Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-04-29
THE RUTLAND HEKALD.
MONDAY. APRIL 20, 1869.
Magazines.

Reades story mas inc pldco vi hoho''
the present installment commences sensa-
tionally, "At sight of this human cindef'
hanging by one hand between two dealhs:
ararv sentiment but humanity vanished
from the ruggedest bosom, as we shoui0
think it well might, under the clrcum-
stances. which by The way, are thrllhnSiy
,enreseuted in the wood cut accompany
iny. "Susan Fielding is continued and
grows more interesting. Richard Grant
White brings to close his series OF artl-
Giles on "Words and their uses which
have been so widely copied, so much
praised, so bitterly denounced and So
inly interesting article in reference to-
James T. Brady is contributed by Col.
Edwards Clarke. We regret we have not
room in this connection to make extracts
from this appreciative and eloquent tri-
butte to the gifted Brady, all of which be
was worthy. Justin Mccarthy continues
his intelligent and instructive articles on
English Politics and politicians. This
a liberal use of the scissors. The mis-
cellanv" and Drift Wood" departments
are unusually varied and well sustained,
and are getting to be favorite feature of
the Magazine.
Published by Sheldon & Co. New
York
LIPPrNC0TT This magazine improves
with each issue. The number before u
Is very readable one. salmon Fish
ing" i an interesting paper. Harriet
Prescott Spolfard contributes a very dra-
matte and we'll written,tale called Rouge
gorge Life III Coal Mines" "A few
Curious d .viatons," Dick Lvles Fee"
''Spertrum Analyses" ard ''Recollections
OF Washington Irving" are MI excellent
contributions, and will al he read with
pleasure. beyond the Breakers "A novel
by Robert Dale Owen. is continued.
Charles G.. Leland contributes Han
Br,itman in Politics" The author as
scrl- the vast intellectual superiority of
G rrnrus Ia Americans. "Our Monthly
Gossip is excellent. Published in Phila-
dolphin, by J. p. LippinGotr, publishers.
Su4le numbers, % cents Per anmum,
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ARruURs' HOME MAGAZINE tor April
is. as usual, filled with an interesting
variety Of reading matter, commencing an
excellent story by that popular author, r
). Arthur, entitled The Grahams and
the Armstrong; = followed by the Lite
OF judith Frost" 10y Ann |. Muz2y The
other stories are entitled, The Deerings
OF Medbury,' hy Virginia Townsend
How my life was saved" \ Geographic
cal -ketch Of Wurdsworth Is also, in it,
pages Eugraving-, music, pattern plates,
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They orc adapted to the young people,
whltr the, Older ONES may peru>e them
with great profit The publishers OF
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10 june, for fifty cents, in order to Let the
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~ attractive look on account of its NUM-
Der Of short, bright articles, and its ,trik-
ing pictures Nineteen different sub
Iects are treated in the fortv-cight pages,
aud no one i'll reading Ia, a CHARGE To get
very tired Of any one article Fronting
the number is an original picture of
Giant, acco>tcd by two travellers, 10y John
LaEargc, and the first story explains the
picture. 1t Is a relief t. find that the
men escaped with their lives. Hans An
drrecu has somc characteristic Sunshine
Stories well fitting the month of May:
pretty picture. by NJ, l.. Stone. uccompa-
Mes It, Jacob Abbott explains the phi
losophy of the Hoop. Annette Bishop
gives another Of her delicate fairy poems
and pictures The sculptor kuntze des-
,rib,s how Amber is found in the Baltic
Ahhy Sage tells another story from Chau-
Ger. The Hunting Scenes in Africa the
Eamii,. about Constantiuoplc, Porte
CraNou~ Young Nirgiuians, and Mrs.
Weeks Adventures among the Indians,
arc ali continued while sandwiched be-
tween the different articles. are "A number .
of pretty porns There is something for
every body in IT. IIurd and Houghton,
Publishers, New York. 81 30 per annum.
HEARTH AND HOME, by Pettengill, ,
Bates & Co, New York. maintains itself
handsomely among the best weeklies.
Harriet Beecher Stowe contributes pa
per 10 each number. The illustrations
are always capital. Fred Cozzens' illus
tratod article on Prison Discipline in the .
last number, should be universally read. .
ONwARn, for May.-We are pleased to
report decided Improvement in this
magazine. The present number is by no
means II bad one, although it could have
been made hutter Captain Reid appears
earnest in his efforts to publish a really .
good monthly, and we trust that it will .
not be long before we can record his COM
plete success The contents of the maga- I
zine before us are The Lost Sister; a
Tale of the Gran Chaco," "A Fountain of
Foulness," THE Vultures of America"
"Safs on Board a Blockader," "a Kanaka
Police Court" ,"Catun," "Gettysburg,'
Street Cars" "lsidore; an Interrupted
Cotillion," and several others. Some of
these papers are quite readable and de-