Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-07-31
The August Century.

As usual with the midsummer Holiday
Number" the August Century is uneommonly
attractive in pictures. fiction. aud anecdotai
papers. An outdoor quality, appropriate Ia
the season, is noticeable in John Burroughs
fresh woodland and field paper. "A Glance at
British Wild Flowers" which Alfred Parsons,
the English artist. has illustrated in lively
decorative style. One of his full-page sketches
of daffodils on the border of u stream Is the
frontispiece. of midsummer character. a.
well, are two brief ESSAYS, one "a summer
Holinight" meditation by Miss Edith VI. Thorn
as and the other, an essay by Dr. Edward
Egglestou ON Americans at Play, in spite Of
a popular prejudice that we are an over
worked, heavy-hearted people.
OF the anecdotai papers. W. L. Stead's sketch
of "thinese Gordon" has the flavor of personal
acquaintance set forth with interesting and
graphic characterization. Miss Helen Xm-
mern gives an intimate biographical sketch of
the Queen of Roumania, who Is known in lit
erature ~ It armen sylvia" II is accompanied
by Il fu-pagc portrait OF the queen in Roum-
anan costume, engraved from a photograph
which was taken with special reference To it,
use in the magazine. An authentic paper on
General sam Houston" by Alexander Hynd>.
il full Of anecdotes OF that remarkable back
woodsman and pioneer statesman. Two por-
traits engraved with special care for this arti-
cle, are from an old da@uerrcOtype and from
Il miniature showing Houston in his costume
as a Cherokee chieftain.
ptIfr iliustTaitt IdptTN are tlit tHlFt part OF
Mrs. Van Rcnsselaer'~ profu>ely illustrated
series on Recent Architecture in America
dealing in this instance with '"tummcrcia
Buildings; and the first paper Of a classical
series by William j. Stilman. ION the Track
of Ulysses. in which he describes his trip hy
yacht to the supposed places listed by Ulysses
during his adventures as described by Homer
in the Odyssey. The illustrations were drawn
for the magazine by Harry Fem.
In the matter of stories. the most inNrtcratr
-sst H.
first part of new novelette, by Henry james.
sketching several American types in "A New
England Winter; the first part Of = romantic
novelette,, "A Problematir Character" by
Hjalmar fljOrth Boyesen another OF Frank x.
Stockton's humorous tales the Remarkable
Wreck Of the Thomas Hyke"; an illustrated
humorous story of the Greenwich quarter in
New York. entitled AN Effect in yellow
by Ivory Black the author Of Rose Mad
der which appeared in the Nav number;
and 81 continuation Of Mr.. Cables ''Dr. SEWER
which contains stirring scenes Of the opening
of the war, probably ~ VIVID and effective a.
anything Mr.. Gable has Yet written.
The serious side OF this number includes AN
important paper by Isaac l.. Rice. who Iay> out
Work for Il Constitutional Convention; hc
would have cabinet members >it in Congre,,
and be responsible TO the country for the in
ccption of legislative work and the execution
of the law of the land; striking paper by the
Rev. Dr. Washington GLADDEN.. on "Thrcv
Dangers" TO Society, meaning Intcmpelnncr.
Divorce and Business Gambling. The latter
subject i also discussed in Topics of the
Time" along with Republican institutions
and the Spoil> system: some harmful Leg
acics OF the War; and ".tncrican Momunen-
tai Art"
Among the contributions t" open Letters
are a review by Mr.. lIOwcil- of ''rwo Notable
Novels" t'''rhe story Of Il Country Town,
and Miss Ludngton'> sister,, aud reply
To General stones recent structures III The
q - ftgTH IL .I,,,.,,
Alexandria, by Lirut-t commander Goodrich
OF the nited STATES Navy.
The poetry, including some clever verse in
''Brc-a-Brac. j. contributed hv Maurice
Thompson, whose song Of til" Mocking Bird"
opens tn" magazine, Thomas W Parsons,
George Parsons Lathrop, Mis- Elaine Goodalc,
Samuel Mnturn Peck. Mis- Mary 4. wilkins,
and others.