New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-02
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
1lppINcorrs MAGAZINE. November.

Sc on,n,lsorv r,rn 70 inc household flavor OF COM
mon life. which, in becoming d" vrtuons'' mas "So W.
come decidedly dovdy." As far as appearance gus
the difference between Baden it and Baden rs IL
is-bctween Baden the wealthy gay, gau0y prN"etc"'
home Of vice and Baden mOrazcd and turned from tue
error Of its ways is altogether in favor OF the IoV
The truth IS unfortunately, says Mr. Troiopc that s'n
sometimes LOOKS very pretty, especially "iVn w"
dressed srd Of an evening by gasheat which was 'ue
Baden Baden fashion But in spite OF its Improvement
in morals the writer IL persuaded that Baden has sti
better days for it, st present. most OF the VS.
tors are German. There French Who heretofore
formed the majority of the summer population lheIe
ere hardly any Americans and very few English
But The advantages Of the place are so great
md In some respects the inheritance OF the good things
the gamblers have left behind them is valuable, that II
Is not likely tiiat Baden win remain neglected quite an
other phase OF life displayed in The Donss and &c
ing.-ou of Hired GIRLS" a which the writer descats
in racy bucolc idiom Of institution which
is said TO be not yet entirely obsolete III
some remote country farhouses, thus lar unuvaded ny
The yrapnoug rule o; Bridget or Ann An odd specimen
OF natural history described as t0llovs "No Ell OF
any species compare With oidsh American hfeu
girl Give sir' ann her due. She works at spanking
pace; she g. poison clean she do up shit III TOT
funeral and she is dabstcr cooking In butcher
ing or ia hnying and harvesting she VIII pitch IN ana
work without muImcr until she Is pale aud damp with
WEAKNESS ard az such tunes will let her hair 20 until her
head looks ike Encke's comet halo of irowse with
IA
with no asperity fIom her mis- ress; the foodlo ages
are done With look you as TO say ANA. Let her MIS-
tress once rcpriman1 her. she the tables on that
lady SLAP dab 'It's poor story calculates Sar Ann
for you 80 talk so. Ms Fife. I've dug and deved for
Won six year. and run my dayliehs ont Of me, and
won't DO Il lo9ger rs jaw, Jaw, Jaw with you til
Tm worn to a shaddcr I've spunkcd up now Mis- Fife,
and IN hight out. never crcpt nor crawled to nobody
and won't begin III throw my dishcloih right
smack NJ tho clmbley, and III Clear At you have
servant who understands her rights and business bet
ter than You do yours, where are your why
there you are as the in the play saws
Another trait OF the woudrfu being that has escaped
the notice even Observers IL thus set fortn
AS rule the hired girl aud the hired man are not gocd
friends: lie derles her. She him. 4 do OK
pise that Bin Blowers be- don't know beans when the
bags united He's as baslHl as nothing says She Sic
the farmland by the day. she often visits ms cot
land on the edge of woods He really l. man 10 re-
spcc knows for the crooks In the nrly scythe
end in The light cradles snath, and can tell The limo OF
tay by nOdng his hOe-haudc straight in the sunshine
and leaking nj its shadow on the ground Tie hired
gin particularly hates the Scotch hired man, fellow
with a face ike Wig block white hair and eyebrows
md n wOrkinr-sUit made apparently OF old snpfIaSs
and natiroi-holders. lie keeps his eye ON the bGe-
ringcd cider pitcher Of winter evenings and to the huge
disgust his comrades. drinks mp the vial of cdaF vcne
rarpaced in the pail with the boiled potatoes and sweet
buttely pork which form their lunch wien they 20 10
the forest chopping Ralph Waldo Emerson says That
an awkward man Is graceful when he Is asleep or at
work OF agrceabv amused II is perfectly evident that
Emerson has never the Scotch hired man. When lie
is aseep hs knuIly limbs twisted to indcscrhlc
pitch his night elbow under his head his left in the
small Of his back; when at work he humps himself ont OF
nil proportion aud when auceably amused be canters
about as does calf with its legs thrust out a
different angles" London at Midsummer by H.
James ir is trimming with the writer's usual quiet
humor. keen observation and brilliant description.
sCRfBNER's MONTHLY November.
This number is even more than ever of a
nateroffact character including variety of realistic
subiects from "Cluvas-hack Ducks and TeTapin" 10
Gle Eric Canal" with breezy story Of camping on.
entitled Bed of Bouchs," by John Burroughs, chap
h Ter on "Bees" by Mrs. 5. b. Herrick, presenting a
fresh illustration of the natural intelligence Of that mar
VI vicious sCmiuman insect discourse on "Ihe Saddle
Horsr" by George T. Wariur IT,, inspired by genuine
love and thorough experience Of the subject and some
Interesting personal rccollectons OF NJ Thicrs by c. W.
Towle Itmay be satisfactory 20 the ePicuie to be H.
formed by Mr.. Mckay Lafan That the canvas-back,
which makes such roy dish on table. can scarcely he
distinguished from the red-head, when both in
con though il is an know that is seldom
served precisely It should be anywhere out OF Mary
land - It Is allowed to remain in the oven few min
ptes over twenty-five, il VIII I've ruined. good, quick
oven will cook fullsized duck i'll twenty-five minutes.
One duck 20 a cover considered fair allowance at
Maryaud table where Il is served with large hOminy
fried in cakes celery. and dry champagne or Bur
eundy that is PufcunGy." No wonder that in Balii-
more all the women are beautiful. ami all the
men are brave. Mt. John G. sevens's paper on the
"Erc Canal" ull of important suggestions. aud will
be read with by all who have the welfare Of the
State or City OF New-YoTk heart. The article
eIudos as follows Up. the Erie Canal taking into
consideration its capacity, length amount Of traffic andthe
Interests involved, perhaps the most important arti
cia watcr-avenue that had been constructed;
wonderfully FASTENED the local developments OF the dis
tricts through which passed. it provided market for
the surplus West cssencd the cost Of food Of
every person living east Of the Hudson. All It's func-
tons were benefcent; its gracious task
TO scatter plenty Der a smiling land
and IL was well worthy Of the fostering that it had
reeeiv cd In view Of these facts il may unkindly
ana uncratefu predict that its DAYS OF power and
ygor have passed away forever AID the conclusion
is Irresistible. That the rail carry choapy the
canal: that ITS advantages in other respects
Whemng that the trade Of the country
II more and more; that the the canal lessons
year by year. and that its equipment is gradually
melting away and viii to exist.-all these
are facts that can De away ignored
In regard the question: Whether the export trade OF
the city Will be materially affected by the diversion of
commerce from canal Mr. Stevens remarks that the
problem involves TOO many unknown factors to he
tied present hut that the period is of transition,
and the rivalry of the future Will DC sharp, keen and in
tensey aggressive. city should suffer itself be
handicapped by an of dead weight, aud New-Ycrk
especially must reform the present crude clumsy, and
expensive methods OF receiving and distributing traffic
Old usages mast be modified. and the most approved
modern appliances adoptcd.-a work which requires
skill energy, and brains aud for which past rccoeciiOns
will suffice The member also contains the
mcncement Of new story by Edward Eggeston. poem
by Bret lIarte, and another by Richard Watson Glitter