The Portland daily press., 1874-11-24
Magazine NOticns.

Magazine Notices.
Harper's, for December, opens Ihe fiftieth
volume Of this sterling magazine. It has
over fifty illustrations. Mss Constance
Fenimore Woolson contributes the first part
OF bright and interesting paper on st. Au-
gustine. Professor Simon Newcomb de-
scribes the observations of the Transit of
Venus Mr.. Conway's third paper on Decor
ative Art in England describes the Town
send House, recently wrecked by great gun
powder explosion. In The First Century of
the Republic, Mechanical Progress is taken
up by Mr.. E. II. Knight. covering important
inventions. Senor castelar's papers are con-
tinued. An interesting historical paper, en-
titled Genesis OF The New England Churches.
describes the rise of Puritanism in England
and The prosecutions Of the Nonconformists
in tie time of Elizabeth. Mr.. Curtis dis
cuSes English Non-conformty and Prof
Eyndalfs address, the argument for a Ma
J tional University, Public Life in America
and the Prussian Kings recent Military Or.
der concerning Duels, and so on. @5a
St. Nicholas for Decembe opens with
handsomely illustrated articl. on the cole
brated 'Garden of the Gods,''i. Color.do
Among the other instructive arnS,e. .ro
The Boy Astronomer, by Hezekiah Butte.
worth; The Chickadees, by Harvey Wilder !:
African Fashions, by Olive Thorne; Abort
and William Tell, by Emma d. Southwick;
and Holiday Harbor, an excellent article by
Mrs. 5. B. G. Samuels, showing the boys and
gins how to build city, with all the public
bullungs, steamboats,, railroad trains, ETC.,
necessary for its prosperity. The wonderful
adventures of Tchumpin are concluded
Mary N. Prescott writes charmingly abou,
Prue's Dolls; there is fanciful story BY b
+. Woolf, called Mabel's Troubles. with
picture by Eytinge, characteristic tale
translated from the Swedish by Selma Bore
and Marie A. Brown. Helen C.. Weeks tells
about Fourteen Monkeys, and all the boy.
will he glad to read The Comanches Trail, by
Samuel W. Cozzens. A poem is illustrated
by twelve dogs heads, drawn from life will
great spirit and fidelity by A. 81. Thayer
Among the other poems are Little Whimpy
by Mrs Dodge; The Jeweled Tree, by A. M
Machar, and Friends, by L. G.. Warner Mrs
Abby Morton Diaz has one of her funn,
sketches called A Little Girls Story. Very
interesting announcements are made for tn
January issue of st. Nicholas, which will b
the holiday number, and will contain, bes!d
ever so many Christmas stories the opening
chapters of the new serials: The Young Sur
veyo-, by J. T. Trowbrdge, and Eight Cous
ins, by Louisa NJ. Alcott.
Scribner's Monthly for December. Note
on Kentucky and Tennessee, in Decembe
number of Scribner's, form the final regula
installment in the Great South Series, by MI
King. A description Of the Mammoth Cav
forms large part Of this article, and ther
are several fresh illustrations of this wonder
full place. The other articles illustrated
either by means of pictures or diagrams, ar
The Transit of Venus, The Probabilities G
Rivers, The Silver Age. andRambles in Ma
deira. In fiction, we have the continuation
of Jules Verne's Mysterious Island with illus
trations; and of SAKE Holm's curious story
My Tourmaline; also Jeanette, by Mis-
Woolson, and In Trumpet, Thanksgivin
story by Miss Hopkins, author of One of Mis-
Widgery's Evenings. Mr.. Stedman gives u
another of his essays on The Victorian Po
cts, this time graphing with the tough sui
ject, Robert Browning himself. There are pe
ems by Celia Thaxter and others. In Topic
of the Time, DR.. Holland writes about Th
Great South Series of Papers, Christianit
and Color, Investments for Income, Natur
and Literature. The Doctor says that Et
ward King Travelled in all twenty-five thou:
and miles in gathering the materials for hi
papers. In the department of Etching
there is an amusing account of the The De,
il in Literature. DR.. Hollands new move
The Story of Sevenoaks, will begin in tn
January number OF Scribner's.
The Atlantic for December Is fairly up I
the average of preceding numbers. M
Howells' story, A Foregone Conclusion, enc
artisticaily in accordance with the title
George Cary Eggleston also brings his Recol
lections of Rebel tc conclusion. Edwar
Atkinson has an article on The Righteous
ness Of Money Making, which is in many RI
s?eats the most entertaining of the numbe
taking as it does objections to the proven
that the love of money is the root OF all evi
N. S. Shaler gives an interesting sketch {
the western portion of Martha's Vineyart
E. s. Nadal draws contrasts between Englis
scenery and our own. Edgar Fawcett flu
nishes suggestive criticism on Mr.. A
drch's poetry, Mr.. Longfellow coutrit
utes Cadennabbia, reminiscence
an Italian lake. The remaining articles ar
Old Trees, by LS. Barry; Fairhaven Bay
by G. P. Lathrop; Water Color Painting, b
Henry S. Macintosh; About Barrel {
Lard, by A. T. Lamon; Visit of the Wren
by Paul II. Hayne; Some Results from NJ
Spiritual Studies, by Robert Dale Owen, an
Land and Sea, by Hiram Rich. trlssh
Old and Ne,o for December is an ente
tanning number. The editor, Mr.. Hale. Civ
an address on A Life Of Letters, delivered b
fore the graduating classes of Vassar COLES
and Cornell University, in which he takes o
casion to tell literary aspirants some pla
: truths. In the editorial department he TAX
up the cudgels for nnderpaid teachers. I'll
Rev. Mr.. Tyrwhitt brings the Sketching CT,
to conclusion. Two more chapters of tt
Way We Live Now are given. Robert Gral
contributes some atrocious verses entitlt
"Hymen in Washington" The Rev. NJ
Martineau furnishes the ablest paper of Il
number, an analysis of the position and clain
of the Protestant Episcopal Church. 9th
articles are Against Time by Ernest Pape
: dick and A Chirp from Conservative Cr:c
ct by Laura d. Nichols. The Examiner co
tains some good book reviews; the depa
ment of fine art is devoted to an onslaught
the Montpensier collection, which seems
be catching it all round. The capital cole
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