The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-17
Magazines and Reviews

of Magazines and Reviews. In glanc-
ing over their tables of contents we
conclude that the popular literature
of the day promises to attain to a
higher excellence during the coming
year than ever before in its history.
We give the titles of the different
articles, so that our readers may judge
for themselves as to the character of
the periodicals:
ATLANTIC MONTHLY. - With the
January Number Of the Atlantic be-
gins its twenty-third volume, with the
following articles and writer's:
Malbone: an Oldport Romance.
This is the first instalment of Sc
rial story, which will run through the
greater part of the Yearly I. FL.
Hiqginson. The Sunshine of the
Gods; a poem, by Bayard Taylor. A
Literary Gourmand, by Eugene Ben
son. The Good Natured Pendulum;
a characteristic story. by Edward Ev-
erett Hale. author Of " The Man with
out Country" The Flying Dutch
man; poem, by James Russell Low
ell. Cooperative Housekeeping; third
paper. In the Teutoburger Forest;
another Of the series of articles by
Bayard Taylor on By-ways of Eu-
rope" After Election; a poem, by
John O.. Whittier. Consumption in
America the first of series of arti-
cles on this most important subject,
based on the observations of many
years practice, by DR.. Henry l. Bow
ditch. The Mean Yankees at
Home, by James Parton. Dante; a
poem, by William Cullen Bryant. On
a certain Condescension in Foreign
ers, by James Russell Lowell. Gnad-
enhutten; historical sketch, by w.
D. HoWells. Cinders from the Ashes
a chapter of school "reminiscences, by
Oliver Wendell Holmes. Moral Sig
nificance of the Republican Triumph,
by E. 2. Whipple. Reviews and Lit
erary Notices.
Our YOUNG Folks for January
surpasses any previous number OF
that charming little magazine. We
know of no more appropriate holiday
present than a years subscription tc
the young Folks" for the young
folks. The contents of the January
number are:
The Story of Bad Boy, by 7. B
Aldrich with two capital illustra-
tions by Eytinge); My Heroine, q
True Story, by Mrs. Craik, author Of
John Halifax" with a full page
illustration); The Story of the Golden
Christmas Tree, by Mrs. A. NJ. Diaz
with two illustrations by Eytinge)
Among the Glass makers, by j. T.
Trowbridge with three illustrations)
The World we Live on, No. l, by
Mrs. E. c. Agassiz; Honor's Dream
with full page illustration), by Har-
riet Prescott Spofford; Kitty, Fairy
Tale of Now days, by Aunt Fanny
The Beautiful Gate with illustra-
tion), by Helen Wall Pierson; DR.
Isaac I. Hayes with steel portrait)
The Diverting History of Little
Whisky with illustration), by Har-
riet Beeeher Stowe; Round the Even
ing Lamp with three illustrations)
Our Letter Box.
1t will be observed in looking over
this table of contents, that the pub
fishers of the Young Folks have en-
deavored to make their little monthly
far more practical and instructive thar
heretofore, while retaining, if not ex
ceiling, its former attraetiveness.
HOME MAGAZINE. for January, fur
nishes its readers with the following
interesting articles. 1t also contain:
six very good illustrations:
Music-Oh! Woo me not from my
| Cottage Home; The Grahams and
the Armstrong;, by L. s. Arthur
Letter from Florence Nightingale
It's Just Like Him; Two Chapter;
from Life. by Ella Latrobe; New
Temperance Stories, by the author o.
Ten Nights in a Bar Room" Neck,
er, by C; The Economy of the
Beautiful; Lace; Country Neighbors
by Mrs. NJ. Q. johnson; The Baby
Charity; Fashion, by Helen r. Cut
Ter; Boys and Girls Treasury-Rent
Day, by Virginia +. Townsend-A
Picture and a Story; The Home Cir.
cle-Acting Charade; New Publica
tons; Evenings with the Poets-A
Merry Christmas THE Life of a
Leaf-Somebody's Darling-My Boy
A Boys Prayer-The Unfinished
Prayer; Hints for Househeepers-
Fifty Ways of Making Wheat, Rye
and Corn Bread, from tried receipts
Editors Department.
BLAcKwOoD's MAGAzINE.-LEoN
ARD ScoTT's republications of tn,
English Reviews and Blacka0ood still
come to hand, and are always accept
able and entertaining. Blocktooot
contains the following papers
} Doubles and Quits, Comedy of Err
rors, part I; Lewes's History of Phi
losophy; Madame Aurella, con
clusion; Disestablishment, and Dear
Afford on the Church of the Future
J The Spanish Revolution; Corneliu
O'Dowd; Walewski; Medical Lee
! lures; Misfts; The Wing Letter
! Old and New; The Coming Elections
THE LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW
for October, has its usual variety o
interesting and intellectual contribu
tons. The papers are:
The Great Railway Monopoly
Lady MInto's Memoirs of the Righ
Hon Hugh Elliot; Deer and Dee
Parks; The Archbishops of Canter
! bury of the Reformation Lax
Dwellings; The Homeric Question
, Mr.. Matthew Arnold's Report Of
French Education; Yorkshire; TIL
: Public Questions at Issue.
! THE GALAXY is rapidly gaining
f prominent position among the leadin
: periodicals of this country, and j
striving for the first place. The Jan
:. uary number contains the followin
|, Variafu.