
life, manners, and scenery at the principal
springs and other fashionable resorts of the
Old Dominion. 1t is from the pen of Mary
b. Dodge. "Travels in the Air" an illus
trated article of much interest, furnishes
an account of some thrilling adventures in
ballooning, and describes the singular and
beautiful aerial phenomena which aero
nauts occasionally encounter. The contri-
buttons TO fiction, presented in the current
number Of Lippincotts Magazine, are nu-
merous and entertaining.
The July Harper's contains very anus
ing narrative, by Miss Constance +. Wool
son, OF n journey "In Search of the Pictur-
esque;' charming love story in verse,
entitled "On the Sands" by Mrs. Budding
ton of Greenfield, and other articles OF
merit. The most remarkable and most val
uablo 70 the intelligentrcaderi is a paper by
Hiram Hitchcock, ON the Explorations OF
Dl Cesnola in Cyprus" introducing Amer
lean readers TO the important and valuable
discoveries of ancient monuments recently
made by General Di Cesnola, who is him
self an American citizen. Besides other
excavations, Di Cesnola has opened more
thar 5000 ancien: tombs, carrying on his in
vestigations under a special firman from
the Turkish Sultan; has defined the sites
of the twelve ancient cities of Cyprus; has
discovered the metropolis of the Phenician
Idalum underneath that of Dali. and found
the ancient temple of Venus at Golgos, for
which French arChaeoloGists had sought in
vain for nearly half century. In this
temple he found thousand statues, one
third of them life size. at is impossible" !"
says Mr.. Hitchcock, ''to state, at the pres
ent writing. the number of articles in Di
Cesnola's collection but in August, 1870,
when the representative of the Russian I'm
perial Museum examined ii, there was
about 1900 pieces, comprising many stat
ues and'statuetes, 1900 lamps, 5000 vases,
1000 coins, 900 gold ornaments. 100 pieces
of glass, 300 pieces of bronze, and 100 in
scriptions. OF the 1000 vases first discover
ed, 500 are of different designs. The nat
ural expression of the faces in the collec-
ton is most remarkable. There are faces
of luxury, poverty, stately danes, beauti-
full damsels, old crones, men of action, men
of mere words, cynical men, and bubble
blowing boys-faces one has known from
childhood, and that he meets every day up
on the street. But this wonderful collec-
ton is especially pre-eminent in that it il
lustrates the growth of ancient art more
fully than any other. 1t therefore attracts
great attention in Europe, where 1t is con-
sidered one of the most important discov-
cries of the century; and the royal muse
ums have sent their representatives to in
spect it. In July, 1870, the Emperor Ma
poleon ILL.,, sharing the enthusiasm of the
Partisan savants, authorized liberal offer
for it in behalf of the Imperial Museum OF
the Louvre, the expense to be borne from
his private purse; but when the acceptance
reached Paris he, as emperor, had ceased to
be- 1t is to be hoped that America, OF
which the discoverer is a worthy aud hon
ored citizen, will anticipate the action OF
London, Berlin and ST. Petersburg" Mr.
Hitchcock's valuable contribution is richly
illustrated with twenty-one engravings,
: representing some of the most important
articles in Dl Cesnola's collection.
The chronological Journal for July is an
unusually attractive number, containing
sketches and portraits of Horace Greeley
and Governor Brown; the sketches and
portraits Of all the Presidents of the United
States, from Washington to Grant the ma
tional songs and music; besides the finely
illustrated articles on salmon and its cul-
ture expression, its anatomy and philos-
ophy and phi, enology and the physolo-
gists runaways how to keep we'll Rev,
Jabez Burns, d. D., and the late James
Gordon Bennett, with portraits.
A handsomely printed pamphlet of tiny-
six pages, comprising the rules and premi-
um list for the Third Cincinnati Industrial
Exposition, has just been issued. This
great enterprise has been so rapidly devel-
ed within the short space of three years as