Ellsworth American., 1876-11-30
New Publications.

! The Galdry for December contains more
| Than the u ual yaritN Of entertaining aud sug-
| gestive matter. Mr.. UeOrge Lowell Austin re-
! views the ancient story OF Aspasia, and en-
/ deavors TO Nindicite the fair helpmeet Of
| fericle> from the imputa ions she has rested
| under for more than two thousand years.
| Rev DR.. lierrick Of Const antnople contr-
! buleS sketch upon the geographical. political,
and commercial aspect OF the Turkish capital
| predicting for it wonderful future which
| promises TO dawn as soon as it il relieved from
| Turki-h rule. This article will bas read with
/ special interest in view Of the present Turco-
| Russian complication.
Mr.. G.. c. Mason gives some account ot "A
rare collection Of paintings by the old masters.
which was brought from Paris TO America
during the revolution, AMI was aflrrward d-
sided up and sold for trile, and is nov seat
tered Ia different parts of The country. one of
them being. we believe IN The Boston Athe-
nGnn
Dr. 7. VI. Coan has something TO say about
the people and pictures seen in the art depart
ment oi the Centennial, from which he con
Guides that American culture is in highest rs-
TEEN among the nations who KNOW least Of
Americans.
General Winfield ;. Hancock contributes an
article upon the battle OF Gettysburg, in an
swer to uneiby,Gcneral Howard whichappeared
! IN the Atlantic MonIhy The article bears IN ap-
provrta motto, fhe wars over, but the fight
lng's just begun
pr. Guernsey has biographical sketch Of
Ma"ualay. based upon the new work Of
IfcNclyAH; an unknown writer discour~eS up-
on mutual criticism: there are charming short
stories by Amhlc La Forge. Jonn Dangerield,
Francis Ashetnn. and an Oriental legend. by
Mr>. Faunir K. Fcudgv. iam Winter con
tributes fine poem, and at the close twenty
pages re devoted 10 the well edited aud en-
lrrtaimtug departments OF current gossip.
science. aud book review.
Guat will h, the wailiug among the little
ioiA> This month, for -. NichniaS for Dcccm-
h"r. which his ordinarily been issued on the
goth j. to hc held back until the 18th but il i
tncn to hr the Grand Chi-tma- Holiday Num-
Der
w have not bid peep even at it. pages,
bur Edtor aud Publishers promised to 40
ihrlr very br,i. ami that means great deal
where It. Nicholas j. con ccrucd.
They tell rs. among other contributions to
TIL. number. will be- paper by Mr.. Bryant.
! The Boys "i Nv Bnyhood,' /. = the boy, of
"a" latter Part q The last century or the be-
giuning OF this.
The number will haze nearly one hundred
pages and over my pictures.
Prni Proctnr. the EpS.i~l astronomer, con
tributes a paItr called "a C!ocN IN the SKY
illustrated by draw iuS showing bow the tiii Q {
the Great Bear points out the time OF night.
Then there j. the acrount Of The great Horse
Hotel with vety spirited pictures; an article
by Lucy Larcum. The Poetry OF Winter. BE-
sides lots of Christmas >torr, accounts Of
curious Oriental sports, ana more good things
Besides all this, T. Trpwbridgr begins
nj new story FOR boys. 'Ht, own Master in
This Christmas Holiday Number Of II. Nich-
ults
Need We say morr: Could we ,ay more ID
Interest the young folks.
The December Jifs lrqk. oucu. with An
amusing story Of som, Young outlaw, hv Kate
v. Hamilton. entitled Robin Hood aud An
other Hood quic the proper reading for aI-
,cnturou~ boy, 'kescucd. . double-pase rich
iy illustrated sra-,horc poem by Celia rhaX-
ter, Princes Feather a iuil-pagr illustrated
poem By Mary T.. Bradley. together win me
iour-paged pictorial legend OF cinderella BY
Mrs. Clara D0uy Bates, fu.ly sustain ihr r.
pu,a,ion Wide Awake has earned for publish
az islr poems. Carrier Pigeons Turk
i~h Wedding and a Rare Exotic giyr en-
tcrtaing info nation. Maigc Elliot has ctp-
itAi story oi some street rhldIcn entitled en-
der and " hat Happened 10 kaihe AMI Iu,'
: funny story ~ Mis- FarmAn. j. worthy
the attention OF big iolh- a, well a, little. Tn.
serials, Nan by Nr~, 5 &. IIaloweH. the
editor OF The New Ccntury1 and 'Guod-iur-
nothing Puliv.' arr deeply interesting although
both are hoinc-stnrrs, with no pcrnicjou- ten
drneie.. The Behaving Paper upon bchay-
ing AT party, will br a blessing d many a
bashla girl and awkward boy. The small
people get their share IN the Large Print pages
Learning 10 Count and The Little Pig, that
went tO Market
Tie later pages OF the MAglz ne provide
children. Beside the 'Dolf- Fair Tor which
all tnc girs are dressing dolls. and all the duys
are manufacturing toys. there are 4 dozen
Puzzles To solve, for each Of which Prize l.
offered, and there !, Christmas PantOmimc
by Geo. B. Bartlett TO practice for Christmas
eve. aud pretty Marching Game ,et to music
Only 500 per annum. post paid. Ella Far
man. editor. II. LothrOp ( Co., Publishers.
