The Portland daily press., 1888-08-09
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

Scribner's Magazine for August presents first to
its friends an Illustrated article entitled Rivers
| Valleys, in which N s. Shaler gives some very
interesting geological information Another illus
trated descriptive article OF great interest treats
OF locomotives and cars, and describes their CON
| stluction, past and present in America. M. N
Forney is the author. The illustrations are nu
merous and complete, comprising pictures of all
sortse Sag6h'09f life tA1grahf to the latest ex
| press train with its swift and powerful engine.
| MI. Robert Louis Stevenson continues to contrib.
| ute his entertaining sketches, epogue to an In,
land Voyage being the title of this months install
ment. The story by Mr. James, A London Life, is
carried through an interesting chapter and left at
very critical and interesting stage. First Har-
ries Octave Thanet contributes Otto, the knight.
character sketch in which labor ORGANIZATIONS
Orne Jewett, is simple Sketch that Mil be read
with delight by every true New Highlander. The
Tate OF the Georglana is an illustrated story by
Lampman, Helen Gray Cone and Thomas P.
ConOnt
st. Nicholas for August is chiefly an outdoor
door number. f. H. Lungren has drawn frontis-
piece, In the Park; The Story of the Sea Serpent
is told by Edward Irenaus Stevenson; E. s.
Brooks describes Roman Man.o'-War's Man
In Little MoccasIn's Ride on the Thunder.Horse,
Colonel Guido Ilgles tells an exciting story of
little Indian boy. In Tom, Dick, and Harry on
the coast of Maine, Mr.. ID. C. Beard brings back
some former fayorites, recounting with pen and
pencil their vacation exploits. The Bell-Buoy's
Story by Lucy G. Morse, is delightful story, and
is beautifully illustrated by A. B. Davies. Her
man II. Birney's article. Shadow Pantommes
gives directions for summer-evening's entertain
ment. Mrs. Olive Thorne Miller writes of The
Dear Dolls, and the paper is followed by two
sketches on similar subjects Ramabai, by Mary
L. j. Branch, is short account of a noble Hindu
India. Pages serial, Two little Confederates is
continued; Richard Malcolm Johnston begins
the recital of the oddities of Little Ike Templin
Charles Henry Webb tells us all about Mr.. Crow
ley the four-handed guest of the Central Park
Museum, and william II. Rdeing has an interest
ing paper concerning Children and Authors.
All boys will enjoy the frontispiece of the Au-
gust Wide Awake, The Crisis, Canadian river
scene, also the accompanying story of peril,
Saved on the Brink, by Macdonald Oxley; and
both boys and girls will have fun over James
otis's complete serial, A Neck-tie Party. One of
the best things in the number is by May Kendall.
an English writer, the author of the novel That
Very Nab; it is parable entitled The Temple
of Music. Ia The Elephants of an Indian Prince
Miss Risey Seward offers a most entertaining
arCcle from her own experience with the fnest
elephants OF Asia. Pets in Artist life, by Eleanor
Lewis, has some good pictures and very amusing
anecdotes. There is charming tale for little
folks by Katharine Macquoid about two little
girls and Sabot. Edward Everett hale writes
ABOUT Boston Common as it was in Revolutionary
days, and the article has Henry Bacon's lannon's
picture Of The Boston School Boys and General
GGage. Dr. Garnett Of the British Museum has a
Cmnese story, The Rewards of Industry anus
ingly Illustrated. Mrs. James T. Fields has a
long suggestive story, Helping Hand, written
the serial by Mrs. Sherwood and the training shin
serial by Mrs. Crowninsheld. Plucky Smails.
continue in interest. Margaret Sidney contrib
uteS charming poem, The Little Town Maid
try week."
The frontispiece of the August Century is a
portrait Of G Jorge KEENAN, in his study drawn by
Henry Sandman, and shows the celebrated trav
eler at work on his Siberian papers. The article
giving sketch of his life is by Miss Anna Laurens
Dawes, daughter of the Massachusetts Senator.
Remnants own article in this number describes his
Meeting with the Political Exiles. The opening
Illustrated article describes A Home of the Silent
brotherhood, namely, the Abbey of La Trappe in
Kentucky. The illustrations seem to be of scenes
in the Old World rather than in the New, and it
VIII not surprise those who read Mr.. James Lane
Aliens sympathetic description of the Abbey to
learn that all its inmates are of foreign birth
MIS- van Rensselaer, and Mr.. Pennell with pen
and pencil describe another of England's great
churches, Lincoln Cathedral. Mr.. John Bur
roughs writes occasionally about the southern
Catskills; section of outdoors with which he is
especially familier Colonel Johnston, whose
porIralt ana NE were given in the July Century,
publishes a characteristic story, Illustrated BY
ke;mble, and entitled The Experiments of Miss
sally CASH Mr.; George w. Cable describes the
originated by MIR. Cable himself. The principal
essay 81 the number is Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott's
IT is interesting to note, was write before there
was any idea that Or. Abbott would succeed Mr..
Beeeher IN the pulpit of Plymouth Church: in
The Lincoln history deals this month with Ten
nessee and Kentucky, and gives new and clear
movements in the West The chapter headi1ays
are Halleck, The Tennessee Line, Lincoln Directs
cooperation, Grant and Thomas in Kentucky and
foIt Doneis0n. On page 5l7 very inteIesting
letter from Presidedt Lincoln to Goyernor MortnS
OF Indiana Is published for the first time. W"