The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-17

Julian Hawthorne's serial story, ,G arth. de-
velops in interest with every successive chan.
ter. This novel will place its author first
among American story writer's.
Mrs. Spofford and Ella Farman contribute
two short stories of thrilling interest.
John Bgelow continues his analysis of Hay
tian Proverbs.
The Editorial Departments are up to their
usual high standard of excellence.
Appleton's art Journal for July, which is
certainly the best number of the series vet
issued, opens with full-page engraving after
Deconinck's Strawberry Girl, a picture com.
manding admiration as one of the sweetest
Child portraitures ever painted The papers on
Landseer are continued, the present INSTALL
ment containing wood cuts after The Forest
ers Son, The Confession, A Scottish Lake
Scene, Near the Finish, and others. An ar
ticle on japanese art is embellished with
copies of pictures by artists of that curious and
Misunderstood nation. A pleasant note is
given on Dublin Schools of Art. The sixth of
the papers on the scenery Of the Hudson is de-
voted to Newburg and its surroundings, and
gives some charming sketches of a river which
certainly in picturesque point of view sur
passes the storied Rhine. Following this is
full page engraving after Murillo's Apotheosis
OF the Virgin. An appreciative sketch of
Corot, embellished By portrait and bv copies
after two of his most characteristic paintings,
is given. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts. a
building that is to be completed in the fall of
this year, receives full and complimentary
description. The number of the series on
American painters is given to Wood Perry.
Assyrian Art receives discriminating treat
ment in the light of George Smiths recent dis.
coveries on the site of Nineveh. An engray-
ing of the Babylonian Susannah, after Lom.
bordPs striking sculpture, is the concluding
illustration of the number. A second paper il
given to the salon of 1875, the Royal Academy
is noticed, aud the usual collection of "Notes"
finishes the number.
Tne North american ReUie,o for July is not
a particularly brilliant number, but it contains
some articles of note. The opening paper is on
Some Late Efforts at Political Reform, and dis
cusses the endeavors of several states to Sc
cure reform of their political systems, and to
amend their constitutions. The evils sought
to be avoided are dwelt upon, and treatise on
the limits and the usefulness of written con-
sttutions is given. Following this comes the
first of series of articles oa Geographical
and Geological Surveys. The present paper is
given to the history of past surveys, and we
are let to expect that the state survey of Massa-
chusetts will receive treatment in the next num-
Der. Todhunter's Conflict of Studies is sub
jected to a searching and discriminating re-
view,Eand other other essays on educational
topics treated. The third of the papers on An
Episode in Municipal Government carries the
history of the Tammany ring up to the time of
the developments made in the New York Times.
Walter III. Pater contributes some Studies in
the History of the Renaissance, basing his
paper on the works of Rio and Burekhardt.
The number concludes with fifty pages de.
voted to book reviews.