Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-06-26
The Magazines.

No article in the July number of the Allan
tic will attract more attention than the Auto
Gratis engaging description of his first visit to
Europe, more than fifty years ago. DR..
Holmes has written nothing for long time
more charming in quality or more thoroughly
characteristic. Philip Gilbert Hamerton
gives the first paper of his series, French
and English" which bids fair to be as inter-
eating as his book Round my House" Geo.
Frederic Parsons's vigorous paper on The
Labor Question" is timely contribution.
John Fiske has another noteworthy article
relating to the time of confusion and almost
bankruptcy succeeding the Revolutionary
War" ''The Prin Casamassima," per-
haps the strongest novel Mr. James has ever
written, grows absorlingly interesting. There
are installments of Craddock's ain the
Clouds" and Bishops "rhe Golden Justice"
and good short story, "Sibyl the Savage"
by Mrs. Champney There are, of course,
some excellent literary articles, the most
noticeable being Miss Preston's admirable
paper on "Ouida." The Contributors Club
and Books of the Month complete number,
which fifty opens the fifty eighth volume of
the magazine.
The July number of the Eclectic Magazine
begins the forty-fourth volume of the new
series. In the present number we find a
large variety of papers and many eminent
writers represented Matthew Arnold at
tacks Gladstonism in an article called "The
Nadir of Liberalism" and following this
paper we have one by DIR. Henry Maudslev
on "Hereditv in Health and Disease" Fred
eric Harrison attacks the new pedantry of
scholars in changing the photography of well
established names and Cardinal Manning
contributes pungent and suggestive article
uudcr the name of "The Child of the Eng
fish Savage" Laurence Oiphant writes
pleasantly about some of his own reminiscent
ces. ("Moss from a Rolling Stone"
Other striking articles are papers on Long
fellow" on 1.-The American Montague" OR.
Oliver Wendell Holiness, 1.-The people and
their Friends" by London artisan; Crit
cism as an Inductive Science" by William
Archer, and an astronomical article bv Rich
ard A. Proctor, whence came the Com
ets2" The short articles are bright, sugges-
tive, and well selected. This number con-
tains a fine steel engraving entitled "Blnd
Mans Butt" copied from Myer Won Bremen's
celebrated painting
The July Number of Harper's Magazine
opens v it'll brilliant instalment of Mr. War
ners delightful Summer serial Their Pill
grimage." In DR.. Richard Wheatley's paper
on the New York Produce Exchange we
have strong, concise. vet comprehensive
article. "She Stoops to Conquer with the ex-
ception of the Epilogue which will appear in
the August Number, is concluded For
the most part the illustrated articles OF
this Number take US out-of doors. This is
notably the case with Warmers story; Black
more's charming novel, "Springhavec; Mr..
William Hamilton Gibson's Singing
Wings" beautifully illustrated from the
authors drawings; and Mr., Henry 7. Wells's
"Salmon Fishing" Mrs. Olive Thorne
Miller's curious sketch. "A Nlghtmonkev in
the House." is an indoor study, bat re-
marksble chapt r in Natural History. The
GLORIOUS Fourth" is fifty COMMUNICATED in
Mr.. Ballard Smiths paper, "The Gunpow6er
for Bunker Hill" The froutispiece to the
Number is an entirely new portrait of Nathan
iel Hawthorne, the story of which is told in
the Editors Easy Chair. In this Number is
begun DR.. Richard I. Ely's series of "Socsl
Studies" The first three papers of the
series are devoted to a discussion of the Rail-
way Problem. f. p. Roe contributes the
fifth of his series of papers. The Home
Acre This is a practical chapter on the
culture of the raspberry. .'Bonne Maman"
is a very novel and striking short story by
George King, new Southern writer of great
promise. A clever short story, entitled "Dirt
Pies" is contributed by the author of
"Gemin." ]. F. Pierce has it tor sale.