The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-09-03
LITERAEY NOTICES.

LITERARY NOTICES.
The Atlantic for September opens
with an entertaining bit of fiction
from the pen Of Bayard Taylor, "Who
was she~ Additional chapters arc
given of W. D. Howell's novel, "a
Foregone Conclusion" Prof: Sha-
ler's article on "The Moon" is very
interesting; and 80 is J. J. Jarves'
sketch Of "Pescaglia, the Homo Of a
Mad Artist" G. P. Lathrop's paper
on "The Novel and its future would
be more valuable if it were less stilted
in style. Among the other contents
are: "The Lady Of Little Fishing"
"Coney Island ;" "A Rebels Recol-
lections )" "A Vision of Lost Souls )"
"Tropic Midnight" etc. Fl. O.
Houghton & Co., publishers, Boston.
The leading article in point Of
interest in the current number Of the
Galaxy is sketch of Marshal Mac
Mahon, by Eli Reclus, the distin-
guished French General and hHeroteur.
Another noticeable article, entitled
"The Romance of Holland House."
which is based upon the book Of the
Princess of Liechtenstein and other
| authorities, contains a fund Of curious
anecdotes and unfamiliar history con-
| nected with this most interesting of
English palaces. The Lady Blanche
Murphy is represented by . sketch Of
travel in Italy. j. T. Hesdley also
contributes . pleasant italian picture
woven into the form Of . love story
There are two other love talse in the
number, the best being an English
one by Theo. Gift. Sheldon & Co..
publishers, New York.
Tho Eclectic Magos;to for Sep.
TENDER is emhellished with an admirar
bic portrait Of the venerable Peter
Cooper, and in the sketch Of his Life
which accompanies the portrait, thu
editor speaks Of the great philanthro
pist with q warmth which will find ar
echo in every heart. Tho table o.
contents Of the number is very at
tracive, including: Tho Depths
of the Sea-" "Mr. Ruskin's Recon-
lWritings;'' "Iatent Thoughts; :
"slavery and the Slave Tr:de;' ''The
Romance Of the japanese Revolu
tion;' "John Bunyan "A Defence
of Modern spiritualism y and "Addi
son." There are additional chapter
of the striking story, Car From thu
Madding Crowd" E. R. Pelton
publisher, New York.
| The numbers Of Ls3cTs Lv;e,
lAge, issued in August, have been q
usual filled with the valuable produc
tions Of the ablest living contributor
to periodical literature. Among tn
important articles Of these number
are the following: "On the Persona
History Of Lord Macaulsy;" "Th'
Place Of Homer in History and IL
Egyptisn Chronology" 'The Poets
at Pfay;" "'Josh Billings' in Eng
lish )" 1.-THE Moons Figure a. Obtain
ed in tho steraoeoope;" "Finge1
Rings" Louis Phillirpe;"" Comets;
"Habit in Plenta, 2c, :" "Derisiv<
Punishments," With shorter articles
poetry and miscellany. Tkesa num-
bers also contain excellent short
stories. Littell d Gay, publishers
Boston.
Mr.. w. W. Huntington, Treas
urer of the Aldine Company, pub
fishers of the Aldi,e, the elegant Art
Journal of America, states in q card
that that publication is on q sound
financial footing and that the reports
of it's embarrassment are unfounded
The stock of the Company is held by
some of the wealthiest men Of New
York City, and the continued success
of the Aldine is assured. This is graf
flying information, as that journal
has come to be indispensable.