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THE MAGAZINES.

The November Atlantic opens with an arti-
Gle on The Nationals. their Origin and their
Aims" by the able writer whose paper in the
October number on the Dangerous Tendencies of
American Life" has attracted much attention and
comment. There are two other articles of pres
ent interest one ON presidential Elections, ="
answers the question, why was the electoral sys-
tenn ever introduced the other by Mr.. Brooks
Adams, treats Of the Oppressive Taxation of the
Poor The opening chapters of Mr.. Howes
new story, "The Lady of the Aroostook," are
given "The Star in the Valley" completes the
fiction Of the number. The second paper on the
"llome Life of the Brook Farm Association" RI
walls the first in interest. Charles Eliot Norton
contributes Florence, and st. Mary of the Flow
Ell" study of the art and history of the city dur
ing two centuries. There is an unsigned paper,
"An Impressioust at the Paris Exposition; :" Mr..
Richard Grant Whites fifth paper on American
isns" is given and the critical article of the num-
Der is devoted to "Some Recent Books of Travel"
As usual, the magazine is strong in its poetica de-
patment. Mr.. WV. Story adds to his "Roba
di Roma" balcony scene full of humor, between q
Romeo and Juliet OF to day. Mr.. Edgar + awcett' 8
"a White Camellis," Mrs. Spofford's "An Old
Song, ""There came Three Queens from Heaven"
by W. W. Young. 'Indirection" BY Richard Reolf,
and "Song" by E. E. Brown complete the list Of
the month poems. The Contributors Club is rich
and varied in contents, and amongst other topics,
treats of English and American Acting" of "Ths
Poetasters of our Time" "Mormon Poetry" "A
New Pronoun Wanted" and "A Girl Student at
Cambridge, England" Recent Literature ably
reviews several new publications, American and
English, French and German.
Lippincotts Magazine for November is notics
able for the diversity of its contents, which in.
clude several articles of light and entertaining
character, with others that deserve attention for
the information conveyed in them. The opening
paper, on Long Island or to use the Indian pame
by which the author calls it ''Seawapbaka. the Ia.
land of Shells is descriptive aud historical, with
numerous Illustrations by well-known artists. and
beautifully engraved. Natural history is repre-
sented by paper on "The Harvesting Ants of
Florlda. whose curious habits and characteristics
the author, Mrs. Mary Treat, has been the first to
observe carefully and bring to the notice of the
scientific world. George KEENAN,, author of the
lthl i>ht concludes his Interesting
account of the "Unwritten Literature Of the eau
casian Mountaineers." Henry T. Fnck writes of
Music in America, and l.. Lejeune gives live
y and Intelligent criticism of the pictures in the
Paris Exposition. Rambling Talk about the Ne
gro is by Jennie Woodvle, whose sketches of
negro life in former numbers of Lippincott have
been highly appreciated. "Docteur Alpbeye bv
Annie Porter; Deserted" by Edward Bellamv
and humorous extravaganza entitled 1.-THE Az.
ter Dinner Speech of the Baroness Coutaletto
with the two new selials--"For PerciyaI" now
drawing TO a conclusion, and Through Winding
Wsys'-ofer choice of reading in the wav NJ
fiction, while an account of Victor Hugo a,
Home" and other short papers in the monthly
Gossip should not be overlooked.
We have received the September number of
1.-THE Fortnightly Review" edited by John Nor
ly, published by the Rose Bedford Publishing
Co.. at Toronto. The contents of the number are
"A Political Epilogue," by the Editor; dreams
and Realities by Leslie stephen, "Mrs Gys-
kell's Novels" by W. Mimic; "Hallucinations Of
the Senses" by Henry Maudsey; Prospects Of