The Hawaiian gazette., 1876-08-09

make up the attractive catalogue. The num-
Der contains two fine steel engravings one
called Far from Home" representing little
Italian boy asleep by the roadside, while
company of children gaze at him with mingled
emotions of surprise and curiosity, and the
little dog, actuated by similar emotions, in
spects the cage containing the monkey. The
other picture is a reproduction of the we'll
known painting by Trumbull of the '' Battle of
Bunker's Hill"
In the July Galaxy we find July ith
1876" a poem "Washington's Headquarters
at Newburgh;" the continuation of the faci-
mating tale "Madcap Violet" Life Among
/ the Bedowins - What makes the Poet?"
% Father Solos Umbrella" valuable article
" On Cyclopedias :" an ably written criticism
by Richard Grant White on Max Muller's pro-
posed change in the writing of the English
Language; and souvenirs of Man of
Letters" Battling with the Sioux on the
Yellowstone" by General Custer is full of
spirited passages, and will derive an additional
interest from the trsgical fate of the gallant
author in his last battle. The short stories
are, as usual, good.
Lippincott's Magazine is full of the peculiar
Centennial inspirations of its native city, and
abounds in readable articles many of which
are finely illustrated The first one entitled
g The Century-its Fruits and its Festival
is one of the best written descriptions, of the
Great Exhibition we have yet seen. The fol-
lowing is what it says about our modest con-
tribution.
Nay, we do Hawaii injustice. For small
community, and that declining in population, its
exhibit is most credable. il includes ornamental
woods of great heauty neatly inaid, oloua and
several other textile bres of value sugar, rice,
rails, sulphur and better than all, file Of school
books printed the island. The books well
chosen and well printed. They do not include the
whole list employed, many being imported from she
United States. The children number tweuty-seven
percent. of The population; and from the extent and
success of the public-schon system the Inspector
general of which, Mr.. II. r. Hitchcock, is Hawaiian
commissioner to the exposition, We should infer
that this isolated society of POlynesians was quite
mp to the average culture of one of our backwOOds
settlements
Then follow "a Glimpse of Philadelphia in
l776 :" psalm of the West" poem by
Lydna Lanier; "On the Eastern Shore y
"Thee and Thou" lively story of Old PIiIa-
delphia "Letters from South Africa" by
Lady Baker, Gan Episode of the Revolution"
The Markets of Paris" very piquant piece
of descriptive writing from which we learn
that rabbits are eaten in immense numbers in
Paris, and are always brought with the skin
on, so that the purchaser may be certain that
he is not buying cat: that French butter is
delciously sweet and pure, and is never sailed.
The editorial department contains an interest
ing account of the origin of Yankee Doodle,
something about ghosts in the Eternal City,
the latest news of the Apollo Belvedere by
which it appears that the Italian theory of
bow is correct and the German savants are
wrong, and other valuable matter.
Appleton has been changed from weekly
to monthly, now, issued at the beginning of
each month, and in its new form will prove
much more acceptable to the public If its
publishers would introduce illustrated articles,
its success and circulation will be enhanced.
A new monthly called " The Record IF the
Year." is a most valuable. publication, and is
devoted to recording every event worth noting
that occurs in the world. 1t is edited by
Frank Moore, under whC Sc supervision the
Record of the Rebellion was published. This
new monthly is furnished here at six dollars a
year.
Another valuable publication is Leslie's
" Historical Register of the Centennial Expo-
sition"-a monthly intended to illustrate every
thing connected with the Philadelphia Expo
sition. This is also furnished here at six
dollars year.