Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-08-26

| lation, that in America we made ourselves
less trouble.
What" exclaimed the lady. "You do
not mend your linen?"
"Not the kitchen towels, at all events"
ventured to answer.
"Oh. Frau S." exclaimed the Young
girl. with melodramatie fervor. Take me
| to America with you. A land where one
| need not darn the kitchen towels must be
heavenly ."-tSeptember Atlantic.
-Hdrpers Magazine for September Is .
bright, strong Number. rich In illustration, and
piqusnt with several novel features; Especially
novel In magazine literature Il such an article
as that by X. ". Rowland, on the Family Of
George Ill, illustrated with twenty-oue por-
,rAits-including not only the members OF this
large family, but also those united with them
by marriage. These portraits are fAe-similcs
o. old engrsvin9s from paintings by the best
English artists Of the time.
A briefer article, entitled ''The American
Graces." Is biographical sketch. with beauti-
full portraits, Of the three Misses Cation, OF
Baltimore, who became respectively, Lady
Stafford, Msrchioness OF Wellesley, aud Duch-
ess Of Leeds.
Mr.. Conway contributes another Toursins
paper, entitled The Seven sleeper's Paradise
beside the Loire"
Mrs. Rebeeca Harding Davis concludes her
"By-psths iu the Mountains with . descrip-
tion Of the North Carolins mountains.
Mr.. Bishop also concludes his Fish aud
Men In the Maine Islands" effectively illus
| trsted by Mr.. Burnss sketches.
fne poem, Amid the Grasses" which, with
Mr.. W. II. Gibson's illustrations, make Eve OF
| the most beautiful pages In the Number.
Contrasting with all this beauty, but emil
nently picturesque In matter aud Illustration.
!. Mr.. Rideing's article, ''Squatter-life In New
York"
Those who have read Longfellow's sway
side Inn" viii read with interest an article en-
| titled The Redhorse Tavern" describing the
real inn and its inmates; contributed by one
hotel.
Miss Anna c. Bracket contributes q sug-
gestive article, entitled "lndian and Negro,h
apropos Of = recent visit to the Hampton
school.
"White Wings" approaches its conclusion
Washington Square, by Henry James, Jr.,
grows in interest with every fresh chapter.
"Amandar," by Rose Terry Cooke. Anna
Bowman Blake contributes . seaside romance,
entitled "A Mldsummer-night's Adventure
The Editors Easy Chair gossips In its best
vein concerning old Newport, and the women
OF England and America As TO their snobbish
Difference to title and fortune, and gives some
interesting "reminiscences of the late George
Ripley.
Mr.. Pickwick aud Nicholas Nicklsby" IL
tur attl bGtibt lltls Of Inc opening nssSSfzteu
psper in Scribaer's for September; the sctuai
scenes OF two Of Dckens's most popular works
tsing here portrayed. But the most impor-
tant pictorial feature Of the number is the be-
ginning Of the life Of jean Francois Millet-
Peasant and Painter illustrated with fac
simile reproductions OF Aiilets works. A.
other point In the September number 10 Q
paper by +. B. Wsshburne, late Minister TO
France, on Thomas Paine and the reneh
Revolution" The paper In the July Scribaer,
ss tvA fl.. - LII
perste and readable reply entitled The Value
OF Viyisectiou." by DR.. II. e. Wood, Clinical
Professor Of Diseases OF the Nervous system
in the University Of Pennsylvania. II Is not
too much to say that the true story Eighteen
Years Alone Is one Of the most pathetic and
remarkable tales Of actual experience ever
printed. "Over the Balkans vi ith Gourko" 10
BY Lieutenant Francis V. Green, the United
states army officer sent out by the gov ern-
ment to observe the operations OF the Russian
army during the late war. THE loss Of tho
OHeIdd," au sccount, with Illustrations, OF the
collision between the u. 5. steamship Oneida
and the British merehant-vessel Bombay, in
the Bay OF Yokohama. In 1870. Taking into
consideration the numerous collisions which
have occurred In our own waters lately. this
paper might almost be called timely" when
Woods are Green Is a seasonable paper
illustrated by Mr.. and Mrs. K. Swain Clifford.
