The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-10-30
MAGAZ ZINES.

have three short stories,-"A Cloud on thu
Mountain" by Mary Hallock Foote, with {
full-page illustration by tie author; "The Mys
terry of William Rutter," by Helen Jackson (H
H) and "The Story of Seven Devils" by
Frank r Stockton. Mrs Foote'S new novel
"John Bodewin's Testimony" the first chapter:
of which are in this issue, will run through six
or eight numbers of The Century.
Gen Grants paper on CHAT i'll te
printed in the November Century. 1t takes up
the writer's military career at Vicksburg, and
follows the campaign Of Chattanooga from the
beginning of his connection with it. The mo-
tives and conduct of the campaign are said to
be set before the reader fully and clearly, and
| with much personal interest. His Wilderness
article, which is to follow soon is description
of the preparations made for the Wilderness
c,mpaign, by which Gen Grant meant the
movement of all the Union armies begun in
May, 1864.
The October Babyhood gives its usual va
rley of topics interesting to parents, by its well
known editors, Marion Harland and DR. Leroy
M Yale, and corps of able contributors.
Among Tue pTiHclpdl SuDJCStS uIc uc TtCO-
cious Baby" "Nursery Cookery" "TIe Care
of Baby's Eyes," "Contagon in Throat Trou-
bles," cart in the Nursery" "Thoughts on
| Home Training" "The Diet of Nursing Moth
ers," Systematic Weaving" >"Autumn Styles
for Babys Wardrobe" etc. A letter from VI
emma on Austrian baby matters in general and
another from an American mother in Japan,
Will be read with interest
Among the chief attractions Of Godcy's Ladys
Book for November may be mentioned the
poem DAT tie Lock-" by May Bradley, illus.
trated by two full-psge Illustrations; the steel
frontispiece, "Without Care and the valu
able fashion notes. descriptions and colored
plates. There is an interesting and meritorious
collection of literature consisting of short and
serisl stories, poems, etc, and the work and
household departments are well filled.
The New Moon for October is a bright and
attractive issue of a little magazine published
at Lowell, Mass, and which is now in the fl fiji
year of its existence. 1t has attained q large
circulation, is finely printed on good paper,
well edited and managed, good short stories,
interesting selections and timely editorials
ma Ike up the reading matter Of the number.
Johnston's Journal, an illustrated Magazine
for the people, is the comprehensive title by |
which the journal formerly called ''The Opera.
tor" will hereafter be known. The paper was |
established in 1874, and its success in a limited |
sphere has encouraged the publisher and editors
to make radical change in its size and style,
and transform it into an illustrated literary jour
nal, of l6 pages, appealing to the general read
or The uDInr tie mn mill oi, 20, |
combine recreation and amusement with IN
shuction and information-and to be maya
zine for the home and the family-pure, clean,
wholesome and elevating.
Almost an ideal love story is the recently is
sued novel "Mignonette" published by G w
Carleton g. Co, New York. The writer who is
evidently woman, conceals her name under
he pseudonym Of 'Sangree.' There are few
but they are strongly drawn, and the
story is exquisitely tlnged with tender and
graceful sentiment.
The November number Of Demorest's Month
y fully suslains its well earned reputation as a
household magazine. The stories are especial.
y good, and the articles entitled 1.-THE City of
flowers" "London in July" and 1.-THE Two
treat Poets Of the Century," are admirable.
From Pencil to Brush" is continued, and the
ousehold suggestions are numerous and valu-
BILE. Many of the articles in this magazine
re profusely illustrated. thus adding to their
,terest. This number is adorned with steel ..
ngraving, as frontispiece, and two suggest
re plates, "Then and Now"
The first number of Vol OF the Scientific :
eview, devoted to chemistry, physics aud {
atural Sciences was issued this month. Ii is i
nslished in Mortified, VI, and is edited by 8
ouis Habel, A M, professor of chemistry and !
stursl sciences in Norwich university and il
tely first assistant of the physiological labor
DRY in Bonn, Germany. =