New-York tribune., 1870-09-30

AN INDEX TO HARPERS NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, volames
b From June 1880 to MAJ 1870 Harper B-oihcrs
The completion of the fOrtieth semi-annual
volume Of Harpes Magazine has been sgnalzed by the
issue Of complete ndox the periodical from its
mencement the whole compiled it is understood though
not now announced by the publishers, by William f. c.
Shanks The plan is to give the title Of every article
and the name of the author Wherever it would add to
the facility Of reference the papers have been entered
under two catch-wOrds; they also grouped
under about sixty topical heads. Under the name Of
each author also given complete list fa the papers
furnished by him or her. The whole Is arranged under
single alphabet so that any paper, topic, person
ferrcd to be found easily a word in dictou
airy. The illustrated papers are specially designated,
and under the title OF each is given full list Of the illus
ratons The Index comprises 300 closely yprned pages
of the size Of those Of the Magazine. Each alternate
page is moreover left blank that any continue
Index upon the plan for many successive years
We know of few single books and certainly Of no series
of periodical which is provided with full and useful
an Index as this.
glance at this Index will 60 far to explain the
traordinary OF this magazine. The first thing
which will strike the reader Is the great and
riety OF talent which has been laid out in its prepara
ton We the OF quite different contrib
utors and this not include the thousands OF persons
who have furnished anecdotes for the Editors
Drawer" OF these contributors have written only
single paper, Others two, three, five. There are
many whose contributions numerous Thus John 8.
G. Abbott has furnished 80 separate articles Jacob Alb
bott 22 other members of the Abbott family, IL b.
j. LOSING has ST. A. A. Npscomb 81, Samuel osgood 80,
Tayler Lewis 43. william c. Prime 43, John
Bonner 4O j. Ross Browne 3s, Charles Nordhof
Al, NJ. schele DE We're o. John W. Draper
I3, Fitz Hugh Ludlow %, ID. II. Str0ther Porte
CrayOn %, TAOnls Dunn English %. Fitz James
OBrien contributed 81 tales and pOems though his lit
erary life lasted only about eight years. A. H. Guern
furnished 90 distinct articles, beside preparing the
Record Of Current Events " each month for fifteen
years. George William Curtis Il directly credited with
II separate arces but IL is secret that the Editors
Easy Chair" with the exception Of the first few num-
bers been written by him. He has furnished Of
papers for quite hundred successive months,
with only single interruption We venture % sly that
there Is not IN the English language The Spectator
not excepted, series OF essays embodying 80 great
amount Of delicate fancy shrcwd observation of life and
manners, and genial criticism upon art.
The great number Of female writer's IS worthy Of note
We Judge that quite half Of authors those
of women; and the prevailing opinion to the contrary
Notwithstanding, their contributions paid for AT pre-
csely the same rates M those Of We assured
indeed that of those whose articles esteemed Of such
special value TO command exceptional prices, there
are than men, Women have almost
mOnopolzed the department Of fiction; they furnish
three OF four Of the stOres aud more than bali the
poetry. Among those women who have contributed
most largely Louise Chandler Moulton, 81 tales;
d. H. CasetOn" (an assumed name 10; Rose Tory, ls
Elizabeth ID. -. sodlard, 2O Harriet Prescott spofor
S'i Mary ~ Prescott a Caroline Chesebro 49, Louise