The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-28

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The Eclectic for December compris-
es varied aud striking table OF con-
tents. Among the principal articles
are the following: "Charles Reade"
by Algernon Charles Swinburne
"Americans Painted by Themselves"
by Lady Verney, Democracy" by
James Russell Lowell, "Ulrich Won
Liechtenstein," "The Future of the
Soudan" by Capt. De Cosson, "De
Mortuis," a poem, newspapers and
English" "Goethe," by Prof. j. IL.
Seeley, "Carlyle's Life in London" by
Froude, "Balzac's Dreams" "Queer
Flowers" "Steam, the Tyrant," 'Col-
eridge's Intellectual Influence" "On
the Reading of Books" "Italian Sum-
mers," "Progress and Wages" "The
Population of Europe in A. ID. 2000,"I
aud "AIr. Gladstone" The Literary
Notes, Foreign Literary Notes and
Miscellany are usually full aud com
prise items of great interest to the gen.
eral reader. The number as whole
is very interesting, and closes one of
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he issue of Jumpers M0gaeine for
December is even better than the
Christmas issue of year ago. 1t con-
tains nearly 10 illustrations, fourteen
being full-page, and of these six, in
GLIDING the trontispiece, are printed
separately on plate paper. Excepting
the easy Chair" and three or four
poems, every one of the twenty-five
contributions TO the number is illustrat-
ed. There are two fine full-page en-
cravings by Closson the frontispiece,
from DR.. iloiman's painting, "Ihe Boy
Jesus in the Temple" aud Titian's
Flora" Especially admirable are the
dozen drawings Gy Abbey, illustrating
the first scene in "She Stoops to Con-
quer," and Alfred Parsons full
page illustration of Wordsworth's
sonnet, CLOUDS Lingering Yet"
Charles Dudley Warner opens the
number with charming "reminiscences
OF Christmas Past" finely illustrated
by the best London artists. William
Black, writing in the vein OF his "Ad-
ventures of a Phaeton," tells the story
OF a coaching trip through the southern
counties of England, in which he, with
f. A. Abbey, the artist, participated as
guests of Mr.. Carnegie, who figures in
the article as "The Star-spangled
ScOtchman." With the exception of a
brief article on "Recent German Art"
by c, W. jenkins, and 1.-The Mythical
Boat" by Phil Robinson, the remain
ing articles are stories, sketches, and
poems, suited to holiday number.
They are 10y SAKE Holm, Hugh Con-
way, George II. Boughton and f. d.
Millet. w. ID. IIowells gives another
of his farces; it is entitled The Ele-
vator."
The Century for December has for
its trontispiece a profile portrait of
General Grant, engraved from photo
graph taken III 1862. 1t accompa lies
the second OF the papers on the civil
war, "The Capture Of Fort Douelson,"
which is contributed by General Lew
Wallace, who commanded the third
division of Grants army during the
seige. A score of illustrations present
views on the field, portraits of officers,
E maps, and (not the least Interestingly
: an autograph copy, recently made by
General Grant, of his famous "uncon-
ditional surrender" dispatch to Gener-
: al Buckner. The "Recollections of a
, Private" are continued with descrip-
tons OF the early campaigning to No
Purpose" along the Potomac, with il
Illustrations. The department OF fiction
includes can Adventure of lluckle-
, berry Finn, with an account of the IA
nous GrangertOrd- Shepherdson Feud, "
by Mark Twain; the first part of a nov.
elette, in three parts, 1.-The Knight ofthe
Black Forest" by Miss Grace De Mo
Litchfield; and the second part of Mr.
: lIowells' new novel, "The Rise of Sias
, Lapham." Other illustrated papers are
4 dublin City," by Prof. Edward Dow.
den; "IIunting the Rocky Mountain
, Goat" by William A Baillie-Grohman
, a third paper in "The New Astrono.
: my" series by Prof. ). Il. Langley, III
= which he endeavOrs to give the reader
2 some conception of THE Suns Ener-
: gy," and a critical paper on "Ameri-
y can Painters in Pastel" George f.
= Warning, jr, sets forth in detail by dia.
. grams Il subject Of pressing Importance
in paper ON "rhe Practical Aspects
a OF IIouse-draiuage." Miss Emma Laz
arus contributes critical paper on
. 1.-The Poet Iicine," which contains
;. TRANSACTIONS by herself, and John Bur
: roughs piece of poetic natural history
: on winter Neighbors." Natures
4 Serial" by f. p. Rowe, is finished
p The open Letters" and Topics OF
q the Time" departments are full OF in
? SIrncliNn and entnrInininU mntIer.