St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-07
Magazines for March

Magazines for March.
The March ALDINE opens with Il very
effective coast scene. After the storm.
hl IaVcrnicr. The black and rugged
cliffs are i'll powerful relief against the
moonlight. bursting through the broken
clouds and reflected from every ripplimg
wave.
Break break break
On thy cold. gray crugs, . sea
But there is one ship which can never
=" on to that "haNcn under the hill" 9"
lt> battered hulk tells of scene when
old Ocean was in far different mood
Pr"hahly the most purely artistic cut
that has ever appeared in the Alliuc i
the study of "Whitc Birchcs OF the
>drauar." after How> The wonderful
fidelity OF every detail cnnvincc> us
that we are gazing upon actual portraits
of these venerable munarchs of the
forest. drawn 10y one who knows and
loves them well. The engraving. which
truthtully renders every varying texture
of bark and leaf. is worthy specimen
OF the talent of that prince of cngravcrS
the elder Linton. \ proof impress
sion of this cut has been on exhibition
in New York. where it has won the
highest prai>" from conu"i~ScUrS. NJ
together we congrat ulatc the publishers
upon thrir success i'll the ant depart
mcut of this number. and we will also
congratulate ourselves upon the POSSES
sion of such Il magnificent "cXpoment
ot American taste. The literature i
more excellent than usual. Altogether
the March Aldine i the best Vet issued
subscription price 5000. James Sut-
ton y Co.. publishers. y Maiden Lane
Ny.
The March number of OLD AND NEw
contains il> usual wide-awake variety of
entertainment and lively thought. Ii
has in the introduction an exposition of
useful views on the city government ::
next j. The Man -ut.tctorl." story 10y
+. i. Perkins. showing how ministers
congressman. lecturers. and the like.
are hring manufactured ont of wood
grlrta- -pcicha. and metal. Mr.. Mar
tinrau> ''God i'll History" puISues his
powerful and suggestive train of rea-
>nning. Mr. iIalc'~ story OF Ups and
Downs i concluded: his two chief
couples coming oil with abundance of
marriage and money. There is a short
hut rlcaI account of The Newly ok
Pn>itili~t>: It very curious paper on
the stories. proverbs. and other oral
literature. of the ''.Iamaira Crcolcs." hy
W. &. Bates Il keen and cutting review
Of Il recent publication of Bishop Coke
of Western NcN lork likely To please
some Epi>"opalian>. and t" di>plra-c
>"mc: Il pleasant sketch of travel in
the French rrn' incr>. hl Alice y. Bmt-
lett: some ihnu"httul views on thci>m
AMI atheism. hl Rev. Orvillc Dewey {:
an Imaginative little poem l'y I. G.. A..
called "Ihc Words "t' Ike Sea :" and Il
~triug,. narrative of mrdiIval t;mati-
ci~n. called The .lcW nt Madgchurg.
lay Nh II \. Miles. Th" Examiner in
trrduct!"u gives some new Suggestions
about the proper way t" rclorm the
Jaraur>c language. The huul-uuticr>
aIr fall even than usual There are
U>,i#l articles on the Prison Mission.
and ON "'Thc Sc of SUNDAY :" and -
iull number of the "Mu>jrnl Review.
Il feature introduced this wear. and
which i found very useful l." music
buyers. IrrnI>. paNahlc in advance J
= l.m per aumum. single numbers. b
cents (mailcd post -paidD ADDRESS. Gro.
y. Cnnlid-c business Agent. i:} Wash
iugtnn street. Boston. Care of Roberts
Brothers. Publishers.
llARrEE'- MAGAZINE t"r March has
an unlimited variety OF instructive and
entertaining matter. protu>clN illu>tra-
ted with sixty nine cngraving>.
AT the outset we are initiated into
the mysteries of Life on Board IL Man
of War;" 10y Commander William Glib
son. who. in il very spirited and some
what poetic style. folio. the ship from
its going into commission through the
characteristic features of its cruise.
which aIc also effectively represented
in illustrations.
Then we >auntcr along the Elbe"
with .Junius Henri Browne, giving our
attention mainly to that remarkable
and romantic region known as the
Saxon Switzerland. between AuSSig
and Dresden, and to the noteworthy
features of the latter city-the capital
of SaXony. Mr.. Brownies article is
beautifully illustrated. 1t also contains
its usual variety of reading matter. For
sale 10y Howard X Rowell, st. Johns
bury. Vt.
\ Coop REPLY.-The English inf
del. Mr.. Bradlaugh, at the conclusion
of lecture, called upon any person to
reply to his arguments. An English
paper thus tells what resulted from the
invitation \ collier rose. and spoke
somewhat as follows: ''Nlaister Brad
laugh, me and my mate Jim were both
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