Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-08-12
-SATUR DAY PRESS.
Late Publications
dtVtSr ~, 1882

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library In teolf "Somo Wostorn I,croris /"
is refreshing account Of ramblos in tho
Western States and is beautifully illus.
tratod. "Tho Frat Americana In n brief
description Of tho pH,bi0' aud the homo
life of tho h1tooa Of Mexico, the Mnyns Of
Nncatan, tho Iunis of Arizona and Of
other moro northern tribes. Another study
of tho American nboriginoa Ia mn account
OF tho villages Of tho "Ilaidns ON Queen
Charlotte Islands, also illustrated "Tho
cruise Of the Namoloaa IL breezy account
otynohting experiences Spanish Nistas, -
by George i, lathrop, il continued, tho
reader bong shown about The famed city
Of Seville. The accompanying ongrnvinga
arc numerous and interesting. "Somo
Worthless Of old Norwich - in nh entertain.
ing hkoioh of an old English city and por.
trnita OF hovornl Of tho worthless are givsn.
Canadian Pacific Railway and tho Now
Northwest describes now country thni
" soon TO bo opened up TO civilization
lcobcrgs and Foga in tho North Atlantic ~
aud "uacs of Shakespeare oil the Stage,
are other contributions. There arc also
tho usual stories, continued and short
pooms aud variety of matter in tho vari.
Gus editorial departments.
The August tsntiEy opens with an IN
teroating and profnsely illustrated article
on the " Border Lands of Surry." "Tho
Personnl History of Gnribnldi" gives the
reader good dca Of tho famous ltnlinn
patriot and hero. "Tho American Mu.
sonm of Natural History,' illustrated, ia a
very instructive article "An Aboriginal
Pilgrimage ii another interesting study
OF wonderful people, tho Indians of th,
Arizona puoblos, and describes the incl
donta OF tho trip of several chiefs TO Dos.
ton recently. "Somo English Artists and
thor Studios ia mn interesting paper nne
gives ongrnvings Of many of tho studios
Stoam.yachting in America " with illus
trationa by several well known yachts i,
an appropriate article to follow the "Evo
luton Of tho American Yacht" in the Jul,
number. How Wagner makes Opens
describes tho noted composers mode o
working. Tho frontispieoc is portrait o
Wagner. a very instructive description
of an interesting portion of America i
1.-The New Northwest" "A Snow.storm
by John Burroughs is beautiful wor,
painting and "Dinah Morris and Mrs
Elizabeth Evans il hidden history O
one of George Eliot's characters. Their
are also several other contributions wei
worthy Of careful porusal.
Tho August number of the California
IS n decided improvement of that on tn
previous month. Tho "Society of Deco
rativc Art of California by S. Il. Hcalt
with accompanying illustrations is an intoi
csting account of an important institutio
unt IN 10 u.s. 4 -. "
is continued and loses mono of it's Interest
AT the foot of tho Rigi" is pleasau
sketch OF an interesting people in ono c
the remote cantons of Switzerland. "Ir
1eilect versus Intelligence" is very abb
paper and an instructive one. America
Officers in the Peruvian Navy" by one
the officers, tells of the trials of a CON
mandcr in that service. "a Scrap of AR
IONA History" is one of those sketche
peculiar to the west which are Away
charming. Among the Bosques" give
very good account of strange people i
northern Spain short study Of "Joh
Burroughs lis an interesting biographies
sketch. Yono, n japanese Idyl" is
pleasantly told little story. 90 Mysteriou
Passenger" and Gravitation--a story
lend variety to the table of contents, whic
is made complete by the short poem
"Afterglow," unknown and at "Tw
light" and by the ever spicy "Outcror
pings
The .Attdntic Monthly for August hal
among other contributions, an account of
Journey "Across Africa, )" by Charles Dude
Warner; "Studies in the South" continue
to the sixth number and very interestin.
A STUDY in Sociology" biographies
sketch of Ralph Waldo Emerson; an inter
osting description of "London Pictures an
London Plays" oxcellont reviews of Bro
Harto's Sketches and Stories, ""Bancroft
History Of the Constitution" and othe
works, and an account of the "Brthda
Garden Party to Harriet Beecher Stowe
given attn Newtonville, Mass, by Hon. Wn
ClaHin.
That popular illustrated weekly, on
Continent, which has taken tho literar
English speaking world by storm, has no,
taken moro convenient form, and is issue
as II weekly magazine of thirty.two page
Its reading matter is contributed by til
best authors, and its engravings are secon
TO none. If the American people apprec
ate as they ought first.class literary pub
LEGATION, its success is assured, for the mott
of Or Continent seems to DO "Excel tn
highest"
Wo have received a copy of an addres
delivered at Melbourne by Baron Frederic
Won Mueller on the Development of Rnr,
Industries. II contains many valuabl
hints on forestry that merit the considers
ton Of people in these Islands.