Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-12-23
NEW PUBLTCA TTONS.


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trated. A'i'' mum
YouSe FoLKs HrsroRY or RUSSIA. By Nathan Has
kell Dole. illustrated.
YouNo Folks HtsroRY or BosroS nv uo,,t,.h
Butterworth. Fully Illustrated.
TIE kNooEABouT oLUB IN THE WOODS. The Ad-
ventures Of Six Young Men In the wilds Of Maine
and Canada. By @. A. stephens.
CHATrKRBox. 1881
tFrom Lee & Shepard Boston1
hALEoHi HIS Exploits and Voyages. ny Geo. Make.
peace Towe. Illustrated.
THE DoUBLE-RuNNER CLUB or The LIVELY Rows of
Rivertown. By b. p. shilaber.
NUNA' The Brahmin Girl. By Harry W. French.
LIKE GENTLEMAN.
How Is YouR MANI or, The Sharks of sharksvillo.
Realities OF the Graveyard Insurance System.
HANDBOOK OF LioHT GniSAsrtos. BY Lucy L. Hunt.
Adeler. ~ ~
ooMMoS SENSE ABOUT WOMEN By Thomas Went
worth Higginson.
The UNSEEN HAND: or James Renfrev and bts nov
Helpers. By Elijah Kellogg
tFrom Roberts Brothers, Bostonl
MY WIFE AND MY wIFE's SISTER. No Name Series.
tFrom n. A. Sumner & Co., Chicago.l
PEouLiAR PEOPLE; or, Reality in Romance. By
VIM. s. Balch.
From D. Lothrop & Col
EsTEB REID. By Pansy
TIE TEMPER BEHIND. Tale. BY John Saunders.
sToRTEs ron LANGUAGE LESSONS. A Reading Pas
time for Little Beginners.
In his young Folks History Of Russia d" Mr. Dole
tells In plain language, and in pleasant, easy-howng
narrative the story Of the great empire whose shadow
Is over all Europe. No country on earth has story
tragic intensely than Russia:
and yet the history OF no other great nation 20 lit
tie known and read. One excellent feature Of Mr.
Dales book is the placing of Russian
names in the marginal notes. and giving their English
equivalents in the text Of the narrative-thus doing
away with Of the worst drawbacks to the reading
hens NJ
say thatthe book will be read with much interest and
profit by older people as by children. Sold in Brat
teboro by Geddis 4 Newcomb
Mr.. Butterworth's new volums Of "zigzaR Jour
neys' tells the story Of the journey Of the zigzag
Club from Vienna to the Golden Horn, the Euxine
Moscow and st. Petersburg. WHILE as in his previous
Zgzag" volumes, the author seeks to amuse and en-
terrain, bis underlying motive in this one is to make
clear the so-called Eastern Question to young people
The volume is beautifully illustrated and tells no end
of oriental stories. One Of its most attractive fea
lures description Of the great fair Mini Nov
gorod. The best tribute that be paid to the in
terest and value Of the Zgzag books lies In the fact
that $4,000 copies Of the two previous volumes have
been sold. For sale in Bratleboro by Geddis New
comb.
In his ''Young Folks History Of Boston," Mr. But
terworth seeks to be entertaining as possible while
giving information on historical spots in and about
Boston. The author evidently has love for his work.
| scenes given a and lasting interest.
| Mr.. Stephens's "Knockabout Club in the Woods
tells the story Of a bicycle club which meets on the
Massachusetts state line and takes trip down East
the wheel. Their adventures on the horse machine
interpreted with stories Of fishing and hunting
Old legends Of the codntry the young fellows pass
| through rebearsed. when the road is no longer
practicable for bicycles, taken aud the Sag
uenay is described. The book is pleasantly written,
| aud the illustrations excellent.
b. P. shillaber's story, "The Double Kramer
Club, is every bit breezy the rouicking pAstme
which It is founded The club consists Of several
've boys" of various ages and the pranks they play
and the fun which they ind are caution" The
story has good plot and Mr. shlabers wit finds full
scope throughout.
