Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-07-29
BOOKS AND MAGAZINES.

BOOKS AND MAGAZINES.
HARPER's MAGAZINE for August con-
tains the entire sixth book of George FL
lots "Daniel Deronda;" the second part
OF the anonymous serial story, "a Wo-
man hater !" the third part of Mrs. Craik's
old-fashioned love story, "The Laurel
Bush;" more of Julian lIawthorne's
GARTH" and three excellent short sto-
ries,
The beautifully illustrated paper on
Wellesley College, which opens the num-
Der, is u part of our Centennial EXPOSE
ton, so far rs woman's education is con-
ccrncd-this institution being tho first tn
adopt the same educational standard that
has been adopted in colleges for young
men, and being in some aesthetic fca-
lures, superior to the latter.
John W. Chadwick contributes thrill
ling account of "Thc Battle of Long Is
land" which is effectively illustrated.
All cultivated readers remember "Rab
and his Friends" by John Brown, of Ed
nburgh. In this number they will find
an admirable portrait OF the author, with
some characteristic verses by James L.
Fields.
William Gibson contributes beauti-
full poem, "lIymn to Freya."
The Easy Chair discusses political
mass-mcctings in presidential compaigns
takes up among the transccndentalists OF
Brook Farm, and gathers some hopeful
indications from the Centennial retro
spect of our political history. The 9th
cr Editorial Departments are rs full and
interesting rs usual.
WIDE AWAKE for August sets forth n
tempting rcpast for folks little and big
two serials, four sholt stories, several
poems, II paper of the "Poets' Homes
series, relative to j. T. Trowbridgc, an
etiquette paper, an article relative to
Saving Life by the Rocket Apparatus, "
another, racily written, about the "Bam-
bno" at Rome, while the departments
are well filled, all prodigally illustrated.
ID. Lothrope, Boston.
THE August number of Godey's Lady's
Book fully sustains the reputation which
this old magazine has attained for giving
its readers the latest and best styles and
novelties. Besides several fashion plates
there is a fine steel engraving, two at
tractivc wood cuts, piece of music, and
much interesting reading.
The NURSERY for August comes
promptly to hand, filled with beautiful
pictures and simple stories to instruct
and amuse young readers. 1t should be
in the hands of all children. John l..
Shorey, 36 Bromield street, Boston,
Publisher.
DEMoHEsT's MONTHLY for August has
the usual amount of fashion plates, pat
terms, music, poetry, and miscellaneous
reading. $500 per year, % cents single
number. w. jennings Demorest, New
York
Border Life, Present ana Past.
The terrible fate OF Custer and his gal
LIANT three hundred adds another chapter
to the great book of Border events, whose
beginning dates from the earliest settle
ments of our country, whose end will be
only when the Indians rs q race shall
have become extinct.
The horrors of the Modoc campaign
are yet fresh in our memories. The his
toric Lava Beds, Indian cunning battling
the skill of our soldiery for so long a
time, savage malignity and trcachery
eliminating in the death of the brave
Candy and others whose mission was
honorable treaty and peace-all these
are still remembered with a shudder.
Their parallels in device and atrocity
are only found in the deeds that compose
the history of the Ozark and Bloody
Ground" or among those which mark
the bloody tracks OF the treacherous Min
goes descending from their Great Lake
tastness upon the unsuspecting tribes
and settlements Of the Susquehanna and
Allegheny.
So with this heart-rending story of
Custer and his men, which has been
sprung upon the country so suddenly,
and which is being read amid tears of
sorrow and calls for vengeance, from
one end of the land to the other. Some
may find its parallel in the history Of
Leonidas and his three hundred, some
may seek for like sacrifices amid the an
mails of the Scottish Chiefs or Polish
Patriots. But it is only when we turn
to the thrilling chapters OF our Border
history that we read and re-read, in in
tcnsified form, the bloody story of Rose
Bud and Big Horn Rivers. Custer and
his three hundred, ambushed by willy
foe and melted away in death before odds
doubly and terribly formable by bewid-
ering shrieks and stealthy mode ofiight-
ing, recall with vivid effect the tragedy
of Braddock's Field, whose details are
so graphically and fully narrated in the
wonderful book, "Our Western Border
One Hundred Years Ago."*
Or if other parallels be sought, they
abound in the same brilliant, stirring
and faithful volume; for Custer and Big
Horn, Candy and the Lava Beds, Modoc
and Sioux, ARE but repetitions. now faint
er, now fiercer, of Dalzell and Bloody
Run, Crawford and Battle Island, Har-
mer and the Miami Towns.
The new story whether of victory or
defeat, massacre or escape, cunning or
adventure, treachery or dash, hardship
or retreat, is but an epitome of the old
filled with its quaint and primitive por-
tratures, haloed about by thrilling tradi-
tons, and sanclified to us by the facts
that our fathers were part of it and
these our dwelling-places were scenes
IN the midst OF IL.
*OUR WESTERN BORDEP 100 Years
Ago. A new and rare Historical volume Of
Border Life, Struggles and Adrentuir. BY
Charles Mcknight, Esq, 800 pages. Price SO,
Published by j. c. Nc Culdy Il Co.. Phila-
delphia Pa, Cincinnati, o.. Chicago, H.. and
st. Louis, Mo-, are sold by Agents. For terms
aud Illus trated Circular addr ess the Publish
ers.
The Removal of Goods from the EXhi-
bitiOn,
TO the Newspaper Press and Citizens Of
Vermont:
Currency having been given, in some
to a raDort that 1p1iyary of