Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-02-07

The Midwinter february Century,
containing the first chapters Of Mr. How.
ellis new novel, "a Woman's Resson.'
is out of print and new edition is on the
press.
Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge's story
" Donald and Dorothy" which appeared
last year as serial story in 81. Nicholas
and which has not YET been publised in
hook form in this country, finds much
favor in England. The Court journal
says: at is very touching and very
amusing. The adventures are varied and
highly characteristic of young American
life. The story clears away many OF the
prejudices which exist with us against the
freedom allowed to the juvenile population
of the states by giving them the motive
of the liberty accorded. Donald and Dor
othy will do much to efface such prejudice
and reconcile us to many of the customs
we have so long been accustomed to look
upon as highly improper.
The CENTURY DIoTIONARY.-The Cen.
turv Go. have undertaken the revision OF
the Imperial Dictionary" a new edition
of which, containing 100000 words, with
extensive and important alterations, has
Just been issued in Great Britain, after a
labor of ten years by English experts.
t,sn 30 hn oh nj
Professor William d. Whitney, of Yale,
as edtor-in-chief aided by corps of
assistants. 1t will be thorough in every
respect, and, in fact, may also be consid-
cred new and original work, taking the
''Imperial Dictionary" simply as a basis
1t will contain much new matter. and
very considerable portions of the old
matter will be displaced by text and
illustrations of more value to American
students. A new system of indicating the
pronunciation of works will be introduced.
The aim will be to produce the most
complete, perfect. and satisfactory die
tionary for American use that has yet
been attempted. 1t will be issued under
he title of 1.-THE Century Dictionary" a
name which already has been protected
by copyright and trade mark. AS many
American scholars will probably wish to
have a copy Of the English edition without
any change or revision, and as several
years must elapse before the work of
revision can be completed, an arrange.
ment has been made by The Century Co
for issuing The Imperial Dictionary in
its present form in the American market.
This edition was announced for publication
in Decembc but it will not be ready
until March first.
The north American RevicW for February
opens with y symposium in which six
prominent theologians, representing as
many religious den limitations, give
expression to their views upon the
"Revision of Creeds." Prof. Alexander
Wlnchell in an article entitled 1.-The
Experiment Of Universal Suffrage
institutes profound inquiry into the
essential conditions of stable popular
government, which be finds to be,
substantially. virtue and intelligence; but
these conditions, he maintains are abso
lutely unattainable under our existing
political system, where an electorate either
ignorant or vicious. or both, by the mere
force of superior numbers, practically
the sufrages of the better and
wiser portion Of the people, whose right
to control The govercment Of the common.
wealth is grounded in the very nature of
things. Bishop McQuaid writes of 1.-The
Decay of rCtestantlsm," and in essaying
to prove his thesis, makes q very adroit
use of the admissions of Protestant writers.
THE Political Situation is the joint title
Of two articles. the one by Horatio
Seymour, the otbor by Geo. S. Boutwell,,
who offer their respective views upon the
causes Of the recent overthrow of the
republican party. An article by DR.. D. A.
Sargent. on physical Education in
Colleges treats a subject of prime
10 the welfare of the youths IN
our higher educational institutions
Finally, there are two articles on The
olandad Oh Company" Senator Camden
If West Virginia defending that corpora.
ion against its as-altnts, and John c
SVelch setting forth the reasons for con
lemning it rs a dangerous monopoly
Published at so Lafayette Place, New
ork.