Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-03-02
Literary Notices.

NanH ls kfoNlnk reputation ~ N httfaftNe magazine
for tho youngest readers Tho number for March has
thirty or more illustrations.
The RIVERSIDE MAGAZINE for March Is the first Of tho
monthes 10 make iis appearance editorial table
II Is bright and beautiful In appearance and a. at
tractive In ts contents though il was No ofVo H.
instead Of No. Vol. ".
TaE ESD on rHr woRLp, AND rHg DAY or IuDeurNr
Two dscourses preached by Rev William y. Agcr to
his Society Roberts Brothers, Publishers, Boston.
These discoufos peculiarly those ofMr Agcr and
elucdate the somewhat peculiar theories held by him
the grave subjects treated.
IIfaELL.--A Novel by John saunders Harper aud
Brothers, Publishers, New York City
The Library ofsoleet Novels" Issued by tho Hapers
embrace in the geld Of fiction nearly all really worth
reading. Hron forms No. 33i Of this popular sorics
and from the oursory reading have been able give
IT, Judge II will form valuable addition 20 The volumes
heretofore Issued.
For sale at wlidor's.
The WESTERN MoSrnLY has all the variety which be.
comes magazine, but Il Is mainly notable for The
Prima Donna" which proves to be biographical sketch
Of Nine ParopA-Rosa full than has appeared
In print before The writer gives pleasant description
o. the ladys dsbm In Malta In is56a girl Of sixteen
seventeen years, with rather pretty face but with
form thin and like boys. and movements embarrassed
by extreme hashfulness"
TRg GALANY.-The Galaxy continues Charles Roado's
absorbing story which has st six months 10 run, and
begins new one by Anthony Trollope Then there is
story by that old avorte Rose Ferry who IL beginning
to publish again, after long silence another by some
author, clever artclcaabout B CHAM Young,
and life in Rome great deal Of good criticism, and
some ordinary verses. Tho GALAXY Is good maya
rlne and is growing better.
We have received the February number Of tbs MAN
uFAcruRER AND BUILDER" Like Ia predecessors, Il Is
full OF interesting matter for mechanics radomen aud
manufacturers, while It makes very entertaining and
instructive text book for young people who aoqur
ing knowledge Of mechanical pursuits 1t isnestly
printed and profusely illustrated and brm full ofexoe
lent information. Western Co.. publishers, 81 Park
Row. Subscription, $50 per annum. Single copies 10
cents.
! LiPriNcorr.-Lippincott gives tho conclusion Of
Robert Dale OWENS interesting story, Among the
Breakers" paper " The Penn Family" containing
a sketch Of tho great Admiral to whom England owes
the acquisition OF Jamaica, and Of hs William OF
Pennsylvania There rather sensational story cnti
| tied Under False Colora - paper "Our Geo.
graphical Sponsors" High LIFE in the Canton Of
Valos and interesting account Of the ascent Of the
Gemmi with other articles In the quality OF which there
Is a conspicuous difference
LirrgLts Livrse AGE, No. 1912, for the week ending
February 9th contains Mr. Froudes History Of Queen
Elizabeth Edinburgh Rsee Carlino, Part GOOD Honi'
A Greek Herculancum Dublin Unite5,dy Magazine Tho
Insurgents Of the Red River Spectator American Repu.
daton Saturday Rsusw Three Thousand Miles through
the Rocky Mountains, Spectator The Council and the
Church, Pol Mall GaIsfts The Walls Of Constanuope,
Pal Mall Gassfs The Physical Basis Of Oratory,
day Relsu The Destruction OF Monuments in Turkey.
AhsNqum. &c. &c.
! Haas BREITuASS's Ngw BOOK, entitled HANS Brett.
MANN IN CnuRcn AND orHER NEW BALLADS" Is in
press and will DO published in few days by r. b. Peter
son 4 Brothers, Philadelphia Hans Breltmaun's
Party has already had great and hatterng sale and
this volume will doubt greater sensation and
be more eagerly sought after. Il will be published in
volume the finest tinted plate paper and sold by
all booksellers at Seyenyaye cents copy copies Of
it will be sent to any one at once, to any place post
! paid, receipt of it, price by the publishers.
