Connecticut western news., 1881-02-09
The rIidwinter Scribner.

A perusal of the table of contents of the Mid l winter (February) Scrihner shows it to be a | number of unusual variety, and of notable flea
 lures of the kind the public is accustomed t expect Tn this particular issue. The first oi these in popular interest is perhaps, Mrs
 Frances H. Burnett's serial, "A Fair Barbari
 reprinted from 'sPeterson' 'sh--the audience % o+
 the two magazines being thought to be suf
 delensly dlfteEent to lnsYre weleone tor the
 and is likely to be one of tho authors most
 popular ones-the "fair barbarian being a piqnant American girl, who raises futter ir
 an English town. "Norway's Constitutions
 Struggle by Bjornstierne Bj"rnson, the Morse
 poet, will have special interest from the au.
 thors present sqjouru to this country, and
 from the 'eontttnely he has received at the l hands of King Oscar for his pronounced re.
 publican views it is clear statement of the
 attempts of the crown to override the popuia,
 will, "Ihe Music of Niagara,' by Eugene M
 Thayer, the Boston organist and musician i,
 curious paper, containing thorough andy. l sis and annotation of the actual musical notes produced by the great waterfall which the an. | thor says does not roar but sings Glow the New Testament Came Down to Ua," by Pro.
 lessor George r, Fisher, af Yale College. a rec. ognlsed authority on such subjects. will he
 eagerly read by those who are looking forward | to the new edition of the New Testament 1 which, 1t Is announced, Professor Fisher will review for an early number of Scribner
 Ihackefays Relations to English Society. '' by F. B. Nadal, IS a thoughtful study, which | will interest readers of Thackeray whether they dissent from it's conclusions or not II was written before the publication in 'sEndy- | mion" of Lord Beaconsfeld's satirical treat.
 ment Of or the 1. same theme Agricultural Ex- nerlment Stations" by Charles Barnard is the
 first magsYine account of growing public ed ucatlonal influence. ''Some Quacks'' is hu
 morons paper by Edward Eggleston. "Notes of a Walker" consists of memoranda by thai acute observer and delightful writer, John Burroughs. Aunt 'Cinda's Ranch" is a sketch prairie life, by Henry King. The most striking feature of the number is, however,
 the illustrated papers, embracing a number of beautiful engrayinos of mo re than transient value. MT: G. P. Lathrop's essay on "John
 La Farge" is critical sketch, with pictorial presentation of some of this artist s best work
 It Is the first adequate account of an American painter Of great versatility and reputa tion
 An Old Virginia Towp,' by Robert Blum and
 F. Il. Lungren, who also contribute the pro- trayal of old times at Alexandria The former contributes striking drawing-"A Colonial Governor taking his Ease"-to a paper by Mir
 Rideing on Garrison life at Governors Is- land' Several fine portraits accompany pa. per on Foreign Actors in America" by J. 1rander Matthews-including ''Rachel as Phedre" (after Gerome's painting), "Ristori as Mary Stuart, drawn by Blum, a portrait of Salvini and others, "Peter the Great is also life of the Czar. The Thackcray paper is ac- rompanied by sketch, by Blum, of Boehm's sstatuette of the novelist-a portrait which vii be new to American readers, and which 1t is thought has not before been engraved.
 Dr. Holland writes on "Art and the Stupidi- ties of the Tariff. " ''Woman and her Work and "The Drama There is a communication on the first named topic and one (by MT. W. J. Linton) on "Thomas Paire." ''Home and So- ciety" is given over to "Floors and Rugs" Ihe book revlews include interesting notices of the Life of Millet, Tennyson's New Ballads Recent Works on Poe. etc., and notice of the Third Salmagundi Exhibition The Wnrl,'s Book includes Heat fom Friction Under ground Telegraphy Prevention of Diseases of Cattle, New Steelyard, New Variable Water lens, and Fire -proofing Iron Columns. Bric- a-brac is short but pointed.