, 1870-11-28
THE MAGAZINES,


closes it's tWenty-si1th volume with an excel
lent list OF contents in tho main. It opens
with the Confessions OF q TAtent Medicine
Man," enc OF TIAlph Keoler's e1travagAnt e1-
reriences- John G. Whittier contributes one
OF his best lyric poeue. s' The PrayetSeeker,''
which ia full OF pathcs and humanity. In the
"Old Town Freside Stories," inevitable Sam
Lawson tells vivld ttorT Of the ghost which
haunted tho Capn Brown House. lydia
M1ria Child, in An exceedingly interesting
manner, traces the Eeaemblances bctween
the Buddhist and Roman Catholic RelGions."
Dayard Taylor's story, "Joseph and his
Friend" comea 10 q closc. Lucy Larcom
contributes IN imaginative little poeical
sketch called Strip Of Blue" which is full
Of pleasant fancies. "a Plea for Silence"
is an admirable essay By Il. T. ruckermau.
plaee in the magazine. One Of
the pleasantest articles which has
ever appeared in IN American magazine
il ~ Flitting,"by ". D. Howells. Tho pleas
ant 1ninGliDg OF humor and sentiment, and
the t1uthiolness Of experience in this paper
will be heartily recognized The remaining
\ papess in this number, ~ BLACK Christmas
| at Dix Cove Travelling Comranions," !" by
Henry James, Jr., "Afoot in Colorado Das-
| Ell, by Stephen Powers, Father DlrrnhArdt's
| rrnyerful Hotel" IndiAn Summer" by
Francis Lee Pratt, ''The Miracle Play OF 1870
| in bethlehem, N. h. by "H. H. A Viz
siu.au in New England Thirty Years Ago"
and . John Du1l At Feed" arc I'll e1cellent in
their WAY. Among the attractions which tho
publishers announce for 1871 are rerial
stories by Professor Dea1ille, Caro-
J. " DeFor1est. md othef popular american
lisy, Esq. being the result Of his observa-
tious during bis late residence in Spain.
rapers on ''Lfo in the Southwest by Rsr.
Wm. II. Baker, author OF Inside. and "a The
New Timothy" 4 series Of rapers On "The
earies Of a1tirles By Professor Agassiz, peips
the result Of his recent observations in Berk-
| shire and among the White Mountains; and
srticles by all the old contributors, including
= new department under the title Of "OuI
whi.re1ing Gallery" including reminiscenees
5s,*fSa; fSeEn Nth IL }s1': 5.au.; nase1 as'ss
THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW.
We are indebted to the Western News Cou1-
pany for tho WEsTMSsrER REVIEW, which
ih' n III hsls
tnre"; which, apart from its narrow pretn.
dices against american literature IN general,
il Interesting from the fact that it reflects thu
English opinion upon such OF our writer's Il
. Lonsfellow, Bancroft. Bryant. Walt Whitman
{ Foe. Whittier. ind othefs: "a rartisl Rem
: cdy for the Pressure OF sLocal Taxation"
{ .neso roetTy": *.Th. Scottish roor Law
!. Tue T New fosi Gold conspil.ey"; .Ta,
. Ballot; and " Contemporary Literature"
! THE wE1EnS ,iosTmT.
. Our home magazine. nnder the impetus o
3 : ita new financial auspiccs, GsoWs better An
:. rearAnce. No haudsomeE periodical il no.
ID publi.hed in this country, and its chief beaut
r lies In its exquisite neatuees- It is positiv
= luxury to take mp magazine with such clti
:, | Typography and smooth white paper. II
ii December number. which Is Just out (sna. ;
II the BY, With the January issue the title vi
be changed to the LakEsIDE AoS1H1r), oper
with IN article upon 4. Chicago ~ Port {
Entry" setting forth the facts and statistics
avery concise WAY, which establish her clai
Be oontabn,s, %ad1 pe5t sic,s 81 ensy ro,n,o y
''' Illustrated with instances, upon ..T'
Personal Appearance Of Great Nen
~ shich is made the basis Of An aIgume
e. against rhyeiognouy. JAMES 3 Ruonio
=. Of The Chicago Times, whose contribution
s1e pleasAntlE familiar in this nagsxin
A. unt3or the title Of almost a Romance
rs tells charming story. commencing in I
Orphan Asylnnn, and ending in a fortune =
= happy marriage, Jane johnson being, t
-; ~ heroine. The sketch OF the earlier d
~ CT ltttle "156" is admirably done, and. Il
nj, those stories which Thackeray a1ways Admire
It euds we'll. Frederick LeckIay eontrib1t
on, 4 PAPER on The Labor Reform r
asd r." which will b. sure 10 GO
ISo ia nsnd it.elt 70 worknen. "Iso @
w. Sons" by Mr. Socrates Hyaein
is much tcfter than the nom de plume Of
wntet, Elixs Colbert investigates the rec
NC earthquake. ind, with = feeling Of ecient
ptide. dcuominates it ssOur Earthquake, !
then discusses 1t IN ali its behring's in 40
me hsnstive manner. Mr.. Colbert has more Il
i've op:o thowu his fitness to deal with things
rh. Ie,tial, and now shows thAt in things teri
mn t1ial heis equally 1t homo. William Aasth
~ contributes some t'Recoieetious Of Jut
~ Story" which are very ekeschy and full
~. pleasant anecdotes. George F. Upton is I
~ reecp.ol By psper upon ' Art 10 chicae
,.A aas which indn1ges In retrospect, and sFscet
ing prosrese Of art in this city during the I
con. ten yea1s. The remaining papsra IN
will plumber are t'slecpog and Dr.,
the ,pC,~ by E. Ii. Snnalley; "Qr
.sts ,be b' Re;en Of the First Napoleon" !" by j
Afof rhine clifford The Fortiaeasinns OF p,
4 so = timely article by ]. HAuEh,oo. and ii