Smyrna times., 1884-05-07
Periodicals..

The american Agriculturist for Nav
1854, contains nearly 80 columns Of
original reading matter, with 100 pleas
ing and instructive en- cravings. The
Iull-page pictures are Beneath tho
skies In May" and "Types of DOGS y
Ine latter presents eight famous breeds
OCher engravings are of grating. forms
or narcissus, silt basin, stable trucl-
Dull head-gear, moving machine horse
power, northermost garden of the
Onlteo States, tree digger, wagon
brake, the salamander, lifting gate
cheap land levels, horse-beans. usefnl
ornamental shrubs, refrigerators. broom
holders, lamp stands, several new in.
Ventlens, etc. The number abounds
with good things in season for everw
one In village, city or country.
Portraits of famous soldiers have
Deen feature of recent numbers of
Ihe Century, and the frontispiece of
the May number beginning a new
Volumel is portrait of a famous war
rlor, Chief Joseph, the Nez- Perez -
whose character and vaIor are nictv,r Grt,
eSquely described by Lieut.. C. e. S.
"ood; The short story of the number
IS Rose Madder," an illustrated
romance of artist life. Mr.. Cable con-
tributes u the seventh part of "Dr.
sewer" and Robert Grants story of
AN Average Man." approaches its
conclusion. OF special value among
I4e @ popular illustrated papers is Julian
hawthorne's description of "The
oalem OF Hawthorne" A careful
series OF papers by Mrs. Schuyler van
henssalaer on Recent Architecture in
america" which has long been i'm
preparation, opens in the May number
Win q consideration of the merits of
many new public buildings. In time
~ essays, the May number is unusual
ly rich. " - - '''''
81: Nicholas for May is a notable
number in its contributors and their
contributions. J. T. Trowbridge onens
the second part of the volume with a
new serial story of the strange adven-
lures lures OF a young naturalist, entitled
lhe Scarlet Tanager": Maurice
thompson, an authority on all ont of
door matters, also begins a six months;
serial, called MARVIN and his Rov
hunters, an account of out of door
sport from Indiana to Florida, and
Mayne Reid's thrilling story, "The
Land OF Fire." is brought to salts
factory conclusion in four interesting
chapters. Elizabeth Stuart Phelns
contributes an article with the sugges- /
i've title, Supporting Herself" which
should be read by every girl in the /
land; Charles G. Leland, in his paper |
on Leather Work" in the "Work |
and Play Department" describes an
employment that bids fair to be as
popular as his article on Brass Work y |
last June. 1t makes fitting supple
ment to Supporting Herself"
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthlv.-Tbe
contents of the May number are. as
usual, extremely varied; and in a lit
erary and artistic point of view. in its
comprehensiveness and cheapness.
thls magazine is far ahead of its con-
temporarles. Among the notable arti-
cles are: "Russia's Latest Annexation
.coMerv u; The Origin of New York
"The Adventures of Bold
Alonzo de Ojeda -; Morocco and the
Moors, " etc. Lady Blanche Murphy.
Eta W. Pierce, Garry Moss. FANNY
Drlscoll, Annie Thomas and Others
delightful serials, short
stories, adventures, etc: and the poems
are by Charles Mackay, Wade Robin
son, r. HI. Shepherd, etc. Prof w F
p 6aErett mas an admirable article enti-
tled "Geysers, " with eleven fine illus
The miscellany is large.
most interesting and instructive,
nnere !d are l2S quarto pages, more than
lUO Illustrations, and beautiful color
ed-plate trontispiece, "By the Soft Sea
25 cents a copy, s.. so a year,
postpaid. Mrs. Frank Leslie, Publish
eTr, 53, 90 and 81 Park Place, New
York.
The editor of Frank Leslie's Suudnv
Magazine begs to call attention to the
exceptionally valuble and interesting
artlcles In the June number, to be pub
Ished on May 10th. The article on
p. Crossing the Nubian Desert" bx
Avian 5: Southworth, details a person.
u experience, very interesting at this
lime. The already famous Teaching
u the Twelve Apostles" " is given in a
translation from the Greek, made ex-
'ressly for the Magazine, by a we'll
inoWn classical scholar. The article
m The Apocrypha" was written at
he request of several correspondents. !
md gives much information on a too !
little understood matter. A carefully
historical and descriptive paper
N some Representative Churches in |
'oston," by the Rev. George T. Rider.
accompanied by illustrations of the
lew Old South" Church, Trinity /
EplscopaD Church, and the Roman n
;atholic Cathedral of the Holy Cross.
ketches of Gade and Gounod, in the
acred Musicians series; Francois u
'enormant, in the Eminent Authors p
cries; and Thomas J. Tilney, in the
unday School Superintendents series. .
i've rich biographical character to =
his number v