Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-04-26
New Magazines.

81. Nicholas for Nay is a. tine number
Of 4 chldren's magazine As theheart could wish
for. In matter and Illustration. 1t j. wholly all
mirshe and delightful, wonder Of beauty aud
interest sure 10 bring delight and pleasure to
every home II enters. and 10 make all H. read
crs happy. whether Young or sd.
John q. Whittier furnishes the opening 20.
en- entitled Red RidingHood' aud one of the
sweetest in verse and tone that the good poet
has written for many years.
\ charming letter from Charles Dickens in
exact fac-simile of the great novelist's owl
handwriting is given near the beginning, sud
Mr.. Donald 6. Mitcheirs stirring and splendid
ly illustrated talk about 'Ivanhoe,' will fire thu
hearts Of all the boy-lovers of sir Waiter Scott.
sake Holm contributes long and excellent
story, The First Time illuslratedby Eytingc /;
there Is a fine Fairy story with superb pic
lures by Alfred Frederic>: aud the lively mar
ra,ive OF The DISCONTINUED Dowager' contains
two of the very best pictures that Eytinge has
ever drawn.
sidney Laner Is represented BIZ an admira-
bic Orient story. full Of lie and wit. and show
lily illustrated by Mr.. Ben,ell. \ rich ,:ore OF
funny things j. also given ~ In Elizabeth stuart
Phelps story Of 'rrntty'> Lecture Buresu,
the poem Of FLUFFY and Snutfy.' finely illu,tra-
ted by Addie Ledvard. aud The Sad story Of
Hippety-iop,' with comica pictures by Hop
klns.
DIR. j. q. Holland has talk with big BOYS
| Professor Richard A. rroctors stars in MAY
| gives u> pleasing glimpse OF the wonder, II
| Science: Mrs. Mary Treal's Florida = i-heT>'
touches on the wonders Of Natural History
\ and FRANK Il. stocktoh's sleeping Courier j.
a description Of n novel scene in an Eastern
desert. Then. too, the article on Four Hun
| dred Cows with Red Ears narratcs curiou,
/ incident in history, aud French story for
translation i included near the close.
Celia Thszier's Marjorie Elgsr fawcett'-
! Grass. and the verses Not only in the Christ
mas-tlde' are poems Of true, pure sentiment
| The Worthy Poor conveys a Useful moral in
/ n most telling and delightful way: while An
/ open Secret A balls Ball ard q aud T.
all are dainty bits of verse and all dsiniily H.
| Illustrated.
Lucs Larcom's Songs Of spring takes w. in
| to the fields and the open air. among the bud
| ding flowers and blossoms. Thi- article i set
! in the heart Of the number and contans many
beautiful selections from the best spring poetry
! in the Ian gusge. II i cXquisitely illustrated
Miss Fidelia bridges picture being especially
| fine.
But the Spring-tmc lightness pcryadcs. and
/ glorties the whole numbcr-mAking Il a. full
| of breezy. huoysnt life and cheer A. a morning
| in the 'merric month OF MAY With such writ
| er- John e. Whittier. SAKE Holm, sidney
Lsnicr. Donald q. Mitchell, J. q. Holland
J Celia ThANter, Elizabeth stuart Phelps, Lucy
| Larcom. Mary Mapes Dodge. Edgar fawcett
/ J. /. Trowbridge. and with such artists A. Mis-
| Bridges. Alfred Fredcrics, j.. ". thampney
| SOL Eytinge. Addie Ledy ard, the grand spring
/ number Of -. Nichula. Is - tine an issue of q
| children- magazine A. the world has ever seen
The number. Of I.ittell's Living Age for "a,
week, ending April 1th and lIth,-the mr.,
! numbers oi = new volume have the follow
| ing valuable contents Turkish lnyasion- 81
Europe in lG,0-S3. by + L. Nerney, Coniem
/ porary Review West Indian Memories Th'
/ Lesser Antilles and the Boiling LaAe,' by "
Clifford Pagrave, Macmillan; Turkish story
Books, by W. Il. :. Rllston, Nineteenth Cen
/ tury Prussia tn the Ninetcecih Century, b.
/ John Stuart Rlacklc. Contemporary Falkland
| by Matthew Arnold, Nineteenth Century
Ficlding's Novels, Cornhiil; tatilc-herding u
| the Great West, spectator; The Origin %
Rsnk saturday Review, The IlyPocrisies o
/ Nature, Spectator: together with ln-iament
{ Of the Marquis Of Iossie.' by George Mac
| Donald. and 'Cariia' by Mr.. Oliphant; MI
Jensen short strpy. and 'LetawliKa a GAi
/ cipn Tale. translated for the The Living AZ
from the Rerue des D<BN NJHdss, poett
and mi -cellsny.
For finy.two numbers. Of sixty-four larg
page. each Tor NOR than 800 pages year.
the subscription price 81 i low: while 70
| $40 - the publi-hcr> on 10 send TO any on
OF the American 81 mon'hlies or wccklie> viii
The Living Age for year. both postpaid
Lulell & GAY. Boston. are the publishers.
H'ile Atrdke for My, after IT, .pirtc,
ftonti>p'cce. The CiIlrcn's Moving Day
opens with quaint story by Mr.. ii. g. Row
. {
which the guest, attend IN their uiZht-dfe-se-
Il D, followed by A Peep into a Lace King
DOM being interesting account Of a Pari-a
eoDyeai. w,bGTe. haG A9esa AXE. Ima4. In NJ. '
procurc> the Papal Blessing for her doll an
upon brooch for Bridget at home. Ii
'QuinReba>.et Girls sophie Mays serial
Emily IN the height Of her girl.a fun encoun
ter some Of life's seriOI, aspects. 'GOod-F !
Nothing Polly Miss Farman's serial J. con
cudei leaving the chef pcrsouage lit TO be
come the hero Of another story ~ % ood-FuT
something Polly Empress Josephine OH,
the Jug-.er.' by Mis-, MARY WagrI-E,,hrg an.
The Last Tournament are also cAc,.llcu
stories. The attraction 81 the number how
ever. 10 msny reader,, will be No. IN OF tn
| Poet Homes Series Of papers contributed b.
| X. H. stoddard. II relates 10 Bayard Taylor
snd gives portrait and views Of Taylors HON,
AZ CcdHcrOft. accompanied BY pages Of de-
| llShifui per>Onll gossip.
The rumber j. completed by poems from
Mr.. l.. C. Wilton. Clara G.. Deliver. Sc.
| including No. V. OF the funny adventures o
| Miltiades Peterkn Paul by John Brows jrhn
together with the Popular >cicnc, Club. Tan
gled Knots. ParIor Fs>,ime-. Po-,-o1ces De
/ partment aud iud-ic.
Only 500 per annum. Ella Farman Elitol
d. LOthrop & Co, Publishers, Boston.