The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-03-22
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ECLECTIC MAGAz1NE.-The April number
presents an admirably engraved portrait Of
William Black, the popular novelist, andin
the letter-press the editor gives brief but
appreciative sketch of his life. The literary
contents of the number are partly as fol-
lows: Geographical and Scientific Results
of the English Arctic Expedition;;" "ANew
Work on Russia" being review and syn
opsis of Mr.: wallace's excellent book;
fascinating biographical sketch of Edmund
Kean;' "Great storms;" Recent Music
and Musicians" with special reference to
Mendelssohn; 'The poet in the City," "In-
side the House Of Commons;" "Other
Worlds and Other Uniyerses," by Richard
A.. Proctor; "Wits and Witticisms," and
''The Jews in Europe" In addition to all
these good things, there are three chapters
of Mrs. Oliphant's interesting story of
"Young Musgaye," and copious editorial
notes on home and foreign literature,
science andart Published by E. R. Pelton,
25 Bond Street, New York. Terms, S. per
year; Single number, 45 cents.'
HARPER's MAGAZINE for April comes to its
host of readers richly laden with even more
than its accustomed variety of instructive
and entertaining matter, The leading arti-
Gle, by Harriet Prescott spoford, is IN elo-
quent history of Renaissance Decoration, as
applied to furniture, illustrated with twen-
ty-one superb engravings. DR., A. L. Gihon
concludes his beautifully illustrated paper
on the Atlantic Islands treating this month
the Canaries and Caps Verbs, mingling with
his entertaining information observations
that are Of the utmost importance to inva.
lids. Mary Treat contributes one of her
chapters of gossip about birds, in another
illustrated article. DR.. John W. Draper
continues his very interesting description of
remarkable experiments made by him-this
time in connection with fame and the COM
bustion Of substances. The experiments are
fully. illustrated. In fiction this number is
one of marked interest. Besides the two
best serial novels of the season, "AWoman-
Hater" and "Ererna, there are four excel
lent short stories. Henry w. Longfellow
contributes poem, entitled "Vittoria
Colona." Elizabeth Stuart Phelps is the
author of another poem, entitled "a Song of
the Garden" Anna @. Bracket, in brief
but vigorous article, makes strong plea for
the Liberal Education of Women; and Ed
ward Rowland, in an able paper, traces the
development in our Public Libraries. The
editorial departme' 5 are full of interesting
matter on new themes, new books, new
facts in science, the current events of the
month, and timely humors. The Drawcr is
especially amusing, and contains seven illus
trations.
The GALAXY opens its April number With
clever article by Henry james; jr., on the
French drama and the most noted actors of
Paris, whose impersonations are brought to
such perfection rs is not found on any other
stage. Mr.. Charles Wyllys Elliott contri-
butes IN article upon the hard times and
cheap labor question, which he deals with
in manner somewhat sarcastical and not
altogether comforting. "On Being Born
Away from Home" is the somewhat un-
promising title of curious article by DR..
Titus Munson Coan, in which he calls atten-
ton to the frequent instances of the migra-
tory instinct one finds in looking over the
list of the gifted minds noted in history.
Among the famous men who have deserted
their native country to develop and gain
distinction in another, he mentions Heine,
Copley, West, Stuart. Count Rumford,
Winckelmann, Alexander, Hamilton. By
ron, Thackeray, and others who have won
laurels as poets, artists, authors, philoso-
pliers, or statesmen. Mr.. ]. L. NJ. Curry
contributes q thoughtful article upon the
needs and prospects of the unhappy South
from the point Of view of loyal and earnest
Southern citizen. The value of such an
article cannot be overlooked. There are
capital short stories by Louise Stockton and
Constance Fenimore Woolson, and some
poems of merit by F. w. Bourdillon, Syl-
yester Baxter, Margaret ]. Preston, "the
poet laureate of the South" after which
come the usual departments of science, lit
erature, and current gossip.
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