The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-10-23

on hand at the closing out of the BEEN
Pine City Ncrs.
The November Number of HAIR.
pERs MAGAZINE closes a semi annual
volvme of remarkable excellence,
whether we segard its reading matter
or its illustrations. OF the latter there
have been four hundred in this volume
Upon examining the contents Of the
las. two volumes; We find that there is,
N an average. Que illustrated paper in
each number which contains the pith
and protuse pictorial embeiIi>hment OF
some notable new work or collection OF
works, belonging to the department OF
Travels. Science, or History. The
current Number contains two such ar
ticIes The first is an exceedingly
valuable contribution by Helen s.
Con,ant, entitled The Secret Of the
S.rai,,'' made up from the unpublished
report Of tie late DR.. g. A. Mack
The Sec.o2ist Of the DAricn Exploring
Expedition of 1S7l-dealiny ma;Aly
with the natural history of the 18th
nus and the p,ac,icabiiity Of the cou.
temrla'ed Interoceanic Canal, aud ac
companicd by numerous novel and
beautiful illustrations. The second is
a contribution by s 5. Conant, cnti.
tied The Las, OF the Three" apropos
Of the recent publication Of the Mem
oirs and Letters of Sara ColeriIye.
Besides seperatc articles containing
the substance Of the most Important
ofrecent publications, there are always
running in Harper the most notable
literary productions Of the day during
their progress and previous to their
final publication in book form. These
comprise not enly serial stories from
such writer's as Wilkie Collins, Charles
Reade, Professor De Mile, Anthony
Trollope, Miss Thackeray, and Miss
Mulock but also serials of an entirely
differeht character, such as Emilio Gas
telar's ''Republican Movement in Eu-
rope," Moucure D. Conway's "South
Coast Saunterings in England" Porte
Crayon's "Mountains." Charles Nord-
hcff's brilliant and comprehensive p,-
pers on the Pacific Coast, the Recol.
Iections Of an Old Stager," and "Our
London Scrap Book"
While in these permanent features
maintained at an enormous cost
which its immense aud constantly in.
crcasing circulation alone could Justify
-HRRPER's MAGAZINE stands con-
tessedly unrivaled and beyond the
reach Of rivalry, it is not less happily
successful in those evervarying attrac-
tions which give to each recurring
Number the charm of freshness and
novelty. In securing this result the
work Of the Editor is effectually sup
plcmented by the best artists Of the
day, such as Charles Parsons, w.
Shepard, c. s. Reinhart, Greenville
Perkins, Sol Eytingc, Paul Franzeny,
Thco. r. Davis, Il. A. Abby, and
Fortier Conklin. The average cost Of
engravings for each monthly issue is
not less than twenty-five hundred dol
lars.
The current Number for November
cont aims Seven illustrated Articles
exclusive of the Illustrated Serial
Story, "The Living Link" by Profes-
sor De Mille), with sixtp.six Engrav-
ings. Bes des ''The Secret of the
Strait" and "The Last Of the Three"
already alluded to, there are q charac-
teristic sketch Of Irish Travel, entitled
"A Lone Woman in Ireland" by J.
Lizzie Cloud; sketches of a dozeo
"French Celebrities" with portraits,
by Junius Henri Browne; and install.
nents Of Porte Crayon's "Mountains."
NJ. D. Conway's "South Coast Sauater-
ings in England" and Our London
Scrap Book.
Emilio CASTELAR, contributes another
paper Of his series on "The Republican
Movement in Europe" and Charles
Nordhoff describes the resources of the
Sacramento Valley in Northern Cali
fornia.
Mr.. Curtis resumes the Easy Chair
10 this Number, His description Of
Arcadia as discovered in the Tyrol, is
in his best vein.
In an early Number will be COM
menced "My Mother and l." A Love
Story for Girls (beautifully illustrated)
BY the Author Of "John Halifax, Gen.