The Portland daily press., 1892-06-27
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MAGAZINE NOTICES.

The complete novel in Lippincott's
Magazine for July, White Heron, is by
NJ. G. McClelland, and one of the quaint
est and most cheerful mountain stories
that writer has yet given her readers. In
the Journalist Series, Max de Lipman
recounts The Newspaper Illustrator S
Story with the help of numerous illustra-
tons. In the Athletic Series, W. P.
Stephens contributes an illustrated arti-
Gle on Canoe Life. Peary's North Green
land Expedition and the Relief is well
and Interestingly covered by those author
tiles on the expedition, E. Hughes
and Benjamin Sharp. Gertrude Ather-
ton contributes short but clever essay
on Geographical Fiction. Agnes Repplier
talks about the Trials of Publisher in
her naturally readable style. Robert
Burns Wilson gives an interesting review
Of Waitman Barbe's volume of poems,
Ashes and Incense. Joel Benton tells of
An Old Boston Magazine established in
1S42 and edited by Nathan Hale, Jr.
The department AS It Seems discusses
the reception of Julien Gordon's work
abroad, Excess OF Cerebration and Mr..
Nye's remedy, Genius and Labor, The
Gift of Expression, etc.
Anthropological Work in America, the
activity of which has called forth many
pleasant words from abroad, is the sub
ject of the opening article in The Popu-
lar Science Monthly for July. The
writer, Prof. Frederick Starr, sketches
the aims and methods of our work in
this field, and gives portraits of seven
teen of the prominent workers. This
number contains also the fifteenth arti-
Gle in the illustrated series on the De-
velopment of American Industries since
Columbus. 1t deals with Leather max
ing, and points out the advances that
American tanners have made in machin-
cry and methods. The writer is George
A. Rich, of the Boston Journal. Mrs. III.
NJ. Plunkett contributes a stimulating
educational article on Kindergartens-
Manual Training-Industrial Schools,
showing that these agencies have not vet
been appreciated to their full value.
There is a chatty account of the Ways OF
the Owl, by Frank Bolles, who writes
from intimate acquaintance with his sub
ject, and gives pictures of several of his
feathered friends. Another illustrated
paper is on Two Rare Monkeys, bv DIR.
l.. Heck. DR.. j. M. Rice writes on
Physiology and the Prevention of Disease
and in the same field D. N. E. Yorke
Davies gives some practical suggestions
as to Proper Diet for hot Weather. One
of our young Pacific coast industries is
described by Henry j. Philpott in paper
on Almon Culture in California. J.
Ellard Gore describes New and Variable
Stars, and some interesting considera-
tons ON The Waste and Gain of the Dry
Land are presented. Galvani, one of the
chief founders of our so-called Age of
Electricity, is the subject of the usual
Sketch and Portrait.
A new serial by that popular story
writer, Arabella M. Hopkinson, opens
the July number of Casselps Family
Magazine. While the scene of this story
is laid in England an American family
appears to play an important part in its
development. Through an Eastern
Desert on Foot is description with per
and pencil of a tramp from Port Saic
across the desert and up the coast tt
Jaffa. The Mystery of the Aurora is &
popular scientific paper which any one
may read and understand. What pretty
Complexion! is one of the Family Doc
tors's papers on practical advice. Rose
Growing at Hollybush is timely paper
by practical Gardener. The Chi-Chat
on Dress containing suggestive Illustrated
letters from the two centres of fashion
Paris and London-are unusually full
Then, still appealing to the women read
ers, is an article on Swedish Embroidery
with lucid instructions for making
There are stories long and short, music
poetry and Gatherer, full of scientific
information.
The opening paper in the Culver fol
July is, Our Own Hospital Sunday mus
interest everyone who loves children
A Lincolnshire Lass is continued and is
followed by an illustrated paper called
Au Old World Corner which describes
the quaint Dutch town of Marker. Only
a Child is the story of boy who felt and
suffered with all the intensity of man
Sundays with the Young is especially