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Show LITERATURE THE CALIFORNIA?. It has becD Bometbing of a reflection re-flection upon tbe literary taBtea aod ability of the people o( the far west tout tbey hava Dever yet produced anything in tbe way of serial literature that could Bland by the side of tbe popular magazines ol tbe east. Several attempts have been made, acd while there was more or leaa merit in all. nothing bae yet been Buccesalul. This eecms Bomewbat itrange in view ol the faot that the Occident of America fills so many pages of tbe eastern periodica U, and western writers are not behind fiose of the fait in varied ability. Some of tbe bett appreciated oODtributore to the leading monthlies and popular reviews claim 'homed weat of Ihq R cky Mo-mtaine; while the largo orders or Harper's, Scrib-the Scrib-the Atlantic, North American and others of the perioiicoli Bent by western new6dn'ers show that tbe Pacific ulope is peopled by a race of magazine readerr. As we have the writers and readers aud the money to support, wby phould we net produce the literature? This quettlon appears to have presented itself to the A. Roman Publishing Company, of&m Fiancisco, aod the result is the issuing of the firBt number for January Janu-ary 1880) of The Calif ornian, "A Western Magazine." Tbe size and form aro those of the new Harper's, and the number contains 100 pages. Tbe general appearance is solid and attractive and the typographical execution ex-ecution all that could be desired. A pleasing feature of tbe magazine is the brevity of the contributionp. Following Fol-lowing ia the table of contents: ; "The Dinmctic ia My Destiny," Emma Frn' os Dnwson; "13. Trinfodo la Cruz," Theodore H. Hittoll; "The Three Window." Win-dow." Charles H. Shinn: "The Western West-ern Thespian," ilnry Theresa AuBtin; "What is Money?" H. N Clement; "Wby They Lynched. Him," E. II. dough; "The Midnight Mass," Richard Henry White; "A Modern Author William D. .Howolls," Minnie Booth Phelps; "Physical- and Moral Influence of the Vino," Charles A. Wetmore; "The Man from Georgia," W. C. Morrow Mor-row Jr.; "A Californian's Dreams," Edward Ed-ward R. Sill; "The- Pacific Coast and Geodetic Surveys, " George Davidson; "Sand," Chapter I , J. W. Gnliy; "Un attained," Charles H. Phelps; "Transfigured," "Trans-figured," Sarah E. Anderson; "A Phantom Phan-tom City," F. M; Somer?; "An Old Sea-Doe," Sea-Doe," Julia II. S Bugeia; "Mubic as a Study," Oscar Weil; "A Tale of the Sierra Mojada," D. S- Richardson. Out-oroppines Out-oroppines "Introducing tho Stranger," "Unbidden Guests," A Picture of the Plains," "A Society Idyl," "A Monument Monu-ment to Adam," ' Shelley's Grave," "Hypatia of Alexandria," "The Environs En-virons of Florence," "Thanksgiving in New England," "Men Ono Would Like to have- known," "My Troubador: A Bird Song," "Iho Prince of Paragraphed," Paragraph-ed," "Reveries of a Sheep-Herder, " "A Vaqiieror's. LovoSong." r . (-'-V All the articles are original, and it will be aeon that some ol tho autborB are already well known-. We cannot better state the character of- tbe Caltfornian than by reproducing an extract from tbe publishers' introduction: introduc-tion: - ..... It will not be a ponderous review, nor a political pamphlet, .nor a budget of sentimental weaklings. It will not be found gasping for breath in the rarifie.d a'.moiphera ot what the pedantic call the "upper plateau." It will not strive to Eleaso everybody; and if it does, it will e a failure. But it will reach out for merit in every available direction. It wKl do faithful prospecting in the range in which it U located. It will deal largo y in common-sen bo discussions, and, while appreciating the culture of tho scholar and tho sentiment of the poet, its strocg-est strocg-est cflbrts will be put forth to gradually gather to its list of contributors those hard-headed and practical business men, i wbo, in the active pursuit of their several professions and callings, have literally mined material that, if roiinod a bit in print, is always valuable, interesting and marketable. With these assu.ancea of what is to be done, and a eincoro desire of arousing a local literary pride among our people, tho new magazine clasps hands with all mterosted in Uio working out of a common and c. ntioued prosperity.- We welcome Tte Cali foniiqn, and shall watoh- with interest and pride its progress into popular favor. Tbe Pacific Ccayt Bhould Buatain a first c.'aga magazine, and if this new venture doea not succeed it will be beoause tbe publishers do not keep latter iaauee equal in merit to the first number. ATLANTIC MONTHLY, The January Atlantic opens a new volume with several features that ! claim special attention. It bag at : least, sixteen pages more . than in average numbers heretofore, is printed on new and larger type, and, beet of all, contains tbe two opening chap-tera chap-tera ol "Tbe Undiscovered Country," Mr. HowelU' new serial story, whiob will run through half the year or more. Tbe cbarm and humor of , "The Lady of the Aroottook" are in theao ohaptere, and the story is one of remarkable promise. Dr. Holniea, whose seventieth birthday bus jutt been celebrated with bo much heartiness, hearti-ness, contributes a characteristic poem on "the Coming Era." W. W. Story, the eminent sculptor, also bas a poem, "Do you Kemember?" "Equality" is thesubjectof an anonymous anony-mous