Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-06-26

The July Century
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Contains remarkable contribution To United
States history il The ku klux klan: 1t.
Origin, Growth, and Di-bandmcn'," By the
Rev. u. l.. Wilson, OF Pulaski. Tenn, who
vouches for hi facts, most Of which are new
70 the public, and will prove a revelation to
many who consider themselves wc-infnrmed
on all the outgrowth~ Of the late conflict in
the South. Th> paper also furnishe- the text
for the leading editorial. IN Topics Of the
Time"
The Frouri~picrc j. an engraving from u
full-lcnsth photograph of John Bright ac-
companying careful and discriminating e-ti-
mate. BY T. II. :. E-cotr, editor OF The Fort
nighby Rerie,c." Mr.. Escoif includes IN his
article several amusing and characteristic
ecdotc> of the great English radical. The
scenes Of Hawthornr'S Rpmance-" are de-
-cribcd in ehAtty way, with pertinent quota
tion~. by Julian Hawthorne aud they are
chariningly illustrated by Harry Fem. among
the pictures being several Of The Way side =
and The OLD Mansc." Mr. Fem, a, well 4,
Francis Lathrop and others, also contributes To
the illustrations Of Mr.. SCHUYLER van Rensse-
laer's second paper in her series on Recent
Architecture in America which this month
Includes, among other structures, the Metro
politan Opera House and tn. Casino at New
port. "A Greek Play at Cambridge" " hich
i an Interesting account Of the production Of
the "Aias' OF >ophncle~ at this English nj
N.r>ity, written hy II. q. Prothcro contains
several strong and graceful drawings OF char
scter- and scenes bv Kenyon Cox. The
"Crui-" OF the Alice May by ;. &. ". Ben
lamin, !. completed in e rui-ing around APE
Breton" for which Burns makes the draw
ing.
In hCtion this number j. particularly strong.
Frank X. stockton has Of his nimitabe
stories, The Reversible Landscape" On art
Of a kind that cannot b. too high and Miss
Julia u. Whiting writes pathetic New Eng
land loye--tory; besides in-tallmeni- of G.. W.
Cables DIR. SEWER" in which hear NUT
tering~ of the coming rebellion; AMI the con-
cluson Of Lady Barberina," by Henry james.
In which there il an eopcment.
ENPre-t. Theodore ID. Wool-ey ha- a rI1-
gc-tivc essay on ''Academical Degrees; E.
pecav Honorary Degrees in the United
States" which will b.. read with interest in
the light OF the announcements OF the nuIner-
Ous titles which colleges Of ali ranks confer AT
this season. Eugene v. >malley has q brief
but comprehensive and popular account Of the
workings Of the United State- Patent Office.
In Topics Of the Time" arr editorials on
The Advertising Power OF a Good Name.
'Dishonr>tv in Commerce and Politics"
open Letters" contains brief popular ESSAYS
and sketches Of Recent American Poetry.
The Minister and the Music" by Rev. Dr.
Charles : Robinson: The study Of Acting
In Paris" by Juliet VI. Eyert-; '>hall We
Have an American Conservatory" by f. II.
Sargent, OF the Madison square Theatre. etc
There are poems rs th. late Irwin Russell.
John Vance Cheney. Charles De Nay. win
" aiace Iiarncy, and Others. In ''Rri,-a-
Brac," besides humorous and society verse by
W. W. Fink. Walter Learned, ". A. Croffut,
and other-. are some drawings by Thackrray.