Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-05-29

The "moIern quality" Of .NcribRsr's
HoHfhiy, which has been recently remarked
upon b. = critic, j. ful'y sustained by the June
issue. which l. unhAcAncycd, up 10 The times,
and 'uil Of points.
The opcnin. paper on The Fine Art. Al the
PaTl- Exposition" has been delayed By the late
arrival 81 come Of the most interesting Of the
illustrations, which include drawings made
specially for the magazine BY Ne,!der, the
sculptor -. Gaudens. Maitland Armstrong, c.
{. Coleman. aad I. Hesendon. Mr.. Nedl,r'.
contribution il a drawing Of hi. own much
praised and much abused Young Mar-ya..
Mr.. - Gaudeus makes a pcu-and-ink drAwi ng
OF Dubois beautiful statue Of Path and the
Charity" Of TN. eminent sculptor is also en-
grAved. \ contrast 10 ;hc texture OF the plAs-
ter Of this 3, shown on the opposite PAGE 10
cut Of Chapu'- bronze. Gratitude" Not 10
IN niion others. these four pictures have per
mancEi Na.ue which will tempt many to cur
them GU for framing or for special prescryA-
ton. The paper has Illustration OF other
American sud foreign art-wors. with superior
gTuuUd- plan and We've Of buildings, the ain
being TO give an Ineligible description ~
those who did not visit the Exposition. Will
thi. object in view, the writer Mr.. Russell
cturgis, the architect) deyotes considerable At
tsntiOn 20 The Landscape AnI other architect
ure. Thi, portion Of hi- paper will b. read
with interest aud value in connection with the
pending question Of location tor the New
York Worlds Fair.
bis Inventions" by Mr.. Edwin VI. Fox. /. de-
voted TO the eectro-motograph and il, appca.
tons. This i, perhaps the most complete ac-
count Of this important invention. which ln-
wolves the discovery Of an entirely new prop
erty OF electricity, W. that OF destroy ing iTc-
ti0n. and which has lately been brought TO
such perfection 10 It's application To telephone
purposes. that transmission OF the human
voice l. As accurate snd clear - II the speakers
were face to face. The siX-years' growth Of
Fox with much incidental light on the inyen-
/ tof'- method. Of work. The application to
ocean cables 10 increase the speed aud thu- TO
reduce the cost OF transmission. and the appli-
cation 10 detect feeble pulssiioBs OF the heart,
are here treated for the first time. Future pa
per- will In like manner include much that +
new, since the writer enjoys peculiar facililie ;
1 in Mr.. Edison. laboratory.
A timely paper j. Mr.. G. e. Buefs Piercing
/ the American I,thmus," which appears stimuli
( taUeou.ly with the assembling in Paris Of lie
4 Les-epss Congress of Engineers TO select a
/ route for the proposed Inter-oceanic Ship Ca
/ nal. The writer sketches the romantic history
1 Of Isthmus exploration. and gives the salient
/ features Of the seven or eight rival routes,
which are further illustrated by maps. The
/ perusal OF thi. paper will be a valuable prepa-
ration for an intelligent understanding Of the
/ deliberations Of the Congress.
A first instsllment OF Madame Bonaparte'.
/ Letters from Europe" is contributed by Mr.. T.
/ l.. pfGltT. Dt-t were Written between
/ the wear, lsD0-a3: they are connected by the
theme of Nine. Bousparte's aspirations TOR q
/ royal marriage for her sou, and give frequent
giimpses OF the Bouaparte family from behi nd
| the scenes. To lay that they are characteristic,
1 OF the writer is sufficient voucher Tor theil
! interest.
Lawn Planting for City and Country /,
the subject OF practical paper by Mr.. Samue
Parsons. Jr., Of Flushing, L. l., and contain.
reasonable and valuable suggestions from at
expert nurseryman and landscape gardener
| This paper is illustrated with drawings by Mr.
/ NandeThOof, whose dock sketches in the MAY
| humber attracted So much attention.
The Mediterranean Of Americs" Is the sec
ond Of Mr.. Herbert ii. Smiths papers on Bra
zil. Ii narrates trip from Para up the lower
Amazon, describing ts fascinating scenery
and giving fresh and reliable accounts Of tn,
rubber, caeio and herdng industries, in tn
treatment OF which the author keeps in min,
the mercantile interests Of the United States
This series is not the fruits alone Of the TIVE
special trips made by the author in the inter
est Of the magazine, but Of his five years resi-
deHce in Br azil, and Of nine years study Of il
literature and institutions. Mr.. Chanlpney'
illustr atoms, drawn from personal obscrys
ton, keep pace with the narration, displayin,
many hitherto unpictured scenes.
'Wiih Stonewail Jackson BY Mr.. A. c
Redwood, is spirited account Of the Confeder
ate side OF the second Manassas campsign, il
which the writer was participant. Nariou
| Incidents oil the war. sucn As the night
the going into battle, the forage-raid, etc., ar
treated with yigor aud freshness, to which ar
added several picturesque genre drawings b,
the writer himself, exhibiting number Of dis
tinct Southern types.
Tue University of Berlin by Professor II
Ii Boye.en Of Cornell. is illustrated with poi
traits OF some OF the great men to which til
Institute owes its superiority, tncludin
Hemholiz ,Mommsen Curtius, Lepsius Grimm
and virchow, of all ofiwhom there are sls
personal sketches. Mr.. Boyesen gives thol
ougb exposition Of the German university sys
tenn and discusses its relation to America
education. The writer was a student at th
! uniyers ity and HIS recently Visited Il In orde
| to prepare this paper.