The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-12-18
THEJANUARY aAGAzINES.
LIPPlNCoTTls MAOAZINR.

'Aea VI papers enLltleu "Ihe Century, II
Fruits and its Festival" and designed, a
the name indicates, as a record OF the Cen
tennlal Exhibition while In progress. tn,
opening paper gives aspiritGd sketch Of the
general advance in the past hundred year
and the chief inventions and Improvement
that have revolutionized society. After
this preliminary survey the series will be
illustrated, and can hardly fail to prove at.
traGtive Rs well US Serviceable. The third In,
stallment OF Mr.. Bruee's "Up the Thames"
furnishes very pleasant reading, aud throws
fresh interest on the historical sites and
picturesque scenery depicted in the fne
wood'cuts that accompany the text An.
other illustrated article transports US to In
dia, and deals in somewhat novel manner
with its religious systems and ideas, always
objects Of wonder and inquiry, Three
other articles in the number call for special
notice "The House on the Beach," which
is graphic account Of tho signal service
and the benefits It confers upon the cOun.
try, by Mrs. Rebecca Harding Davis an
anecdotical paper on court life In France,
under the title Of "GGntilhOmme and Gen.
tleman, by writer who has evidently q
personal knowledge Of the scenes and Incl.
dents described; and letter from Portugal,
giving vivid but appalling picture OF the
destitutiOn and Decentralization that prevail
among the masses Of the people. The va.
riety OF the contents Is well maintained by
an entertaining article on "Old Plantation
Life In South Carolina" by Robert Wilson;
the continuation of Mrs. Linton's able and
interesting serial, "The Atonement OF Lean
Dundas;" and q story by the author Of
Rindpits, "Lady Arthur Eildon's Dying
Letter" which Is marked by the shrewd OBJ.
sGrvatlOn and insight into character that
distinguish this anonymous writer A fine
poem by Mrs. Kemble, and q letter In the
Gossip describing the recent perform.
ance OF the RrEu2eSSchcGlc at Ober.Ammer.
gau, should not be overlooked. The whole
number Is bright and readable in high dc.
gree, and C0mmends this magazine strongly
to those desiring to subscribe to such q
periodical for the coming year. 81 90 per
annum: !. B: LippincOtt & Co., Publish.
ers, Philadelphia.
HARPER's MAGAZINE.
Hdrpers MdgaEiHe for January contains
Sixty.six Illustrations and rich variety Of
reading matter The Number begins and
ends with Florida. The opening article,
"The 0klawaha," by Constance +. Wool.
son, prOfuSely illustrated, describes the
scenery, tropical fruits and flowers, and the
historical associations OF the most wonder.
full riVer.valley in Florida; and the conclud.
Ing poem Of the Number, "FlOrida PiO-
neers," Is a pleasant rendering In verse Of
the story Of recent progress In Orange
county, In that State.
The illustrated descriptive articles on New
England Of late so prominent o feature In
Harper, are continued, this Number con.
tAining an interesting description Of q
University town - Cambridge on the
Charles"-with twenty.siX engravings, com.
pFising illustrations Of the college build.
ings and the historic houses, and portraits
OF HarvArd's most eminent presidents, and
Of the distinguished literary men Of Cam.
bridge.
The Number has q Christmas flavor, es.
peCially In the capital illustrated paper on
Belfry Music, entitled 1.-THE Poetry Of
Steeples," "AQuaker's Christmas eve" Is q
beautiful poem, contributed by Fannie Il.
Robinson, The Editors Easy Chair opens
with delightful chat about the influence
Of Dickens, ThaCkGray, and Irving on our
Christmas festival
Among the lighter and more attractive
articles Of the Number must be reCkOned
the lion. y. =. COx's concluding paper on
Legislative lIumOrs," which Is rich In an.
eCdOtC and personal allusion.
President Barnard, In the "F'lrst Cen.
tury" series, concludes his able and sugges.
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exact sciences by Americans,and Is followed
by Prof TheO. Gill, who reviews American
progress In Natural Science.
John j, Stevenson, who Is to England
what ViOllct.lGDuc Is to France, cOntri.
butcs M exceedingly instructive and lucid
paper on Gothic Architecture, with cxpla.
matory illustrations.
There are three unusually strong stories
In this Number, contributed by the lIev.
VIM. NJ. Baker, Mrs Frank MCatthy, and
q. W. Cable. Julian lTawthOrnes serial
story, "Garth" still continued, has no equal
in recent American fiction. The Number
contains poems, In addition TO those oil.
ready mentioned, by the Rev, lIOrAtiO N.
Powers, Carl Spencer, Hannah Il. Hudson,
and John j. Platt.
The Mcssrs. Harper announce the com.
mencenient, In the February number, Of Il
new novel by George Eliot, Of the same
scope rs "MiAdlCmnrch," pOrtraying Eng.
lisll social life Of the present day.
sCRIDSER.
New York in the Revolution" Is the
leading illustrated paper in Scribner for
January, and will probably surprise oil
but genuine old Knickerbockers, OIL
account of It's bringing to light num-
Der Of Revolutionary scenes :and local.
tiles, about which little or nothing Is popu.
larry known. Mr.. Scudder's story Of "Cu.
pid and Mars" on the other hand, gives a
good iden Of Boston life during the siege,
and OF Christmas n hundred years ago.
The first installment OF series Of revOlll.
tiOnary letters appears In this number and
there Is q glimpse Of General Washington
by hGreSay-in the opening inStallment
of Edward Everett Hale's serial story Of
"Philip Dolan's Friends, or, Show your
PassportsW This story Is to run through
the year, md Is an historical romance Of
the Mississippi Valley. There Is something
about Christmas In the New York article,
as well as In Mr.. Sculder'S story, aud we
nave DcBluPSJ u poem tnIlbleu 'lHe Mug
Christmas" with illustrations. Mr.. Clar.
encc Cooks illustrated papers on house.
furnishing are resumed In this number,
and Mr.. John Burroughs has paper on
"lIouse Building" with plans, etc. The
poets are Mrs. y. N. i. Piatt, Z, G. Sted.
man, Constantine l.. Brooks, Celia Thax.
ter, II. H., IIjalmar lljOrth Boyesen, and
Il. II. StOdlard. The titles Of other COntri.
buttons are, CLOCKS and Eyes," "PiCturGs
Of the French Renaissance" Elementary
Education In England and Wales" "NOr.
wegian Traits, and "ChildhoOd's Fancies,"
the latter BY Col. lIigginson. One Of the
greatest features Of Interest, however, Is
Bret lIattes Gabriel ConrOy," Of which
there are five chapters, crowded with In.
terest.
DR.. Holland, In "TOpics Of the Time,p
discusses TThe Centennial, "rhe Coming
Man, )" "Thc Prices Of Books" "A Cure for
Gossip" The Old Cabinet has Something
In Favor Of the sentimentaliSt" "Criti'
cism," etc. The lIric.a.llrac department Ia
principally given up to the makers Of ht'
niorous verse.
ST. NICHOLAS
Is, rs might have been expected, an CXCep'
tionaily beautiful issue Of this invariably
beautiful magazine.
For single number Of a childrcns peri.
odical, itS list Of contributors Is an uneIam'
pied, an astonishing, an eXtravagafL one,
Tor among It's stories are: Bayard TAylOf's