Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-01-24

artist, in this number furnishes both drawings
and text for picturesque paper on "A Cali
fornia Mining Camp" with glmpses Of 'the
Cornish, Mexican. Chinese and other elements
there found. This paper gives the color OF a
most interesting phase OF American life. where
children still sing in Christmas larols from
house to house. and tree-boxes are never
robbed Of the meat-wagon's consignment.
The landscape Of California Is here described
as only IN artist. who Is also a writer. could
describe il. In paper on Recent Church
Decoration" Clarence Cook writes Of the work
by John La Fargo and others in Trinity Church,
Boston, and St. Thomas Church, New York.
Mr.. La Fagre's plaster. .and Mr.. ST. Gaudns
panel OF angels in the latter church, are among
the Illustrations. Mr.. La Fargo also furnishes
a large illustration for ballad by Boyesen-
"Little Sigrid." In"The Majolica OF Castelli,"
SigBor Castellani describes one OF the less
known kinds Of ware In his collection. some fine
specimens OF which are reproduced in the
the drawings. The Humming- Bird Of the
California Wster-Fslls"-a bird that dives into
the fslls-is the subject OF an enthusiastic paper
by John Muir. with illustrations. THE New
Rudder Grange" by +. X. Stockton, will be
recognized by "Scribner's readers as a contin-
ustion OF the sketches OF domestic life on a
canal-boat which appeared some time ago
This paper illustrated by Eytinge, and both it
and others TO follow are independent ofthe ones
already published Mr.. Stockton relates a
novel way of disposing Of tramps. Still anoih-
er Illustrated article is MIR. X. II. Stoddsrd's
poem "A Wedding under the Directory" In
what IL, for him. new van: Kasmmerer's
painting OF the same title is engraved
compartment.
Among the unllustrated papers are "A
Sunday in Llmeburgh,r a story by Rebecca
Harding Davis. Following the Halcyon to
Canada" by John Burroughs; "Washington'-
Only Sister" by A. l.. Bassett with q letter
from Washington. giving his opinion of -lsv-
cry;l The College Rank OF Distinguished
Men, by G. +. Thwing: ''Twenty-six Hours
n Day" the first Of several practical papers on
subjects OF interest to women, by Mary Blake :;
The Palmers Vision, short poem By DR..
Holland and poems by Chsrles T. Darcy
Charles de Kay aud X. W. Glider. The serials
by Miss Tfafton and Edward Eggieslon are
continued. and the publishers announce for
new subscribers. pamphlet containing the
previous installmcnts OF Roxy" and the two
"Rudder Grange" stories heretofore published.
In Topics OF the Time" Dr. Eol land dis
cusses Church Debts STANLEY and his Re-
ward and The Machine In New England
The Old Cabinet Is shout Unnamed Pictures
The Injustice Of Genial Criticism and An
tony aud Cleopatra Home and Society Is oc-
cupied with How a Man take, Care Of hi,
BABY In 'Brie-a-Brac' there is Visit to
the Asylum for Literary LIna,ics.' The usual
space Is devoted 10 books and Industrial prog
res.
". NicholGs for February breathes a fresh
and hearty rowing spirit 1t carries us to the
TffiN 81 bAlAilA-. ~ ltlc lfA-tAnl- OF nina,
smong the birds OF Florida. through pcrils and
miragcs In African deserts, 10 foggy LONDON
Streets, and TO the tropical wonder land Of a
Robinson CrusT story.
The frontispiece gives chill whisper Of Bit
ter winter weather without but then come
many CHEEKY helps toward making pleasant
winter indoors. There IS first simple home
poem. The shcpheri-boy.' by Emily :. Oakley; :
and then the conclusion Of The Raven. AMI
the Angels. story Of the middle-age., written
L.. o ~ -
Gotta Family, and striAingly illustrated by
Sol Eytinge.
The installment OF Miss Alcotrs serial,
Under the Llacs.' has two lovely pictures by
Mary Hallock Foote. and develops fresh yigor
and interest; Miss julia +. Sargent Offer, the
Young folks some Crumbs from Older Read
Ing ia the SHAPE Of short article i giving
few pleasant extracts from the writings OF
Ralph Wsdo Emerson Mrs. Mary Treat
contributes 4 short illustrated paper on some
Fi'hing-birds Of Florida and Mr.. Alexander
W sin~right explains all about The London
Dus;-man.' Of whom large portrait j, given.
How Sir William fhip> found the Treasure in
the sea- by :. e.. W. BENJAMIN, !. = true and
exciting story Of adventure in the successful
search for wrecked treasure ships this j. one
OF the specially rowing stories. The others
are a Trip to the Tea Country by William
NJ. Tilesion, giving illustrations and lively
narrative Of boys visit 20 one Of The tea-grnw-
Ing districts Of China; and 'Sol;min; 4 Ship
VI tue bt-tIk bf Su-hn 'ppUlst. WIN a Iift-
ure. relating the deeds Of 4 gigantic camel In
the saving Of its masters.
Then there is frc-n and humorous Illus
trated story by Mr.. Frank X. stockton. under
the queer title of II IeAlebcrry; The Raid Of
the tamanChes detailing in a glori0u. nj ln,y
h.hi. u large school; Mans PrarC-otcriug,'
which relates the misadycntHnrs of we'll
ne aiming little girl; AMI some Indoor Games
AZ Marbles that Will prove q boon to many
girls, well As to the boy.
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trsctiyc, with suggestive t-bils and Interesting
letteT- from the Youngsters Themselves.