The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-11-06
st. Nicholas.

st. Nicholas.
The frst number OF St. Nicholas has
just been issued by S.ribners & Co.
Pictorially it is one Of the most beau,i
ful magazines in the country, Icing
enriched BY designs from the pencils
Of Miss Hallock, Sol Eytinge, Ai>,
Ledyatd, Sheppard, Stephens, Bollss,
and others.
The reading matter is varied and
bright. There are thirty-three articles
sou.e for the very little ones, some Of
the very little ones, some for every age
between. We find in its broad, well.
printed pages, poems by William Cul.
len Bry: Mt, Celia Thaxter, Lucy Lar.
com, and others. There is q capital
human-fairy sketch by Rebecca Hard
ing Davis, Donald G. Mitchell con-
tributes a characteristic article, enti-
tied "Who wrote the Arabian Nights
and the first chapters of serial story
by Frank R. Stockton are given. A
salutory by the conductor, Mrs. Mary
Mapes Dodge, is sure to reach the
heart of every child.reader-and the
hearts of their fathers and mothers as
we'll. Among the stories We 6nd a
charmingly-told account Of a fairy's
visit to bee hive. by Annie Moore
an exceedingly funny little story BY
Margaret Eytinge, and lively tales by
Paul Fort aud J. 5. Stacy. Lucretis
p. Hale tells the adventures Of doll,
Noah Brooks, has capital article for
boys, called BY the Sea, and Olive
Thorne talks about'a certain '.Oldfash-
ioned Hat
There are also interesting descrip.
tions Of zebras, passenger-piyaons, the
curious inha bitants OF the Farallone
Islands. and the Piute Indians, besides
bright little 'J,ngles' aud whole page
in large type for little children with
big eyes. We must not forget to men.
tion as an admirable feature short
story in German, for the benefit OF
youngsters who are learning that Ian.
guage. A similar French story is an.
uounced for the next number. Then
"Jack.in the Pulpit" curious fellow
who is full Of little bits Of wit and
wisdom, holds forth most entertaining
Iy; and there are capital rotices of
juvenile books. it tended for hose who
will read the bo Ks, aud a puzzle de-
partment that will certainly sharpen
the wits of the youngsters. Price So
a year.
Scribner's Monthly for November.
Scribners Monthly for November
begins a new volume. Edward Kings
carefully illustrated paper on Old
aud New Louisiana, in the Great South
Series, is remarkable for it's calm aud
statement Of the actual
state Of affairs in New Orleans and
Louisiana generally. Two American
serial stories are begun: Katharine
Earle, by Adeline Tratton (author Of
The American Girl abroad,) to run
through the year, aud the other:
Earthen Pitchers, by Rebecca Harding
Davis, which will be concluded within
three or four numbers. Mr. FrvuIe 5
hi ,torical sketch Of an English Abbey,
is also here begun and lu Stedmau's s
series on the Victorian Poets, there is
au admirable paper on the 'most in.
spired of women, Elizabeth Barrett
Browning. In the same number ap.
pears a biographical sketch of S,ed-
mao, by A. K MacDonouyh, with por-
trait, in the series Of Younger Ameri
eau Authors. Professor Newcomb
gives an interesting account OF the
making Of the new great telescope a,
Washington: there is an illustrated
s ory bp Edward King, Only Half u
Woman; a story by Louise Chandler
Mo1lton, For Pastime; and verse by
George MacDonsld, Celia Thaxter. II.
H., Margaret J. Preston, and Richard
Watson Glider. DR.. Hollands Topics
of the Time are A Greeting to our
Eoglish Readers, St. Nicholas, The
New York Observer, and Old Types
The Old Cabinet is written la the
Woods The departments of Home
aud Society, Culture aud Progress,
Nature and Science and Etchings have
their usual variety of contents.
Scribner's for December will have
a new dialect poem by Bret Harte :,
aud to the January number he will
Christmas story, entitled
How Old Man P.unkett went Home.