Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-07-28
New Publications.

We have for August The ATLANTIC and
Our YoUNG Folks, published by Fields, Os-
good & Co., Boston, ONCE A MONTH. and The
CHILDREN's Hour, by 7. S. Arthur & Son,
Philadelphia, GOLDEN Hours, by Carlton &
Lanahan, New York, LITTLE CORPORAL, BY
Alfred L. Sewell & Co., Chicago, n The
NURSERY, by John L. Shorey, Boston. We
have also, of weekly publications, EVERY
SATURDAY, by Fields, Osgood & Co., LIT
TELLS LIVING AGE, by Littell & Gay, Boston,
and Plymouth PULPIT, by j. B. Ford & Co.,
New York.
We have from the publishers and also from
the New England News Company, through
the kindness of 7. C. Phinney, bookseller
in this village, HARPER's MAGAZINE for Au-
gust, which has the following contents
Pictures of the japanese, with twenty
seven illustrations The New Theory of
Heat, with four illustrations Betrothal !;
Southeast Saunterings in England, ",
with thirteen illustrations; a Brave Lady,
with two Illustrations Draw Your COnclu
sions The Graves at Newport Hetty's
LAhNA1A 1AAN&AADA = GAaNNAN III L AdN . n
Peep at Finland "reminiscences of Oxford
University A Wonder; My Enemy's Daugh-
ter, with an Illustration , Borrowed Baggage;
Can we foretell the Weather, with six illus
t%rations: The New Home August Days 4;
The New Timothy. Part N Editors Easy
Chair; Editors Book Table; Editors Record
of Current Events Elitor's Drawer.
The NORM AMERICAN REVIEW for July
contains the following articles Hereditary
Insanity, by DIR. j Ray; A Chapter of
| Erie, by Charles Francis Adams, Jr.; The
Religion of Ancient Greece, by W. F. Allen.
The Poverty of England, by Charles Eliot
Norton; Open Air Grape Culture, by j. NJ.
Merrick, Jr.; Hungary and Rommania, by
Karl Blind The Laws of History, by John
Fiske and Volcanoes. BY J. D. Whitney.
There are also nearly forty pages of critical
book notices,
The GALAXY for August contains Put
Yourself in His Place, by Charles Reade
and Susan Fielding, by Mrs. Edwards, for
| serials. Other articles are-Feathered Life,
by John Burroughs The Rose, the Cloud
and the Oriole, by 7. W. Parsons The
Race for Commercial Supremacy in Asia, by
Richard j, Hinton Prince Napoleon, by
Justin Mccarthy Mineral Waters, by John
c. Draper, NJ. D.; Clinmsrley Gap, by j..
II. Mckay; Matthew Yassar, by John II.
Raymond How They Keep House at Com
peigne On a Cast of Teanyson's Hand by
IL L. Tuckerman; Toe Age OF Bdrlesque,
by Richard Grant White. The Miscellany,
| Drift Wood and Nebulae have their usual
quota Of interesting paragraphs and short
articles.
We have received from the publishers, E.
Il. Butler Il Co, Philadelphia, 4" A Hand
Book Of Map Drawing" adapted especially
to the maps in Mitchell's New Series of
school Biographies, by Peter Kane and John
marlborough. The use of this work will
tend greatly to bring into more general prae-
tIce the exercise Of map-drawing in our com
mon schools and this is one of the best
methods Of teaching geography, as well as
drawing. The work is for sale by WILDER.
Anss1,rArial ukase has just been issued in
Russia abolishing the hereditary character
of the Russian priesthood. This Is likely t
prove = benefcent reform, as doubtless here
after the fact Of piety, and not the acciden
of birth, viii be reckoned a qualification 70
that Office.