Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-10-27
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LITERATURE AND JOURNALISM.

We have received the initial numbers of
Sc1ibncr's Monttfg. the new venture in the field
of literature. tiz dressed ina neat lilac cover,
the tite-page being quiet Gothic design,
printed in black; the pages are somewhat
broader than the older magazines, good heavy
paper used, and the whole typographical APP
pearance is progressing. II is conducted by DR..
Holland e. Timothy Ttcomh, v who opens the
number with semi-humorous poems, profusely
illustrated, entitled 9 Jeremy rrain-His Drive"
which describes, in over 500 lines. Il country
drover who takes an evening ride i'll quest of a
heifer on the farm of his neighbour Mr. Viii
liam Norris author of 1.-The Earthly Paradise"
contributes a good poem. called Fair Weather
and Foul There are two interesting illustrated
articles The Bottom of the Sea" by L. Ed
wards Clark, and g \ Day with DR.. Brooks" by
Mary J.. Dodge. Mrs. Rebecca Harding Davis
has three chapters Of Natasqua, novelette,,
a paper on THE Bondage of the Pulpit, is by
NJ. c. Wilkinson Tale Of the Labrador " is
finished by DR.. l. [. Hays. George Macdonald,
Scottish writer contributes the serial, which is
All photographed story, entitled "wilfred
Gumbermede." In Topics of the Time" the
editors department, Sex and Wages Books
and Authors Abroad, and g. Books and Authors
at Home. are treated Of The terms are $500
u year.
--"Eutlanasia and other Poems is the title of
a handsome little volume, recently issued. 1t
comprises about forty poems written by Miss
Lavinia ]. Lawrence of Delaware county, Pa, a
lady who has acquired local celebrity, and now
seeks such fame as she may merit, in broader
field. The poems are characterized by great
purity of sentiment and an ardent patriotism
In several of them the themes are unusual, if
not unique. One is inspired the by sentiment in
a Tribune editorial and another is written in
| honor of General Butler, whom she styles :. The
| hero Of New Orleans This brave and resolute
soldier has been so bitterly reyed and abused
for every thing, and for his administration Of
affairs at New Orleans in particular, that it is
pleasant to find woman who has the courage
to weave him garland of poesy, to wear on his
bald head.
The book is handsomely bound in embossed
cloth, and is beautifully printed in clear, large
type, on heavy tinted paper. The edition will,
we understand, be a small one. Turner & Co..
No. 50s Chestnut ST., Philadelphia, are the pub
fishers.
There are a number of excellent articles in
the November number OF the itldntic Monthly.
1t opens with charming essay entitled Foot.
paths, by Thomas Wentworth IIigginson. There
is another Oldtown Preside Story by Mrs
Stowe, Captain Kids Money being the sub.
iect. Rayard Taylor beside Joseph and his
Friend, has delightful November Pastoral
| Tot al IT, ,
Henry James, Jr, who recently returned from
Europe, introduces us to lis Travelling Com
panions;h John $. Dwight writes further O.
THE Intellectual Influence of Music, and ther,
is another paper on Charles Dickens. Jane G
Austin, in "IIighly Explosive" describes til,
process of making powder. The other article
are '.The Return" poem Experiments, b.
C. A. H.; Murilos Immaculate Conception,
by aDavd Gray; and Mr. Burlingame as al
Orator. The atlantic Reviews aud Literar,
| Notices are ALWAYS readable