Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-11-25
LITERA TURE AND JOURNALISM.


-Tihon's Journal Of Horticulture, (Boston,
Mass.,) for November, contains articles from the
pens of Edward f. Undeihill, Joseph Brock, NJ
@. Flagg, Francis Paiknan, Augustus Parker,
George W. Campbell, and many other writers Oh
horticulture, pomology, &c. "Notes and Clean
lngs" and the Editors Letter Box" contain
fund of information TO those interested in the
subject oil horticulture. This Journal is iaultlcss
in typographical execution. Those who sub
scribe now for 1870, will receive the Nov. and
Dec. Nos free, and two Wilder strawberry
plants Terms, $500 year.
The Christmas number of the Lady's Friend
has two beautiful steel engravings "Thc Dc
parture" aud "The Return" 1t has also
stylish colored fashion plate, and the usual num-
Der of wood cngravings of the fashions. Mrs
Henry Wood, Amanda NJ. Douglass Louisa Chand-
Ter Moulton, Florence Percy, and Nora Perry
are numbered among its contributors. The
Lady's Friend will be greatly improved next
year. Terms, $3.50 year, including large
steel engraving. Deacon IL Peterson $40 Walnut
Street, Philadelphia.
Halls Journal Of Health contains among
other articles. "our Sons and Daughters, ~
FOOD Cure" "Hard 10 Take 1.-THE First
Step Away" and Making Yourself Useful"
Charles Dickens is writing a new novel;
which will appear in England next Mach
Fields, Osgood & Co.. will probably bring it out
In this country.
Edward A. Pollard is busily engaged on
new book to be entitled 1.-THE Virginia Tour
lists" Lippincott & Co., of Philadelphia, will
publish it. .4.
The December Young Folks winds up the capt.
tai Story of a Bad Boy" who was not SO bad,
after all. Major Traverse tells " How Battles are
Fought" Rev. E. E. Hale has paper on going
into society which can be read with profit by the
old folks as well as the young ones the story of
"Hot Buckwheat Cakes has two good ustra-
tions by s. Eytinge, Jr., one of them full page /;
Mrs. ID. Muloch Craik contributes q sketch enti-
tied lie BGuf Gras" Christmas stories and
poems are given; and Ground the Evening
Lamp" and "Our Letter Box, i" are well supplied.
The January number will have story by Rose
Terry Que by Mrs. Il. IL. Davis, and the open
| ing chapters of " We Girls" Mrs. whitney's new
serial. There will be poems by Mr.. Whittier and
| Mrs. Craik.
The Rirerside opens with frontispiece by IL.
| W. Hcrrick. 1.-Two Christians Gifts is Christ
mas story by the author Of dream Children. :"
"Chicken-Grethe's Family" by Hans Christian
Anderson, begun in q previous number, is con-
cluded In this two scenes from Scott's Lady OF
the Lake" are given, with two illustrations by F..
o. c. barley; "Afoat on the Ice in the Misss-
sippi," is nm exciting adventure told by Miss
Martha VI. Thomas four pictures from "Mother
Goose" illustrated by Miss Lucy Gibbons, will
please the little ones "The story of Book is
the last OF series by the editor, giving the ac-
count of the manufacture of books. Several
other stories and poems, and melange of eng
mas, riddles, and picture puzzles make UP very
good number of this favorite juvenile monthly.
| Lippincon leads oil with Trollope's "Vicar Of
Bullhampton," the conclusion of which is prom
ised early next year Beyond the Breakers
will be concluded in the February number.
"Thc Coming Crisis IN Canada" "The Eas,
How entered and How left II, 1.-THE Banned
Priest and " Tobacco" arc anonymous articles.
There are short stories by Mrs. A. w. II. How.
ard, Kate r. Kerven, and Edmund Klrke "Shall
They be Educatedi" is reply to 1.-The Freed
man and His Future" by VIM. II. Hooper. This
number contains three English full-page engra-
wings, illustrating the "Vicar'-all good enough,
but not as satisfactory as Bensels, in previous
issues. The JanRary will be n holiday number.
largely made up of Christmas stories, poems and
pictures.
Htchcock's Ne0 Monihiy for November gives q
well executed portrait and enterestiug biographl-
cal sketch of Carlotta Patti; also, a sketch and
portrait of Madame Caradori Allan page or
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