Boston, Mas.
>cri5Her for Decsmbsr.-T. Robinson War
n. r
bcr, the second Of the serir. of paper, on AM
crican sports l. in somewhat lighter vein than
Mr.. NilkinSon'- ">almOn-F i>hing." A. the
spirited outline illustrations suggest. Il j. full
ot fun and anecdote, but the hard work Of coast
shooting j. not therefore sighted. Other hu-
morou> papers are Mfr. Quattys Great
Speech" by VIM NJ. Baker with "A tempting
pictureJ and James +. Felds's clever sketch
Of Cyru, J. Muchmore, who i appropriately
described a- "A Peculiar Case" Charles Bar
nard writes with interest Of Toad Lane, Roch-
dale" and it, cooperative stores. Donald g..
Mitchell describes the attractive and growing
institution, Lafayette College" in a well-illu,-
traied paper. Mrs. Herrick write, a popular
science paper about "Singlc-ccllcd Plants, -
drawing her own wood-cut, on the block AN
American IN Turkistan" j. the title Of an arti-
clc from Eugene schuyler, new book portray
ing with pen and pencil the life Of the little
visited tribes Of Western Asia. The TurcO-
Russian difficulties give timely interest 10 ihi,
paper, and also to Charles dudley Warmer
''>aunterings about ConstantnOple," Il few
pages farther on "Our diplomates and Con-
>ul-," by Albert Rhodes. contains some wise
suggestions worth the attention Of Ciyil SER
vice reiormers. Mr.. Hale's serial, "Philip No
lans Friends" is completed, and THAT Las
o Lowriesr is continued, "Owd Sammy Grad
dock" meeting with severe loss. This num-
ber also contains the first n,tallment Of DR..
Hollands new story, Nicholas Mnturn," in
which Nicholas is presented to the reader and
also TO Mis-, Larkin. There are signs Of love
and danger ahead.
The poetry of the number is by Annie r.
Amman "a poem Of rare beauty, entitled Maid
enhood'1. Rose Terry Cooke Mary T.. Brad
ley, and Ellen NJ. H. Gates Cauthor of Your
Mi>sion".)
In Topics OF the Time" Dr. Holland pav, a
tribute 10 the late DR.. George b. Bacon, and
writes Of Mr.. Iiuxlcv's visit" The Better
Times and The Interest of Fiction" The
Old Cabinet" has >tanza under the title of
Mystic and discusses the ''Phistine" Ego
ism" Reform" " Daniel Deronda' As a Nindi-
cation Of Bohemianism,' THE Best Society"
etc. "Bric-d-Brac" contains a variety Of anus
ing verse and sketches. In the other depart
ments important topics are ably and sugges-
lively handled.
LitteFs LiriHg Age.-Among the notewor-
thy articles contained in the latest issues Of The
Ltriag Age, are the Present Aspect, of the
Eastern Question, by Edward 4. Freeman
ForHightly Recie,o; Secular Change of CIi-
mate British Quarterly, French Preachers
Contemporary Rerie,c; Charlotte Bronte. a
Monograph, part III, Macmillan, When the
Sea was Young. Part ii, CorHhHt; Sir Philip
Sidney, EdiRburg Reoieic, Nenupha-. a Fan
cy, Btdck.roOd, The American Summer and
American Society, Pal Nal Gazette; Sixty
Nine u ears at the Court of Prussia, 1theaGp-
uni, The Planet Vulcan, Spectator, Quiet
Girls; American "Watering Place" Acqtian-
tance; George Whitefield, the Famous Preach
er; Secret Societies in China; Christian Mis-
sions in West Africa, by Negro; A Straw
Plat Market; An Antiquary in Difficulty
The Luxury Of Grief the Friend of the Hero,
charming short story from BldcktcO0d; and
instalments Of serials by Geo. Mac Donaid, Mrs.
Oliphant and Sarah Tytler, besides shorter ar
ticles, poetry and miscellaney.
New subscribers wishing to obtain the whole
of George MacDonald's new serial, 1.-The Mar
quis of Losse,n published from advance sheets.
can do so by subscribing now for the year 1871,
and the six numbers of 1876, containing the
first instalments of the story will be sent ara
It's For fifty-two numbers of siXty-four large
pages each Tor more than 5000 pages IA year,
the subscription price (ss) is low, or for slO.50