The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-12-07
LITERARY NOTICES.

and brings the year to close with
lengthy aud very interesting table q
contents. There is a fiue portrait O
steel Of Professor Tyudall whicl
ought to be in the possession of ever
one interested In modern science, snd. il
letter-press, is an appreoiativo sketch o
his life and work, Among tho notabl
articles is one on "Aer,al Voyages
giving complete record Of all the. at
tempts hitherto made a "nayiga.in(
the air" and an explanation Of: tn
principles on. which tho science o
Aerostatior is based. This is followet
BY "A Mahometau Revival Gr
India } "Some American Books. con
tanning capital criticisms on Bre
Hart, Joaquin Miller, Miss Phelps
and others; "Prospects Of the New
German Reformation )" "News from
Herschels Planet" :The Legend o
Frederick Ba1barossa "Centenarian
ism;' "Amber California;" "shake
spear and His Tines" "French Fl.
nance;" "Literary Remuneration;
and variety of others, together will
copious Editorial notes on Literature
Science, aud Art.
The time has come now fer readers
to decide what Magazine thoy vii
take during 1872, ard before doing 81
we advise them to look over = copy Of
the Eclectic. E. r. Pelton, Publish,
ers, l08 Fulton Street, New York
Terms IS per year; Two copies So.
II. B. Peterson l. Brothers ha,e
published a new edition-much ealasa.
ed by the addition of seven new pises,
-ot beautiful Snow, and othe,
Poems" by J. ". Watson, The Lyric
which gives the title to this volume
fest appeared in No. 100 of Harper,.
Weekly (November27, 1859, and, IS
the saying is, Immediately iran the
round OF the press'' in this. country
and in England. 1t hes been claimed
for and by several persons, but after. a
careful examination of their various
pretensions, We have no doubt that Mr..
Watson really is the author. The
closing stonza, which was unjusti6ably
altered, but not improved, to adapt
tho poem for recitation in public, is
given correctly iu the present edition.
Mr.. Watson, who does not regularly be-
long to "the press" has considerable
faoility-whether kuack or talent We
shall not pause to iuquire-in writing
strikingly sensational ballads upon
familiar subjects. Sometimes be in,
fuses tenderness and pathos into his
illusions. "The Oldest Pauper on the
Town." "Drowned," and "Ring. Down
the Drop-1 Cannot Play" belong to
class. 10 the present edition there arc
seven new poems. "The Kiss in the
Street," and "Somewhere to: Go"' arc
the best Of these, The book, which ID
handsomely printed. ,on tinted paper
and richly bound in morocco cloth
will doubtless have large ssle during
the approaching book.buyiog holiday
season. :; 800 IT,: 49,
J.. The chronological Journal fo'
December is at hand" Among the
Magazines We receive each month
none are more carefully perused thar
the Physiological, on account of it,
sound views on everything related to the
times. It is progressive and reforma-
tory, but never deals in vague and
illusory schemes, like most of the SO
called progressive publications. The
December number contains among 9th
er good things, Judge DAILY, Of New
York, with ine portrait; can Old
Bone Of Contention;" can able Ro
view Of Mr.. Beecher's Life of Christ y
"The bridge Of motion, or Recen'
Scientific Developments" "Laura'.
Experience, a Strange but True
Story "Gen. Robt. A. Cameron, tht
Colonist;" "Chicago;" "Chronic Ca
tarrh, its Cause and Cure = "Thought
10 Sound and Notion" 'The Geologi
cal History Of Man :" 'Tho Facult,
Of Order and its Culture;" "Wortiat
at Might" "The Deserted Village
Single Nos. 80 cts $500 a year. A
new vol. begins with the next number
8. R. Wells, Publisher, $50 Broadway
New York: = ''::i =. 80
The Little Corporal was roate'
but not conquered in the + great fire
aud the December number has come t
hand as fresh, sparkling and vigorou
as ever. It contains full.page il
lustra.iou by Thomas Mast, the prime
of artists, and among the articles "
notice one from Horace Greeley, o
cart aud Industry" The publisher
announce that in the next numbe
will begin tho $500 Prize stor,
written by Helen G. Weeks. Thi
will no doubt be charming story
and all The Boys and Girls will b
delighted with it. Published by job
Miller, Chicago, Ill.
Queen Victor'a's Christmas pre-
ent to the Emperor Alexander will /
six South Down sheep from the Nortl
cumberland folds. Does she mean
pull the wool over his eyes? d.,
/, "A victim .. Of .G'reeley's hand Wi
Ling says :, IF Horace had written ii i
Inscription on the wall Of Babylo