Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-09-17
Magazine Reviews.

Hatper's Mngasine for September has number
of interesting articles and fine illustrations The
English at the Seaside Summerinp AMONG tb,
Thousand Isles" giving an excellent account of
the little tree-covered islands of the St. Lawrence
river, and The Girls Sketching Camp are en-
Pertaining illustrated articles can Old Fort and
what came of it gives good description of Fort
Massachusetts erected in Colonial DAYS. and of
the events of the time. "The German Empire"
Is well-written contribution treating on the
formation OF tho confederation of Kingdoms,
principalities and duchies constituting tho Cor
man Empire. In addition are the usual romanoes
poems and miscellaneous articles, replete with in
terest and instruction.
"a Boy in Gray" illustrated and written bv
one OF the boys IN gray is the first piece in Serb
ner's for September. 1t is followed by "Stars OF
the Sea v and :" A Russian Artist" The latter il
descriptive of the wanderings of the artist Wcres-
e s1i,, IN Persia Inrkes.an, India and other
tion has given SO much space to, ia continued In
the present nuraber in THE Society of Decorative
bn butt is eontinaed. aThe Wheel as she synRboI
in Religion is valuable historical production,
treating principally of the of this instrument
in the religious ceremonies of the Orient. Peter
the Great as Ruler and Reformer " is continued
and is still embellished with numerous illustra-
tions. The Department" also are full Of valu-
Ljppincotts' Maaasiae in It's first pages has an
illustrated letter giving I" A Glimpse of the Cum.
l
"Slyt, ga quaint, red-ted, sharpgabied old
German town." Geological Curiosities" is CON
tinued to part ". "Old Nantucket" is a charm
ing historical sketch of wcil-known island ON
| the New England coast There are besides large
number of short and continued stories and other
contributions.
! Appiefons Journal for September opens with
Geographic sketch of Clement Marot, satiricnl
writer of the 10Th century. g A Sibirian Exile
| eighty years ago" is re-published from Temple
Ba, and gives an account of the exile Of Augustus
| Won Kotzebue and of his pardon and subsequent
career. 'Charles Lambs Humor treats Of the
humorous side of the works of this noted au-
| thor. Other interesting papers in Appieton's are
"Candidating or, old times IN the South west, :"
MANS place in Nature, " nBonaparte, " Curl
! graphy" Several of tho last named re-pub-
lished from trans. Atlantic monthlses.
Tho Californian that fresh, original western
ing. "The Indian l'robem-Mr. schurz Re-
| viewed" is well written article on an important
subject, by James WYATT Oates no. The Padre
mia by Warren Cheney. The products and
scenery of San Bernardino" are we'll described
by Edward Kirkpatrick, is very instructive
sketch of the uncle of ex-Queen Isabella of Spain
and his family The typical Galit ,s11I, story
Darien, " by q. M. Wozencroif, reaches the third
paper. ''Schemes to Annex the Sandwich Islands"
by James O'Meara, will probably prove tho most
interesting TO our island readers. We publish the
same entire ON our outside pages, With notes cor
recting the inaccuracies of the article. The Calf
| Jofnifu contains also many short sketches and
poems that will DO found interesting.
The September number of the atlantic Monthly
has varied and instructive collection Of romance,
poetry and miscellaneous articles; .Koschic the
Deathless or, Tho Diffusion Of Fairy Tales" Is
an excellent historical skotch of northern myth
| illogical deities. Housekeeping Hereafter IL a
very practicable contribution from the pen of j
" Sears. "Ihe Future OF Harvard Divinity
, School" by w. @. Langdon gives history of the
teaching OF theology at Harvard and speculation
, az TO its future "fhe Dramas Of the elder Dumas
, | IL good study of the works of that eminent
| French author. "Thc Attempt on the Presdcntt
, Life, +" IN an able contribution by Il. l.. Godkin
, we'll worth reading The romances are; Roman
ces Of DR.. Breens' Practice" by W. ID. Howells
a Z" In Exile, ""lhc Portrait Of Lady, " by Henry
james, and "The Katrina Saga" In addition
there are extended reviews OF a number Of new
books recently issued-sonc Of them the best We
have seen in any Of the nonthiies
/. The Hiogo tJapen) News, published by j.. I
Guiick, formerly Of Honolulu, contains an article
ON preaching IN theatres common practice IL
: Japan. The native Christians al kioto rented tn
\ largest theatre in the place and advertised tina
! preaching would be conducted there. Budhist'
I and shintei-ts were preaent but made no dis
4 turbance. The President who had charge of tn
u geryiccB was invited To Osaka, where they secufef
n the Doiombori theatre. the largest in tina
u | part of the Empire Some of the native paper
support the movement, and one, the Osaka Nippo
y leading Newspaper, M an editorial said that III
:, Christian nations the most progressive in Tia
: world; that even the weakest OF Christian Eukppea
= nations we're further advanced and stronge1 thai
o Mohammeren and Buddhist countries. Tho reason
il II said il because Where the Spirit ~ God u
= there 10 Liberty. Yes, Hbsyia II the foundation
!, the civilization OF . people the power and pro-
u perity OF nation"