Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-03-28


count Of How Kitty was Lost in \ Turkish
Bszsr,- In Egypt, illustrated by frontispiece;
then follows "Old Micoisi," tale OF Russian
peasant life, with picture Of snow-storm on
the Steppes; next comes Puck Parker by
Mrs. Lizzie W. Champney with two llustrs-
tons Mr.. J. Wells Champney, q story Of
little boys escape from beleAgured Paris 10
balloon with his father and mother; and. after
these, "rhe Three Horse-shoes," by David
ker, tale Of how Maurice de SAKE, Marshal
OF France under Louis XIV, found . Dutch
Blacksmith ~ strong a. himself. Easter in
Germany" with nine illustrations. deals with
Herman country customs OF the Easter time;
and a Visit TO a London Dog-show' Is Q des-
criptiption, with several pictures. OF an exhi-
oition Of canine pets Of all sorts. IN Alexandra
Palace, London.
The installment OF 'Drifted into Port,' the
serial story for boys. has q striking picture by
Sol Eytinge, and describes q deeply interest
Ing Incident OF school-boy country life In
England; and the monthly portion Of under
the Lilacs,' Miss Acou's story, tells about
some funny and delightful Sunday experiences
Of Rem and his friends. and displays fine
illustration by Mary Hallock Foote.
In lively short paper, entitled The Pro-
lessor Mr.. Clarence Cook relates how q smart
boy astonished his brother aud sister and the
nurse, with some curious scientific expert
ments.
Then there arc some very funny Letters
from Dick Hardin away at SCHOOL, a laugha-
bic story, by Howard Pyle. entitled Wise
Catherine and the kaDoutermsnneken.' which
| recites shrewd girls adventure with gnone,
| aud Is copiously Illustrated by the author; and
some comicsl verses, written by Mrs. T.. L.
Corbett, aud furnished with droll picture by
Mr.. l.. Hopkins, narrsting the woes OF Three
Wise Women" on land and sea.
Besides all this. there are poeurs, humorous
! and tender, four versifed chsrsdes by Mr.. &.
7. Cranch. comical fulIpage picture by H.
Woolf; and an attractive talk with girls, under
the title Always Behindhand"
Wide A,cdke Of Aprh hss = new and delight
ful festure-x Natural History Supplement- of
| oihers' by Mrs. Swissholme, very exciting
| aAd droll sccount OF her own experience with
| her husbands pet wild animals; Australian
| opossums' by Miss Prig; and = striking proof
OF the vitality OF the shark witnessed oS ,he
| suthor, DIR. Payne. These Supplements Will
| interest the children in Natural History, and
| these are TO be given during the yeer.
| The Magazine opens with a fine frontispiece
| We Boys followed by Anna Albitz, n true
| story OF heroic little girl. Miss Brown. 10 her
| interesting Illustrated series. The Child Toll
| ers Of Boston Streets gives graphic account
| OF the little Ash Pickers.' Mrs. ". +. Bryants
| school-room story is about baby scholar.
| Little Bunch Mr.. T.. L. Groser gives .
| glimpse Of Child Life in Labrador Mrs. l..
| {. Wilton has lovely Easter poem. Follow
| ing True Blue the Minnesota serial by Mrs.
/ Lucia Chase Bell. comes the star article OF the
number, A Childs Calendar by Caroline Met
calf, with twelve exquisite drawings by Miss
| Humphrey, and seldom has any magazine
| given its readers anything so beautiful. a
| General Misunderstanding Mr.. Talbots serial,
deepens In interest. There Is valuable Eng
| lish Literature paper by Mrs. Lucy White Lii
| lie. this time relative TO spenser. with good
portrait.
| There are briei articles and several poems,
| aud three especially spicy, short, illustrated
| stories, 'rommy's Head by Rev. j. Villa
| Blake, The Countess OF Blessington.' by Mary
I H. Ia. .sar.ts tlaf .,l-
| den Wedding by Ella Farman. The very 1t
| tie folks have pretty tale about Baby Bunt-
| ing; and there are Parlor F.stime., Prize
| Guesswork and Original Music. while the work
tor Is = Is mapped out for the Society Of Wide
| Awake Helpers, an organization which did a
| great deal last year for the poor children OF
| Boston. Many tempting prizes are offered. and
| children everywhere are invited 10 become
| members OF the Society.
| Only - 20 year. free Of postage Edited by
| Ella Fsrman. ID. Lothrop & Co., Publishers,
| Boston.