Mr.. Towle's sketch of Sir Walter Raleigh forms an
other volume In his series of Young Folkss Heroes
| Of History in which the previous have been
"Pzarro," magellan, 3" marco Polo" and "vasco da
CANA" Ralegh's has peculiar attraction for
young people, aud Mr.. Towles narrative gives it all
the charm Of romance.
In ''Nuna, the Brahmin Girl" the author, who has
travelled much in India makes OF the knowledge
thus gained to give the reader love Of In
dian life which lies quite outside the beaten paths OF
fiction. The story is dramatic in movement, vivid in
coloring, and striking and original in every way.
"Like a Gentleman" is an anonymous story, illus
rAting how winedrinking in the upper walks Of III,
may be as dangerous and degrading as the whisky
guzzing Of the topper. The story well told and end
happily.
| The scene Of the latest volume in the No Name Sc
ries my Wife and Ny wifes Sister," is laid early in
the present century, and in some portions the plo
bears upon the tragic cast. There is crime to be fol
lowed up and the perpetrator discovered, and Low
story little od the usual order hnds happy denoue
nent.
One OF the most sumptuous and exquisite Of tn
seasons gft-books is Tennyson's "song Of the Brook
as published by Estes LAuriAt. We hardly know
which will give delight-this for the elders o.
the deciously absurd sketches and scraps' with ii
profusion Of bright illustrations, for the little folk, b.
the same publishers.
All these books last named for sale in Brattle
boro by Cheney Clapp.
n. W. AVER 4 SoE's ANKRIoAE NEWSPAPER An
SUAL for 1881 is a handsome, substantial volume o
100 pages giving large amount Of valuable in
formation. very useful addition is made In the lis
of papers given by counties in addition to the cata
logue by sections. In this department is given
carefully-prepared description of every county in tn
United States with the location, character Of th
surface and soil, chief products, leading manufac
lures, county seat and population. The volume is
credit to the enerprsing and responsible advertiser
| house which issues it.
: The issue for January is the holiday number G
. WIDE AWAKE. Edward Everett Hale opens the nun
Der with a capital "Lend Hand" story, under the Il
tle "Asahe sheafes Christmas" The second draw
ing of last springs prize competition is given as
frOntispiece. 1t is called winter Birds and is on
Of the most beautiful pictures ever executed in th
! country, both in design and engraving. One of th
many striking features Of the holiday number is th
group Of seven poems by Miss wilkins " Brattlebor
under the title Of Poems OF Christmas-tide" wit
ten fne illustrations by wel-known artists ''GineyI
Alveretta's Merry Christmas" is likely to prove cap
, tai "reading" for entertainments where somethn
thoroughly Jolly is desired In all respects the nun
Der is beautiful and very creditable production.
At the beginning of the present year, LIPPIscorT
MAGAZINE entered on new series, at reduced pric
with the distinctive purpose Of presenting such VI
riety Of rea ding matter-for the most part light an
: entertaining, yet Of real literary merit-as shou
commend It to the general mass OF cultivated peopl
and insure 1t welcome in many American home
a The departure has proved success, and durir
the year Ippincotts has been Of the brightest
most entertaining Of the magazines. For the year
come 1t gives promise Of equal success The Januai
number opens with article Seville, by S. p. Scot
which is historical well descriptive, and beaut
fully illustrated. Animal pets the subject Of
i ghtful and characteristic paper by DR.. Felix L.
It wald. Brattleboro people may md something of pc
o tinent interest in Edward c. Bruees article ERA
% way Stations" Richard T. Ely discusses sour Con
l. mon Schools" defending them against the recent
tack Of Richard Grant White, but insisting ON the
eessity fer obtaining higher grade OF teachers ~
~ adopting methods OF appointment in accordance vii
the principles of civil service REFORM There are ~
three lively Sketches the NUMBER Is esPeclAhy rl
is in pictures and the editorial departments are W.
Z allied The magazine is published by J. b. Lippineo
70 4 Co. of Philadelphia, at s. per year.
n A new play is called a Yankee idyl-bl
l. whoever saw Yankee idle
II is about as hard to find a girl whol
" marriage is announced in the newspapers wi
e isn't ''beautiful and accomplished" as it is
find man who has just died who WASH
:. "honored and respected by all who kne