Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-11-03
The November Magazines,

trated article on Hartford, by Mr.. Chas
Ii. Clark, of the Hartford Courant,'
under the title of "The Charter Oak
City" In this number Charles Barn
ards articles on cooperation in Great
Britain are begun with a paper on A
Scottish Loaf Factory" Mrs Herrick's
very carefully illustrated microscopic pa
pers are also here begun the first being
entitled The Beginnings of Life" Mr.
Clarence Cook continues his talks about
furniture Mr.. c. f. Thwing gives us
the result Of his Investigations in regard
to the expenses of an education at the
principal colleges, including cost OF
board, etc. Donald G. Mitchell, Ok
MARVEL writes about some of the fea-
lures of the great Exhibition. There is
an illustrated paper on Rome short
story by James I. Mckay; a writer well
known to the readers of this magazine !;
short story by Mrs. Burnett, whose Sc
rial That Lass o Lowrie's " is contin-
ued. Mr. Hale's story draws toward its
close. There are poems by Thomas
Bailey Aldrich, George Parsons La
throp, and others Scribner q Co pub
fishers
The NURSERY The Nursery is sup
piled, as usual, with an abundance of
good pictures, and bright sketches, sto-
ries and poems of the sort which little
folks never fail to appreciate. " Uncle
Charles" George Cooper, Alfred Selwyn
and other old contributors whom the
readers of the little magazine have
grown to look upon as friends, furnish
articles in prose and verse, and there is
great deal between the familiar green
covers of the magazine to please and in
terest young children. John L. Shorey,
publishers, SO Bromfeld St, Boston.
ST.. NICHOLAS is in full harmony with
the Thanksgiving season. The Owl
that Stared, y" Borrowing Grandmoth-
err" and " finishes Conclusion . arethree
admirable Thanksgiving stories, and ev-
cry one of them is beautifully illustrated.
Of miscellaneous articles, the number
contains enough to delight the boys and
girls for many an hour. There is "The
Kingdom of the Greedy" new short
serial, very humorous and entertaining ;
an article telling "All about Lead
Pencil some delightful verses called
The Bees that went to the Sky" and
very interesting Renaissance of
Abraham Lincoln" Susan Coolidge
contributes an historical article entitled
"a Queen, and not a Queen" and H.
H. has a charming practical talk while
the fresh and stirring Story of Toll
erbul Bad Boy" is by Sarah Winter
Kellogg, who has written several excel.
lent boys stories. Flowers in Winter"
and " A Centennial Pen-wiper," furnish
pleasant tasks for little hands and there
is no end to the pleasant rhymes pre-
pared for little eyes and ears; such as
Benita," by Mary f. Bradley Lis
tening," by Mary N. Prescott; :" The
Sunday Baby" by Alice Williams, and
the dainty verses by Bessie Hill, enti-
tied Far Away" The number con-
tains many beautiful pictures by we'll
known artists, as well as few very COM
zeal drawings by F. Beard, F. Opper and
others. Scribner & Co., publishers.
WIDE AWAKE. In Wide Awake foI
November is given Part ii, of :" A Dolls
Fair" instructing the boys as to the ar
ticles they may manufacture and send t.
the great Dolls Fair to be held in Bos
ton in December All toys and doll
sent to this Fair are to be distributed t.
a the sick children in the hospitals through
: out the country on Christmas day.
e The number opens with Thanksgiy
n ing story, by Mrs, Emily Huntington
d Miller, Dolly's Last Night" A. h
Is Wand gives it spirited ontispiece.
}. is followed by an exquisite poem b
V Mary Keely Boutelle, Grandmothe
Il Gray" In "A Cocoon Enterprise,
9 Mrs. Jenness gives an interesting exp'
3 rience of two girls connected with Ii
n Kansas Silk Farm, conducted by ii
e Marquis de Bossiere Yamazawa
} an account of one Of the japanese stl
a dents in this country, written by a lad
IT of whose family he became member.
,e No. vi of the Poets Homes Civ,
N portraits of Mr. j. J. aud Mrs S. NJ.
v. Plat, with picture of their residen,
" at North Bend, and furnishes sever
Ut pages of entertaining gossip concernir
(. these favorite American poets and the
" home. The serials, Man." by Mrs.
i. C. Hallowell, and GOOD for NothiI
Polly" by Ella Farman, grow in int
est, and display much good charact
sr painting. The boys get good story