Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-06-15


SAKE Holm's bo.any and originality ave defended
and household art tragedy is amusingly narrst-
ed. Recent Literature contains critical notices oi
Longfellow's "KeIamos, Jsmes's French Poe Is
and Novelists, !" Winters "Thistle-D Down." Adler's
"Creed and Deed, and other late public ations.
The London Quarterly Review for April has
the following contents The first article is entit-
led The Crown and the Constitution. Then fol.
lows an article on "The Church in the West Rid
ing" describing the condition Of the church, and
the prospects of the extension of religious aud
moral teaching in this large manufacturing dis
trct, containing upwards Of two million inhabi-
tants. 0tLer articles are dissertation on the
importance Of Naval Education; The Legisls-
ton of the Commonwealth" which, in reve W
OF the Acts Of the Long Parliament, gives an in
teresting record Of the opinions of the time on
divers religious, mousl, aud social subjects; and
The Princess of India and the Proclamation OF
the Empire. Lecky's History of England in the
Eighteenth Century is reviewed at length. The
Aggression of Russia and the treaty of San Ste
fsno," defines the relative positions of Great
Britain and Russia, and strongly denounces the
action OF the latter power. Tue biographical ar
ticles consist of comparison Of the lives aud
characters of Gisrduno Bruno and Calico, and a
sketch of james Madison, considered as repre-
sentative man of his time.
Harper's Magazine for July finds novel field
for the portrayal Of character and the description
of scenery in the loslauas of Virginia. The
opening article of the number devoted th is sub
ject, and entitled ''Some landmarks of Old Vir-
j. hx A Ia D.lu nh.
uses his pencil as effectively as his pen. OF hu-
morous and pathetic interest is Mr. Rdeings pa
per about "lIospital Life in New York." with
sixteen blight illustrations BY Renhart, Abbey
and Rogers. Porte Crsyon contributes one of his
illustrated papers on 'Oidt time Militis Musters. s.
full of the racy humor belonging to the ancie mt
general training day." the scene being laid in
Virginia. In his story, "Owlet," John Esten
Cooke also takes US to Virginia, and the interest
of his romance is heightened by Mr.. Pyles Illus
tratons. Among the domestic sketches presented
in this number, Daddy WILL" by Charles D.
Deshler, stands out in bold, strong lines.
There are two illustrated papers on foreign sub.
jects. A. ii. Guernsey contributes one on the
peculiar features of the worship of Juggernaut in
Orissa. The other, entitled "A First Week in
England" introduces Us to the quaint old houses
and rows of Chester. to Ludlow Castle, where
M lton wrote his " Comus," and to the foe old
cathedral at Hereford. DIR. Abel Stevens con-
tributes Timely article. entitled Anecdotes of
Voltaire among the Swiss" Benson j. Losing.
contributes spirited narrative OF the vndic alton
OF John Peter Zenger, a poor German printer,
who was arrested by the order of the
Provincial Governor of New York in 1874,
and tried for the publication of several seditious
articles in the New York Weekly Journal.
The serial stories by William Black and Thom-
As Hardy are continued. Charles De Kay contr-
butes short story, entitled "a Wife, Hunt" and
James Psyn humorously describes an Adventure
in Forest" in the vain search for Dickens May
pole Inn. The Editorial Departments are full of
eAter tsinment and timely information.