The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-11-21

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| Harper's magazine for December opens the
orty-eishth volume OF that periodical with
fine table ofcontents.
Tine Water Ways Of New York BY VIM
FL. Rideing is vivid description of a rip on
The canals of New York State II abounds
in amusing narratives, and interesting sta
tistics. The Illustrations a.e profuse and
natural.
The beautiful and historic Lake Leman is
ably treated OF by Ralph Kerlsr, who gives
in this article incidents in the lives of VOL
taire, Madame De Stael, and other lam, us
personages. The article Is well illustrated
and is worthy the writer.
Charles Nordhof continues his Northern
| Californian papers with an illustrated article
on Mendocno and Clear Lake giving us
some sketches oflife among the lumbermen
Of the far West, which are particularly in
teresting at this season ofthe year.
In this humber appears also the second u-
stallment of the Living Link" by Prof De-
Mile, the well-known author of the Dodge
Club. This story promises to equal in inter-
| est any OF his preceding ones.
The beautiful poem entitled "a Golden
Wedding with ten illustrations by Miss II,
r. Hudson will by many be considered the
gem of this number; it is full of good cheer
and jolly times.
Mo"cure ID. Conway gives us the ninth Of
his South Coast Saunterngs in England
with eight Illustrations. These papers are
full of interesting matter such as is seldom
found in magazine literature.
I. 3. Maary's article on Indian Summer Is
philosophical treatise on the supplemental
seasons, which, coming from the pen of so
able writer, is full of interest and .nforma.
tion.
The "Panic in Wall Street, is a history cf
the three great panics of the present genera
ton. 1t gives us an insight OF the operations
OF our great railroad kings, and of the way
in which business is conducted on Wall street.
Two short stories are given Delgardo,"
by Harriet Prescott Spofford, and Legend
of Crawford Notch by Anna C. Swasey.
The poetry of this number is contributed
by Alfred II. Louis, s. s. Conant, Bessie NJ.
Love, w. w. Harney and VIM. c. Richarl.
Scribners for December opens with pro-
fusely illustrated article on "Old and New
louisiana" by Edward Kings. This is the
second Of these papers, and it will, we are
sure, serve to deepen the interest created by
the first.
Savage Man. by N. A. H. is an extreme.
ly interesting article, giving us some thrill
ing facts concerning the nations of whom we
know the leist. 1t is we'll illustra ed and
cannot fail to add greatly to tue intere-t of
this number.
John Fraser gives us sketch and portrait
OF that celebrated young English astronomer,
Richard Anthony Proctor, now iu this coun-
Try.
Froude's second paper on an Engl SD Abbey
Is interesting as giving us incidens in the
history of the country, with which, after our
own, we ought to be more familiar
'The Resumption of ecie Payments is
timely and able discussion of the financial
condition of the country by Prof. Atwater o
Princeton.
''Carlisure in SPAIN with genealogical
diagram of the SpInish Succession is IN abe
article on subject Of universal interest at
the present time.
The stories Black r ck'' 'Kath.rine
Earle and "Ea:hern Pitchers with Bret
Harte's poem Luke serve to give "a spice