Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-26
Literary Notes.

HARPER's MAGAZINE for April is received. 1t
contains second installrnent of Sketches in
Tyrol;" " Sculpture in America an exceedingly
interesting article profusey illustrated; sketches
OF Picturesque Edinburgh and " Street Scenes
in Havana" an entertaining description of the
Philadelphia Geological Gardens criticism
Church Music in America Washington's Let
tiers; an article on Richard Henry Dana, and
serial and other literature, besides the usual
variety in the /" Easy Chair" Drawer" etc
making altogether most readable number For
sale at Phinneys.
AMONG the contents of the April Scribner are
illustrated papers " Actors and Actresses Of
New York; "John Ericsson "a sketch of re-
markabe interest and freshness), Henry Bergh
and his Work." III. NJ. S. Pmafore for ANA
teurs" " The Stckeen River and its Glaciers"
"The Measure of a Man" tby William Page),
and q In a Snailery," and other papers on :" The
Tendency OF Modern Thought as Seen in Roman
ism and Rationalism, aud ga Journey to Po-
litical Convention together with stories, poetry,
and full and varied departments, and an Index Of
Volume XVII As there are two volumes to the
year, Scribner is now eight and half years old.
LrrTELL's LIVING AGE.-The numbers OF The
Liring Age for the weeks ending March 18th and
22d, respectively, have the following noteworthy
contents; Felix Antoine Dupanloup, Bishop of
Orleans, by C. de Warmont, Nineteenth Century;
Magazine Writers, BiackNood; An Old Friend
with New Face by Thomas Hughes, Macmillan;
Virgil by Frederick W. II, Myers, Fortnightiv;
On the Migration of birds, by August wessman,
Contemporary; William Etty, Temple Bar; The
French Expedition in Equatorial Africa, Pal Mall
no Arch limo and it pal
Etna, Spectator; A Diary OF Millions Age Athe-
ngum; together with installments of d" The
Brides Pass by Sarah Tytler and Z" A Doubt
Heart" by Miss Keary, and the conclusion of
I" Sir Gibbie," by George Macdonald. Choice
poetry completes the numbers. For ifty-two such
numbers of sixty-four large pages each Tor more
than three thousand pages year., the subscrip-
ton price (Ss) is low while for $40 80 the pub
fishers offer to send any one of the American "a
montllies or weeklies with The Liring Age for q
year, both postpaid Littell Gay, Boston,
publishers,
Tux April number of The North american Re
uielo opens with article entitled Retrbution
in Politics" by Ex-Governor Hendricks, 1t is in
tended AS a reply to the charges which Senator
Blaine in the March issue made against the South
ern wing of the democratic party. The second
paper is on THE Public Schools OF England
and is by Thomas Hughes, author of "Tom
Brown at Rugby" The object of the writer is to
show the need of establishing in the United States
educational institutions similar to those in Eng
land The subject is to be continued in another
number Next follows a contribution ON " Ger
man Socialism in America" by an anonymous
writer, The fourth article is by Henry James, Jr
and is entitled "a Friend of Lord Byron 1t
reviews the recently published memoir OF the
Rev. Francis Hodgson, and notices the Byron
scandal 1.-THE Census of 1880" by George
Walker, offers suggestions as to the best means
of taking the national census, and shows how the
business interests of the country can be advanced
by census statistics IL they can be made full and
| accurate. The sixth article Is plea for the
Indians, by the noted Nez Perces chief, Joseph,
| with an introduction by Bishop Hare. 1t gives a
detailed account of Joseph's famous campaign
| from its beginning to his surrender to General
Miles, and presents with all the force Of Indian
| eloquence the claims OF the race for justice and
protection, W. W. Story, poet and sculptor, con-
cludes his discussion OF " Tie Pronunciation OF the
Latin Language" g Iiartmann's Religion Of the
tuture" Is the subject OF a treatise by NJ A.
Hardaker. The closing paper is critical review
OF recent miscellaneous literature. Publish, at
| 55l Broadway, New York. and for sale by T. G.
phinney and newsdealers generally, at fifty cents
Per copy.