The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-08-29
Literary Notices.

Nothlhg nner has yet been produced in
the September Alfine. Eurone and America
have been laid under contribution TO furnish
the most marvellously beautiful pictures
winch the best artists can produce. Mr.. a.
j.. buHher mas a series of three magnificent
views in the Rocky Mountains made ex-
pressly for The AldiRe. In these daxs of
Yellowstone expeditions and excursions to
tins famous region these pictures possess
nnusuaI interest. A full-page view of Clear
Greek Canon, Rocky Mountains opens up
the wonderful grandeur OF those hidden
solltudes in way to make them seem real;
a large picture of the Snowy Range of the
Sierra Madre is wild, gloomy and grand,
whlle sketch of the interior of the Rocky
Mountains gives one the impression that all
the world is made of mountains. A charm
ing full-page picture after Leieune, a French
artist, called 1.-The Blue Bird shows a be-
wltchlng young woman confined in n strong
tower TO keep her from her lover Mr.. John
Hows, a New York artist has full-page
study of ''Brookside Willows - remarkable
for its faithful Interpretation of nature and
minute detail. A finer picture is seldom
seen. Mary a. Hallock gives a society
sketch called ''Who is It?'7 of two ladies
peeplng down stairs to catch n glimpse of
the man at the hall door Dore, the great
French artist, furnishes two large pictures
illustrating the fairy tale of the "Sleepinp
Deanty. One of these shows the wonder
ful Sleeping Palace, " with the huntsmen
IN profound slumher; the other mirrors the
sleeping Beauty" in her vine-covered bal
cony In the golden sunlight. These two
pictures are magical in their effect, and full
of the subtle genius of Dore. Peter Moran
mas carefully drawn picture called an
American Farm Scene which is truthful
and Characteristic. There is also a fine pic
ture OF emperor Charles V. and Titan,
after Becker, which illustrates well-known
historical event. "a Skye Terrier closes
the grand list of illustrations for Septenber
E1ach OF these pictures are we'll described in
the ietterpress, the editorial articles on
colorado and the "Sleepinr Beauty
being of special interest Mrs Julia C. r.
Dorr opens the number with an exquisite
poem of considerable length, entitled "Rena:
a Legend of Brussels 1t has all the beau
~ and grace of Tennvson's "Locksley
Hail. which it resembles. r. X. Weeks
addS a gem of a poem called ''In Septem-
per. Ihe prose contributions are all eX-
cellent. "A Great Man in Green Hat Is
a capital satire on the modern art of 'inter-
viewing, written by G. =. Lathrop. ''F
w. has chatty article Concerning Cos
tunes The Burgomaster in Bottle is
one OF those quaint French stories which
only Messrs. Erckmann -Chatrian could
nave written. "On The Trap Is an ex-
citing love story by E. b. Leonard. w w
Bailey has one of his pleasant and readable
assays on Motion in Plants" James Jack
son Jarves, the we'll known writer on art
contributes Il very interesting account of
Mrs Browning's English Home" The
departments of Music, Art and Literature
are each we'll filled with good solid reading
matter, fully maintaining the high reputa-
tion The Aldine has long since earned. Sub
scription price So, including chromos ''Vil-
lage Belle" and Crossing the Moor" JAS
Sutton & Co, publishers, 5S Maiden Lane
\. Y.
TIE PHRENOLoGICAL Journal for Sep
tember, now on our table, must be pro
nounced by every reader a capital number
Its examination has given us much satisfac-
tion. 1t contains over twenty set articles,
besides shorter papers, among them being
Hiram Powers, with portrait; Extraordinary
Sclentlhc Discovery; Living Unto Life; DIR.
HoratuS Bonar, with portrait; Laughter
illustrated; Sketches from Real Life, No 4
illustrated; Good Behavior. which every
body should read; Prof. j. NJ Kieffer, with
portrait; Mary Lees Dream, a story for
teachers; Over-training; Curiosities of Alb
stlnencr; Local Option, or The Temperance
Experiment AT Vineland; DIR. WiIder's Wit
and Wisdom; From ChebOygan to Macki-
nav on Ice; The Chinese Wheelbarrow.
illustrated; John 7. Gordon, a Murderer
with portrait, etc. Subscription price, So a
year. S. r. Wells, Publisher, 3S9 Broad
way, New York.
THROW PHYSTC TO THE DOGs.''-''THE
GRAPHIC" recently gave an illustration of
the new chrome issued by the Murray Hill
publishing Co, 129 East Twenty-eighth
Street, y. ", from Bispham's painting
Throw Physic to the Dogs. - The subject is
little girl physicing various specimens of
the canine race. The scene is a laughable
one, and the different attitudes of the dogs
ale exceedingly pleasing.
1t was designed to illustrate DR.. Foote'S
aversion TO drugs, and accompanies each
copy of his wel-known work, ''Plain Home
Talk and Medical Common Sense - The Doc
tors practice is thoroughly New School
and in this way he stands prominently ont
from the profession n successful practitioner
The book is a volume of 912 pages aud 200
illustrations, filled with facts and reason
alNfT -.
physical status. The Graphic says of it: "It
is an encyclopedia of useful knowledge -
A noted clergyman of this city testifies to
its merits, remarking: "It is library in
itself The Franklin Repository, of Cham
bersburg, Pa, speaks of the picture as "a
beautiful chrome, very pleasant, and so en-
loyable as to be almost good company. -
Ne1o York Express.
BALLOU'S MAGAZINE FOR SEPTEMBER
This Magazine, universal favorite with
all classes OF society, rich and poor, is issued
Tor september, and a rare number it is brim
full of genuine matter such as interests all
telling of adventure in the arctic REGIONS
(Which was crowded out of the August
number), and well written sketch about
newspaper reporters, contributed by one of
that useful profession, the celebrated NJ
Quad of the Detroit Free Press, a most
promising young writer, who served through
the war as soldier, has passed many months
in the Indian country as trapper and hunt
er, and no~ acts as editor. In addition to
all this is well prepared paper ON Brazil,
several beautiful stories, extra good sup
ply of poetry, and among the latter is poem
by Miss Mosby of Virginia, near relation
of the celebrated Colonel Mosby of guerrilla
fame, and the usual illustrations and comic
cuts. All the back numbers from January
supplied by the publishers THoMEs & TAI
BOT, So Bromfield street, Boston, and for
sale 1T all periodical stores in the country.
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RIGHT ON THE RECoRD.-Now and then
a rumor reaches the public ear that some
body, generally resident of the rural dis
tricts, has been ''taken in and done for on
a sewing mac hine, or some other labor-saV-
ing invention. In a few instances these dis
honest dogdges have been ventilated through
the newspapers, one or two cases having re-
Gently been reported, wherein a sewing ma
chine agent is said to have been granted the
privilege of leaving machines at certain
houses until he would call for them, receiv-
ing in return what purported TO be an &C
knowled cement of such fact, duly signed by