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American NontlIIies.

First in rank among these, both from its age
and the ability with which it has been conducted
stands HlRPERs MAGAzISE. The January and
February numbers of the current year are before
Z US and are fair examples of this popular maga-
zine, which issues more than 100000 copies
monthly. It embraces the whole range of literh-
ture, and probably gives more variety from the
abIest pens than any other American monthly.
The January number. in particular, is exam
: pie of this character Of it. After an opening
poem it gives one of LabOulaye's fairy tales,
translated from the French. Then follows Alb
bott's thrilling sketches of the late war, which
2 have reached the 10th chapter. Porte CrayOn
tthe loyal Virginian) has fifth chapter of his
personal recUllections, in which the humorous
Z and grave are well blended. The other articles
consist Of travels, tales adventures and fiction III
great variety: following which the editors
Eehair literary notices. monthly record of events.
4 and the ever humorous EDITORS drawer,-each
possessing more or less Of merit and interest.
The February number is in no respect behind
the January issue in variety. No person can
peruss Harper's without deriving instruction
ana Entertainment from its pages.
THE ATLASTIC.-This monthly, which Is per-
4 haps the best representative of American ideas
>zgd thoughts that is published is in its 10th
pSar- The January number, opening the 10Th
fvOlume, has an excellent array of writers, list
( Of whom, with the subjects. give:
Ths Guardian Angel by . Holiness Fr Adams Story.
By James Russell LweIl' Plea for Culture ~ I W H-in
Plan, ~ John G. Whittier The strange Fricni, BY Bayasd
IayIr7 Capillary IrsAEs by Charts Dawson shsnIy' haha
ir whh be Imp~aehei, by g. VI EiIsi The
Contest between AehIs auI Asnemnn translated from the
sila ~h1 Stole Se'ins H"ase by J. 7 rroweridSs Ter
tai suas-, by Freek Douglass; Pan in Wall street by p
keVs*s su.i Literary Notices
Dr. Holmes has undertaken a new novel.
which attracts some attention, as it shows no
falling of in bis peculiar descriptive talent.
Fault has been found with the irreliginus and
scepiical tone that pervades some of the Doctors
writings as we'll a. those of other writers in this
magazine. There has not been 50 much of this
Of late as in former years. Occasionally an in
ferior production creeps into its pages, as for
instance the =. Singing School Room - in the De
eeInber number, which Is too silly and childish
( for 6 first class magazine, and only fit for a
Boarding school miscellany The article on
T. Henry Ward Beechcr's Church. in the Janu-
ary number, from the pen of Mr.. Parton IS one
7of the most graphic. descriptive and interesting
pieces that has appeared for many months Ii
Is excellent. No one at all conversant with the
scenes described. will fail to assent to its truth
fulness, or deny the fact that Mr.. Beecher's
church is pre-eminently the representative of
american sentiment. The writer aptly con-
fienses this idea into few lines, when he says
20 the stranger who has accompanied him to the
.|fhureh-" There, stranger, you have arrived
fhiS is the United States, the New Testament,
plymouth Rock, and the Fourth of July,-tHs
's what they have bEought US to. What the
next issue will be, no one can tell (; but this Is
aoout what We are at present" In one thing.
LOwe7er, we must Correct the writer. Referring
- the spontaneous and irresistible impulse