The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-06-15

HARPER'S MAGAZINE FOR JULY.
1879.
Horper's Magazine for July contains
over ninety beautiful cn2ravings, Illus
trating q great variety Of subjects. Seven
of the seventeen articles are Illustrated.
Mrs. Spoflord', spcndidly illustrated
paper ON Newburyport is itself so pictur-
csque, and so full of color, ~ TO almost
need no pictorial establishment. She
the Mcrrimac is rs rich In literary and
historic associations as Concord--on one
of the tributaries of that rivcr-has been
shown TO DE- In the May and June num-
bcrs of Hayper. Taken in connection
with the articles on Concord. Mrs. Spot
tord's paper completes the proof that the
Mcrrimac Valley "has some right to con-
slider Itself the Attic region of America"
The associations with our naval history
OF the town which gave john Paul Jones
hi- two licutcnants invite especial aitcn-
ton. Here" says Mrs. SpoilOrd. AR
mold, Expedition against Quebec re-
cruited aud sailed. with it, da.hing young
officer, Aaron Burr and here were built
aud manned not only the very first OF the
rivatcers--twcnty-two of which, with
thousand men, were never heard from
alter sailng--but many other, which
ra,Cd British commerce to the value OF
millions In this port, and the -loop Wasp.
,,,.I, f.,n,,l,t t,.r,.I,. l,,r Al
fights. IN three months capturing tlIir-
teen merchantmen. engaging four ship,
or the line. and. iiually, after n bitter
struggle. going down with all her men at
the guns, aud all her colors dying"
Those who have read ;. G.. W. Bcnia.
MINI paper in the June number of Hu-
per. on the Channel Islands. will have no
les, pleasure in following the same writer
through lii. "Wandcrings in Brittany.
| occupying twenty pages of thi, number.
with thirty-onc beautiful illustrations.
But If Newburyport and Brittany fail
10 charm the reader. let him turn 10
William Black'> description OF Lewis.
the principal island Of the llebrides. illus
trated from the writers own pencil
| sketches. Here. in Mr.. Blacks descrip-
| ton of natural scenery and human char
acicr, will be found the subtitle charm.
the qeap,s loci, that moved him to the
marvellous creations of ~ Princess of
Thule Here We have the very island
that of Bcrnera, presided over by u
worthy farmer and fisherman. who i,
called its king"-irom which Mr. Black
derived his liking of Borva.' to whom
his Imagination gave daughter las
beautiful as the beautiful scenery in which
she dwclls."
There is n special fitness III Mr.. Par
tons selection, for the July number. out
| OF his chapters on carica,urc. that one
which treats oi 'taricaturc in the Revo-
! lutionary pcrioa'' period Including
] both the American amt 10. L-"'"'. ~
| Olution. His leading illustration, with
equal fitness, i on, designed by Bcnja-
min Franklin in Lpllon. l174. Mr.. Par
tons article contains sixteen rare and
curious Illustrations belonging 10 the Pc
riod under consideration.
DR.. Samuel O'good. whose carly home
was AT the foot of Bunker Hill, in a some
what philosophical manner treat, the sig
nillcant issues Of thu battle OF June L.,
l115, under the title of Echoes of Bun
ker liill." Iii, contribution i, illus
| tratcd.
Professor Charles Rau continues his H.
lustratcd papers on the Stone Age in
| Europe, this months installmcnt dealing
mainly with the remains found in the
llohle!cls cave in Germany.
This number contains humorous love.
story by Mrs. Frank mccarthy, "The
Story of Trombone" which Is charac-
tcristically illustrated. Miss Virginia W.
johnson contributes II charming story,
entitled, "A Palace of Cobwcb."
Miss Thackcray's beautiful storv,"Miss
Angel is concluded but the reader, of
serial stories will find in "Garth," Julian
liawthornc's new novel, story that will
meet the highest expectation. This
novel will place Mr.. Hawthorne in the
first rank among American noyclis,s.
The First Century" article in this
number is by Edward Atkinson and is q
very Thoughtful and suggestive review OF
the development Of American commerce
The poetry of the number is contrib.
uled by L. b. Aldrich, Fannie Il. Robin.
son, Nelly n. Hutchinson, Helen :. Con.
ant and A. +.
John Bigelow continues his pithy COM
ments on llaytlan Proverbs.
The editors Easy Chair contain,
some pertinent Centennial suggestions
pays just tribute to the memory of tn,
late John Harper, discusses the modern
purgation Of the theatre, and graceful,
acknowledges our debt to Theodore
Thomas for his orchestra con .crt-. I'll,
scientific Record is full Of intcrcstin,
matter, and the other editorial depart
ments are as compact Is usual with In
strliction and amusement.