The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-06-23
NEW PUBLICATIONS

temper the heats of June. More than
half the contents of this issue are char
acteristic stories of the land of the mid
night sun by its most noted writers such
as Bjornson, BOyesen, Kielland, Sigurd,
Peter loft and Anna Wahlenberg. The
rest of the number is made up of
American, English, French and Indian
tales, several of which are especially
adapted for summer reading, are delight
full love stories. Among the authors
here represented are Guy de Maupas
SAINT, Lady Lindsay, Julia Schayer, AL
phonse Daudet and Prosper Merimee.
This periodical comes from Romance
Publishing Company, Clinton hall, Aston
Place, New York, 20 cents number,
$3.50 a year.
Harper's Bazaar. published June 18th,
will contain an article by Mrs. Eliza Ru-
hannah Scidmore, author of ,Jinrikisha
Days, on aboriginal Spoons" including
descriptions of these useful household
articles, as they were known to the In
dams and the inhabitants of Alaska.
Mr. Edwin Lord Weeks, the artist, who
accompanied the late Theodore Child on
the ill-starred Persian journey in which
that writer lost his life, has prepared
for Harper's Magazine, three articles on
this expedition which he calls "From
the Black Sea to the Persian Gulf" The
articles will deal with life in Persia,
with travelling by camel caravan, with
cholera scouIge, and with the region
rarely visI ted by travellers, which Dor
ders the Persian Gulf. The text is graph
ically written, and the Illustrations are
numerous and strong. These articles
will be published in the autumn.
Haaper's Weekly for June 18th will
devote five pages to Edwin Boo'h The
text will include an intimate account of
the tragedian's life by his friend, Lau-
renee Hutton, and will be embellished
by several portraits and by illustrations
of the actor in his favorite roles and of
his home at The Players Club, which he
founded. A page of drawings. will be
devoted to the Campania, the queen of
ocean racers. The Philadelphia open
air horse-show and the New York horse
show at Manhattan field will be amply
illustrated. Another of "The Adven
lures of Sherlock Holms," "The Reigate
Puzzle" by DR.. A. Conan Coyle, and az
ditional chapters of 1.-THE Cliff Dwell
ers," will be printed in this number,
which will also contain page illustra-
ton, I'm and About Midway Plaisance"
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The New England Magazine for June
opens with an interesting paper dealing
with the men and times of the Boston
Tea Party. 1t is fully illustrated with
reproductions of old and scarce engrav-
ings of the period and is written by
Francis E. Abbot. Price Collier gives
the history of the Old Meeting House
in bingham, Mass, the first church or
ganized in America. The article is fine
ly illustrated by NJ. Lamont Brown.
Katharine Lee Bates contributes long
poem on 1.-The Funeral of Phillips
Brooks" Charlotte Forten Grimke
gives pleasant chapter of her per
sonal Recollections of the poet Whit
tier" Ralph Adams Cram writes a fine
sonnet, Dante in Exile" John Albee,
the author of Prose Idyls, contributes a
sketch, "A Mountain Maid" There is
an instalment of Benjamin Penhallow
Shillaber's autobiography, Experiences
during many Years" Charles Fred
Fishing in New England" which is sea-
sonable at this time and is filled with
useful information for the lovers of the
fly and the rod. 1t is illustrated by 10.
H. Hatfield and H. Martin Beal Rich
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City Window" Albert Hardy tells of
the delights Of June in delicate verse,
"June's MONDAY" Prof. Julius E. Oh
son of the University of Wisconsin con-
tributes an able and judicial account Of
. "Norway's Struggle for Political Lib
erty." Mrs. Helen Campbell's serial,
John Ballantyne, American" is con-
tinued. Edith M. Thomas is represent
ed by strong poem called "The Fugi.
tive" based upon Heine's line, ~ shall
return to God" Edith Mary Norris, the
poet and story writer, conducts depart
ment of Household Science and Art, of
interest to the lady readers of the Maya
zine.
The June Arena is mammoth num-
Der. 1t is probably the largest magazine
ever published as monthly issue of a
review, containing one hundred and
sixty-four pages, of which One-hundred
and forty-four are in the body of the
magazine, and twenty pages of carefully
written book reviews by such well
known critics as Rev. W. H. Thomas,
| D. D., of Chicago, Helen Campbell,
Hattie Flower, Hamlin Garland and the
editor of the Arena. Among the lead
ing papers in this notable anniversary
issue are: Insanity and Genius by Ar
thur Mcdonald; The Liberal Churches
and Scepticism, Rev. Marion D. Shutter,
D. D.; Arsenic versus cholera, r. B.
Leach, M. D., is interesting and timely;
Women wage-earners in the west, Helen
Campbell; Does the country demand the
free coinage of silver, A. Fisk; Save
the American home, a striking economic
paper, by l. E. Dean; Islam, past aid
present, Prof. F. w. Sanders, one of the
most scholarly religious essays of recent
times, and should be read by all inter
ested in obtaining correct idea of what
Northumberland is; Union for paactical
progress, the Editor, a strong plea for
the union of progressive and reforma-
tive impulses for educational and prac-
tical work. Mr.. Flower also contributes
striking paper, entitled Partisan fash
ionable folly, versus American common
sense, which deals with the dress reform
movement now being so vigoro usly
pushed by the National Council of Wom-
en- of America. This paper is hand
somely illustrated by photographs of
Boston ladies in the new reform cos
tunes Mrs. Francis E. Russell, chair
man of the dress committee of the Ma
tional Council, also contributes a paper
on Freedom in dress. One of the most
striking features of this issue is a SYM
postum advocating the charms of the
Maize as the National flower. To this
symposium number of eminent writers