Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-05-22

The Lost Voice." by Its Aniol Prokop; "a Love
Chase" BY Clarence Gordon 1.-THE Priests Son"
by Ivan Tourguenef, and "Edmondo de Amiss."
by H. NJ. Benson, the last named being sketch
OF the author whose name gives it its title, with
specimen of his stories. VIM. NJ. Baker gives
some interesting clerical "reminiscences in paper
entitled "Curious Couples" Ethel c. Gale de-
scribes "Some Tyrolean Superstitions," and Al
bert Rhodes describes the character aad condition
of "The Chinese at Beaver Falls" There are
poems by Maurice F. Egsn, Paul IL Haync' ana
Emma Lazarus; George MacDonald's serial prog
resses through six chapters, and the departments
of Monthly Gossip and Literature of the Day are
as varied as usual.
scribner's Monthly is full Of good things In
story, essay or travel there are sketches oil NE 10
France Spain, Turkey, Syria, Russa' Great Din
ain and America. The proposed colossal statue
of Liberty Tightening the World, TO be erected
in New York hsrbor is described by Charles DE
Roy. and among the Illustrations is portrait oil
the artist Travel by diligence in Syria is the SUD-
Zoo, of sketch by an ex-consul. Edward ..
Graves contributes TO the current discussion oil
ciyil-service reform an account OF how II was
brought about in Great Britain. Colonel Warng
contributes one of his valuable articles on viisge
sanitary arrangements, illustrated by helpful en-
cravings The whole structure OF the Croton
water works is described by Mr.. w. II. Rideing
II. II. Boyesen treats of Toutgenef, who is just
now a favorite topic. In connection with this arti-
,icle there is the portrait the Russian story-writer
The English Premier, is the subject OF an article
by Z. $. Nadal. There is an excellent reproduc-
ton of the portrait and sketches by John Gilbert
and Maclise. Whoever has read Mr.. Warmers
Summer in my Garden remembers Calvin, the
cat Calvin is dead, and for that reason is made
the subject of very euog stlc obituary notice
BY his mourning master. These are some OF the
interesting articles in Scribner's for June, which
hs. a full allowance of fiction and poetry Ofthe
stories there is q short one by Mrs. Burnett, au-
thor of THAT Lass O. Lowre's," which is excel
lent.
The Edinbargh Review for April has been re-
published by the Leonard Scott Publishing Com
psny of New York. Its contents are as follows;
The House of Fortescue;" "Jebb's Attic Ora
tors" "wallace's Russia" "Tennyson's q ueen
Mary and Harold" Life and Letters of Charles
Kingsley :" "Native Policy in South Africa
"Brigandage in Sicily :" "Samarow's Gross and
Sword" wellington and Cent? on Eastern AZ
fairs"
The June number of the Eclectic completes
the twenty-ffth volume of that sterling magazine.
The contents are as follows "On the Habits Of
Ants" by Sir John Lubbock; "Lieut Camerons
Journey Across Africa The French Army in
1875" "Charles Young, the Actor" Loved and
LOST "The Rsdiometer and Its Lessons, by
DIR. w. B. Carpenter; Life Of 3 Scotch Natural
ist;' three chapters of Mrs. Oliphants novel.
young Musgrsve;" "Mussulman Holmes;
Carnival So.g Of Lorenzo de Medicis; y Harriet
Martneau;" "The Coming Papal Conclave;'
'Deronda's Mother; "Mr. Ruskin's Will" "Un-
common Pets" and The Beggar." The num-
Der also contains fine steel portrait Of Adelaide
Proctor. the poetess, which is accompanied with
. brief sketch of her life, and the usual Editorial
Department.
The Atlantic for June, opens with Mr. Edward
II Knights second article on Crude and Curious
Inventions" which is devoted almost wholly to
drums, and contains more than thirty illustrations
of the primitive instruments of that nature used
by the Asatcs and Africans. DIR. Oliver Wendell
Holmes contributes one Of his society poems en-
titled 1.-THE First Fam in which he narrates the
origin of the fan. "Wsha-toy =; or, Before the
Graderes." by III. H." is picturesque descrip-
ton Of an excursion to the mountains and Next
can villages of Southern Colorado. The South
Carolnian gives clear and graphic picture of
South Carolina Society" and its caste divisions.
Charles Francis Adams, Jr., concludes his paper
on The May Pole of Merry mount,, and Albert
G. Browne, Jr., contributes "The Ward of the
Three Guardians" story Of frontier life and
experience in Utah nineteen years ago. crit
ical essay on Fitz Greene Halleck, from the pen
of George Parsons Lathrop, will be read with
especial interest. "Mr Edward Fitzgerald's
Transitions" are the subject Of another critical
paper by 7. S. Perry. In addition to Dr. Holiness
sprighty poem there are poems by Bayard Tay-
lor, X. H. Stoddsrd, and Marian Douglas. The
Contributors Club is bright snd lively. The
original music consists Of song BY F. Boot, with
words by W. w. Story. The Memoirs of Charles
Kingsley and Barry Cornwall. Wsllace's Russia
and Schuyler's Turkistan are among the books re-
viewed and under Education" is an account of
the fne laboratory for women lately established
in Boston.