The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-08-20
Publications Received.

Appletons' Journal for September
gives the first half ofa paper by Hon.
p. II. Morgan (our Minister to Mexico),
describing the organization of "The In
transitional Tribunals Of Egypt" and
showing the peculiar working Of judi
cial institutions ip that country. Judge
Morgan was one of the Judges of this
| court, and he speaks, of course, auth
oritatively. The paper Is an exceeding
ly interesting one, revealing some Of
the customs In Egypt, and showing
how that land has been plundered and
wronged by the civilized world.
Under the title of 1.-THE American
Divines" there is review of the re-
Gently published biographies of DIR.
Bushnell and DIR. Muhlenberg; and
DIR. Corn has a review of Stoddard's
collected Poems. There is the compile
ton of the novelette,, "Edge-Tools"; a
paper on "The Influence of Art in
Daily Life" by j. Bennington Akin
son; Leslie Stephens essay on Sterne;
an essay by Matthew Browne, entitled
"From Faust to Mr.. Pickwick"; pro-
posal for the "Aerial Exploration of the
Arctic Regions; and several other
papers. In the Editors Table Is an
article on the site for the coming
Worlds Fair, to be held in New York
in 1888, in which the selection of sit
uation ON the Bay is urged, and some
novel suggestions advanced. The
paper ought to be read by the CON-
missioners and others concerned OH the
subject. The editor discusses other
themes, mainly those suggested by the
literature of the day-such as the
change in the taste for poetry, and the
decline of Pope's popularity, propos
of Leslie Stephens Life of Pope; the
change that has occurred in fiction, q
propos of Edmond About's new
romance; and the powers of the U. S.
Supreme Court suggested by Mr..
Abbott's "Judge and Jury" The num-
Der is valuable and eminently readable.
| WDE-AwAKE.-The August Wide
Awake, with its beautiful frontispieces
by Jesse Curtis and Miss l.. b. Hum
phrey ought to be packed up in all the
vacation trunks bound for the country
and seaside, for it is full of entertain
ing reading for the hammock and the
yeranda. Nora Perry, in "Miss Vio-
let," tells story full of wisdom for all
girls just going into society, and M. E..
". S. (Mrs. Sherwood) has an unique
beach story for the boys, entitled sob
Pigstirrup." John Brownjohn begins
his "Queerclover Chronicles" with the
very funny account of "Miss Marrow
phat's Maltee," with three spirited H.
iustrations by "Boz." Mrs. A. M.
Diaz, o perennial favorite with story
lovers, has tale of "Robbie and Bob
bie," for the little boys. But tho mer-
REST contribution TO the number is Mrs.
Clara Doty Bates paraphrase of the
"Three Little Kittens that Lost their
Mittens," with eight funny drawings
by j. G. Francis. There is beautiful
"Nursery Tile," and also three very
beautiful full-page illustrations for Miss
Harris' third paper in the GLOW we
| went Birds Nesting" There is no.
tably article in the "American Artists'
series about Mr.. George Inness, with
q fac-simile Of recent fine etching by
Mr.. Inness, beautiful landscape lately
on exhibition at the Boston Art Club
rooms, and studio and portrait.
Kindred in subject is an admirable
paper by Miss f. T.. Fryatt on the New
York Art School for Children, with
many beautiful illustrations by Jessie
Curtis. The number has also many
gems of poems: ga Racket" by M.
E. b., "ln Midsummer" by Mrs. l..
&c. Wilton, "What Bird Said," by
Mrs. M. +. Butts, "The Bedouin's
Rebuke," by Joel Benton, etc., etc.
Only $500 year. Ella Farman,
editor. Lo,hrop & Co., publishers,
Boston, Mass.
The September Atlantic brings the
concluding chapters of "The Saltwater
Tragedy" one of the most vigorous,
witty, and delightful novels Mr.. Aid
rich has yet written. Richard Grant
White describes visit to Oxford and
Cambridge, which will have great in
terest for many readers. j. Il. Trow-
bridge writes q charming poem on
'Twoscore and Ten" and other poems
which will attract all lovers of poetry,
are "The Pcrpetuity of Song" by
James Il. Fields, "Unawaro" by
Maurice Thompson, "Each side the
Bridge" by A. b. Street, and "West
Wind" by Celia Thaxter. The Wash
ington "reminiscences this time relates to
the short lived Harrison Administra.
ton. There arc two political articles
one OH the "Progress of the Presiden-
tant subject of the political RESPONSE
bility of the Individual" by II. r.
Bowker. Mark Twain contributes q
characteristic story of "Mrs. Nc
Williams and the Lightning" T. S.
Perry writes instructively of Sir Walter
Scott. Ellen w. Olney, who has writ
ten some admirable short stories, has
this month one entitled "Au Seyieuz."
Mrs. Kate Gannett Wells discusses
"Women in Organizations" Other
essays, criticisms of new books, and
a bright "Contributors' Club" COM
plete thoroughly enjoyable number Of