Middletown transcript., 1880-02-21
LITERARY GOsSEP.

The March number Of ScTibaer opens with
THE Tie. Club Aaoat," illustrated with
thirt, nine cuts.
Prterson's Magazine for March is an excel
lent and veiy entertaining number of that
favOiite periodical which has achieved such
unbounded popularity with the ladies Of
America. Charles ]. Peterson, publisher,
Philadelphia
A. H. Dooley has sold the Quincy Modern
Argo to Geo N Loomis, who has been con-
nected 18th the journal Of Jacksouviile, III.
Mr. Dooley has purchased an interes in the
Indianapolis Saturday Herald and will soon
take up his work on that paper. The Arqo
is one Of the bIightesi papers that comes 10
our table, and we hope to see il continue 10
the way Of prosperity under the new Jason
And the Saturday Herald will be Dooley
heard from
The late lamented Gen'l John Bell Hood
was q native Of Kentucky He identified him
self before the war with Texns, by reason OF
his many valiant deeds as an Indian fighter,
and he was severely wounded in hand 10
hand engagement. At the outbreak Of the
late war be went into tie Confederate States
Army as a leader Of the celebrated Texas
Brigade, and died rs business man in New
Orleans His book just published, called
Advance and Retreat, Personal Experiences
in the United States and Confederate States
Armies" has about it the briliiancy Of 70
nance. while every line bears the imprint of
truthful history. The accounts Of the inner
life of the Coniederacy towards its dissolution
are very readable
L1PPIKCoTT's MAGAZINE for March, contains
The following inviting liable Of fcOntents: The
Lakes IF Minnesota 7 by Alice llgenWitz. il
lustrated tSummerland Sketches, I" chapter
TX Yucatan, by Felix L Oswald, ilustratrd;
Adam aLd Eve, a novel, by the author Of
"Darothy Fox !" "0ld and New Rouen," by
Edward King, illustrated; "a Mothers
Vision,'t 4 story, hy Sarah Winter Kellogg
"a Morning After Storm" by Paul H.
Hayne; tAt the Foot OF the Sierras," by
Louise Coffin Jones Decorative Art and its
Dogmas," by NJ G Van Rensselaer, Play
ing Part" Comedy for Amateur Acting,
BY Brander Matthews; "Hail and Fare
we'll, Poem, by Howard Gyndon 1.-The
American Snez," With Maps, by r. L. u;
tMusk ard Pennyroyal,' A Love Story, by
the author Of "Signor Mona diui's Niece. 2
etc, etc The number is very f-lly illus
trated.
HARPERs MAGAZINE for March presents
number Of interesting articles on timely top
ics, several Of them very beautifully illustrate
ed WiIlam Hamilton Gibson presents
winter Idyl;" j. j. Garvis has thought
ful paper. The New School Of Ilaliln Paint
ing and Sculpture !" Lieutenant Lemly Civ,
us glimpse of life Among the Arrapah0es, =
and j. B Matthews, in paper entitled 'iPin-
azores Predecessor, takes The reader back
to the beginnings Of English comic opera IN
Gays "Beggar's Opera and Sheridan's
"Duenna " The paper is illustrated with
fine portraits of Gay and Sheridan. The ag-
riculurist will he much interested in @ C.
Coffin graz bic description Of harvesting on
the larger ;arms in Dakota His paper Is also
handsomely illustrated An ''Irish Wake"
is graphically described and illustrated BY T. |
I Cloud. The poetry is by Longfellow,
Paul Hayne Mrs. Frances L Mace and James
T. Field. Upon The whole, Hdryer's for
March is bright readable and sprightly
number.