Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-08-27

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careful study Of Sanitary Drainar, :,
Houses and Townsville irst Of serie, 49,
this important topic; but Joseph VIVA,
toms elaborate paper on National Selep,,.
lection Qaking opposite views To th,,,o,
Mr.. Wells in the August Atanlicl q,
so appeals to large number Of reader,
Mr.. Horace Il. Scudder writes very fre.t
ly and wisely Of Noah Webster, undefu.
heading Of A Patriotic School-Master. ana
Miss Jewott, whose Shore House in G,.
mer number won many admirers, c,nlrH.
utes delightfully."- real and humoroU.
sketch of Deephaven CronicS. Oliver Wen.
dell Holmes gives 10 j. +. Ciarkes E,o'.
les the tribute of a bright and chardr.eri.i
ic review several pages in length. Beside,
this, there are twenty-iuur pages giyentn
editorial reviewing of books, pictures. and
recent music. The poets Of the numb,r
are f. w. BDurdillon, Il. b. Adrcb. NJ.
SpuiTord, and james Russell Lowell. tbs
latter OF whom gives us strong sonnet TN
The Dancing Bear.
HARPER's MAGAZINE for September
containing seventy-five excellent eneray.
inrs. has n happy blending Of the lirbl and
picturesque with its graver aud more inn.
portan. articles. Foremost among the lat.
ter will he ranked Prot. sumner, compre.
hensive review of the financial deyelon.
ment of the country, being the eleventh pa.
per OF the "First Century" series. The
number opens with beautifully illu.lrat.
ed article on GLOUCESTER and Cape Ann"
by S. G.. w. Benjamin. Porte Crayon re.
appears as a contributor, with an entertain.
ing sketch Of Virginia tournament, char.
acterislicllly illustrated. Another illus.
traled paper, by Edward Rowland, giyesa
graphic description Of the tournament Of
medieval times. Mr.. Conway, in an inter.
esling illustrated article on the South Ken.
sington Museum, gives a very complete
resume OF the art treasures in Great Brit.
ain. James Parton contributes an illus.
trated paper on "Recent English Caricl.
ture," and Professor Rau concludes his sc.
ries of illustrated papers on the "Slone
Age in Europe" The Song Of Deborah
and Barak," according to DR.. CJnaurs Yer.
sion and arrangement, with DOres strik.
ing illustration, is marked feature Of the
number. Poems are contributed by T.
Aldrch, John w. Chadwick, Fannie r.
Robinson, James Maurice Thompson, and
Marcia Smith. The number contains three
short stories. In "Garth,' Julian Has.
thorne presents a serial novel OF absorbing
interest. John Bigclow concludes his en-
terlaining series oi Haytian Proverbs, and
Miss Anna &. Bracket contributes a sus-
gestiye paper in answer TO the question
"Can we speak English ?" 70 this excel
lent variety of contents are added the tive
editorial departments, covering topics Of
current interest in their respective fields.
WIDE AWAKE, a new candidate for pub
lie favor, has reached lis third number. 1t
To, "a 81; 4
fair proportion of very good engravings.
In this number the editor, Miss Fdrman,
gives a capital story, 1.-THE Strangers from
the South" The serial stories, "Young
Rick" by Julia L. Eastman The Cook
ing Club of Tu-Whit Hollow" by the Ed
itor Toms Opinion" an English, story;
maid, are each and all interesting. The pO-
ems are of full average excellence, there
are fourpages for very young Wide Awakes,
and lair SPACE is devoted 10 music, Guess
Work." and other specialties likely to
prove attractive to young people. Tue
moral tone of the whole is unexceptiOna-
BILE. Published by d. Lothrop 4 Co.. Bos.
ton, at $500 year.
The September number of ST. NICHOLAS
contains a variety of very pleasant and in
teresting contributions, along with the us
ual fine array of pictures. On one Of the
first pages is Rachel Pomeroy's c5eery lit
tie poem of "Three Times One" and there
are other dainty compositions in rhyme
two OF them beautifully illustrated by Miss
Jessie Curtis. OF descriptive articles, the
number has foil instalment, bringing To-
gether for us in one article a collection OF
birds whose plumage is entirely white;
giving us in another an account of "Slme
Queer Dishes" which are served in Oren-
tai countries and in still third as a com.
panion sketch, description aud picture Of
peculiar Mesopotamian boat or "Gooffah,"
which will open the children's eyes in Won
der. There is also a full budget Of stories
among the rest, a delicate, fanciful one
by Emma Bnrt, entitled "A Squirrels
Stratdgem," and thrilling narrative of a
brave womans unaided contest with a
bear, which is vOuched for as true. There
is alsJ suggestive story of a railway
journey, charming biography of a very
"Short- Lived Family" and an amusing
colloquy between a deg and n deer, result
ing 10 the disadvantage of poor "Bocko,"
and well illustrated by the fronlispece.
Tue serial stories grow in interest and ex-
element as they approach their conclu-
sions, and Mr.. Trowbridge gives us a WV
id picture of a tornado on the Western
piairies, which is also graphically pictured
in an illustration by W. l.. Shepard Fin
ally, "Jick-n-the Pulpit" the Letter
Box" and "Riddle-B Box" close the num-
her, as usual, with their eight or ten pages
of Information and amusement.
The September number Of LTPrINcoTT's
is full of brilliant attractions. The open
ing, illustrated, paper, "MOse Underwood"
10y a. j. Volck, will be found very inter-
estng and amusing, both in its writing and
in the cnts illustrating it. "Glimpses of
Polynesia" is quite an entertaining bit of
description, with some handsome illustra-
tons. This is followed by two charming
stanzas on Moods" by Emma Lazarus.
Next we have the first instalmeut ol Mrs
Il. Lynn Linton's new romance, The
Atonement of Lean Dundas," the opening
chapters OF which are very able, clear cut
and fascinating. Edward Kearsley Turn
ishes another Camp Fire Lyric An ar
tlcle on Our Architectural Future by
Edward C. Bruce, is very timely and well
put. The Comrades" in four chapters, by
Sarah Winter Kellogg, is delightful, short
romance, touching the finest and deepest
chords of human nature. "A Rocco Love
Story" by Sarah b. Wster, is of differ
cut sort, but will lind its admirers. The
Hospice Of the Great st. Bernard by
Charlotte Adams, is a short, vivid piece Of
NNsNI ll'iNI, iult VI lleasut o"ole p"l NV
eXtravagant enthusiasm. Sidney Lanier's
new poem, I'm Absence" is very beaul-
FIJI and powerful. "A Sawdust Fairy" 10y
Charles Warren Stoddard, is pleasant
story of "a little theatrical genius, with a
sad and tragic ending. 1.-The Mother of
Ba'tisle," by NJ. ID. Ruff, is a short story OF
French character in the midst OF our west
ern frontier life. 4. Adolphus Trollope
furnishes an interesting paper on "a Pre-
feet and a Prefecture in Sicily" smith
ers," by Edward Spencer, is, as lis full title
indicates, a curious bit of Revolutionary
history. 1t is well written, and very at
traclive. The Monthly Gossip in this num-
Der is, If anything, better than usual. The
Literature of the day is fuller and iresleT,