Middletown transcript., 1888-12-06
Interary and Journalistic.

Literary anu JOurnatisltc'
We feel that we are safe in making
the assertion, that good exchanges go
far towards making q good paper. In
this respects if in no other, The
TRANSCRIPT is peculiarly fortunate.
We have on our list the following !:
Harper & Bros. Publications; Weekly
Bazaar, Monthly, and Young People.
Century Magazine, and st. Nicholas !;
Scientific American, Scribners Maga-
zine, Once a Week, New York Observer
New York Independent, Peninsula
Methodist, Belfords Magazine, New
York Graphic, Lippincotts Magazine,
American Agriculturist, Farm jour
nal, Arkansaw Traveller and others.
The leading New York, Philadelphia
and Baltimore Dailies, New York
Evening Post and Weekly World and
others Of more or less Importance to us
including State and Peninsula PuDll-
cations. We desire, at this period or
the year, when those who issue the
publications. as well as those who read
them, ARE more than usually interested,
(the first actuated by desire to i'm
prove if possible on perfection, the
others in making their choice OF read
ing for the coming year, to mention
briefly few of the leading features OF
those most popular among our people.
With the Century. The Lincoln
Papers by Nicolay and Hay, and the
articles by Kennan on the Russian
Exile System continue to attract at
.tention, and aid that Magazine, in
maintaining its place in the front rank
of popular monthlies. st. Nicholas in
its x mas number, contains articles
from Frank R. Stockton, and Fl. 81.
Boyesen aud Frances Hodgson Bur-
nett, which alone are enough to assure.
its success. ,sHa.
Harper's New Mo nthly Magazine
while being crowded with excellent
matter finds room for an unusual num-
Der of full page engravings. The fea-
ture, of the December Number is the
splendidly illustrated story, The Last
Mass, by Walter Besant this story is
written and printed in the quaint and
odd style of the Sixteenth Centuryand is
amusing as we'll as interesting.
The Weekly and Bazar, treat their
patrons to surprise in the shape Of a
Thanksgiving number. This addition
al number comes without additional
cost and should be the more appreciat-
ed. Scribner appears in a new cover,
sprinkled with gold. It looks as though
some of the precious metal" had
pushed its way from the inside, and
that without detracting from the merit |
Of what was left. Scribner's is rapidly
striding to the front, if it is not al
ready there.
The Daily Graphic. is just what its |
name implies and generally more. IL
lustrations daily of the leading events
of the country and often a delightful
surprise in the way of a supplement.
Kansas City was forcibly brought to |
our view in the Thanksgiving Number.
While we presume this is advertising,
yet it is the kind that pays every one
which can hardly be said of some.
Once a week is bound to succeed, if |
Mr.. Golfers idea works, namely, that |
the public adore Mrs. Amelia Rives
Chanler and Bill Nye. "On Bones Is
land" by the former is just completed, |
and we are promised another soon by
the same authoress. "My Lady
Tongue" Asmodeus is said to have
cost Mr.. Collier $1,000, and prohted
Mrs. Chanler the like amount. Verify
Once a Week should succeed.
Belford's keeps up its tone, bright, |
sharp and Democratic. Donn Pratt
has pen continually on the grindstone
and every month we see the effect.
Miriam Balestier is only fair however;
not up to the standard Of some of the |
others.
Lippincotts, for December, is worth |
The price of the number, in the novel |
sDunrayen Ranch" The rest of the |
contents make the Magazine very
cheap.
For the Farmer we have the three
eading Periodicals, American Agri-
,ulturist, Country Gentleman and Farm
Journal, all too well known to need
,ur feeble recommendation. New York
Observer, Peninsula Methodist and In
dependent for Sundays.
Glass journals too numerous to men,
ion. We trust that our people will
lot only take advantage of the chances
hus offered them, by subscribing to as
many of the above as they feel that they
an afford, but tell friends and thereby
'ut it in the power of the Magazines
# their choice to do better even than
ew.
An Extraordinary Pheno menon.
No other term than the above would