Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-07-31
NEW PUBLICA TONS.


ed to the New England News Conp,n.
Boston, for the August number OF H,r,
pers. 1t has no less than seventv-eipbin.
lustrations. Newport, the Green Nom
talns, Lake Memphremagog, the Amerio..
Railroad, Mexico, Trout Fishing, Canzono
Army Organization, Calico and the Psnsi
Infallibiity are among the topics renro.
sented. Bishop Haven, Prof. Jane, d.
Mile, II. II. Stoddard, Gen. McClelon
Geo. f. Towle, f. q. Mather, Lyman An.
bot and JunIus Henri Browne are anon,
the writer's in this number. There are Va
riety, entertainment and instruction in ,,oL
abundance. The patrons of this montblv
get full equivalent for their inyeslmen,
For sale by E. ]. Carpenter.
LIPPINCoTT's MAoAzINE.-Nou one MN,
August magazines presents a more y,ri.l
or attractive table OF contents than doc.
Lippincotps. The installment OF Edvard
Strnhan's "New Hyperion" With wbIc,
the mum Der opens, is one OF the most felio.
ltous OF the series, thus far, both as regard.
subject matter and illustration. Apotbs,
finely illustrated paper Is entitled "a Ton,
In the China Seas" Camp Cure" and "a
Temperate Experience OF Mount DeSer,n
are both papers peculiarly appropriate IL
the vacation season. Probably the mos,
striking feature Of the number Is The com.
moncement OF a new story, "Three Fe,tb.
ers," by William Black, author OF "a
Princess Of Thule" A generous install.
ment OF Macdonalds "Malcolm" Is plven
and in the way OF a short story we b,,s
1.-TWO Enemies" Ivy Carroll Owen. The
poetry Of the number Is excellent. Kas
Hillard's Lovers Choice" has a touch n,
fine sentiment, while "Phantasies." bv
Emma Lazarus, seems to us rs fine tbl,y
as is ofIen found in our periodical lltera.
ture. DANTE Praises Beatrice il a charm.
| ing stanza by T. NJ. Coan. In the wav n,
SIX etches, and the like there are papers nm
PORTRAITS Of Minor Celebrities" Rough.
ing IL in tho Lebanon" and "a MoonliVb,
Visit to the Coliseum" The usual edllo.
rial departments are attractive and well.
filled. The mechanical execution OF tbl.
magazlne-paper, illustrations and press.
work all included-ls absolutely une1cep.
tionable, and in this respect II is far ahead
OF any Of Its competitors. No book could
we'll be more beautiful or entertaining than
is a bound volu me Of Llpplncotrs. new
volume Is just beginning, and any Of our
readers no are not already familiar with
this publication Will be we'll paid for pro-
curing a sample M IN Der for examination.
From the active and enterprislng house
OF Lee & Shepard, Boston, we have several
OF the most attractive books OF the season,
First upon the list perhaps, we should
place LORD OF HIMSELF, Il Novel, by ,. Il.
Underwoo This story claims to givea
faithful picture, carefully drawn from life,
OF life In Kentucky, as 1t WAS before the
war. 1t is in all respects one Of the fresh
est and most readable books that has re.
Gently come to our table, and we are glad
to observe that the critics have Invariably
had many kind and pleasant things to say
OF it.-PAPA's OWN GIRL, 4 Novel, by
Marie Howlpnd, is the title or a handsoms
volume of5J0 pages, which deals with soms
OF the social questions OF the day, and is
likly to attract considerable attentiun.-In
"1he MAidenhood Series" we have "SEv.
I'm DAUGHTERS, by Amanda NJ. Douglas.
The previous volumes by this author ("In
Trust" Homo Nook" &c. have given
her an established reputation, and this new
story appears to be OF equal merit with her
former productions. The book Is hand.
somely bound and finely illustrated
How MARaBRY .HELPED, BY n. Car
roll, Is Prize Story, selected by the Ii,
dies Commission on Sunday School Bposs
II is an attractive little volume and has NJ.
merous fine illustrations. Us Que Of hc
most lively, racy, and attractive books u
the 81 asnn Is BEATEN PATHS or, A RO
mans Vacation, by Ella w. Thompson
The volume bears not the least sembanc,
to the regulation" book OF travel, but /
nevertheless tells in cr.s.,, bright way
how seven anxious" though not "ain
less" women, who "meant 10 awe no re-
proaches, nor men either" " II to Europe
and what they saw there. D.. is very rare
ly that we have seen the story Of "bt o.
travel" more charmingly told.-From Lec
& Shepard we have also received No. ia
their proposed series, 1.-The Reading Club
and Handy Speaker" This series will
comprise an entirely new and Original So
lection of prose and poetry for re.dms'
and Rotations, of which We shall proDl
bly, have more TO say hereaner.-THL
RIdHrs OF JURORS IN CRIMINAL CASES Is
the title OF pamphlet Of special interest
Just issued by tho same house. These
books are all for sale by Cheney & Clap.
No book OF the present season has 81
tracted more attention from the CT itics than
has NOSE EVANS: 4 Simple Statement Of
the Singular Facts Of his Case, by Wm.
v. Baker, recently issued by the River
side Press, Cambridge. The style which
the author adopted in his narrative hss, 10
deed, been more or less severely criticised
but on all hands the Vaiume is sci down as
faithful picture Of Southern life, the char
acters as being wildly and well drawn
and the tone Of the book as being hcallh'u
and free from cant. II at least detrac!'
that Its author lsaclergynIan OF the Pies
byterIan church, who has previously writ
ten several successful books, aud who, ha-
ing been settled at Austin, Texas, during
the war,-"as a union man and ON conscl-
entious grounds, carried his :hurch WIN
him through the rebellion, in unbrOSen
connection with the General Assembly
the North, TO a Presbytery Of which 1t now
gives its name" For sale by Cheney
Clapp.
Peterson & Bros, Philapelphia, are nov
Issuing a series of Mrs. c. j. NewOys