The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-05-27
LITERARY NOTES.

ScrlDners Monthly has been arranq-
ing, during more than year past, for
an illustrated article on Saint-Gauden's
Farragut Monument, which was TO have
been unveiled In Madison Square, New
York, on May 20. The postponement
of the unwilling till the 25th inst. gives
the magazine five days. startl The
article, which includes sketch of the
sculptor's life, will be accompanied by
four Illustrations, one of them full
PACED engraving, by Cole, of the statue.
Inc same number of Scribner's will
have an engraving, by Fred. Juengling,
OF Saint-Gaudens's medallion of Bastien
Lepage. -
LrTTELE's LIVING AGE.-The num-
bers of The Living Age for the weeks
ending May 9TH and 14th respectively
contains articles on The Unity of Ma
ture, by the Duke of Argyle, The Court
OF Hanvocr, and A Study of CARLYLE,
Contemporary; Old Scottish Society,
Blackwood Jewish Home Life, Fras err (;
Winter Nights at Davos, Cornhill; A
Sunday at Leksand, Tempal Bar; Mrs.
Barbauld, Argosy; The Eucalyptus in
the Roman Campagna, Chambers Jour-
nal; The Use of Relations, and The
Mental Effect of Earthquakes, Specta-
tor; The Extraordinary Papai Jubilee.
Saturday Review; The st. Petersburgb
Dynamite Mine, and Fish Culture in
the United States, Saturday Review /:
with chapters of "The Freres,o "Visit-.
ed on the Children" and "The Beauti-
full Miss Roche" and the usual amount
OF poetry, ll Fuft
For fitty-two numbers ofsixty.four
large pages each Tor more than $500
pages year,, the subscription price
(So) is low; while for s1O.50 the pub
fishers offer to send any one of the
American "a monthlies or weeklies with
The Living Age for year, both post
paid. Littell IL Co., Boston, are the
publishers. ~
GOOD COMPANY. DOUBLE NUMBER.
Good Company $500 year
Springfield, Mass.) issues Nos. 10 and
70 toge Their, making a double number
Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka, the
commander of the Franklin Search
Expedition which returned last autumn,
has two of his series of articles on ex.
periences and adventures in the Arctic
world under the title, "In the Land OF
the Midnight Sum-" In future articles
he will continue the story. 81. Doug.
lass has paper on the Eskimo race.
A long installment, about thirty
pages, of new serial story is given un.
der the the title of ssMildred's Caprice. y
There are also three complete stories.
AS BELTS the season there are numer.
GUS articles about travel and adventure
in wide variety of localities. Perhapt
the most important of these is pen.
picture from Spain entitled "The Cali
phate of Cordova." 1t is enough to say
that 1t is in the best style of Mrs. Lizzie
W. .Champney, who made trip through
that country last season. Relating the
places nearer home are An Ascent o.
Longs Peak, by Mr.. Sylvester G.. Dun
ham, and personal Recolections of the
Utes, by Mr.. ERNEST Ingersoll. Other.
are Guayequil; Western Pastoral Life
by Alfred L. Bacon; A Fortnight in tn,
Palace of Reeds, by Maurice Thompson
Paris Street Cries, by Jno. Joline Ross
AN Old Maids Designations Abroad
by Rachel Carew; Antoine of Bagdad
Mr.. George M. .Towle summarizes
the life of Carlyle. Articles on miscel
laneous topics are Economy in Charity
by Mr. d. Otis Kellogg; The Decadenct
OF American Shipping, by Alexander
Mclean; Modern Whist, by Charles F
johnson, DR.; and among the poems
are included one TO the Poet Whittier
by Marian Douglas, and a verse Oh
May Day by Miss Dora Read Good
ale. as
The opening of the new serial, and
the papers on Arctic experiences by
Lieutenant Schwatka, offer special at.
fractions to new subscribers.
BARNES INTERNATIONAL REVIEW FOE
JUNE.-This number completes the
tenth volume, and contains eight arti.
Giles which will be found most enter
tanning and instructive. w. Fraser
Rae concludes his estimate of "George
Eliot's Life and Writings;" John M.
Gregory writes concerning the govern
ment of the students in the Illinois
State University-an article full of sug-
gestive interest, not only to the facul-
ties and students of colleges, but to all
who expect their sons to become stu
dents. An article upon 1.-The Pioneers
of the Sierra Madre" is from the pen of
A. A. Hayes, Jr., which fact sufficient
ly ensures its interest and value. 1t is
so seldom that nature vouchsafes to
follow similar plan in the creation of
father and son, when both are great
geniuses, that when she does the fact
is of interest. j. Brander Matthews
writes Of a great son of great father
Alexander Dumas, fils." Eugene l..
Didier has an article upon one of the
celebrated characters of the reign of
George LADY Mary Wortley Mon.
tagu, the famous and beautiful woman
whom the poor. Informed poet, Pope,
SO passionately though rather ridiculous
~, loved. A most Interesting account
of the Zulu Kafirs is given by Ellie Re.
clus. Edward S. Holden revives the
memory of young astronomer, Eben-
eger Porter Mason-who has for long
time been forgotten, except among
those of profession. The number closes
with short article upon "The Assas-
sination of the Tsar," by Ivan Panin, a
Russian who, though not "nihilist,n
found it necessary to seek an asylum in
America, because of his discomfort I'M
der Russian oppression. The article Is
a fitting follower of Nine. Ragozin's
two previous ones upon the trial OF
Russian NihIliafa g Ror,,ac r. ~