The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-05-07


msnt from planters Who wish to hire
them, saying the government is going
to furnish them rations. They do not
want work.
LITERARY NOTICES.
The Nay Aldins is filled to the
brim with choice flowers Of art and
literature. The engrAvlngs seem to
have reached the highest point of per.
fiction. John s. Davis opens the
number With = tull.pags picture, "The
Dying Hound" j. D. Woodward
contributes three large aud spiritedly
drawn pictures Of scenes in Florida.
The first picture Of tho series is = de-
lioiously cool view Of the famous Silver
Spring; tho second picture il . hand.
some full.page illustration of the mouth
Of the St. Johns River; the third pio-
ture il . Wild and dreamy view of
Florida hunmoek. Two other hand.
sous aud interesting pictures are "a
Retriever" after Decker, and "The
Bashfal Lover" by J. NJ. Buraeld.
"Up Springs the Lark" is the title of
. charming little: view. John Hows
has . full.page picture, striking for its
boldness, called tho "Hemloeks of o.
sego." "Ths Now Capitol at Hartford,
Conn.," is finely executed drawing
Of the largo and ornate building now in
process Of erection At Hartford, At the
cost Of several millions Of dollars. The
last illustsation 10 this number il IN OK.
oslsnt portrait Of Max Strakosoh, the
impressario, 30 we'll known in conneo-
ton with Italian opera in this coun.
try. The literary contents OF the May
Aldsns are Of greater variety and ex-
esllence than usual. Annie Herbert
opens the number with a long and
musical poem called my Round Tower
in the West;" Kate Putnam Osgood
tells tho story Of "a Little Fool )"
Henry Morford has touching poem.
"Ths Sightless Eys;" Jacob L. Mayer
gives an interesting account of "a
Visit to Erokmann.C hottian )" A. 81.
Cady tells in a new form 1.-THE Old,
Old Story" Mrs. L. M. Blinn Sings
OF "rhs Beautiful By and By" and
s. F. hopkins, Of London; has a long
entertaining account Of "An English
Spring." Frederic R. Marvin has a
poem called my Earthly Love-" and
Fenno Douglas tolls the dramatic story
Of ''Duskie." Tho editorial articles in
this number are "The Dying Hound =
"Fliehss through Florid. )" "The Re.
trievsr;" "The B.shfal Lover; )" 1.-THE
Henloeks Of Otsego;" ''Ths New Cap
itol At Hartford, Conn. )" "Liter.turs =
"Ths Water. Color Exhibition =
"Wagner's Loheugrin )" "Max Stra.
kosoh," and the "Drsm.." subsorip.
ton price, S., including chromos "The
East" add 1.-THE West" James Sutton
& Co., publishers, New York.
The numbers of The Liv;ng Age
for the weeks ending April 26th, and
May I'd, contain the following valuable
articles: Libraries, Ancient aud
Modern; Mendelssohn, by Ferdinand
Hitler, part ILL.,; Soeptioism and
Modern Poetr, Spanish Life and
Character in the Interior, during the
Summer Of 1873, part W.; Chateau.
brisnd and his Times, by the author Of
"Mirabe.u," etc., part H.; A Homely
Heroine ; Lord Stauhops and the His.
toriaus Of Queen Anne's Reigu; Youth
W. Age; Archibald Constable, BY
William Chambers The Princess
Charlotte About Retriev.rs; Explor.
atoms Of . Naturalist, etc., with in,
stalments Of car From the Maddine
Crowd" by Thomas Hardy; 1.-THE
Courtisr Of Misfortuoe, . Bonap.rtis'
Story" "a Roas in june" poetry and
miscellany. A now volume began
April 6rst. With fftv.two such mum.
bsrs, Of sixty.four largo pages each
(.egr.gstiog over 5000 pages . year,
the subscription price (s8) is low; o.
still better, 70, 80, any one of tn. 81
American magazines is sent with the
| Age for year. Littsll & Gay, pub
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| The Eclectic for Nay Is on on,
desk and contains an admirable Dor.
trait of Chief Justice Waite. The Cd
itorial sketch Of bis life vhish accom-
paniss this portrait is much the bes,
that has yet appeared. The content,
Of the number are of the CUSTOMARY
variety and interest, embracing Uni
versisies; Actual and Ideal, by Prof
Huxley; Dr.. Johnson's Writings
Explorations Of a Naturalist; o..
Flight; The Prince Printers of Italy
An Elephant Kraal; John Stuar
Mill; On Coal and Coal Plants; Fenf
Shut; The Mysogyuist; Alexander
Dumas, Fills ; and additional chapter
Of the very striking story, "Far from
the Maddioe Crowd" The ed,toria
departments arc full Of current inform
alton on literature, science, art, etc
Terms IS year. E. r. Pelton, pub
Usher, New York.
Tho A;l'oa.tkee Aont.ly for Ma,
IL an excellent book, containing . grea
!. amount Of Interesting reading, an
beautifully illustrated. A large clu1
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