Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-08-03
Gatohman Sc journal.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1870.
New Books and Magazines.

per Il Brothers, Publishers, New York city
These sermons by Mr.. Robertson from their
first publication have attracted the attention Of
the thinking portion Of our people There are
very many persons, and their number increases
constantly, to whom these sermons form the most
stable, satisfactory AMI cxhaustcss base Of reli-
gous teaching which the nineteenth century has
afforded. The sermons have few Of the exciting
qualities Of ontory Save for the charm Of
singuarly pure and lucid style, their almost sole
attraction consists in their power Of instruction,
IN their faculty of opening up the mysteries Of
life and truth It -purc teaching, 80 far as that
ever can be administered to popular audience,
which is offered 10 us in these volumes, and it is
a matter of congratulation that the teachings Of
this good and pure man have become so widely
disseminated 10y their publication, instead Of be-
ing confined to the comparatively narrow limits
of his own parish.
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.O. IA Danish Romance hy Hans Christian
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Cambridge Mas.
Mr. Andersen is certainly one Of the most
charming writers Of the day, and to whatever
field Of literature he turns his attention be APP
pears 10 be equally at home. His graceful sto-
ries for children, hi. peculiar and entertaining
romances as well as hi. delightful books of travel
are each models, and clearly mark the literary
universally Of his genius.
This volume is issued in uniformity with the
preceding volumes Of Andcrsen's work. publish
cd by Messrs llurd x loughton, and forms a
very handsome as well as entertaining addition
to one- library.
Wilder has IT,
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Mr. Dixon has travelled extensively through
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work, brought wildly and comprehensiyely before
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iunl. and has the peculiar merit Of being endorsed
hy many of those Russians whose opinions are
entitled ~ most weight. The work is written in
q clear and perspieuous style, and in many parts
i, a- entertaining as romance.
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| ImF Ron Roy ov THE JORDAN by j. A. Mac
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4 book of eastern travel and adventure by an
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OF Damascus, the Nile the Red Sea, Lake Genne-
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eyer.popular " Library Of Select Novels, 50 is
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rY-We inadvertently omitted to mention in oui
previously printed notices of Cartoons SEAT o
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uey's
The atlantic Monthly for August comes to han,
with an unusually attractive supply Of reading
matter In the way Of stories we have a continu
alton of " Joseph and bis Friend, '" Half Way,
by G s Barrow, and another Oldtown Story
by Mrs Stowe Mr. Fields Memories of Dick
ems ought to be read entire, as we despair %
getting room % make any adequate selection
from it, A Yirgnian in New England Thirty
five Years Ago, is the beginning Of a very inter
e.ting diary, edited by PROT. Lowell. E. II
Derby diScourses ably on the French Claims
Among the other noteworthy articles, are Nj
llarlhack ON the Sensational in Literature an
Life" " Color Blindness and Day
Pleasure, by Mr. IIowells.
PrTN,Ms MoNrHLY The August number d
Putnam has its usual variety The most notice
able articles arc the following Gan an lnehri
ate Conquer Himself?n by +. II. Norton " Ou
Earliest Annalist," by Prof q W Green Mu
sic in Nature" by Prof. Schele De We're ; " Mad
ame la Fayette and her Mother" by Miss $.
Cooper " The Constitutional Crisis in England
by Goodwin Smith Making Ice by Steam, b.
James Firm Poetry, editorial notes, storie.
and minor articles, make up tho rest. Putnam
is one of the trstclass magazines in this country
= LIrrNcorr's MAGAZINE is published MONTH
, by j. b, Lippincott 4 Co., Philadelphia Th
number for August sustains the well earned reT
utation of this magazine Florence Marrya
Howard Glyndon, Edward a. Pollard, Anthon
Trollope. Edward d. Cope, Edward Spencer, an
H. Hargraye, are among the writers Of the 4,
gust number
y TE NURSERY comes beautifully embellished q
usual, as well as filled with reading adapted
the youngest minds. Just the magazine for Il
little folks" John l.. Shorey, Boston, Pul
Usher.
, Gopr's LADY's Book for August is at han
early Everybody knows what to expect fro
Cooley and it is not necessary for US to say MOI
!. OF the present number than that it is fully equ
to anything heretofore published by the editors
10 this magazine,
Our Young Folks, Fields, Osgood x Co.
- has continuation of " We Girls" hy Nh
Whitney, " Our Menagerie," by Mr.. Hggi
son, story by Miss phelps, and much other d
lectabe reading for the children.
is The GALAXY for August presents its reade
with Overland, American Timidity, Bread al
its Adulterations, Once, Diplomatic Incidents
Thurlow Weeds interesting paper, Diana, S
- ter Diana, Edward Bulwer-Iord I.ytton, 7
J. Story of Mutiny, How Napoleon ! Managed
N Theater The Dumb Poet, The Vaccination Que
ID ton, Lenore The Styles of nisraeli and of Die
sd ems etc. Avery pleasant number and full of 9
tertaining interest,
A HERoIo AcT.-The heroes don't all
on the battle field. One cannot read the 0
count Of the fearful accident upon the Mort
ern railroad last week, and the herosm d