Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-23
THE MIDwINTER sCRIBNER.

The current number of Scrlbner, oil
which 100, 1000 copies are printed. is called
the Midwinter Number" and is thought
by the publishers to exceed in attractive
ness the Midsummer Numbers of 1876 and
1877. Among the notable features is a full
page portrait Of Lincoln, by Wyatt Eaton,
from the last and li,tle-known photograph.
This view of Lincoln is here engraved for
the first time, by Cole, to accompany Noah
Brooks Personal "reminiscences of Lin
coin" A sonnet to Lincoln, by R. HI
Stoddart, faces the f%rontispiece.
The first paper of the number proper is
by Charles G. Ward, on " Moose-hunting,"
and is illustrated by Henry Sandman, by
the author and by others. A hunt with In
dams in New Brunswick is described. and
there is a story of a bear hunt told in In
dian dialect by one of the guides. Mrs.
Mary Hallock Foote, heretofore only known
to the readers Of Scribner as an artist, in
this number furnishes both drawings and
text for a picturesque paper on "a Califor-
MIA Mining Camp" with glimpses of the
Cornish, Mexican, Chinese and other ele-
ments there found. This paper gives the
color of a most interesting phase OF Ameri.
can life, where children still sing Christmas
carols from house to house, and tree boxes
are never robbed of the meat, wagons con-
signment. The landscape of California is
here described as only an artist,
who is also a writer, could de-
scribe it. In a paper on Recent
Church Decoration" Clarence Cook writes
Of the work by John La Fargo and others
in Trinity church, Boston, and St. Thomas's
church, New York, Mr.. La Farge's plaster,
and Mr.. ST. Gaudens' panel of angels in the
latter church, are among illustrations. Mr..
La Fargo a]so furnishes a large illustration
for a ballad by Boyesen-"Litlle Sigrid.'
In The Majolica.of Castelli, Signor Gas.
te lani describes one of the %less-known kinds
Of ware In his collection, some fine speci-
mems of which are reproduced in the draw.
ings. "The Humming- Bird of the Califor-
MIA Wate1-Falls"-a bird that dives into
the falls-is the subject of and enthusiastic
paper by John Muir, with illustrations.
The New Rudder Grande, by F. r. Stock
ton, will be recognized by Scribner's
readers as a continuation of the sketch of
domestic life on q canal-b boat which
appeared some time ago. This paper is
illustrated by Eytinge, and both it and 9th.
ers to follow are independent of the ones
already published. Mr.. Stockton relates .
novel way of disposirg Of tramps. Still
another illustrated article is Mr.. r. 81.
Stoddard's poem. IA Wedding under the
Directory" in what is, for him. a new vein
Kaemmerer's painting of the same title 10
engraved as an accompaniment.
RAmong the unillustrated papers are "A
Sunday in L%imeburg," a story by Rebecca
Harding Davis; Following the Halcyon to
Canada" by John Burroughs washing
toms Only Sister," by A. L. Bassett, with
. letter from Washington. giving his opin.
ion Of slavery; "The College Rank Of Dis
tiuguished Men," by C. F. Thving; Given
ty-six Hours a Day" the first Of several
practical papers on subjects of interest to
women. by Mary Blake; "The Palmer's Wis
ion" . short poem by DR.. Holland, and po-
ems BY Charles 7. Dazey, Charles &c Kay
and r. W. Glider. The serials by Mis-
Trafton and Edward Egglssson arc con-
tinued, and the publishers announce, for