paper, which is admirable for it fina blending of tboughtfulnees and bumor. "Tbe Bonaoza Farms of tbe West" describes the vast Bcale on which farming is done on the prairies of tbe wett. "Reminiscences ol Washington" is I he first of a series of articles that cannot fail to be popular, on political and BOcial life in Wellington for the past ' thirty years, by a gentloman wbo knows the capital very accurately. The short etory ol tbe number is "Electioneerin' on Ilig Injun Mountain," by Charles Egbert Craddock. Richard Grant While writes of "Habits of Erjgliah Life," and writes very entertainingly (o?. The second part of "Thirty-Seven "Thirty-Seven Hundred and Fifty-eight" is given. Mrs. Harriett Prescott Spof-ford Spof-ford baa a poem, "Intermezzo," and Mr. Wbittier one on "9t. Martin'B Summer," bcth notably good poemp. Considerable Bpace is given to literature, litera-ture, as tbe season demands there being admirable critical papers on "Old Creole Days, and other novele;" Webster's epeechee ; Mr. Oilman's Dew edition of Chaucer; two New French novel?; and a long and attractive attrac-tive list of "Holiday Bock." An article on "The Hunt Memorial Exhibition" Ex-hibition" in Boston, and the Contributors' Contrib-utors' Club, concludo a capital cum' berolthia1 ttsrliug magazine. It is only $-1 a year, and a lile-iize portrait of Holmes, Longfellow, Wbittier, Bryant or Lowell, can be had with it for $5. Address Houghton, Osgood &Co., Boston, Mass. SUNDAY MAGAZINE. Ab the January number, just issued, commences tho seventh volume of this deservedly popular periodical, now ia tbe time to subscribe for it. It is a brilliant holiday number, and the contents furnish a rich lilera-y banquet. Noteworthy among tbe more solid articles are, "The Persecution Persecu-tion of the Huguenot?," by Alfred H. Guernsey; "Anttoch in Syria," by (Jodfrey A. Hudson; "CAves and Cave-dwellers," by Arthur Grabame, eta. Those wbo enjoy lighter reading will be delighted with "Cbrysalia and Butterfly," "The Governor's Dinner," Din-ner," by Edward Everett Hale; "Be-be, "Be-be, the Nailmaker'a Daughter," by the author of "Gideon's Rock;" "Miae Olive's Boys," by Mra. Robert O'Reilly, etc., Eta. ''Christmas Day," and "From Thanksgiving to Christmas," Christ-mas," and Mra. Phrynne'a "Santa Ciaua," are excellent and timely. Young people have not been over- looked, and will find pleasant read id g in "Freddie Taunton's Trust," "Hide and Seek," "Lost," etc., etc. There are poems by BiBhop Ken, Gertrude Greedwood, and other writen of celebrity. celeb-rity. Rev. Dr. Deems, wbo haB retired re-tired from the editorial chair, n ill continue a contributor, and baa an admirat l? -artiole, entitled "Pessimism "Pessim-ism and Sociability." Two new feature?, fea-ture?, we see, have been Introduced, "Obituary Notices" and "Recreations for Sunday Afterncon," giving increased in-creased interest to the magazine. Tbe 128 quarto pages abouod with articles arti-cles ol great merit, and the illustrations illustra-tions which number about 100 are admirably executed. Tne price of a single copy is Uoo, ; the annual subscription, sub-scription, $3, or for S'x months, $1.50; lour months, $1, Address, Frank Leslie's Publishing House, 63, 65 and 57 Park Place, Now York. GOOD COMPANY. . Good Company ($3 a year, 8pring-i 8pring-i field. Mass.) No. 4 hag one of Mru. Harriet Beeoher Stowe's Old Town fkttrjbes, in which the inimitable Sam Lawson doeB considerable talking; talk-ing; three ttories, including a long one by Mre. Rebecca Harding Davie, done in her usual vigorous Btyle; a paper by President John Bascom, of Maditjon University, of interettto all interested in liorseTailroftdi! : a vivid biographio eketoh of GambttU, by George M, Towle; readable papers of European experiences, including "Roman Moeaios," "Old Men of the Bear and Ragged Staff," "An Evening Even-ing at a Workingmen'a Cofled Room in England," paperB on Colorado, the Indiana at Hampton, and bow congressional debated are preserved ; and other articles. Christmas poems by Miss Luoy Lar-com, Lar-com, Mrs. D. H. R. Qoodale and the Misses Elaine and Dora Read Good-ale, Good-ale, aro features of the number. During Dur-ing t'je coming year Good Company will continue to make a specialty of good Biories by the most popular writers, and give entertaining aketcbes in great variety. It will maintain main-tain ita characteristic foaturea of brief, cmp, pithy essays; fresh, vigorous articles, and good poems- Among the numerous popular writerB wbo will make it increasingly attractive, will be Charles Dudley Warner, Ed ward Eggleston, Horace E. Scudder, John Burroughs, Edward Bellamy, Leonard Woolsey Bacon, George M. Towle, Maurice Thompson, Sidney Lanier, Thomas 8. Collier, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Rebecca Harding Davie, Rose Terry Cooke, Lizzie W. Champney, Ellen W. Olney, Octave Tbanet, and Elaine Qoodale. CHRISTIAN UNION. , The Christmas number of the Christian Chris-tian Union, published December 17tb. contains a rich assortment of arttolep, including a defense of autherd' rights by Gail Hamilton, "Thoughts for Sijfcnt Hours" by Dr. Ray Palmer, a Survey of Sailor Life by Frank H. Converae, "Hints for HomeReading" by Edward Everett Hale, and a realistic real-istic story of Quaker life, entitled "St.Micfcael'a Cross," by Eliot MoCor-mick. 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