The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-25

Hsrpsr's Magazine for August will pleasantly
surprise even those readers who from long sx-
perisncs have come to expect In each successive
Number new revelation Of the possibilities
OF wood engraving. Never has even Harper's
contained in . angle article 90 many and Of
the same time 90 varied and excellent Q series
OF landscape engravings as those which illus
trate Mr.. Benjamin's paper on Lake George.
These engravings are from Mr.. ]. d. Smillie's
drawings, twenty three in number, covering
every picturesque feature Of the lake from
Caldwell to Its northern extremity.
OF an entirely different character, but OF
equal excellence, are the engrsvings Illustrating
Mr.. Glbson's paper, Snug Hamlet and Home
town. The drawings are by the author, who
has taken for his theme an artists vacation
among the scenes Of childhood The old New
England homestead, with Its Inevitable garrett
the studies OF insect life, OF the beautiful land
scape views along the Housatonc, and Of Home
town characters, and finally the "reminiscences
OF school life, afford unusual opportunities
for illustration and the result here shown Is
very beautiful, apart from the glamour always
cast over "reminiscences OF this kind. The
beautiful engraving OF butterflies with which
the paper opens has been executed by Edward
KING, and ID only equalled by the engraving of
the peacock's feather, by the same artist, in
the Harpers for August last year. Mr.. Rogers's
illustrations OF character for Mr.. Rideing's
paper, The Nautical School st. Msrys, are very
striking, from their novelty and spirit. This
paper is one Of unusual interest. The st.
Marys is sloop of war loaned by the Govern
ment to New York, for the instruction OF
enginery, otc. 1t Is Fart OF the public school
system OF New YorH, being designated Public
School No. 80. Among the illustrated papers
in this Number Is one entitled Chautauqua,
giving an interesting review OF the peculiar
educational features which have been developed
in connection with the Chautauqua Sunday
school Association. A fine portrait Is given OF
Dr. Vincent, the founder OF the institution
The Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle
has eight thousand student members. William
K. Grif1s contributes a curious and exceedingly
interesting paper on japanese Rock Crystal,
with illustrations. Little Barbara, a poem by
Will Wallace Harvey, Is exquisitely Illustrated
by Miss Jessie Curtis; and Mrs. Harriet Pres
colt Spofford contributes a short story, The
First Mrs. Petersham, which is Illustrated by
Howard Pyle. In fiction this is a remarkable
Number. William Blacks yachting romance,
White Wings, opens in the most promising
manner, and with spirited Illustrations. Il. ID.
Blackmore, the author OF Lorna Doone, begins
new novel, entitled Mary Anerley Young
Mrs. Jardine, by Miss Mulock, is continued;
and besides these three serial novels, and the
story already mentioned by Mrs. Spofford, there
is also very striking short tale by Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps, entitled Miss Mdred's Friend.
An exceedingly important contribution is the
paper by DR.. Edward G.. Loring, the celebrated
oculist, entitled Consequences Of Defective
Vision This paper was read before the New
York State Medical Society this year, and it's
suggestions will command universal attention
paper contributed by Willard Brown, on The
Foreign Indebtedness OF the United States, Is
OF national interest, and is remarkable for it's
mastery handling Of complex subject. The
Editorial Departments are full OF interesting
and timely matter. G. w. Powell contributes a
brief but pointed paper entitled American
Forests.