The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-10-22
Magazine Notices.

The portrait in the Popular Science MonthEv
for November is out of the usual line: it is of
Michael Servetus, who was burned at the stake
at the instigation of John Calvin, and is ac-
companied by a sketch of his life and character
The chief papers are illustrations of the Logic
OF Science, by G. S. Pierce; The Growth of the
Steam Engine, I, by Professor r. Il. Thurston
(illustrated); The Law of Continuity, by George
lies; Modern Troglodytes, by Felix L. Oswald,
M. D.; The System of Sirius, and Solar Sys-
tens different from Ours, by Camille Flamma-
rion (illustrated); The Differences of Things,
by John w. Saxon; Man aud the Glacial
Period, by Thomas Belt f. G.. S., (illustrsted);
Effects of Study on the Eyesight, by Ward
Mclean; The Gigantic Moa-Brd (llustrated);
To the Ring Nebula," by j. i. Stoddard.
For sale in Portland by Lorirg, Short & Har-
mon.
st. Nicholas for November begins the fifth
volume with generous measure 1t is closely
packed with autumn cheer, and its chief at
traction is a clearly written article on how TO
get up Christmas gifts, giving the youngsters
just the kind OF work they like, for filling the
long indoor evenings. The paper occupies
twenty-five pages and has forty-six Illustrations.
Professor Proctor furnishes a timely contri-
button, with six Illustrations, about Mars, the
Planet of War. Under the title Chased by
Wolves, there is stirring account, with a tell
ing picture, of an adventure such as boys de-
light in. The girls will fiud great attractions
In capital illustrated story called Mollie's
Boyhood; in historical sketch, A Child-queen,
with the accompanying frontispiece by Freder-
icks; and in the cleverly named and touchin Q
little tale, Polly: a Before Christmas Story.
The Departments are fresh and entertaining.
especially the Letter-Box, which treats tba
young folks to two poems from the lately found
book, Poetry for Children, by Charles and
Mary Lamb, and the boys particularly, to
kindly letter OF advice from General w. It.
Sherman of the United States Army besides
telling the latest news about the Moon of Mars
and talking of the Russo-Turkish war,
The November number of Scribner is the first
of its fifteenth volume. Edward Eyeleston's
new novel, Roxy. is begun. The scene is laid
in Indiana, where lived The Hoosier Scholmas-
ter and other interesting characters with whom
DIR. Eggleston has made the world familiar
Henry James, Jr, has short story in this
number. Bret Harte poem, John Burroughs
trampiDg paper entitled A Bed of Boupbs.
and George M. Towle sketch of the career Of
Thers. The opening illustrated article is one
OF Scr16ner's Sporting series, entitled Canvas
back and TerrapiD, by w. Mckay Lsffap, of
Baltimore, illustrated by the author himself.
This paper tells about methods of huutipp
which will be new to most readers. Mr.. Frank
K. Stockton comes back from the island of Mas
sau with glowing accounts of its winter climate
and number of pictures of curious and inter
esting persons and things there. Col. Wariue',
useiully and amusipgly illustrated papers on
the saddle-horse are begun, the first paper be-
ing devoted to thoroughbreds and Arabians.
An article on The Countess Potocka gives the
romantic life Of lady, with whose portrait
(here reproduced) every one is familiar, but of
whose history nearly every one is ignorant
Mis-. HerTick's article on Bees is accompanied
by thirteen illustrations drawn on the block hv
the author. Miss Trsfton's story His Inheri
tance is continued. An article by John G.
Stevens on The Erie Caual-in which
he predicts its abandonment-is hkely to be as
much talked about as anything in the present
number. DIR. Holland writes about women's
Winter Amusements, The Bondsge Of the
Pulpit, and Indications of Progress. The Old
Cabinet contains, amoug other things, letter
from L. Clarke Davis on Joe Jefferson in Lon
don, and in Brio-a Brac Frank r. Stockton has
contribution which shows how every man
can become bis Own letter-wrter.