The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-02-24

There are about eighty illustrations
in the March number of Scribner,
twcnty-eight of them accompanying Mr.
w. S. Wards description of ''1'he New
York Aquarium" Among the subjects
engraved are the KingiyO, the He'll
Blenders, Sca-Raven, Toad-Fish, Angler
Skate, Shark, Seals, and the late lamen-
ted Whale. Much attention is devoted
to the circulating and flltering system Of
the Aquarium. which is said TO be much
superior TO those of similar institutions
abroad. Other illustrated papers are
princeton College" by Rev. DIR. Alex
ander,-thc last Of the College series
except Oberlin and Smith the ninth of
Clarence Cooks familiar talks on house
furnishing; the concluding part of Gen.
McClellan's winter on the Nile" and
a popular science discussion of .'The
Pitcher Plants" by Mrs. s. Il. IIerrick.
with drawings from nature by the au-
thor. There is also large engraving
from fine portrait of Gilbert Stuart,
painted by himsclf-this accompanying
Miss Stuart's "reminiscences of her father
entitled ''Thc Youth of Gilbert Stuart"
a single illustration is given with DR..
Hollands "NichOlas Miniurn," the mo-
tive of which is discovered to lie in the
discussions of problems connected with
mcndicant classes in all ranks of society.
OF Mrs. Bunctt's serial, ''That Lass o.
Lowric's," there is n dramatic install
mcnt, and Sammy Craddock continues
his readings of ''Robinson Crusoc" with
the aid of n ''Manyensis.' The other
fiction of the number consists of the
concluding half of GARNER Bassett's
Romance" by SAKE Holm, the author
dropping into poetry; light cheerful
story. Celestial Peas" by Isabella r..
Hopkins, and one in minor key by j.
7. Mckay, entitled "Stella Grayland."
Bret Ilarte rc-appears in Scribner with
a poem, "Of William Francis Bartlett:"
Mrs. Anne Lynch Botta has Il note
worthy sonnet, ''IIarmony." and Mr..
Boyeson prints an ''Elegy on \. &. L."
The other verse is by ii. H.. Charlotte
+. Bates and Alice W. Brothcrton Gen.
Dix has short sketch of "Caudian,"
one of whose poems he translates in Il
happy linc-for-linc rendition. Two
other papers complete the list of ''body
articles one clear, impartial Expo
sition Of Life Insurance." by Julius
Wilcox, the other defense Of Chinese
immigration by an anonymous writer
who seems to be we'll informed on the
subject.
The March number oil the Eclectic Is
on our table, and has for lis irontisplece
a fine stecl-engraved portrait of william
Dean IIowclls, editor of the Atlantic
Monthly. Every important department
Of literature Is represented by one or
more articles in the table of contents,
which begins with a rambling and gos-
..Eves and Evc-olosses nv n H.
Horne. This is followed bv THE
Ascont or Man" , sniritcl nrotest
AGAINST certain tendencies ofDarWinism
Nv pror CoId,vm smith. and this in
tnrn. bv ..Ancclotcs of an Epicure'
| (meaninv Rrilloi- Sovorin). ..rharles
lion Of thc oiocr Planets" hv Richard
A. Proctor. IA. +. n. s.. "Out of the
Nonihe of nohec ~ tbo onenino chonters
tloI ..Vouno NiuSorovo." "A Doc and
Ills Doin0Sr Inv Major " T. Hntlcr
..NIorhnono. - ..Automatisn, and Evo.
n,ra and Madam Poetry ."..J ost Stors :.
..Germon students Chant - a bricf eli-
tnriI sketch of Mr. A ID Uowells
and well filled editorial Departments of
.itcrotnrc Science and Art The nlun-
DER Is an cHceilen, one anu i S,|''
specimen OF N'erii'S magazine iu,-
llsied ny E' x. FELTON,, 70 bonh street
new OH terms, - per !''r sl"S,e
humner b. Genus. npe'''i'i copy, -
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The populari,y of MIR. Wntterson i.
ON the decline. Journals of The Tilder
or core stripe ll,al applauded his sth OF
January speech can find nothing Ia
commend in the conservative advice he
iinel mounts its prancing steed and
makes a determined charge upon him
II saws: "With victory In SIGHT, Mr.. Wat