New-York tribune., 1879-12-31
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
MAGAZINE. January.

The present number ab0dnds with the usual
attractive articles Of the Magazine founded on incidents
Of real life. experience OF travel and personal adven-
Tue process Of catledrivng In California is de-
scribcd in q dramatic form in sargents Rodet by r.
NJ. Osborne; chapter OF Rambles In Mexico aud
Central America is devoted TO graphic sketch OF the
Valley OF Oaxaca -; and " From the Farm to 10
ShOp," 10y Mary Dean, presents natural picture ''
tain familiar aspects Of American life The quaiut
aud intense 1T, rasm OF this paper and others Of
quality from tue same hand. place them amon' -
most agreeable contribu;oust the current magazine
literature The writer must live very happy state
bliss she often across tho actual speel'
mems 81 the NcwYok farmer whom she describes with
such glowing fancy: "A husbandman cannot do without
common s,uSe. A nrstcass Ncw-YOrk farmer is n man
OF such perfect integrity that II he said ne had seen
ghost people would believe hn He is moderate never
overworks cxlggeratcS, accepts extreme state
with allowances is too sensible to he peevish,
neither Is ovcr-neiry He ia well read, be can make
statement few words aud clearly. and Is quick 10 see
tnc rist and point Of anything He Is as f"nd or the
couasry English patI!ciau-s large and sturdy
man. wearing so't wool hat and utterly scornins
silk lie discusses politics not With the musings o!
the human understandings they do in Congress lie
could frame postal law that would end the gToans and
grows of this Nation under The present one He rather
than tine politician. - The natural ruler OF bis State
The parsonage figures in Gerent character IN
the following which makes one shyer To The
the vlagcr After bis great years work he enjoys
Tanic pasiime uf road breaking kind Of Polar expe
dituu on az xslcd. sled laden with figures Ike Tel
amons who would make rOhing OF great Ajlx's seven
fold shield, stalwart neghhOTs standing upright and
holding by each others shoulders, goes through the
dnfttd roads calling from each house an additional
man. who bearing wooden SCOOP or shoeel
rcchnC from the stable. II you have ever lived in the
dry and exLaratrg air Of the hills IN Winter for ever
after the sight of the goug down among snow
clouds which give out the iaintest warmth OF
iose or glimpse of heavily frosted panes beyond row
plants. sound of feet stamping of snow In
porch will spirits upward Tue place TO en-
Joy society and leisure is the place where In Winter they
take fur robes gloves, caps ana Shoes bud Storm
houses over their doors and set up magnificent stoves
like altars to the SungOd, having more windows doors
danpcrs shakers, pokers, nickelpated atchos, knobs
and screws than you would suppose stove could
possibly possess On the hills they do not have fire on
TIE hearth no sensible American doesl. save for COM
pany coolsh summer days. aud then II there is to be
dancing In the evening maid in with the silver
water-pitchcr In her hand and puts out ANew-fork
sleigh IA IA little boat shape like TO ne crescent moon
light strong, warmly lined with push and velvet deco
rated with silver and rich colors and set thread
ike runners over ITS polished back, tha reflects the
road like mirror. hangs the head of wolf robe lined
With scarlet wool The horses spcnddly harnessed
and twice girded with small bells that shower music
at ever step Pleasure In these scghs
with hot sticks OF wood at their feet and hot baked
potatoes in their hands, indifferent 10 the weather, and
arrive at their destination with ndescrbable ecat with
whoangs, horsesnOrtings. jangiings OF sweet bells.
tramp1gs OF snow and salutsons ft for the Sons OF
the Hills. Going TO wedding when the thermometer
marks thirty below Zero blankets and robes thrown
over the whole b'ilin In the Sleigh and tho we'd
diners arrive unchled. the boy who drives and
Is cold as a wedge" and wipes his on his buck
skin gloves all way. The scighs flight is paths or
hardened snow not in the hghways-they were blown
full OF drifts in December-but meadows and pas
tures back of barns and gardens along the edges of
fens aud vast old tempestswingng woods" on to the
village street, where the houses and wnysde trees are
heaped with snow and the wcllshoveed sidewalks are
bigfi-walcd with the At night these roads are
difficult though fencerails are stuck here ana
there guide the driver. After wll1 white night
ride and under snowclouds most vivid s the
frescned concerball red-carpeted village church
which forms perhaps, it, Object other articles IN this
number are The Bull Fight" International Copy
Right" ann The Duke de Morny,' and there are
poems by Emily Braddock, aud Celia Tha1ter.
The Eclectic opens its series for the New Year
with an excellent selection the best current tcra
turc Including many recent important articles which
form in fact quntesseDcc OF the current periodicals
The contents have been chosen from WIDE range OF
material with shrewd reference 10 the popular taste
and comprise. among other essays and sketches, Max
Muler's striking paper on Freedom" sir JOhn LnD-
=. nf Matthew AruOlQ'a