Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-09-11
Vol. XIX. Whole No. 972 No. 81,
New Publications.

%'-''' -'h" MS 10 "a UlIEdZIIit
which Is fully abreast of the times. and
which seems to occupy a middle ground
between an ordinary Monthly and learn
ed Quarterly.
The articles in the September number
range all the way from light fiction to pom
derous statistics, political economy, and
philosophy. Mr.. Hale, as usual, connects
the Old with the New, by summary OF
the changes, actual and contingent, in va
rious states OfEurope.
The New England Sphynx,' is a story
by Dr. V. G. Smith, is a thing which all o.
our young ladies ought to read. The Eng
ilsh IS very terse and strong, and DR.. Smith
makes his meaning perfectly plain. In fact
his bluntness is worthy of DIR. Abernethy
himself.
lie sketches the career of an ambitious
young woman, whose unclipped aspira-
tions came near being tho physical and
mental ruin Of her; thus giving the school
girl and young teachers a solemn warning
against working too much and sleeping
too little.
The Last witch" is too beautiful for
nature. and too commonplace for the .u-
pernatural. "Garnet's Escape" IS a con-
trlbution 10 the history of the Rebellion
and, a. such, has its value. AT the Me-
dunn, Is a. scrp-ilippant discussion Of
spIrituali.m, which viii not DO much to-
N'rf The clucjdatiou ~ the subject.
Most of the other articles are Of real
worth. Against DarwInism'' Is evident,
tAe work of an earnest nlind. aud the ar
glmeat seems % contain real truth. IT,.
drit We approve; but the style Is obscure
and marred by the many technical term. !.
aad some Of the statements are too Dos
Tive for instance, that ia which il /, taken
f'r granted that the earth i more than
+1,oop years old. Different geologists es-
t,matr i anywhere between few thousand
year, and untold ages Have they come to
au agreement:
Farmer. aud Railroads" by Edward
Stanley. Is an uncommonly fair and thor
ough discussion Of the subject. The scope
Of the article will be seen from these four
questions which form the authors ANALYSIS
ct It: Is ii true that the railroads have
charged excessively for the transportation
81 grain: Are the causes Of the difficulties
under which the farmers labor, what the
farmers suppose? l. the remedy which the
leaders in the new movement propose,
likely to he eifcctual? Is there any other
remedy that promises better"
The poem "Heautontimoroumenos is
Of the boy, remark ap6GI I"td6 TngWd bot
for 80 small "A colt.
WOODS HOUSEHOLD MAGAZINE.-This
Is less prctentious than most Of the month
lies, but it is what it professes to be, a
periodical of high moral tone, and of con-
siderable literary merit
The September issue presents its reader,
with a large variety of matter some of it
very spicy. much of it entertaining. and
all of ii good. That Engineer" is fresh
and strong. Choice of Colors'' is a gem
selected rom Bits of Talk" by II. II
bargains involved a lesson in economy.
tor the benefit of houSe-keepers: and the
Haunted Cask," which is broached in this
number, opens well and promises some
thing with good flavor to it, John Ste
vcns' Pericardium' is 4 lively sketch, and
its essential truth is not the worst part OF
it. Johns plain talk to his wife is worthy
Of quotation. Kate" says he, ~ on are
nothing more nor less than a drunkard,
and, in the sight OF God, more culpablc
than most of the men who stagger through
the streets; because the majority of those
poor devils have some sort of an excuse
for their conduct, and you haven't the
slightest. You have a luxunous home 4
husband doing his level best to make YOU
happy, everything under the light of the
sun to please you, and yet you will persist
in swilling tea
The poetry is fair, the "children's corner
as pleasant as usual, and there are passages
in the editorial department which are re-
markably sensible and suggestive.
THE ALpINE.-Thc Aldine for September
Is up TO its usual standard. both pictorial
and literary. 1t contains three views OF
Rocky Mountain scenery, which almost
make one suspect that some regions are
grander than others. The Blue Bird" and
who Is It!" are charming, and the
American Farm Scene" is very bucolic
indeed. The representation of Charles V
and Titian,' and the article accompanying
it, are full of interest; and those who have
read Tennyson's Sleeping Palace and
"Sleepng Beauty" will be pleased with
Dore's illustrations of them. The likeness
of the Skye terrier is as natural as life, and
as ugly.
As for the purely literary part, 'Rena"
is very noticeable poem, OF more than
average merit. There is rery fantastic
tale called the 'Burgomaster in a Battle.
which originated in a battle that got into
an other man. The magazine contains de-
scriptive articles, more or less didactic,
and notices ofmusic, art, and literature.