bly a million of readers, has
necessarily a great influence in the country. The _Weekly_ has
consistently and very ably supported the Union, the Government, and
the great principles to develop which the Union was founded. Unlike most
illustrated journals, _Harper's Weekly_ has displayed political and
literary ability of a high order as well as artistic merit. Its
political discussions are sound, clear, and convincing, and have done
their share to educate the American people to a right understanding of
their dangers and duties. In its speciality--illustrations of passing
events--it is unsurpassed; and many of the pictures of the year do
honor to the genius of the artists and engravers of this country.
Thus complete in all the departments of an American Family Journal,
_Harper's Weekly_ has earned for itself a right to the title which it
assumed seven years ago, 'A JOURNAL OF CIVILIZATION.'"--_Evening Post_
(New York).

HARPER'S WEEKLY.--This periodical merits special notice at the present
time. There is probably no weekly publication of the country that equals
its influence. More than one hundred thousand copies fly over the land
weekly: they are read in our cars, steamboats, and families. Our youth
especially read them; and as _the_ family newspaper of the nation, its
power over the forming opinions of the next generation of the American
people is an important item.

It is abundant, if not superabundant, in pictorial illustrations--a
means of strong impression, especially on the minds of the young. Both
by its illustrations and its incessant discussion of the occurrences and
questions of the war it is a "current history" and "running commentary"
on the great event, and there is probably no literary agency of the day
more effective in its influence respecting the war in the families of
the common people. Most happy are we then to be able to say that this
responsible power is exerted altogether on the side of loyalty. No paper
in the land is more outspoken, more uncompromising for the Union, for
the war, for even the policy of the President's "great Proclamation."
When the rebellion broke out we did the publishers the injustice of some
anxious fears about their probable course on the subject.

Steadily have they kept up with the Providential development of its
events and questions; not only abreast of them, but, in important
respects, ahead of them. No periodical press in the nation deserves
better of the country for i