ScribAer for iprii. OF the eighty cuts in
scrbner tor April, tweniy-thrce are devoted
1 10 the illustration OF life aud sport Among the
thousand Islands" unique summer resort,
| and one which. IL Is believed, has never been
previously described 10 the magazines. The
/ text all OF the original sketches, and most OF
/ the wood-drswings are by Howard Pyle, who
has already written and drawn TOR the >cribner
publications, Mr.. George Il. Prescott. Flee
| psny. rites OF The Telephone and the fho-
nograph,' with explanatory cuts. The revival
| Of '-Macrame Lace" calls forth little paper
/ by Clarence Cook, which i illustrated with
| antique Italian and new American designs.
! his months contribution 10 the occasional
! papers on American sports" is a personal mar
/ ratiye Of "Deer-hunting the Al Sable
1 lMich)' by W. NJ. LahaH, who, like Mr..
/ Pyle. has drawn his own Illustrations. Amer
| lean Industry OF recent growth i described by
Ag.sN n an l.Fr t.ns fRGy
| Lssd-Pencis are Msde'-in which il il claimed
ihst American machinery has Tealered the
homemade pencil superior to the foreign.
This installment OF Mr.. Eggiesion's Roxy
| has q novel drawing by Mr.. >hirlaw, the Pres
4 ld.nt OF the new society of American Artists
OF the uniliusirated material. there arr two
/ short stories one Of the Wsst-'Two Saints
| OF the Foot hills by Bret Ilarte, said To be ais
/ first and best manner; and one Of the South
| King David by ConGsnce r. Wool-on For
| people interested In the present Queen Of spain.
or in convent school life at Paris, there are let
| ter, from an American schOomate OF Mer-
oeles, entitled A Queen at school In her
! second paper In advocacy OF .Twenty-six
Hour. Day Mary Blake discusses the rea-
sons why women should cultivate habits Of
reading and study, and the difficulties 10 BE-
/ overcome. Miss Trafton. serial, His Inher-
ltanoe,' changes scene TO Massachusetts. q. Il.
| Warning discusses the relations Of the Mosaic
| Creation and Modern science maintaining that
| there |. no important discrepancy between the
/ two. The poetry Is by Maurice +. Egan, An
ME K. Amman, Mary Ainge DE We're, and 9TH
/ er~.
Topics OF the Time contains discussions by
| Or. Holland, entitled Acting under Excite
ment,' Once more the Tramp and Falling
| from High Places A new department for
| Commune atoms is added-ihe letters this
/ month being from Noah Brooks, with addition
81 Lincoln anecdotes; and IRON George Row
land. who defends the Erie Canal from a recent
aitark in the Monthly. The Old Cabinet has
brief es.ay- on Art, Literature and the Drama.
| Home and Society has some timely 'Horti-
cultural Suggestions from Nr. Quinn, and a
ch,t about The French spoken by those Who
DO not speak French Among the books re-
view~i are Joseph Cooks 'Transce dentali.m,'
and Orthodoxy The Worlds work has notes
on The Photograph Electric Gas-lightiug'
Improved Form OF sewer-gas Traps, etc.
etc. 'Brc-a-Brse' Is given over 10 a piece OF
Irish dialect. which l. already in demand for
public readings Biddy McGinnis ut the Pho
tographer's. This number complete Volume
XIV Of the magazine, which is now halfway
through its eight year. The volume index has
been enlarged to six pages, and appears with