Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-02-01
Editors Table.

ScRrBNER's MONTHLY VIZ FEBRuARY.--A more
rcAdabe number of Scrbner's than the Febru-
AIRY has, perhaps, never been issued. There Is Il
strange story by Miss rb APPS. Since | Died. in
which the gates seem to have been set ajar, in
decd; luazling account hy Noah Brooks Of
what he calls the San Rafael Phaanstery; n Gu
rions discussion Ivy Philip Gilbert llamerton, the
English art critic, of One Phase Of the Marriage
Question; an interesting description by Albert
Rhodes of II Court Ball at the Hague; new
story by Miss Tra.ton, entitled Little Miss Frere;
some pleasant and pointed talk by Junius Henri
Browne on Borrowing as a Social Science; II
trenchant ana most timely paper on Art at the
Capitol; lively description by Lady Blanche
Murphy. Of that peculiar British institution, an
AfchO@ogical Breakfast; Il very valuable and
entertaining article on the Tchuantepec Ship
Canal; strkingly illustrated paper on siam, In
and Around B'ngkoki aud an illustrated piece
OF popular science, How Men Learned to Anal
yzc the sun. The mos, striking poems Of the
number are q Vision of st. Eigius, by George
Macdonald, as quantity spiritual as a poem OF
lleibert's; One Night, weird thing by Aman-
da t. Jonesi Covert, by II. r.; aud For
Thoughts, by Celia Tnaxter. DR.. Hollands
Arthur Bonnicaste contains the record OF Il re-
! inarkable voyage. In his Topics Of the Time he
has Thoughts after Christmas, the Neglect of
the Rich, Habits Of Literary Labor, to the Mem
ory of George p. Putnam The Old Cabinet has
Number One hundred ana eleven. Home aud
Society contain the Hospitality we should like to
see; at the Front Door; On Skates, and Furni-
tuTc for the SickrOom. Culture and Progress
discusses Art in our Homes and Schools, an Or
aclc of our Day, &c. Nature and Science is as
interesting and practical rs usual; and, by the
way OF variety, there is pretty li;tlc child poem
| IN the department OF Etchngs. The publishers
advertise the November and December numbers
sent free 10 all subscribers for 1873.
The Best BoYs' AND GmLs' MAGAZINE
| Demorcst Young America is always sparkling
with entertaining stories, poems, music, puzzles,
gaines, travels and other pleasant features is
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! of youthlu Americans useful, truthful and hap.
! ly. The February number, just received, is u
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with the most complete array ofreiidbie fashions
of any periodical in the country. 1t is Il model
also, Of artistic beauty in its illustrations aud ty
! beautiful February number, which we find or
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! with two beautiful and artistic oil chromos, rep
| rcsenting in value sls, and all for SIS, is among
| the marvels Of literary enterprises.
! GoDEY's LADY's BooK.-This most excellent
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hle, and like lis predecessors is bijOu of rari
! excellence. and is only an Improvement upon tht
earlier Volumes in so far as the present is an i'm
! provcmeut upon fOry odd years ago. Gods,
keeps mp with the age, If not a little ahead In tA
mag zinc line.