Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-29
AUGUST MAGAZINES.
ST. NICHOLAS.

Inc MlQSumuef Holiday numDer-0penS
with a long, funny poem by ]. T. Trow-
bridge, versiied from q story by Maud
| Christian, and entitled "King Cheese" 1t
Exhibition of 1867, and is illustrated with
a very comical f%rontispiece, and several
smaller pictures, by Hopkins.
The number is Summary from cover to
cover, and has the pleasant flavor of vaca-
ton both In tone and subjects. Sarah Win.
ter Kellogg provides a Summer Fishing
Story, "Rods for Fire." which has q full.
page picture of a leafy trout stream; and
from Lucy Larcom there is a poem entitled
Happy Fields of Summer" with a suitable
illustration; while Frank r. Stockton fur.
nishes a fairy tale of gnomes, a bear and o
little girl, under the title, THE Emergency
Mistress" There is a short illustrated pa
per about the digger Wasps," and q brief
but timely article. with sensible hints, about
"How to Travel"
a pathetic story of a very poor city boy and
q sick little girl in winter time.
The serials, "Uuder the Lilacs," and
"Dab Kinzer," tell, among other good
things, about an exhibition of oratory in a
country school-house; of an interesting
archery match among the boys and girls;
and of how three boys had an exciting trip
to sea in a yacht.
The editorial Experimentation very Lit
tie Folks, Jack-in-the-P Pulpit, Le,ter-Box,
and Riddle Box,-are well-filled with
bright. varied and attractive It'd bits.
TIE MIDSUMMER HOLIDAY.
In accordance with a plan Of the editor,
formed a year ago, the midsummer holiday
number Of Scribner's Monthly opens with a
portrait of William Cullen Bryant, en-
graved by Cole from a crayon drawing by
Wyatt Eaton, for which the poet gave re-
peated sittings during the past spring. The
paper on Mr.. Bryant's life and homes,
which it was also planned to have with the
portrait, is by Rev. II. N. Powers, and was
written before the formers illness. The
illustrations are about twenty in number
and chiefly represent points Of interest at or
near the Cummington and Roslyn resi-
dences. DIR. Holland also writes edito1ially
of Mr.. Bryant, and "The Old Cabinet con-
tains an estimate of his standing as a poet,
and a reprint Of the curious original YER
sion Of "Tbanatopsis."
There are also in this number four illus
trated out-of-door articles, as follows: "a
Seaport on the Pacific, by Mary Hallock
Foote, whose picturesque drawings for her
own text are thought to be among her most
charming work ITO South Africa for Dia-
monds J" an interesting record of rare per-
sonal experience by DR.. William j. Morton,
with drawings, including a large view of
the great Kimberly mine by Moran !;
"Sharp Eyes," a field paper by John Bur.
roughs, with bird illustrations by Mrs. Fan
ny Eliot Clifford, who makes her debut as a
magazine artist in this number and
"Glimpses Of New England Farm Life" by
Rowland E. Robinson, introducing drauphts.
men new to Scribner in Messrs. L. c. Tifa-
ny, r. S. Clifford, Henry Farrar, Jervis
McIIntee and Winslow Homer,-besides Mr..
Shirlaw and Mr.. Kelly.
%"Falconberg," Mr.. Boyesen's new novel
of Norwegian and American life n the
Northwest, begins in this number. The
wholly in America. The motif of the story
Is to be found In the peculiar influences thai
favor or oppose the assimilation OF the Nor.
wegian immigrant to the duties and privi-
leges of American citizenship. This, how
ever, it is claimed, will not prevent sFal.
conberg" from being a charming and idyllic
love story.
OF the other stories, "Longstatf's Mar.
rage" by Henry James, Jr., deals with
Anglo-American life at Nice and Rome
and "Our Tavern" by Frank r. Stockton
relates q summer escapade on this side Of
the Atlantic. The tenth installment O.
Eggleston's Roxy" has a drawing by Mr.
Shirlaw, as usual.
OF the four long poems in the number
two appear without cuts "Of Scarborough
September, 1870" by Bret Harts, and "Meri
dian" Mr.. Stedman's Yale poem, here print
ed in full for the first time ;-and two with
cuts: MI. 1T. Trowbridgc's "Old Robin
having three drawings by Will Fl. Low
and DR.. Hollands ballad, "The Puritan't
Guest" havisg three by Mrs. Mary Halloch
, Foote. There are also shorter poems by
c. P. Cranch. Henry Eckford, Andrew B
Saxtop, and Z. NJ. Booth.
The departments, in most cases, are full
and the subjects scasonable. In Topics oil
the 1imc." besides 1.-THE Death Of Bryant
DR.. Holland discusses sour Commune
and "Greatness in Art" In Home and
Society" there is q detailed account of the
practical work of the Rural Art Associa.
! ton" of Clinton, N. Y, which is said to be
the Oldest and one Of the most successful
of ito kind in the country. Among the re.
views is on criticising the writer OF The
Tender Recollectiops Of Irene Nscgillicud.
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