The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-12-08

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The December Magazines.
The Atlantic Monthly for December
closes the thirty.fourth volume, with an
array Of talent not surpassed ip any of
its former issues There is poetry oy II
w. Longfellow, Paul II. naync, and 9th.
crs. Fiction and Narrative, BY w. d.
Howells, A. r, Lanan, and George Cady
Eggleston articles by Il. S. Nadal j, S.
Barry, N. 6. Shalcr, Robert Dale Owen,
and others The list of writers engaged
for next year embraces such eminent
names in American literature as II. w.
Lopgfellow, w. G. Bryant, James Rus
sci Lowell, Mark Twain, Bayard Taylor,
T. d. Aldrch. Francis Parkman, Charles
Dudley Warner, Edward Atkinson, Dav-
id A. Wells, DR.. Brown Sequard, and
other writers Of established reputation
Published by II. o. Houghton & Co,
Boston and New York. Now is the time
to subscribe.
Scri5ner'S Monthly for December op.
ems with one of Edward Kings character.
istic sketches Of the Great South, this
month taking Notes on Kentucky and
Tennessee, with series Of beautiful illus,
trations. Jules verne's remarkable sto.
ry of the Mysterious Island, with its
striking engravings, forms a prominent
feature, Another beautifully illustrated
and valuable article is The Silver Age,
and another is Rambles in MADEIRA. For
wealth of literary and pictorial treasures,
ScriJner's is not surpassed. Send for it
if you do not take it.
81. Nicholas ,Scribner5 illustrated mag
azine for girls and boys, for December,
presents some thirty articles to the boys
and girls. The first is capital descrip.
ton, by Eliza Greatorex, Of the garden Of
the gods in Colorado, illustrated. Among
other instructive papers are some by lIar.
vey Wilder. Olive Thorne with picture
of an African dandy in full costume, J En-
ma d. Southwick, and Mrs, S. G. b. Sam
ucls, who supplies instructions for making
card board city,which will afford amuse.
ment during winter days. The strange
adventures of "Tchumpin" are concluded
and there arc some lively stories by b
G. Wolf Mary Prescott, Helen G. Weeks
Samuel Cozens, and others. Mrs Dodge,
S. g. Warner, and A. NJ Machar con.
tribute verses, and A. H. Thaycr has q
short piece of poetry on dogs, all the il.
Illustrations Of which, we should say were
not drawn from nature The Jewcled
Tree" by A. NJ. Machar, is tuneful
piece with an excellent moral The Jan.
uary number of the magazine is to be the
holiday number, and for it great attrac
tions are promised Address Scribner K
Co., New York
Old and Ne,c. The prominent feature
in this months issue is the large amount
Of space devoted in one way or another tc
the subject Of higher education in the
United States. The editorial notes con
tain some useful suggestions upon it, and
they are followed by the address deliver.
ed by f. Il. Hale before the graduating
classes Of Vassar College and Cornell U
University. Besides the usual list of tales
sketches, essays, etc, from its able con
tributors, this number contains the Col
lege Directory, inaugurated by Old ana
Nep, for 1874 showing the names Of the
officers of the more important Colleges arc
Universities in the country, with the sta
tistics of the numbers of their students
To be valuable, Of course such directory
should be accurate. We notice that il
the paragraph devoted to Middlebury
College, President Kitche and Proies
sor Weber are set down as still members
of the Board of destruction. though they
left the College year ago.
Mr. Cooley. Of Godey's Ladgs Book,
has issued beautiful chromo for his sub
scribcrs, marine piece, the subject Of
which is boats crew saving some mer
clinging to the remains Of wreck. The
varied attractions given by Cooley in his
most popular magazine, hardly needed this
addition; but with it the Lady's Book
should have u larger list than ever, the
coming year.