The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-04-30

hsre all day. Snow foil to The depth
of twelve inches.
What fearful country Minnesota ID.
LlTERARY N0TIoNs.
-&. Nicholas Tor May h,s . very
large and remarkably ane engraving
illustrating . passage il Goethe's Poem,
"Johanna Ssbus." This number con.
tains many engraviugs Of unusual ex.
sellsnoe: Miss Hallock has two, one
Of which is specimen Of her very best
work on wood Miss Ledyard has two i;
EIsnge and Sheppard each has cap.
ital piece Of character drawing; there
is beautiful little thing copied from
Miohelet, and . picture from ono of
Rsudsohell's graceful and dainty
sketches. There il even . drawing
from . native Japanese artist. Tho
literary contents this month alternate
very fairly between the practical aud
tho imaginative. There i an article
on tho "Origin Of Bind Mans Buff )"
ono on the workings and wonders Of
tho telegraph ; . paps, BY the late N.
8. Dodge, on "Auotions al Over the
World; )" "Christnas Oity;" an 10.
count Of the origin Of the story Of Blue
Beard !; . true story from Holstsip, Of
missionary stork, and an article With
illustrations descriptive Of "H.ydn's
Children's Symphony" AZ 70 fiction,
there are three serial stories By Ttow.
bridge, Stockton and Olive Thosas
. story Of Greenland, with IN sdvsst,zs
With polar beans; - delightful home.
story called Min Fs,shav's Tsa-Pasty
. japanese Fairy tale, and 'eThs jim.
myjohns' sailos.suits," one Of Mn
DiaT popular skstshss. "Hsv Perrin.
mons Took Cab oh Der Baby" il
most delightful pieos Of southern dia'
lest poetry. "In the Wood" is sweet
little poem. The departments ars al
good Is usual, especially ]aok.in.ths'
Pulpit, in which there is . prs.eminsnt
y funny story Of low spirited turtle
Tho Riddle Box contains on.
Of the BEST puzzles Of the day, an, ey
ery.day song, written IN tho "Laugusg.
Of the Restless Imps."
The Gala9y for May is bright
fresh, and 'pring'lite; full Of smiling
landscape and vivid figure painting
and poetry. In the leading article MI
Albert Rhodes tells how American
conduct themselves in Paris. MI
Clemens Peterson sotibutss q most At
traetive sketch Of scenery aud ohar.cte
in Denmark, Sweden and Norway
IAN Odd Piece Of History"-th
French Spoliation olaims-vill BE- rea,
With great ,ntsrest BY everybody. Mi
Richard Grant White begins his usua
Linguistic Notes With . clever seoa,
upoa 1.-THE lot beauties Of the EnRlisl
Language" and follows With: . "Cen
tury ofAuthors," LIT Of one hundred
Of the greatest writer's Of the world i,
all periods and in Ill languages, fion
Noses, the prophet, down to Ruskiu
the word painter. "a Glimpse of tb
Tropics describes Havana life an,
scenery. In "The Temperance Cru
SADIE" . Cuban writer comments upo,
the American manner of refreshnent
and loudly deolaims against the cation
u "Perpendioular drink Lad!
Blanche Murphy contributes = YER,
readable sketch entitled "Our Neigh
borhood," picture Of English oountr,
life with III field sports and indoo
pastimes. There a1e three shor
stories, Of which the best il "In tn
Dark," BY Thee. Gift describing q
adventure of some loysn in an Enelisl
savern. Another il based upon th
strange customs Of the sosisty Of u
Thugs 10 India j; the scene Of The thi1
il laid 10 France, and The leading cha,
aster, n. Roqse, hes . nsnis for col
Letting skulls. "Ths Pazoly Of Il
Period" i . collection Of odd o..
smusiag vsssss. The Scientific D.
parsmsnt i very comprehensive il i,
summary Of recent progress. The ssh
q departments ne Of the usual lsnst
and variety. ..
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