Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-05-22
THE X1GAZIVES.

The Atlantic Monthly for June contains the
closing chapters of Mr.. w. IL. Bishops romance,
"Detmold' The Imaginary Dialogue on Dec
orstive Art" by John Trowbridge, will attract at
tention. In "Days in June" more extracts are
given from the journal OF ii. ID. Thoreau There
10 critical article Doudan by T. S. Perry; and
"New Books on Art are reviewed by an aponv
nous writer, who discusses Perkins Raphael and
Mchelangeo," Elliott's pottery and Porcelain"
Gsidner's "Home Interiors;" etc. The sixth of
Charles Dudley Warmers papers, "The Adiron-
dacks Verified" treats Of Camping Out" Rich
ard Grant White in England on the Rails" des
cribes Eoglish railway travelling and travellers,
and Mr.. II. +. French in Count Pulaski's Strange
Power, relates some curious incidents which &C.
CURED on shpboard during passage from Port
land to Liverpool in 1853 Henry Cabot Lodge
contributes an Interesting paper on Timothy
Pickering;" and the "Unforeseea Result of the
Alabama Disputes are detailed by Mr. Arthur G.
Sedgwick. The poems of the month are Dor
der Lands" by II. H., Decoration Day" BY
Amelia d. Alden, CLOSING Chords" by Rose
Hawthorne Lathrop, aud Spring Song" by
Mrs S. NJ. B. Pistt The exhibition at the Kurtz
Gallery of the New Society of Artists. is described
in the "Open Letter from New York" The Con-
trlbutors Club is as varied and entertaining as
usual, discussing amongst Other things the Pow.
er Of the Boston Lecturship," "Amercanism."
Analytic Scandal" "Our Windows, and "Pro.
posal to violate Shakespeare Tomb
The June number of the Eclectic Magazine
contains the index to the haf-yearly volume,
which exhibits more strikingly than single num-
Der could the exceeding richness and variety of
the literature that is gathered into this sterling
periodical. The leading paper of the June mum
Der is a very valuable one on The Americans in
Turkey" showing that while other nations are
wrangling and fighting over the Turks and their
subjects, the Americans have been cvzing them
Next to this the most striking paper is a most in
teresting discussion of the doctrine of Future
Punishment" by eight prominent English clergy
men and theologians. Other articles are "Some
Thoughts on Design in Nature" by DR.. Andre
Wilson; Impressions of American Society" BY
Rev. X. W. Dale; Cruikshank," by Frederick
Wedmore; "On the Hardenbcrg;" "The first ten
years IF the Canadian Dominion" by Goodwin
Smith; the concluding instalment of Round
the World in Yacht" by Sir Thomas Brassey;
"Anc lent Times and Ancient Men, by Prof. Max
Muller; four chapters Of Blacks brilliant story,
macleod of Dare" several poems, q biographi-
cal sketch with steel portraiU of Pope Leo Kill,
and four well-flled Editorial departments. A
capital number, with something for all tastes.
The Westminster Review for April has the fol
lowing contents; The Literature of the Sen VANS
aud Croats; Popular Buddhism according to the
Chinese Canon; An Indian Distiict-Its People
and Administration; Peasant Life in France and
Russia; Our present Covict System; Life of the
Prince Consort; Russian Aggression and the Da.
ty of Europe; notices of Contemporary Litefa-
ture.
Easter on the Riviera" is the title of the open
THE -Four in Hand, and Chances at the Litera-
ture of Coaching" recalls the modes of travelling
Of by-gone day, apropos Of the recent trip to
Philadelphia Of the New York Coaching Club,
with illustrations depicting the different styles of
equpages, from the state carriage of Queen Eliz
abeth to the "drags" driven by Con. Jay and 9th
er members Of the club. Edward King has q
second article on Roumsnia, full Of graphic
sketches and interesting details. "The Mssona Of
Virginia gives the history of a family tragedy
by lady personally acquainted with the actors
and events. Marion Couthouy writes apprecat-
inRly of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. DIR. H. s.
Scbell describes some new discoveries in "Visusi
Photography" and Lucy II. Hooper gives IN