The Morning herald., 1876-09-19
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Concludes the third volume Of this most
admirable magazine with very interesting
array of contributions. Among the first Il
an article by Prof. Richard A. Proctor, en-.
titled "The Morning and Evening Star"
It 10 an admirable paper, explaining simply
and clearly the various changes and condi-
tions of the planet venus, so tar as known
The distinguished author gives many inter-
esting facts and explanations in the short
space of five pages, and illustrates them
with four excellent diagrams.
Mrs. Oliphant's series on "Windsor Cas-
tie" Is concluded In the present number
with paper on "Queen Victoria" 1t Is IL
Illustrated with several fine pictures, and a
large and beautiful engraving of the "Prin.
cess Victoria" forms the frontispiece OF
the number. We are sorry to say good
bye to Mrs. Oliphsnt, and the old castle she
has been 80 interesting In.
Mrs. Dodge furnishes the Stalk with
Girls" this month. with the title Of ''Worth
your Weight in Gold;" H. II. has an illus
trated article on "a Colorado Woman's
Museum" Mr.. Brooks serial story on the
"Boy Emigrants" ends in very happy and
entertaining manner, and among the other
good things of the number are Revolu-
tionary story of "How the Scotch-cap Fam
1lv Saved its Bacon" with two good pic
lures by Sol Eytinge; story Of Italian life
by Susan Coolidge; little poem by N. M.
D. called "Out Of the Sky" and funny
Jingle, ''The Cat and Dog" exquisitely H.
lustrated by Addie Ledyard.
The "Centennial" is recognized In Dick
Hardin's comic inmitable "boy-letters;" in
the poem of "The Legend on the Pane;"
and in the article on elbow General Wash
ington Got his Clothes"-which brings US
to the always interesting Jack-in-the-P Pull.
pit, the Letter-box and Riddle-box.
scR1BNER FOR OCTOBER.
s'Notes on Salmon Fishing" is the lead
ing illustrated article in Scribner for Octo-
Der; and the first of series of articles on
American sports. It is profusely illustra-
ted and great pains have been taken to
make the drawings technically correct.
Mr.. A. G. Wilkinson, the author, seems to
completely exhaust the subject, not failing
to include minute account of the curious
way in which the rods are manufactured.
Mr.. Clarence Cook continues bis illustrated
talks about furniture, his headings this time
being: "en-route for the dining -room-a
halt in the hall-the dining-room. Col.
Warnings illustrated papers descriptive of
the beautiful and little frequented Mosel
River ,and entitled"The Bride of the Rhine"
are concluded. The College article this
month is on the Massachusetts Agricultu-
raj College, and contains information as to
agricultural education which will be new to
most readers. Thomas j. Vivian dicusses
"John Chinaman in San Francisco" and
makes some rather startling statements.
Then there is sketch of the Great Fair by
Donald G.. Mitchell, also paper by John
Burroughs entitled 'Antumn Tides;;" A
story by Boyesen called"The Man who Lost
his Name;;" combinations of "That Lass
o'Lowrie's" and "Philip Nolan" Friends"
and poems by Richard Henry Stoddard,
Mary Mapes Dodge, and R. G. Meyers.
DR.. Hollands "Topics of the Time" are
"The Civil Service" "Suspected Duties" !"
and "English and American Copyright"
The Old Cabinet contains, "a Discouraging
Experience" "Criticism," Hawthorne" !"
etc. P. T. Quinn has in "Home and soci-
ety." some timely direrctions about Fall
planting. In Couture and Progress" Oar
win is discussed; the "World's Work" de-
scribes the artificial production of Ice; and
in "Bric- -Brac" there is description OF
the manner of administering religious dis
cipline In certain colored household.