The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-12-25

The January number of ScriL

The January number Of Serb.
"er's Ao"thly has among its eon,ribu.
tors Bret Harts, Gail Hamilton, Cbarl%s
Dudley Warner, john G. SAKE, Col
ruel 7. W. Higsinsou, Goo'ge Nc.
Donald, James Anthony Froude, John
Hay, h, Fl. Stoddard, Frank r. Stock
too, Adelaide traitor, Edward King,
Rebecca Harding Davis, and Albert
Rhodes. George Mcdonald oonhib.
utss = remarkable poem suggested BY
picture, entitled the "Hauuted
House," Edward King, the writer,
and Champuey, the artist, give US lin
the Great South series,) GIimpses Of
Texas, and especially of San Antonio.
Froude's study of the "Annals Of IN
English Abbey" is completed. Warner
prints his "Thoughts Suggested by
Mr.. Froude's Progress"
The January number Of the &c.
Iectic is at hand, and gives a brilliant
start to the new volume for 1874
The steel engraving, called "House-
hold Treasures, is beautifully de-
signed and engraved. Among the
score or &C Of articles 10 the January
number, the most striking are "The.
Land Of Moab y "Petrarch-His Life,
Times, and Works )" "Growth and
Decay Of Mind;" Autobiography
of John Stuart Mill )" "spanish Life
aud Character in the interior during
the summer Of 1878; "Pope as Nor.
alist; "Pigeon English = "Iusecs Civ.
,lization )" "Lafayotte )" "Eoglish
Dictionaries )" Brandon sketches in
Natural History" and "Napoleon the
First" Besides these, there are half
dozen others, including the continuation
Of Turgeuieff's great novel; and the
Editorial Departments give fresh and
copious information about literary,
scientific, and art matters, together
With choice readings from uew books
aud foreign periodicals. E. r. Pelton,
publisher, New York.
This is the holiday number of
Scribner's new magazine for young peo~
pie, AID it comes loaded, not only with
it's own store Of good things for the
Christmas time, but with the best Of
what had been promised to the readers
Of Our Young Folks-for the last
uamed magazine has been bought by
Scribner T. Co., and is now merged in
St. Nicholas. But although Ou'
Young Folks disappears from the field
of juvenile literature, the boys and girls
will lose nothing, for its best writers
will contribute to the new magazine.
Mr.Trowbridge, the editor OF the late
Ioung Folks, has transferred his sto ~
"Fast Friends," announced for hi
magazine, to St. Nicholas. There j:
a New Ynk Christmas story, called
"Pete," which is most admirably told
Then there is a German Christmas
story, "The Elves Gift" Among the
other st"ries is "The Boy who Worked
"a Garret Adventure" bright story
and ""he Story of the Jolly Harp.,
Man," illustrated by six jolly pictures
| BY Stephens. Besides all these, there
| are no less than three serials How run
ming in St Nicholas. The eugraviugs
Of which there is generous display, -
about forty in sll-are of that high Or
der which has already made st. Mich
olos noted as magazine OF art.
The Gu lacy begins its 18th vol
ume with an uncommonly strong Janu.
ary non Der, in which Justin MCCARTHY,
Col. j. W. DeForest, Albert Rhodes
Dr.. Guernsey, Richard B. K'mba!l,
Richard Grant White, Judge Black
aud other well.known writers are lep.
resented by characteristic articles. Mr..
Mccarthy combines with his condensed
biography Of the Duke of Argyll a
very clear explanation Of the Parlia
mentary system of Great Britain, which
is puzzle to most Americans. The
Wetberel mystery is cleared up in this
number, and is pronounced the most
spirited story of its very clever author.
Mr.. Albert Rhodes describes the
newspaper system Of France. "Liuley
Rockford" is charming story Of mar.
ried life in England. "Physical I'm.
pediments to Social Success" is pleas
ant of. hand conversation. "A Flower
of the Snow is q Christmas story -
Mr.. Richard Grant White passes a
whole dust heap OF provincialisms and
equivooal words through bis critical
sieve. Judge Black contributes q
strong article upon Seward, in reply to
the famous GRAFTON of Mr.. Adams.
Sheldon & Co., publishers, New York
TIE Minnesota State Grange P. Of
II. which met at Faribault last week.
adjourned on Thursday evening, afte,