Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-11-12
Magazine Reviews.

Horper's Monthly for November has
number of illustrated articles. "In Corn
wall with an umbrella" is an entertaining
story of rambles in that part of England.
"a week in n dug-out" is an account of n
trip among the lakes and rivers of Canada.
Journalistic London" is continued and
the portraits of many leading journalists of
the Great Capital are given. "Ohios first
capital is good account of the early po.
litical history of that state. "The land of
the midnight sun" is review of a book
by the same title written by Paul Du
Chaillu, the noted African traveller This
time his story is of Norway, Lapland and
Northern Finland but is not less interest
ing than his earlier volumes. Among the
interesting contributions not illustrated are
impressions of some Shaksperean char.
acters," my escape from slavery" by
Frederick Douglass, "Tehuantepec and the
Eads ship railway" and "a Renaissance
of Arthur Stanley" The easy Chair 4"
will also be found more than usually enter.
tanning.
The Century-Scribner's Monthly, is the
new name for the first nun Der of the
XIII. volume of an old favorite. Next
year it will be called The Century, but for
tbs present it will also retain its original
name Of .Sc,ibner's Monthly. The Novem.
Der number will be found fully as interest
ing as any of its predecessors. "A dill.
gence journey in Mexico" illustrated, gives
good description of characteristic scenes
by the waysde. "In the footsteps of
Fortuny and Regnault" is sketch of
the works of these two painters, aud the
article is illustrated with numerous eugrav.
ings of their best studies. "1'he portrait
of George Elliot" is study of the 'front.'
ispiecc--a portrait of this noted lady au.
thor. A more extended sketch of the same
writer is given under the heading George
Elliot" "Annisquam to Marblehead,"
Costumes in the Greek play at Harvard"
and "The so-called Venus Of Melos" are
three other illustrated articles. Other con.
tributions are, "a curious experience" by
Mark Twain, "Tomasso Salvini" and
"Compulsory lane ro1tes Of the North At.
lantic."
The November Californian is hardly up
to the usual standard of excellence but has
some interesting contributions. In the
table of contents are; "A denf-mute, and
his education" "Coming garden art,
1.-The legacy of civil service REFORM" seal.
ifornia Indians and their food" "The util.
ity of studying Latin" "One of tho
world builders" by Joaquin Miller, is con-
tinued. The other romances are "At cob.
web and crusty's, "The honor Of family"
and "Dramatis Persona" There arc also
the following poems; "A funeral in Flo.
renee CONSERVATION and "Only a Grip.
pied soldier"
The atlantic for November has in add.
ton to the usual romances the following in
teresting articles: "Among Lowell mill
girls" "When did the Pilgrim Fathers
land at Plymouth" "The romance of mod.
ern life, "Ths theory of a common origin
for oil languages" "a tlorentiro family of
the fifteenth century," "The forestry work
of thc tenth census" " Goethe's limitations
as man aud poet" aud "The Roman poets
of the republic"
In iPpieton's Journal for November
An adventure IN the PHILIPPINE Islands" is
continued, and the following are republished
from English magazines: "Rambles
among books ]" and " Brigandage in Mace
donna" from CornhW Nagu<ias, Arab
Humor from Temple Bar, and "My troub-
les in Russia" from Chambers Journal.