Middletown transcript., 1874-08-01
Current Literature.

HARpER's MAGAZINE, AUGUST, l874.-Harpers s
Magazine for August contains seventy-eight capi-
tai illustrations, and in its illustrated articles is
as charaoeristcally American as was the July
number. Here we have both the sea and the
mountains-the former in Junus Henri Brownies
brilliant pictures of Newport, and the latter in
+. G. Mathers minute and interesting description
of the spurs of the Green Mountains and Lake
Memphremageg.
Lyman Abbott, in an illustrated article, en-
titled 1.-The American Railroad, gives graphic
and interesting description of Il railroad from its
inception through all the stages of its construc-
ton, and shows how the institution is operated.
Bishop Gilbert Haven, in this Number, con-
clndes his entertaining series ofpapers on Mexico
Two beautifully illustrated Poems are con-
tributed by r. II. Stoddard and Wallace liarney.
''The Living Link is concluded This is 10
be followed by serial story, "Rape of the
Camp" illustrated by Fredericks.
General NJ Cleans third and concluding pa
per on "Army Organization is the most sugges-
sive and interesting of the series.
Eugene Lawrence contributes another of his
brilliant historical sketches, entitled 'Gallco
and the Papal lniallibility."
A timely paper by George NJ. Towle, exhibits
the progress which has recently been made by
English agricultural labors, and powerfully
contrasts the wealth of few British landhoders
with the poverty of British peasants.
| The Editorial Departments are as comprehen-
sive and interesting as usual.
ST. NICHOLAS FOR AUGUST is an excellent ''hot-
| weather" number. 1t contains "The Affair OF
the 'Sandpiper,' " a story of adventures on the
water, by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, and "a
Whaeman's Ghost, story of the ocean, by j.
H. Woodbury.. There are large insaments OF
the two serials, ''Fast Friends by j. 7. Trow-
bridge, and "What might have been Expected" +"
by Frank r. Stockton. As the first of these is
a story of the North and the other of the Sosth,
the adventures of the boy-heroes are not at all
similar. Natural History receives good deal
of attention in this number. The Geological
Gardens of London are described with eight
pictures of their occupants. Mrs. Jane G. Swiss
helm contributes 'Willies Little Brown Sister,
a sketch of the far West; and Mrs. A. NJ. Daiz
has a thoroughly New England sketch, "The
Moving of the Barn, )" with funny amateur pic
lures Besides all this there is beautiful fronts
piece short stories by Charlotte Adams and
Wood Carving and the usual excellent speca
departments.
SCRIBNER's MONTHLY FOR AUGUST. pape
in Scribner's for August which will probably be
most widely read is entitled ''Recollections o
Charles Sumner and is the first of a series b.
Mr.. A. b. johnson, who was long and intimate
ly connected with Mr.. Sumner as his privat
secretary. Another timely article is Kate Field
sketch of the manuscript of "our Mutual Friend,
recently sold in this country. William Henry
Goodyear advances some original theories il
regard to Pisan architecture in fully illustrated
article entitled "a Lost Art
Mr.. Kings "Great South installment deal
with ''The Cotton States, chiefly Georgia, ant
the illustrations reflect the life of that region
"The Mysterious Island'' and "Katherin
Earle are continued, and there are poems, b.
II H., Mary E. Bradley, and Nelly Hutchin
SON. DR.. Holland writes o! "Charles Sumner,
"Prof. Swing, and 'The Struggle for Wealth,
and "The Old Cabinet," is entitled "With Malic
toward none, with Charity for ALL" The ethe