The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-02-11
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The life-story of patriotic Italian
Priest. The Lords Supper historically
considered. Constitutional Monarchy
10 Belgium. The Christian Church and
War. Materialism, Pessimism, and
Pantheism: Final Causes DIR. Julius
Muller, an account of the life and
labors of this eminent theologian.
Some National Aspects of Established
Churches. Contemporary Literature.
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March number of Harpers Magazine,
which it is needless to say, are all of
the best character:
bedford Park" Moncure d. Con-
way. With eight illustrations. "The
University of Leiden." w. 7. Hew-
EFT. With ten Illustrations. "The
Arrsn Island" j. l.. Cloud. With
ten illustrations. possibilities of
Horticulture. S. b. Parsons. With
nine illustrations. GA Glimpse of an
Old Dutch Town" With sixteen illus
trations. Orchard Henry Stoddard."
A poem. Henry Ripley Dorr. "The
Grave-digger. Robert Herrick. With
full page illustration by Abbey. ga
Nation In Nutshell" George p. La
throp. With twelve. Illustrations.
"Anne." A novel. Constance Feni-
more Woolson. With three illustra-
tons by Reinhart. "The French Re.
public" George Merrill. Glands
or A story. ga Talk on Dress"
Maria r. Oakley. ga Help-meet for
Him." story. w. NJ. Baker.
1.-THE Family Life of the Turks"
Henry o. Dwight. "a Laodicean,"
novel. Thomas Hardy. With an
illustration by Du Maurier.
The Forthcoming (March) number
of the International Review will be
one of the strongest ever issued. Its
table of contents will bear the names of
Edward Atkinson, Henry G. Adams,
DR.. William A. Hammond, Leonard
Courtney, NJ. p, Henry c. Lodge, and
Just in Mccarthy, M. P.
Messrs. Courtney and Mccarthy,
than whom there are none more COM
petent, will both write about Irish
affairs; the former giving the conclud-
ing part of his article on '1reland," be-
gun in the January Review, and Mr..
Mccarthy writing upon "The Irish
Land Question"
Edward Atkinson, having recently
made tour of the South. will give his
Impressions of the "Solid South. !"
Henry G. Adams will give an advance
chapter from his forthcoming book up:
on "Modern Public Debts"
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is one of remarkable excel
lence, and the new editor, Rev. Mr.
Taylor, has catered most successfully
for the edification and entertainment
of his readers. Among the distinguish
ed contributors are the Rev. ]. NJ.
Wilton, X. @. Houghton, w. L. Wylie,
Deems, David Swing, II. Bonar' Bishop
Peck; etc; Alfred Ii. Guernsey, Hattie
w. Arnold, Mrs. J. G.. Burnett, Joseph
inc Pollard, Frank H. Converse, Louise
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by the editor, "Our Home Heather"
is highly interesting, and equally SO is
"Scenes on the Danube" by A. Guern-
sey; both are finely illustrated. The
serial story, "Out of the World" is con-
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and we'll written. The numerous
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Sims, an the Supernatural Success of
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