The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-07-22
MAGAZINES for Angnst.


Magazines for August.
ST. NICHOLAS fer August is as usual full
of interesting matter for the young iolke.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps contributes
story of adventures on the water. under the
title of ''The Affair of the .Sandpiper.' %"
Another story of the sea, entitled "a Whale
mans Ghost" is from the pen of ]. W.
Woodbury. There are large installments of
the two seria's, Fast F;enis," by j. I.
Trowbridge, and What Might Have been
Expected" by Frank r. Stockton. Mrs. Jane
G. Swisshelm contributes "Willie's Little
Brown Sister, sketch OF the far West; and
Mrs. A. M. Diaz has a thoroughly New Eng
land sketch, "The Moving of the Barn."
with amusing amateur pictures. The poems,
'In Summer Time and ''The Little Doll
that Lied" are each marked by a peculiar
quaint humor that will be sure 20 MAKE them
widely read and quoted, and-tne first is most
exqcisitely illustrated from designs by the
author. Besides all this there is beautiful
trontispiece; short stories BY Charlotte Ad-
ans and Lizzie W. Champney; practical
article on Wood Carving and the usual excel
lent special departments.
Perhaps the most 'riking article in OLD
AND New for August is paper entitled,
"The Protestant Theory of Authority from
the pen'of James Martineau d. d. The ar
tice is devoted TO discussion OF the author
ship of the four "Gospe.s" of the New Testa-
meut, or more particularly to the iourth-the
Gospel OF ST. John, and the Revelations. 1t
is certainly the generally received belief
that the fourth Gospel was the work of lbe
''beloved disciple' and that the Apocalypse
was from the same hand. Yet Mr. Marti-
de II t1,atf l.
claims that there are internal evid- uces bat
the fourth Gosp was not the VIZ < NJ st.
Johu and was written much later an gen.
orally supposed. One )f the many internal
evidences is the te 4 that the writer Of the Eos
pei used dialect wbic1 was not heard in the
first century, and not until the middle af the
second. The Greek of the seer is tainted
with Hebrew while that Ot the evangelist is
clearer than all the rest of the New Tesla
ment from foreign idioms. This is only one
of the many internal evidences which are
c'ed by Mr.. Martineau TO support his theory.
This paper, certainly, is remarkable, aud cal
culated to call out much discussion.
Mr.. Hale begins in tLis number traasla-
ton of"Ncolette and AGcassin," a trouba-
dour's tale which is supposed to belong to the
twelfth century. 1t will be concluded in Sep
tember.
Mr. Trollope gives us two more chapters
in his story 1.-THE Way We Live Now" and
Rev. r. ST. John Tyrwhitt contributes an
other chapter on art. Bishop Forr tte fur
nishes a curious story entitled, "rhe Old
Capuchn and the Young Carmelite."
The poetry of the number comprises "The
Glory of Motion by Rev. K. st. Johr Tyr
whit and ''An Cd Song" by @. ]. 5.
The Examiner, Record Of Progress and
Musical Review are as usual, excellent.
The paper in sCRIBNER's for August
which will probably be most widely read is
entitled "Recolections cf Charles Summer"
and is the first of series by Mr.. A. B. John
son, who was long and intimately connected
with Mr.. Sumner as his private secretary.
Another timely article is Kate Fields sketch
of the manuscript of "Our Mutual Fr.end,"
recently sold in this country. William Hem
ry Goodyear advances some originai theories
in regard to Pisan architecture in fully il
lustrated article entitled "a Lost Art"
Mr.. SAKE gives us ''Some Epgrams of Mar
tial," MI. Stoddard prints bis sec nd paper
on the ancestry of "Some British Authors"
and there is sketch OF Whitelav Reid, with
a portait
Mr.. Kings 'great South" installment
deals witn 1.-The Cotton States,'' chiefly
Georgia, and the Illustrations reflect the life
ofthat region. Mr.. b. f Taylor has another
OF us 'Oiu lline MUSIC series. tnlltltu
{ The Old State Road" and illustrated by
Sheppard.
1.-The Mysterious Island and katherine
Earle" are continued, and there are poems
by II. H., Mary E. Bradley, and Nelly NJ.
Hutchinson. "Cinnabar City," by James
T. Mckay, is thoughtful story of Western
life. DR.. Holland writes OF ''Cbarles Sum-
per. ''Prot. SWING" and The Struggle for
Wealth. and The Old Cabinet" is entitled
yr..l. l1.x .rs. ors4 e..
ALL" The other depa ,tments have the usual
interest and variety.
The ATLANTIC for August opens with an
entertaining sketch of North Northum-
brian village by George Runel jackson. W.
d. Howells adds two more chapters Of his
story ga Foregone Conclusion
Mr.. Eggleston continues "A Rebels Rec
elections devotng chapter to the con-
duct of the women of the South. Like the
women of the North they did much to al
leyiate the sorrows and hardships OF the sol
| dier bv faithful and devoted attendance at
| the bedsides OF the SEX aud wounded at the
| hospitals, and since the war the writer at
! tributes such prosperity as the South has
| achieved, TO The courage and spirit OF her
| noble women.
Charles Warren Stoddard gives some inter-
| esting theatrical experience under tue title OF
Over the Foot-Liehts," and Win Wallace
Harvey gives chapter IV in 'Katy's Fer
| tune"
Mr.. Edward Atkinson gives rome primary
! lessons on the subject of money and bank
| ing. 1t would be difficult to find anv subject
| so much treated of and with so little knowl-
edge as this, and Mr.. Atkinson will do g BOD
work if he succeeds in planting in the brains
Of the quacks who are continually dabhllns
! in finance, some of It's fundamental pinc'-
| pies.
T. S. Perry gives sketch of Jules Schmi I,
in this country. Altert Webster, Jr., con-
tributes a romance under the title OF MAD
| anne. 40
The poetry in this rumber eonsis "a
Sea Dream by Joon G: Winter, one
of his best short poems; The Moth" by
J. ]. Piatt; "Rosenied," by Alice Williams; (;
s.Two Veil.,'' by Sallie NJ. y. Piatt; and
"Counterparts,' - by Helen b. Bostwick. Two
| of these have already been published in this
paper.
The departments of literature, music and
education are up to their usual standard.