Middletown transcript., 1874-08-22
Current Literature.

l-Harpers Magazine for September covers
an extensive variety of subjects, and con-
tains over One Hundred Illustrations.
The number opens with one of the best
articles which Porte Crayton has ever
given to the public, entitled '.On Negro
| Schools"
A very comprehensive and entertaining
paper on sepulture, entitled 1.-THE Silent
Majority" with twenty EIGHT illustrations,
is contributed by Junius Henri Browne
William H. Riding contributes time
ly and picturesque description of the South
Sea Islands, profusely illustrated.
Professor j. II. Nourse concludes his
able review of the astronomical work ac-
complished in connection with observator-
les in the United States. His article this
month, with fourteen illustrations, includes
notices of the observatories at Cambridge,
Dartmouth, Hamilton College. the Uni
versity of Michigan, the Sheffield Scien-
tife School, and the Dudley Observatory.
Edwin DeLeon contributes an important
paper showing the present condition of
commerce in the Southern States.
A new serial story, Rape of the Camp
is commenced in this Number, with illus
tratlons Dy freuerlckS.
In addition to the varied store of read
ing there are the five editorial departments
covering their accustomed range of topics
social, literary, scientific, historical, and
humorous.
There is much in an artistic way in the
August Aldine which will delight all low
ers of the beautiful Nothing more grace
full or charming has ever been seen in an
American magazine than the full-pag pic
ture called 1.-The Village Beauty" drawn
and engraved by the eminent French artist
G. Mettias. This work has been engrav-
ed in delicate and exquisite style, resem-
bling bank-note engravings. Mr. J. ID.
Woodwork contributes a series Of grand
and bold pictures of the Palisades of the
in America. The full-page picture of the
"Pinnacles of the Palisades" is massive
and solid in appearance, and will give the
reader new idea of these great towers of
stone. Two large pictures, contributed
by Peter Moran called "Thc Shady Lane
and "The Sunny Slope" are sure to ar
rest the attention and please the eye
The other illustrations in this number
consist of three fine views Of Westmin-
ster Abbey, portrait of Augustine DAILY
and ''The breakfast" by Epp, German
artist The literary contents of the Au-
gust Aldine consist of seventeen articles,
all original, and all replete with interest.
The poems and numerous editorial articles
in the August Aldine are of the usual
merit and interest Subscription price,
s., including chromos The East and
"The West" James Sutton a. Co., pub
fishers, 5S Maiden Lane, NewYork City.
The September number of "Petersen's
Magazine, is received, and is more beau
tiful than ever The steel engravings,
the colored fashion plates, the illustrative
woodengravings for fashions and for pat
terms in embroidery, crochet, &C., are
worth more than twice the price of the
number. The stories, too, are frst-rate,
The publisher, always ahead has met the
new postal law requiring the postage to be
paid in advance, at once, and has not wait
ed till next January, when the law will
be compulsory. He offers to send his
magazine to subscribers at the full price
of two dollars, postage free, and to clubs,
az intNs, WHiSu, SpESiuCiiuS tudt uc pays
the postage, are cheaper than erer Write
for specimen, which will be forwarded
gratis, and either subscribe your two dol
lars, or get up a club Address, Charles
j Peterson, 306 Chestnut Street, Phil
adelphia, Pa.
ST NICHOLAS FOR SEPTEMBER opens
very scasonably with 1.-THE Gentle An
gler, paper on Isaac Walton, aud we
soon come upon story about hunting an
telopes in the West. Among other season.
able things is very funny, illustrated
poem, called The Cheated Mosquitoes 3"
The serial stories, Fast Friends" by i.
I. Trowbrdge, and What Might Have
Been Expected by Frank r. Stockton,
draw near their conclusions, and the inter-
est of both stories naturally increases.
The Pony Express" is we'll l-written
article, handsomely illustrated, showing
how messages and letters were carried be-
fore railroads and steamboats, monopolized
the business Sarah O. Jewett contrib
utes capital story for girls, and there is
a romantic tale, Little Ben and the Sun
shine" by Kate Bloede Ehe depart
mens at the end of the number are cram
med as usual with wise bits of fun and
funny bits of wisdom
SCRIBNER's MeNruLY FOR SEprEM1ER.
Soribner's for September contains an un-
usual number of stories. The most strik.
ing of all is Bert Harte's amusing sketch
of "Wau Lee, the Pagan Then there
are stories, continued or complete, by
Jules Verne, Miss Trafton, James T. Nc
Kay, aud cthers. Mrs. Davis describes
"fhc Peppcr-Pot Woman" Mr.. Bur.
roughs writes about mellow England"
Mr.. Crosby about 'Gastrie Literature"
and M. s. says something about um-
brellas, Mr.. Kings Great South pa
per deals with Alabama and Mississippi.
DR., Hollands Topics are Literary
} STYLE" ''The Average PRAYER Meetin o. u