Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-01-22
The ar,cwinter scribner.

The current number of SCRIBNER,
OF which 100. 900 copies are printed, is
called the "Midwinter Number" and
is thought by the publishers to exceed
i'm attrac.ivene-a the Midsum IN e r
Numbers OF 1876 and 1877. Among
the notable features is q fuil-page por-
trait of Lincoln, by Wyatt Eaton,
from the last and little-knOwn photo
graph. This view Of Lincoln is here
engraved for the first time, by Cole. to
accompany Noah Brooks Personal
"Reminiscences of Lincoln" A son
net to Lincoln, by r. II. Stoddard,
faces the froHtispiece.
The first paper of the number prop
er is by Charles c. Ward, on m
hunring." and is illustrated by Henry
Sandman, by the author and by 9TH
ers. A hunt with Indiars in New
Brunswick is described. Mrs. Mary
Hal!ock FOote, heretofore only known
t. the readers of SCRIBNER ~ an ar
I st, in this number furnishes both
| drawings and text for a picturesque
paI er on "a California Mining
Camp" with glimpsrsO the Cornish,
Mexican, Chinese and other eli
there found. The landscape of Cali
fornia is here described as only an Er-
list, who Is also q writer, could de-
scribe it. In q paper on Rec ut
Church Decoration" Clarence Cook
writes of the work by John La Farge
and Others in Trinity Church, Boston,
and st. Thomas's Church, New York.
Mr.. La Farge's plaster, and Mr.. eau
dOD's pantl of angels III the latter
church. are among the illustTatiOns.-
Mr.. La Fargo aIro furnishes q large IL
l~ustrati0n for a ballad by BoYesen-
Little Sigrid." In THE MajOlIca of
CasttllI," SignOr Cesteilsni describes
one of the less known kinds Of ware
in hiI collection. The Humming.
Bird Of the California Water-Fails"-
q bird that dives into the falIs-is the
subject Of an enthusiastic paper 10y
John Muir, with illustrations. 1.-The
New Rudder Grange" by F. r. Stock
ton. will be recognized by S~CRIBNER'S
readers az q continuation of the
sketches of domestic life on q canal
boat which appeared some time ago
This paper il illustrated by Eytinge.
Mr.. Stockton relates a novel way of
~disposinR of tramps. Still another lie
Illustrated article il Mr.. X. H. Stod-
dard's poem, "a Wedding under the
Directory" in what IL, for him, a new
vein =; KaemmPrer's painting of the
same title is engraved as an accomps-
nITent.
Among the more unillustrated pa
pers are "a Sunday in Limehurgh,"
a story by Rebecca Harding Davis
Following the Halcyon 10 Canada, ;"
by John Burroughs "WashingtOn's
Only Sister," by A. l. Bassett with q
letter from Washington, giving his
opinion of slavery The College
Rank of Distinguished Men" by G..
f. Thwinc ~"Twenty-six Hours Il
the first of several practical pa
pers ON subjects OF Iutere-t To women,
10y Mary Blake ; The PalmeT'E Wis
a short poem by DIR. Holland.
and poems by Charles T. Darcy,
Charles Dr. Kay and r. w. Glider
The serials by Miss Trafion and Ed
EgglestOn are continued.
In "lOpics of the Time" DR.. HOl-
and discusses Church Debts, " stan
~ and his Reward" aud THE Ma
in New England" The Old
Cabinet" is about Unnamed Pie
iires." The Injustice OF "Geuial
'riticism," aud Antony and Cleo
Home and Society" is occu-
lied with How q Man takes rare OF
is Baby" In ''Bric-a-Brac" there is
Visit TO the Asylum for Literary
1uuatics. !