The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-05-27


FHowelrs eUndiscoyered Country
and Mr.. Aldrich's saltwater Trage-
Fdy," which are easily among the hes,
serial stories now appearing in any
magazine in the English language.
The articles of political interest
include a very entertaining and
suggestive letter from an cold
War Horse to q Young Politician, y
which every voter should "read,
mark, and inwardly digest;" and a
careful paper on ssThe Political At.
|titude of the South.'' Edward Atkin-
son, Of Boston, writes forcibly Of
ssThe Unlearned Professions" which
include merchants, manufacturers,
railway owners, and other wielders
of the capital and material forces Of
the community. DR.. Angel con.
tributes another interesting series OF
"Records of w. NJ. Hunt" Prof,
Shaler, of Harvard University, dis.
cusses the "Future of Precious Metal
Mining in the United States" Mark
Twain reports an amusing "Tele.
phonic Conversation" such as few
but Mark Twain would be fortunate
enough to hear. Another engaging
chapter of "reminiscences Of the
Jackson Administration is given.
Richard Grant White contributes a
valuable criticism apropos of Fur
ness's King Lear. Other new works
are reviewed, poems are given from
Mr.. Longfellow, Miss G. F. Bates,
Edgar Fawcett, and others; and The
Contributors Club, with with an ap.
petizing variety of good things, con.
cludes thoroughly good number OF
this magazine. It bears the imprint
of Houghton, Mifflin, & Co., sue.
cessors to Houghton, Osgood & Co.
The catholicity of Scribner's
Monthly is we'll illustrated by the
June number, which must certainly
appeal to . wide range of literary
tastes. For lovers of light reading
there arc papers on ''Rocky Noun
tain Nights" (both poetical and
practically "Spring Hereabouts," !. e.,
in New York and suburbs, with
illustrations; "Thackcray as a
Draughtsman," with over thirty re
productions of the novelist's sketches
"Life in Florence a sprightly pape,
from an American point Of view
"AIy Friend, Mrs. Angel" hu
morous story of Washington life
The current political interest is APP
pealed to by H. J. Raymond's journal
Of "The Philadelphia Convention Of
1866" and Henry Kings picturesque
sketch of "a Year of the Exodus in
Kansas" and indirectly by Principal
Grants third paper on "The Domin.
ion of Canada" dealing with its pc
litical and social history in an inter.
esting and able manner. Other pa
pers, more solid and of curious in
terest, are Mr.. Scudder's paper or
civilian Blake, Poet and Painter
with portrait illustrations, including
ssThc Chariot of Fire." and others
never before engraved; Rev. Isaac
II. Halls account of 'sThe Cypriote
Inscriptions, " the specimens of which
in the Metropolitan Museum were
dcciphered by him; and Richard A.
Proctor's "Sunspots and Financial
Panics," an intended rcfutation Of
Professor Stanley Jevons's elaborate
theories, based on former playful
suggestion by Professor Proctor tina,
these two phenomena arc intimately
connected. Schuyler's 'Peter thu
Great" is Interestingly illustrated
and deals with Peters first marriage
the administration of Sophia, tht
eternal peace with Poland, old Rus
sian sports, ETC., etc. Mr.. Cables
"Grandissimes" is rapidly justifyins
the high claims made for it by til,
publishers. The departments con
tain many articles of special or time
ly interest.