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Literary Notices

LlNtfhEN 4NOAhst
The January number Of the Eclectic is at
hand. aud gives a brilliant start to the new vol
umcs for 1871 The steel cngrayings Of this
magazine are glwhys among its most gen
orally priced features, but the one ia the
present number is exceptionally attractive. 1t
is called {" Household Treasures, is beautifully
designed and cngrn ed, aad ones first impulse
on looking at il is 10 take il out AMI frame It for
IA more conspicuous place over the mantel-piece.
Of the literary contents Of the magazine we eau
always speak well, for the editors cleaning over
the whole wide fell Of European literature ena-
blcs him to maintain a uniformity OF merit and
variety Of subject such as could hardly be
oqunlcd by any Other method. Among the
score or 50 of articles in the January ndmber,
the most striking are The LGnd Of Moab; Pc
rarch: His Life. Times, and Uorki Crouch
and Decay Of Mini; Autobiography Of John
Stuart MI; Spanish Life and Character in
the Iaierior in the Summer Of 1873; Pope as
a .Nordiid; Pigeon English; Insect Ciri!isd-
ton; Lafayette; English Dictionaries; Ran.
dom Sketches in Natural History; and Ma
poleoa ile First. Besides these, there are half
a dozen others, including the continuation Ct
Turgenief's great novel; and the editorial de-
partmcuts give fresh and copiOus information
about literary, scientific, aud art matters, to-
gether with choice readings from new books and
foreign periodicals. The publisher announces
that the policy during 1874 will be rather to
maintain the high reputation which the maya
zine has already ACHE, Cd than to try sensation
l expcdients for attracting popular attention;
aud we may add that this reputation commends
il especially tuall intelligent families No mag
azine is more Instructive than the Eclectic, and
the publisher is justified in saying that it should
he in the hands Of every man who would keep
up with the intellectual progress Of the time
The present is OF course the best time to COM
mence a subscription. See prospectus and our
clubbing terms Published by +. 4. Pcltou,
1913 Fulton Street. N. Y
The January number Of ScribRer'S .NoREi-
IN has among its contributors Bret lIarte, Gail
Hamilton, Charles Dudley Warner, John G.
SAKE, Colonel T. W Higgin5on, George Mac
Donald, james Anthony Froude John Hay, Il
II. Stoddard, IL. H.. Frank Il stockton. Adeliue
Trlfton, Edward King, 3cbccca Harding Davis,
and Albert Rhodes Bret llarte and Gail Ham
ilton contribute stOries llarte's being entitled
"A Monte Flat Pastoral; How Old Man Plunkett
went Home George Macdonald contributes II
remarkable poem suggested by picture, by
Thomas Morah. entitled, The Haunted House ,
There are poems, also, by Stoddard. Hay, SAKE,
| J. G.. R. Dorr, II. II +, and nameless author
who rhymes of The Ollen Time Edward
| King, the writer, and Champney, the artist,
! give us lin the Great South series) Glimpses OF
! Texas, and especially of San Antonio. Froude's
study of the Annals Of IN English Abbey is
| completed. Warner prints his Thoughts Sug-
gested by Mr.. Froude's Progress HiSginson s
sketch of Warner is illustrated by portrait.
Rhodes tells us about speech-making in Con
grtss. Stockton freely adapts for us Vene's
story of "A Trip to the Moon Miss Trafton
and Mrs. Da,is continue their serials, Rather
inc Earle and Eurthen Pitchers The scien-
tific, critical and humorous departments are as
full as usual
The .Nelg York Reader is the title of new
illustrated weekly which begins its career with
the year 1874. The price of the paper Is cts.
"A copy, or ~ year, and judging from the ex-
celent appearance of the first number both in
illustrations and Typography, it is one of the
cheapest, II not the cheapest story and sketch
paper that has yet sought public favor. 1t is
folded small, containing l6 pages of interesting
reading, and no advertisements. Although this
would not seem the most favorable time TO start
n literary Journal, yet the merit of the paper
and It's low cost, meeting the public need for
cheap literature, leads us to predict its success
The first number begins serial story entitled,
Fate" which opens well, and promises to be
full of interest A very fine engraving is also
presented with this number. 1t is published nj
TO Liberty s., N. Y.
ST. NICHOLAS FOR JANUARY. This is the bol.
iday number of Scribner's new magazine for
young people, and it comes loaded, not only with
its own store of good things for the Christmas
time, but with the best Of what had been prom
of D,tr Ell.
the last-named magazine has been bought by
Serihner CO., and is now merged in 81. Mich
ofaS. But although Our Young Folks disap-
pears from the field Of juvenile literature, the
boys and girls will lose nothing, for its best
writers WI continue 10 contribute to the new
magazine. Among this numbers contributors
are Donald Mitchell, John Hay William c.
bryant, Olive Thorne, Frank r. Stockton, J. II
Srow6ridge. Mary Lockwood, etc. The en-
cravings, of which there is a generous SUNNY
about forty in all, are of that high order which
has already made 81. Nicholas noted as mae.
azine Of art.
BEAUTIFUL ChRoMos.-- chromes offered
as premiums by the .Aidine are beautiful. and
worthy OF the most admi able art publication
America has ever had. They are faithful conf !
OF actual paintings in oil made by the celebrated
aftist, Thomas Moran, from studies of nature
"'u VIC ieei Justlheu IN calling special attention
70 them. These chromos represent scenes char
as'efis'ic OF the East and the West the White
Mountains of New Hampshire, and the Crias ~
6reen River in Wyoming Territory. In all the
range OF grand and beautiful American scenery
II would be difficult to find two more picturesque
OF remaining views, unlike as nature in her vary
ing moods, yet appropriate companion pieces.
ames sutton Co., New York city, are the
publishers of the .fI1iBe
HEARTH AND HONS. We commend this beau
'iiul Journal to our readers as one of the ablest
purest, and most carefully eiited of all the In.
erary and home weeklies. Its stories are moi ~
the trashy. sensational character, vet are of ab-
sorbihg interest, and will be read hy every mem
Der of the family with pleasure aud profit Jts
editorials are able, timely, independent The
pest American and foreign writers contribute Ia
us coumns and take it all in all, II is as near
, pe,iec, nome paper as Is published in this or
airy other country q .Tudi q n