The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-21

that we could reproduce the article. Il is worth
a dozen Confessional speeches for pith and
point Those who can understandinglv read the
peculiar spelling, can, OF course appreciate IL
much more than those who have to undergo the
laborlous process of translation. We are not
among the favored, aud although thus review
ing the article under untavorable circumstances,
pronounce II The best contribution we have seen
for many months. OF che poetry, Whittiers
abraham Davenport is the best, Tomorrow
being only fragment Taken as a whole, the
number before us can compare iayorably With
any of its predeces ors. Since the close OF the
war, we think the Atlantic has improved.
Our Young Folks has supplied a want long
felt. and is now an established institution in
every household. Under its benign influence
the children have an opportunity OF hearing the
best writer's oil our language speak directly to
them. The number for May is a rich treat. Be
sides ''May- Day" [" 'gThe Blue Bird.n and "Susys
Dragon" there is delightful little romance,
miss Katy Did and Miss Cricket" by Mrs. Stowe,
which will delight the girls, while ''HandIng
About," ''Richmond Prisons" and "Afoat in
the Forest" are just such stories as will delight
all boys, There is no family which should be
without the regular receipt of Our Young Folks.
Us influence is great and always for the good of
the little folks. T. B. Pugh, sixth and Chestnut
streets, Is the agent
Harper opens with "Galena and its Lead
Mines" which article, unless the lead mines are
synonymous with General Grant, has a rather
inappropriate title. it is a sketch OF the resi-
dence of the Lieutenant-General, and Is fully
illustrated. ''The Yosemite Vaev," and
'Livingstone's African Ezpe1ition, labor under
great disadvantages. We protest against the
Introduction of cuts and extracts in The Maya
zine taken from published works OF the Harpers
We have read all the contents, and seen all the
! pictures OF "Alrica" in the book issued fe v
weeks since, and to see it in a new form in a
magazine supposed to be original is inexcusable.
"Armadale" is continued, and ''The Flag that
Talks" is the onlA poem. The "Record OF
| Events is compiled with the usual care.
The first number of The GALAXY is before uS
| 1t is TO be fortnightly aeazlue, devoted TO
| popular topics. Its prospectus says:- a
Arrangements will be made to secure advance
sheets 1rom foreign authors. Moreover, the editor
VIII use his best endeavor TO oh am ORIGINAL Amer.
can 81 ones OF equal merit with those produced by
the great novests of ENGLAND and France But
just here. you well know, every American Magazine
edItor compelled to acknowledge his most serious
difficulty presents itself.
'The shorter stories, sketches Sessays, and poetry
OF the Galaxy will be by The best American writers,
WIN many oil WnOm arr aD9emenIS nave already
! been ade. We have now in hand, and shall pub
hsh in succeeding numbe of the GALAXY ARTICLES
from Carl Benson, Charles stor Bristed, Or, ii. w
I Draper, Fitz Hugh Ludlow, Professor Blot, Il. G.
| Stedmsn, Miss Rose ferry, bliss Kate Field, The
| Author of Emily Chester" Frances Power Cobbe
| toI England), and others well known IN American
| literature. , ..,.t.
The present number commences Trollope'5
"Claveringsn and Mr.. Edwards "Archie Low
ell." sdicy article FROM George Alfred Town
send on "a winter with the American Peripate.
tics" giving his experience lecturer is one OF
the best In the magazine. AS this is the first
instalment OF the task, we can not expect great
things. We give the enterprise every wish for
success. The American News Companyis the
| agent. o'oI.tsa' d.
Nv. s. sandford & Co., of Boston, give US an
other magazine, The Spirit of the Press 1t is to
make specially of literary men and literary
news. The first number will have articles on
subjects of interest to those who make letters a
profession. 1t will publish the biographies oi
the leading writers of both this country and
Europe. The field it proposes to cover is wide
one, and if well attended to cannot but bring
success. There is room for dozen well-con
Quoted magazines, and we hail the newcomer
as welcome arrival We hope it may prove
triumph both in pecuniary and literary point
| of view. .., .af,aj 100