Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-10-30

! OW copies are prlnted) opens with two froDti>-
| piece portraits Of Bayard Tay lnr, one engraved
! by Cole from the large photograph by Cute
kuust. the other by Jungling from Il replica OF
! the bronze bass-reliet by the sculptor O'Dono-
van, which was executed for Cornell Uniyer-
| sity.
An interesting feature OF this number is the
first instslment OF "rhe Graudissimes,r Mr..
| Cables new story land first novel; OF Creole
Life. which succeeds Mrs. Burnetts "Ha-
worth's" and is 10 be one OF the principal at
fractions of the magazine for The next twelve
| months. The opening scene Is at masked
ball at the old Theatre st. Philippe, New Or
leans at which there Is some lively coquetry on
the pnrt of two of the characters, ending in their
unmasking 10 each other; chapters describe
the approach OF Immigrants up the Mississippi,
and relate the ancestry OF the great Creole fam
ilies of The Grandissimcs and DE Grapions the
feuds OF which are the basis of the story. 1t Is
field combining fresh and diverse elements
Of interest, and one that Mr.. Cable has made
his own.
Ably experimenting the part OF The Grand
issimes' relating TO the river, is the paper on
the - Mississippi Jetties," by Mr.. +. l.. Corthel,
the resident engineer at Port Eads. This is 4
detailed account Of the difficulties, methods
and successful results OF this great engineering
project, theme not heretofore tresied in the
magazines, and one Of wide interest to the ag-
rlcultural and commercial classes; there is
portrait Of Captain Eads. aud the work is made
clear by plans. y timely paper on The Ag-
rlcullural Distress in Great Britain" is contrib
uted by Mr. /. +. Quinn Of the New Jersey
Stale Agricultural Association, who concludes
from personal observation Of Engish farming
during the past year, that 1t has irretriey ably
lost its prominence as an industry Of the king
dom. The effect Is attributed partly to the >ys-
TEN of renting. partly to the conservatism OF
the farmers, themselves, but chiefly to Ameri-
can competition. strong contrast to this
state Of affairs IS presented by Mr.. Henry
Kings Picturesque Features of Kansas Farm
ing which incidentally shows au unexam-
Piled state OF pros perify; Kansas types of char
actcr the spanish ranchero, the Mennonite viii
lages, the prairie fire, and the negro exodus
from the chIct topics of paper renarkab As
a successful piece Of literary work. lllustrat-
ed papers OF an interest somewhat allied to
these are on Rare Lawn-Trees, By Mr. Sam
uel Parsons, Jr.. OF Flushing l.. l., and on
success with Small Fruits by Rev L. +.
Roe. of Cornwall, \. Y. Both Of these papers
are by experts, and cOutain much Information
for The planting season. Mr.. Roe deals espee-
iaily with strawberries and the general subject
i 10 be continued IN future numbers.
Nine other papers give variety to the num-
Der, VIZ: an acrouut BY Clarence Cook OF Mr.
Morris Moore aud his Ola Masters" ;" with three
eu2raving>, including one by Cole Of the cele-
brAted Apollo and Mar,ya," Of Raphael di,-
covered and owned by MIR. Moore, painting
Ica the fir-t part 81 Mr.. r. T.. .lr,.ilau >
critique OF Bayard Taylo poetry and literary
career, involving the consideration OF other
y lnfIttdU littI btlOIc tue war. curious
study Of How Animals get Home" by MIR.
Ernest lngersoil, whose conclusion is against
any special booming INSTINCT a picturesque
illustrated article b Mr.. ". ii. RIdelng on
The French Quarter Of New York" "Ex-
tracts from the journal Of Henry J. Raymond
edited by his son, Mr. IL. W. Raymond, and
principally devoted TO "reminiscences of Web
ster and the campaign of isis, including Wei
ster's opinion OF Clay; paper on the habitat
i"n ~" ~ ia,n rb,J,Ie,,s 49, ,ha snra;h
tn-t t,Ilnent Of MIR. Uenrv Iames, 80 nntJe1,.,;
in !. hirh the scene CHANCES 10 ameri1, and
tyyo clever pieces Of rom9nce.-1ne = .forv of
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p.aJ an,I,Iad -, Siyb - ami Tho oibar of 10
,.,rigtioIsteip - hv NJ 81 "a r.
sen en,i1IaJ ..fIka on the liilI-,nr', and ,ntro.
J,.i,,.,, s,yi.s voIIing .ony
Tbr noetry Of the ntImbcr i contributed by
,,.,f nIb.or Nary Narao nd rLarl..
q ID Robert. Il, younr noet az nrnni.eT
Wil,tn, e Konanarif. w. ithree sonnats on
NJ ro,,sin IN. Prince Imn.rislN Mary /
I,c,,,,s. and Lliza q Hall
In hi. Jrnarfment OF "'rouies of the Time" "
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a. <.-ittgr ,tIl dirr..ss. ..TLa E,in,,
bo.t,,,.,, ari .,Is Iifa Worth I Tivi,grr Tbe
..Unme and Soriefy" iepnrtment contain.
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MI. ~ Jnmestic economy :, ..CnI,"ra ~
prngres,. inrInles a long review ot WarI..er.
.l,,re'I,,',o,' nf uan"anI 9o,h.r no,ica. ~
,rrrItts Wort:, trsat. ~ ..ir,pn-tsnt q, ,J,,anno
il, Nat.jlnrgv >, ..Tmnr,vad RniJer,a pit
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81. Nicho(dS for N0uember opens the
seventh volume oil that magazine, with wider
margins, thicker paper, twenty ight additional
pages, Two rontspieces, a red-line title-page
for the volume, sixty or more pictures, aud
fourteen short stories.
Among the chief features of the number are
q lively home story by Mary Mapes Dodge, the
editor story by Sarah v inter Kellogg OF
How Some Dolls Broke the Law; - an in
dc.cribable story, The Gudra's Daughter"
IN, VI a. ,,'S a"H ,nra. Ipu ~
ihe hnmorou. artist. +. :, Church. an icc.raff