Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-10-28
LITERATURE AND JUURNA LISM.

h"Po'e "uJHSWe ioi AtotCubSi couCiuuCs
the thirty-ninth volume and 1t was never in a
more prosperous condition. This number opens
with paper by Burt G. Wilder, entitled "Beast,
Bird, and Fish," with eight illustrations. "Moun-
taincering the Pacific, agraphic and lengthy
sketch by Edward +. Coleman, with twenty good
engravings. "a Health Trip to the Tropics, +" by
Thomas G. Evans" has nine Illustrations. The
serials, "a Brave Lady," by the author Of John
Halifax, Gentleman" and my Encmy's daugh-
ter" by Justin McCarthy,are continued, and "rhe
New Timothy" concluded. Alice Carey contri-
butes a story entitled "Ellz,belhs Hcifer," and
Annie Thomas one called "Francis Palmer versus
Fate" Other articles are contributed by Susan
j. Adams, Mary N. Prescott, Henry O. Dwight,
Maria j. Mcintosh, Randolph B. Marcy, Alfred
l.. Carroll, Z. P. Cranch, W. II. P. Martin, and
NJ. ID. Conway, the latter giving very good ac-
count of 'The International Boat Race" The
editors Chair" as usual, ia on attractive de-
partment; and the Drawer is well filed with
anecdotes.
The Lady's Friend has n life-like steel plate
of "Ths Sisters.' The colored fashion plate is
very graceful and stylish. A group of "Dresses
for Young Ladies" introduces some beautiful toll
ettes. "The Prize Of Two Mems Lives" by Miss
Douglas, grows still more interesting and Mrs.
Woods "Roland Yorke" is worked up to inten-
slty as the plot draws toward its close. Florence
Percy has a beautiful poem, Harrie Boyer an anu
sing sketch, and Miss Prescott an Acting Cha
rade; music, and a choice variety of stories and
poetry besides, make up feast of reading. The
publishers Offer great inducements 10 new sub
scribers, and we recommend our readers to in
close ten cents for a sample copy, to Deacon 81
Peterson, $40 Walnut street, Philadelphia. Price
81 30 a year (Which also includes large steel en-
graying). Four copies SO. Five copies (and one
gratis), IS.
The "Littlo Corporal" for November is out,
as bright aud entertaining as It's older rivals This
Juvenile is always hlled with the best stories and
poems furnish by writers for The young. Those
who subscribe now for 1870 will receive the No.
yember and December numbers for nothing. One
dollar year. A. L. sewal & Co., Chicago, Ill.
The Boston Folio, of Emusic. art and litera-
ture," makes its third appearance, with the No
vembcr issue. 1t contaiss two pieces of original
music-"Bcll Of Boston Bay" and "Cheerfulness
Waltz''-a biographical sketch of Carlotta Patti
with portrait, and several pages of readable gos-
sip.
Frank Leslies Ludy's Magazine for next
month is handsome number, containing large
colored fashion plate, mammoth sheet giving
engravings of the latest styles OF dinner, evening,
carriage and walking dresses, detached sheet of
patterns, and numerous other fashion and fine art
engravings. Good stories, poetry, biographical
sketches, etc., comprise the literary contents.
This magazine has impr,.ved wonderfully, oflate,
and cannot help interesting our lady readers.
The November Atlantic opens with James
Partons article "The Small Sins of Congress" +"
Among these small sins he indicates the employ
ment Of doorkeepcrs to open doors that shut
| themselves, and ut the rate of two men to door;
the improper use of public property in giving
away frunked envelopes the waste of money
upon poor works of art the millions wasted in
printing documents that are never used {; etc.,
etc. "The Foe in the Household" by Caroline
Chesebro, "The Brick Moon by E. E. Bale,an
"a Dredging Excursion in the Gulf Stream y
by Mrs. 4. G. Agassiz, are continued. The other
articles are, "From the Orient Direct" by Albert
=. Evans " Earthquakes of the Western United
States" by N. s. Shaler; "Our Phil" by Miss
Olive A. Wadsworth "In Mcmoriam," "The
Increase of Human Life" by DIR. Edward Jarvis;
"a Pedestrian Tour" by W. d. Howells; "Mo-
hammed," by J. r. Clarke; "Tbe Old Bankers
of Florence" by II. 7. Tuckerman Bona
parte- e-Humboldt," by Oliver Wendell Holmes
After au absence of couple Of months, :" Re-
views and Literary Notices" reappear. Mr.. Bay
ard Taylor's new novel will commence in thu
/, January number and Is entitled "Joseph ant
his Friend"
The Riverside Magazine" like its contempo
raries, puts out its programme for the coming
year but its monthly numbers are the most sat
sfactory evidence of its good Intentions. The
, November one, now ready, contains twenty illus
trations one OF them full page, and seventeen ar
, tices, ranging over pretty wide field. Thus
there Ia Danish story by the famous Hans An
derson; an article on the use OF "Indian Climbs !
a French fairy tale; well illustrated sketch o
y Napoleon Bonaparte and Partisan monuments Il
Q him chapter of Mrs. Weeks's story of lif
9 among tho Indians; two poems, by Cranche an
0 Phoebe Cary a talk about ants; some pleasin
. stories of horses, dogs, and birds; Illustrate
a rambles around Consiantnople page of musi
n to one of Mother Gooscs Melodies recollection
a of old-fashioned times, and collection of pu2
zles and enigmas. Add to this that glowing at
, count is given of what is to be expected mex
" year, with special inducements In the way {
n book-premiums 50 so a year. Published b
n Hurd and Houghton, New York.
,r Our Young Folks for November has the 10
is lowing table of contents Tho Story of Ba
1t Boy, by T. B. Alrich; The First New Englan
r. Thanksgiving. by J. H. A. Bone; sissys Ride
the Moon, by Annette Bishop; Little Barbar
-. by Georgiana VI. Craik The Terrible Cape b
~ jador, by James Parton Chased by Pirate, |
l. David A. wasson Mud Pies, by George Coope
'e The william Henry Letters, by Mrs. A. NJ. Diai
er Taken at his Word, by X. 8. P; How Ships a
le Bsilt, by J. T. Trowbridge; The Dolls Regatt
~ ~ by Aunt Fanny Round the Evening Laml
NO NO Our Letter Box Three full page, aud numb
Of smaller engravings adorn the namber,