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November Magazine.

| PUTNAM's MONTHLY opens with an art;cla
by Dr. George NJ Beard, discussing the soma-
what startling question, "Who of us are In.
sane?" The paper is an able and interesting
one, though the cheerful conclusion reached
by the writer is that a large proportion OF US
mortals are mo e or less cracked. Mr.. Henry
L, Tuekerman follows with an account OF 10
renzo Daponte:" "The Unexplored Regions of
Central America" are described byMr. George
9qnier who knows them well Mr.. +. w.
hnox writes OF Commercial Progress In Chi
ma, and the serial story, "Too True" Is
Drought to satisfactory conclusion. The DO
litical article is entitled, Whom the People
will Elect, and Why" Other contributions
are: An Anthem of the Universe" by Mr..
Charles A Munger, and beautiful poem by
I. W. Parsons, entitled Watching the River"
The Three Work Days, by j. j. Piatt; The
Founders of Globe City," by j. o. Culver;
With the Nuns" by G. E. Robbins; "a Day
With the Babies" by L. d. Nichols; "The
Mountain Of Knowledge" by c. P. Cranch;
Ii, by John j. Piatt; "A Day Of Surprises"
Dy Virginia Vaughan, and 'Life in the Argen-
tine Republic" The December number will
contain the whole of Mr.. Howells' poem "No
Love Lost"
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY offers the first offs
series of papers on "Co-operatIve Housekeep-
ing" which will command attention both from
their subject and the way in which it Is treat
ed. We understand this series is to be pro-
trac ed one; and it promises to be rich in prac-
teal suggestions Mr.. Whipple concludes his
essay on Bacon with a singuiaIly keen analy-
Sis OF the genius and character of the great
philosopher, which he presents in a quite nov
ell light Mr.. Eugene Benson writes with his
usual brillancy and whimsical exagg.ration
OF the difference between "Foreign Faces
and those of Americans. Bayard Taylor des-
cribes "The Land of Paol;" Karl Blind fur
uishes paper on the Traditional Policy of
Russia Adams s. Hill introduces us to
"Maidenvalley, Spinsterland;" :" "Th- Face in
the Glass; is continued, and Miss Phelps tells
a very good story of "Kentuckys Ghost"
though one wonders little that so intelligent
a writer shou d talk about the rigors of winter
at the Cape OF Good Hope in December. "My
Visit to the Gorilla;" "What Five Years will
do" sculpture in the United S;ates," and
Calico Printing in France" are the remain
ing Prose articles. The poetical contributions
ae three, namely: "The Harvester" "Sea
Gulls," and a tender and graceful poem by
Alice Cary, entitled "My Darlings"
The GALAXY, This ever youthful aud Wig
orous magazine has very full and varied ta-
bic of contents. One of its most interesting
articles is the sketch of the late Rear-Admi-
raj Bell, which is entitled "The story of He
ro," The letters included in it, written by the
Admiral while on the Hartford, to his little son
afford touching evidences of parental tender
ness and of a noble patriotism. Other notic-
able articles in this numbar are "a Talk with
Mr.. Burlingame about China" by r. j. Hin.
ton; "The Attempt at Strasbourg, as describ-
ed by Louis Napoleon in a Letter to his Moth
err, annotated by j. s. G. Abbott who seems
t. have taken up the Office of proneur-in chief
to the French Emperor; "By Rail to the
Rocky Mountains" by 1. Edwards Clark; and
"Two French litors: e nile de Girardin aud
Henri Rochetort," by Virginia Vaughan
There is singular story entitled "Miige;"
further chapters of the two serials Beechdale"
aud "Cipher;" and the usual rich variety in
the Galaxy Miscellany" "Driftwood," eto.
TnToN's AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HoRT1-
CULTURE, for October, is just out. Itis
handsome number, containing much u,eful
aud practical information such as the cultiva-
tors OF fruits and flowers desire. No gardener
1r orchardist who has once taken this maya
zine will ever wish TO be without it, Ladies'
will be especially interested in the directions
tor the successful cultivation Of the tubeross
contained in this number.
Our You've Folks bears as a frontispiece
pretty, iull-page design called "Gnger
Snaps" and there are many other attract We
Illustrations. The reading matter includes:-
How Quercus Alba went to Explore the Un-
lerworld, and what came OF it," by the author
Of 'rhe Seven Little Sisters" More about
rrotty," by E. Stuart Phelps; The Burgo-
master Gull" by Celia Thaxter; "Icilius," .
Defamation, by Elijah Kellogg; "Mary's First
Trial" by Mrs. A. NJ. Wells; "Toodles," by O.
n. Webb; "When I was a Little Girl" by the
luthor of Leslie Goldthwaite;' - "Half. Hours
with Father Brighthopes," K, by J. T.
Trowbridge; and much other pleasant reading.
In the January number, which begins the fifth
volume, will commence serial story by Mr..
7. B. A'drch, to be called "The Story OF
Bad Bow"