The Portland daily press., 1888-07-07
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

The distinctiyely Fourth of July story in ST.
Nicholas is Ringing in the Fourth, by Huldah
Morgan, thorough boys story, Illustrated by the
frontispiece and other strong drawings by w. H.
Drake. Two Little Confederates, Thomas Nelson
Pages serial, increases in interest," and the same
may be said of Drill, by John Preston True.
Julia Magruder completes her chld-sketches
from George Eliot, by the second part of Tom and
Maggie Tulliyer. Rodney's ride is a stirring Rev
solutionary ballad, By Elbridge $. Brooks, with
Americans, Gertrude Van r.. Wickham gives
charming sketches of the dogs owned by John
Burroughs, 7. i. Aldrich, and Frank r.. Stockton
the portrait OF MIR. Stocktons dog being drawn
by the hand Of his owner. Willis j. Abbot is able
to add to Mr. Julian Ralph's story of A Pig that
Nearly Nearly oaSsed War story Ct Pigthat Really
The first article in Harper's for July describes
life at the United States Academy at Annapolis,
as seen by Lieutenant Kelley, and is illustrated
handsomely from drawings by r. f. Zogbaum.
MIR. Zogbaum's eight illustrations add much to the
enjoyment of the reader. He catches the spirit
Of naval life admirably. A Midsummer Trip to
the West Indies, splendidly illustrated article,
by Lafcadio Hearn, describes the writer's sum
mer trip through the tropical Caribbean or Wind
ward Islands. which separate the Caribbean Sea
from the broad Atlantic. A second paper will
appear in the August number The Great Ameri-
can Desert by Frank II. Spearman, is an article
devoted to description of the fertility and
charms of the States of Kansas and Nebraska
once supposed TO be about as barren spots as
could be found in North America. The article is
profusely Illustrated and is also supplied with an
excellent map. Charles Dudley Warner, in his
bus, Indianapolis and Springfield. The people of
these capitals and their IDEAS are frankly and
t6lFiy criticised. The Street Trees of Washing
many interesting Ester Henderson, contains
Qf fha al fauit oil
ton OF w. M. Flinders Petrie the reader OF The
Grand TOur-Three Thousand Years Ago is taken
70 visit the ancient world 5000 years ago. at the
time the various races who were becoming civil
lied began to have relations with one another.
The fiction of the number consists of Maiwa's
by William Blaak. and ae5d Miss, and gsweetl
neart" by III. s. Edwards
The July Century has for a frontispiece por-
trait of Pasteur and his granddaughter, by the
celebrated French painter, Bonnat This picture
is printed in connection with timely article on
Disease Germs, and How to Combat Them, a foot
note to which article gives brief sketch of Pas
tours interesting career. The opening illustrated
article is in Mr. Edward L. Wilson's series con-
nected with the International Sunday School Les
sons and is on Sinai and the Wilderness. APP
propriate to the Gettysburg Reunion are the po-
ems by Northern and a Southern soldier: Col.
Higginson and and win H. Thompson. A supple
hiehldry paper IN the war Series deals with the
career of the Confederate ram ALTERNATE and
the courageous exploits of her commander, Cap
tain Cooke, and those of her opponents, Comman-
der Flusser. Admiral Roe and Lieutenant Cush-
ing, the chief interest being attached to an I'M
published narrative by Cushing, describing his
heroic action in the blowing up of the ram by
means OF torpedo, The two great illustrated Sc
rails OF the Century, the Life Of Lincoln and Ken
mans Siberian Papers, are continued in this num-
Der. Rev: DIR. Buckley of The Christian Advocate
has In this number another of the series he is
writing ON various superstitions and psychologist
phenomena. The present essay is ON Dreams,
Nightmare and S0mnambulism. Mrs van Rensse-
laers cathedral article is this month on the Lch-
held Cathedral. Pencils Illustrations as usual
accompany the text. An English paper remarked
recently upon the strange fact that England had
to look to America for the best descriptions and
Illustrations OF its own cathedrals. The last in
stallment but one of DIR. Eggleston's novel, The
Grayson's, in which Abraham Lincoln is one of
the principal characters, is given in this number
the young Lincoln coming to the rescue with a
novel and effective DEVICE