Ellsworth American., 1877-06-14
New Mag azlnes.

>criJHer for ,IlHe Is more cosmopolitan
than usval, containing lin story, essay and
traycD sketches of life in France, Spain, Turk
ey, Syria. Russia, Great Britain and America
Among the so-called timely papers NAV be
mentioned descriptive criticism of the statue
Of Liberty Enllghteniug the World, by Charles
de Kay, with sketch and portrait of the scup-
tor Bar,hodi, aud engrayings of the statue and
of other works by the same hand also Damas-
Gus By Diligence, by an eX-consul. including a
discussion of the future OF Syria under Mosem
rule; How il was done in Great Britain the
narrative of British civil service reform, bv
Edward o. Graves, one of the civil service ex-
aminers under President Grant; State Ball
in ConstantinOple; Village sanitary Work the
third Of Col. Warnings papers OF practical sug-
ge>tions.-this month about sewage, ventils-
ton, earth-closets etc. There is also a pro-
iusely illustrated paper on CrOton Water bv
W. II. Rideing, with some exciting incidents
of hair breadth escapes from drowning in the
aqueduct,-probably the completest descrip-
ton Of the great aqueduct ever written. The
current discussion Of the merits of the Russian
novelist, Tourgueneff, receives an accession in
a biographical sketch bv Boyesen, with por-
trait. Charles Dudley Warner has study of
character in his obituary notice of the hero of
Nv summer in a Garden, Calvin, the cat.
Other papers are Benjamin Disraeli bv T. :.
Fadal; The Traditional Music of the Spansh
Pyrehees, by Nena Stureis; Pond Life by Mrs
HerriCk Ga study from the microscopy; The
Immortality of the Soul, an attempt at Soc
ratio dialogue. by Edward Payson; and an H.
luslratsd paper on Horses. Dr. Hollands
Nicholas Minturn + continued, and NchOlas's
plan, for dealing with dead-beats are put into
practice Mrs Burnett, the author of The
Lass o Lowrie's (which is receiving so much
praise from the critics., has short story of
Franco American life in Paris. entitled lie
Monsieur tie la Petite Dame. The poetry OF
the number i contributed by Mrs. Thsxter,
Mr-. Piatt, Mrs. Elizabeth Akers Allen,
Charles L. DAZey, The Old Cabinet and Bric-
a-Brac. the latter department containing among
the humorous verse dainty little poem en-
tiled The War OF the Roses, DR.. Holland dis
cu>ses in his Topics of the Time, The Future o {
New York, Houses and Things, and The
Changes IN Preaching. and pays a high tribute
to the late Edward seymour of the Scribner
firm. The Old Cabinet dissgrees with Tour
gueneh's own estimate of the strength of his
imagination, has something about Jugglery
and Miracle in Art etc, etc. Home and So
ciety has a humorous talk about Glassware
and Glass-houses, by Clarence Cook (who will
contribute short articles to this department
from time to time), A Makeshift Redstead
and Camp Stoves (both with illustrations) for
summer tourists, and Il supplemental note on
Cisterns, by Col. Waring. The Worlds Work,
is short but practical.
ST. NichOlus for June is as bright as the
June sunlight, and IL full of June's breeziness
OF a "A June Morning. aud at the close of the
number Prof Proctor shows The stars in
june while between these two we find MANY
of the delightful scenes with which every June
day is filled. There is dainty picture ON one
page OF little girl in gown aud sun bonnet de-
mureld reading her fortune from the daisy.
leaves; and on another. a barefoot boy is en-
joying gay summer frolics with frsky coltl
The Green House with Gold Nails'-so beau
tiiully portrayed.is one of June's special
measures. Wild Mac begin their June-time
travels along their numberess little paths
through :he field. peeping out at US here and
there in Mr.. Rlodans exquisite pictures; the
nests in which some of our common birds
spend this glorious month are described by
Prof. Brooks; and the June Roses bloom in
Edgar Fawcetts pretty verse.
But all these form only q part of the good
things that the number contains. The open
ing story Of Frank is wel-toid and WELL
illustrated account of boys heroism in q ter
rible adventure; the concluding chapter of
the excellent serial 'Pattikin's House his .
superb picture OF fire, by Thomas Moran;
the story of The Mother in the Desert is de-
lightfully told by Susan Coolidge; and the
curious old-time procession of The Child
Bishop OF Salisbury on st. Nicholas Day is
well set forth in Mr.. Egleston's article and Mr.
Eytinge's picture. The installnent of His
own Master is unusually long and contains
three beautiful pictures ;and the story ofSpray'
is illustrated with remarkably life-like por-
trait oil the wise little bsck-an-tan.
The Peterkins' Tea-Party' is a most inter-
esting and amusing occasion. 'Tommy's
Couslns'iis u very funny story, with even
funnier pictures by Church, 'Annetta Plum
mer's Diary'-a remarkable Journals re-
vealed to us by Abby Morton Diaz. and Joel
Stacy's record of The Naughty Little Egyp-
tains, is touching aud comica.
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