Ellsworth American., 1876-04-13
New Publications.

Ne" Volume. The numbers for the weeks
ending April 1st and sth, begin new volume
| OF lattelrs Living Age. Among the note worthy
articles contsined in these two numbers are the
| following: Bishop Butler and the Zeit-Geist, :,
/ by Matthew Arnold; John Forster. by Blan-
| ehard Jerrold; Maxims and Reflections from
the German Of Goethe; A Sermon of Buddha.
translated from the Pal! Version of the Sutrs
fitaka; Century Of Great Poets. from 1850
downwsrds-AlphonSe de Lamsrtine-from
! Backwood: The Royal Bengal Tiger. by Rev.
NJ. G. Watkins, NJ. A.; Natural Religion,
Part /. Macmillan; Mr.. Thackersy's Sketches.
Blscswood; A Negro Methodist Conference,
tornhill; Food in Nervous Diseases, etc. The
usual choice fction-"La Bella Sorrentina,"
An Cnimportant Person" and an instalment
OF the powerful story of 1.-The Dilemma" and
select poetry and miscellany, are included in
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Hdrper's AdgdsiHe for May /, a brigh, and
beautiful numhcr, closing the Finy-second
Volume ofthis popular periodical.
Ihe Number opens with an illustrated arti-
Gle on southern toiarado, in connection with
the recent explorations by Lieutenant heeler
Mr.. Losing contributes an exceedingly inter-
cstinZ paper on Major Andre, illustrated with
entirely new pictures from DR.. Emmet's rare
and valuable collection. Rebecca Harding Da-
yts, il the second part OF "Old Phlade lphiA."
gives some novel and characteristic glimpse,
OF the people and manners OF that city at the
opening Of the evolution. Her article is beau
thully illustrated by Abbey, Eytinge. aud 9TH
or artists. Professor Lockwood concludes his
The subject of Household Art, admirably
treated by AhnCure ID. Conway IN former num-
ber- OF Harper, j. resumed In the present. nun M
Der. The first OF series Of illustrated papers
on Modern Dwellings: their Contraction,
Decoration snd Furniture i, contributed by
ii. Hudson Holly, the wctl-ku1wu arc4itect,
andi profuseIy and tastefgIly illustrated.
Under the ntie OF "CarliinIl Nephisto,r Ju-
Mus Henri Browne contributes Il brei but adj
mirabic sketch u Caesar Borgia. The portrait
ACCOMPANY the article /. yeI frpu X
hei- celebrated picture IN the FAiAzzJ BorSh-
AZ Rome.
Including thrre Of Woolr. humorous sketch
g ia he Drawer, thi, number contains eighty
engraving. Among the illustrated cpntr!bu-
uou- Is a ballad entitled .'NaJman: \ Legend
oi the Hudson" BY Bishop lsNclAud Coke.
In short stories this Number iuily susiaius
the reputation Ot The Mag gizlIe in thu, par,iru-
lar conlaiulng, Just IN Time" By Frank Lee
kcucdict; 'RAts"-a humorous, love-story-by
Hsrrict Prescott >pofOrd; and a novel ami
p.quant tale BY Edward Everett Haze. entitled
'A.i-Lalla'-the Eastern name lpr Arabian
Nights
An original dramatic sketch, "Gabrirllo aud
Ad.ilna," by Barry Cornwall. i, for the hr.t
time published in this Number. Poems are
also contributed by John e.. SAKE, Margaret T..
siug>ter, Celia ThaNter, and I.l!am q. Rich
aTd,.
of course the supreme feature Of the Mlcl-
zine / George Eliot. Daniel Dcronda.~ II
which an entire book /. given. but the space al
Ihli"d 20 thi- brilliant novel does not interfere
wlih the usual variety 80 characteristic ot every
number of Harper The Publisher, announc,
the commencement Of a new serial story ia the
June number by Mr.. Dinah VI. Craik. entl-
trd II hr Laurel Bush an O.I-la,hloned Loyr
story"
The Easy Chair breaches familiar sermon
on social ambition; shows the danger Of" + ighi-
In the Devil with Fire and among other
th!ns-. has word for country clergy The
OthcF Editorial Departments are A. interesting
usual.