HEALTH by Coon LivisG. by " W. Hall, NJ d. New
| Y9rk Hutd Hoqghtt99n. riverside Press, Cam
! Price 3d. so.
| This book Is by the editor Of Halls Journal Of
IIealth.n It's aim g. stated in the preface "to show
how high health be maintained and diseases
cured by good living which means eating with relish
the best food prepared in the best manner The doctor
may be that his system will be popular with
inyaldsat least with those who have the Of pro-
curing the aforesaid good living" The book contains
special directions how to apply the pleasant medicine
WONDER STORIES TOLD PoR CnILDRES By Hans Chris.
! tian Andersen New York Ilurd lloughtou 655
pages 2mo illustrated: Price fl25. For sale in Bos-
ton by A. Williams Co
tons famous Riverside press Cambridge with inc illus
ratons by v Petersen and NJ L. Stone 1t published
In uniform style with Andersen's complete works, and
also in embellishod dress for chdrens libraries
This volume embraces portion only Of the authors
stories, such based upon the supernatural The
matter-ofact stories to follow in another vol
ume. The young readers Of America viii be anxious to
add both TO their Libraries.
PuTSAM's.-Putnams contains. besides instalments Of
serials, paper by II. 7. Tuekerman "vi4,ina--Old
and New of the Russian Empress's famous
ice palace, by Susan Fenmore Cooper; a good story
g Ben" by Rebeeca Harding Davis and many papers
by less known writers, with anonymous essay on
" American Railway Travelling" Mrs. Ames's serial
story, "a Womans Right" contains clever sketch Of
life in small New England town, ofits success as
story 1t Is yet too to judge. This number closes
with the announcement that hereafter Mr. Parke God
win will have the editorial control Of the magaznea
guarantee Of its independence critical Journal and
Its elevation and force as an organ Of thought.
HELEN AND Arthur; or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel.
By Mrs Caroline Lee lientI
This one Of Mrs. Hentr's most popular works. Con.
tanning improbable incident it keeps attention alive
by It's captivating style the naturalness Of its detas
and the real interest Of ia story The author oxocs in
depicting human in all Of It's phases and espec
tally excels In depicting the passion Of jealousy She
does not however, disgust with It's grosser manifesto
tions, and makes her worst characters redeem them
selves, II she 10th to blot the records Of the
wOrld-already much bespaterod by the pens Of
satlon writer's
Phinney has it,
HARPER's ILLUSTRATED PERIoDIcALs-A great attrac-
ton and great merit we'll, Of Hmpers periodicals,
is that they magniRcently illustrated The
terprise Of their pncely publishers finds here roest
scope and their remarkable hence marvel
Their Ma0gfne the Oldest Of their three periodical
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was started and this circulation has been rapidly
creaslng with that Of the others since The Besa,
now years old is altogether unique in design and
ecutionts Illustrations Of the latest styles of dress
truly superb-and a publication for ladies especially
II has, among American journals, rival The reading
OF all these periodical issues is varied and Of
high order The Hessiy has long had national repua-
on for intellectual ability we'll artistic excellence
The bound volumes Of these periodicals
, the family library In an emphatic sense.
GERMAN COURSE BY q. T. Comfort. Harper &
Brothers, Publishers, New York City.
knowledge Of the German language instead now Of
being merely accomplishment, has become from the
immense immigration from Germany 10 this country, al
most necessity in many parts OF America. We there
fore welcome this work Of Prof Comfort being por
haps the most complete course which s accessible /,
our people a means Of learning German. Tho
is divided into four parts Part First, containing praet
cal lessons for learning to read, write and speak h
language Part Second, containing familiar converse
lions in German and English models OF letters and form
business with selections Of German literature Par
Third, containing eompend Of German grammar, will
introduction upon the history and characteristics
dialects Of the language and Part Fourth, containing
tables Of German monies, weights and measures abbre
yistons personal and geographical proper and
German English and English-uennan yOcabularies.
II may be procured at Wlder's.
A Tho ATLANTIC MONTHLY for March is ready eomiu
with the other magazines little earlier than usual thl