Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-03-02

! there are still more than dozen pages in the
editorial department, filled with vvacious
writing. Mr.. Howells reviews Browning's
"ln Album;" number of other books are no.
| ticed; an several topics occur in the section
of Art. The number is full of quiet strength
and pleasant variety.
Wide A,cDke, for March is crowded with
| gooi thing, for Us all. The two magazines.
Wide Awake and st. Nicholas, have accom-
pished an excellent thing; they have brought
us elder ones into close sympathy with the
children. and made usboys and girls together.
Everybody reads the children's magazines.
Both the boys and girls have their own special
story. How Miss Chatty Earned Living. by
the edior, and Lost in the Wood. maple
sugar story. by j. Ii. Woodbury.. for which
Merrill has drawn fine iront,piece a picture
of busy sugar-camp. The geography class
get paper. About Maps. full of curious facts.
ana entertan'ngly written. Ella Rodman
Church gives an interesting account OF Life
Among the OJibbeway>, and Emma Burt has a
iancitul story. with a fanciful picture, concern
Ing The Old Elm Of Boston. The editors seri-
al. The Cooking Club, has deepened into a bit
81 intense story. and the other serial. Young
Rick. by Hiss Eastman is full of adventure
There l. " YORK for Little Fingers, by Daisy
Eyebright. There is also another piece Of
WORK Tor httie fingers proposed in Centennial
Trees, proposition tbat each boy and girl
sbail celebrate the centennial year by planting
4 tree. There are large-print stories for the
little ones. music. puzzles, rides on the Magic
carpet, aud poems BY ilolmc Maxwell. l.. q.
Warner, Mary +. Atkinson aud others ID.
Lothrop y Co., Boston.
HdrperS Maga=iHe for March contains the
second ln>talment of George Eiliots new now
ell Daniel DerOnda. The second book is entitled
Meeting Streams. This Number Of Harper is
exceedingly rich in fiction. Besides the serial
stories by George Eliot and Julian Hawthorne,
there are 1--WE short stories: Number Is, by
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps; simpson of Bussors.
by James Payne; Almost Too Late. by Charles
DE kay; Wanted-A Soul. by Mrs. Frank
Mccarthy; and The Crime Of Abigail Tempest,
by susan Archer Weiss. The last of these is
founded, on tradition respecting General
Washington. and is illustrated.
Tile most popular Of the illustrated articles
in this nunlber will be Porte Crayon's inmita-
bic essay of The Baby, with twenty humor-
ous illustrations, and j. +. Trowbridsc's
poem. Aunt Hannah. a more serious subject
-LucreitI B'rsia-is treated BY Professor
Crane of Cornell. in the light of recent disrlox
ure- ~ GreGoroNius's biography. Professor
Samuel Lockwood contributes an article ON
The Microscope in style especially fascinating
for Young readers. Edwin T. Whipple con-
cudcs his Centennial paper on AmsrIcan Lit
crIturc.
\ very interesting Characterization Of the
plrte, tHiEh, Low, and Broad) Of the
'hurch of England, and one OF the most re-
matkabc preacher, Of that Church. .tMagcr.
Dean Stanley. Canon L,ddon. Dean UouIdburn
and the late Bishop " lbcIforc,l i. Given nv
Charles ID. Deshlcr. in connection with Mi.
Arnoids recent work, our Bishops and Deans.
Gen. I. VI. Logan OF Richmond gives a
very favorable review of the industrial future
OF the new south; and his instructive article is
very happily supplemented by Mrs iand,'>
description Of Confederate Makc-shfts during
the late war.
The Editors Etsy Chair is in is plca,antest
VEN This meath. Nothing could be more de-
ishifdl than it, musings over The musical con
ceri> u 5y-lone days IN New York. The sell
cptihc Record il Earpcr's j. the onlv complete
monthly summary OF scientific pro- res, pub
ll>hcd. The Drawer this month is fun of anus
ing iAcetT. with two laughter-proyokin. illus
trAtisn,
III, Gullry ~ March combines il, usual
variety OF SUBJ Ut, with more than il, Usual
brllllAilcy Of .tyI,.. Nc lind in tn, il, OF con-
tubuturs Within Back The I'm sli>h novelist,
joaquin NJ Ter. the -ectniri1 poet, Justin Nc
,Iuuy. Albert Khodc,. aud +. &. Holland.
tn prominent c>>Lyi,H;
General Custer. tile d,>lin- cavalry officer.
contribute, M article Introductory 10 =. rcs
~ -,rtgAe, Of Nj, arms experiences during the
lAtc w.l, ~ which he glhts interesting letters
nnt heretofore published from General Robert
+. l.,c au ( General W l.iAm L. Sherman.
Colonel ape Forest has quaint and delight
iui story "lr>,b.l." the scene Of whi-h j
lIl New Lu-laud ID the time or the furitau>.
y. II. >i!iJn,, the EnglI-h cotp -cnarlhn writ
81. cpn'lhlte, a paper made Up Of anecdotes OF
iay iInpu, li', nat. M, whom ho knc" In Lon
u'l rtrH ~ ti- present ~ injury. lnr ulihS
,l.tri-r. Iom Moore. Vi irh Lemon. Dickens,
IIl Others.
Lruteuuat Keller. y. : Navy. present, a
sketch ut tle island, Of Tahiti, thAt group m
tN' 10 tldle II lhe Pacific OF winch - irw read
err hiSc any definite kuow,ri.r. m uShh1Wu
writer DISCOURSE upon 'llarl Times and their
Remedy" a,c.Iblng Tie pr, sent commercial