That Catholic institution-"G Georgetown Col
lege, ID. C."-is described by d. A. Cxsserly,
and illustrated by sheppard, Blum, v ander.
hoof and others. A. Il. Aacdonough contrib
utes an essay with portrait) on Richard
Henry Stoddard," and LIMA Redwood Fairfax
u story, ''HIckett's Hollow" Peter the
Great and The Grandissimes" are continued.
The poetry OF the number is by Emma Lszs-
rus, Dora Read Goodale, Mary l.. Ritter, L.
ID. 4. Bianciardi and others. In Topics of
the Time Doctor Holland discusses "The
Presidential Campsign" aud "Dandyism":
Letters to Young Mothers" are continued in
'Home and Society. ..Cuiture and PROG
contains reviews Of whites Everyday Eng
lish," Howelfs s"Undiscovered Country aud
other new books; The Worlds Work con-
,ains on account with diagrarn1 Of the iuven-
tion OF new hot-air pumping engine, and the
first complets description that has been pub
ished Of Prof. Mayer's Topophone; Bric-a-
brsc" continues "Unce E.ek's Wisdom" and
contains THE Ballade OF the Candidate ETC.,
etc.
Mrs. Clara Erskine Clement, opens Wide
"Paity's Travelling Bag" for which MIR. Lew
is has drawn a handsome frontispiece, Auoth-
er very curious story follows. by Cornelia Sea-
bring Parker, The Difference between
Tweedledee and Tweedledum." Then comes
Mr.. Benjamin's series about living "Amerscan
Artists II IL about the well-kaown iliustra-
tor, G. 5. Reinhart, aud has three pen-and-nk
drawings by Mr.. Relnhart himself-his own
portrait aud studio. aud q picture called ''The
Fiddler Sherwood honner contributes fun
Cake" Part |. Of charming story by Mrs.
Lucia Chase Bell, "The Boy that was Too
Beautiful" also appears. Long instsiments
are given Of the serials. Five Little Peppers"
and Two Young homesteaders." The con-
Guiding paper in "How We Went Birds
Nesting.' is beautifully illustrated. There are
several fine poems noticeably "John S. Crow
by Kirk Monroe, "Michaers Mallet," by Mar
gsret j. Preston, and Before the shower
BY Margaret Johnson The Railway song"
Wnrds anil music ~ InI Etson luI>
enjoyably most delightful number.
Only 500 . year. Ella Farman, Editor.
ID. Lothrop 4 Co.. Publishers, Boston. Mass.
The September Atlantic brings the con-
ciuding chapters Of "The saltwater Tragedy"
one Of the most vigorous, witty, and delight
iul novels Mr.. Aldrich has yet written. Rich
ard Grant White describes = visit to Oxford
and Cambridge, which will have great interest
for many readers. ]. T. Trewbridge writes
charming poem on ''TwOscore and Ten;" aud
other poems, which will attract oil lovers Of
poetry are The Perpetuity Of song BY James
I. Fields, Unaware" BY Maurice Thompson.
Each Side the Bridge" BY A. B. Street, and
"west Wind" BY Celia Thaxter. The Wash-
tngton Reniniscences this time relate to the
short-ived Hsrrisoa Administration. There
are two political srticies.--0ne on the "Pro-
sress Of the Presidential Coavsss," ;" the other
on the important subject of the "Pslitical
Responsibility Of the Individual" BY X. K.
bowksr. Aask Twain contributes . oharso-
teriseie seosy e Mr.. Acwiliiams aud the
k4Aaslag." T. .. Perry writes iustructiveiy
= Sir wsltss Scott Ellen W. Olnsy, Who
has written some admirable short stories has
~ ne1eh one entitled ''Au Serieux." Mrs.
ksfs Ganuett Wells discusses 'Women In
Osganizations.' Other essays, criticisms Of
asw books, and . bright "COntTihutoss' Cub
complete thoroughly enjoyable number Of
this magazine.
--Burdette truthfully writes from Nam
tucket: "Many ofthe old houses in the town
are shingled all the way over, reminding