The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-01

Owen, in The Household, is alone worth
the price of the magazine. Published in
Rochester, n. Y.
THE first edition of the first number of
the new Scribper's Mugdzine will be 100000,
and will be ready December 10. The volume
for 1887 will contain, among other attrac-
tions, u batch of hitherto unpublished letters
by Thackeray; four papers by eX-Minister
Washburne, descriptive of the scenes at
tending the siege of Paris, of which he was
an eyewitness; a series of unpublished pa
pers by Gouverneur Norris giving striking
pictures of pre-revolutionary times; series
of letters written by a young woman in the
early part of the century, portraying in
very readable way society life in Boston
and New York at that period; and inn
portant papers by General Francis A.
Walker on Socialism, by Captain Greene on
The National Defenses and by William
Hayes Ward on Babylonian Archaeology
Harold Frederic, London correspondent of
the New York Times, will furnish serial
novel, said to be of merit, of which the
scene is laid in central New York, and
shorter stories will be contributed by III. G..
Bunner, 81. S. of Dale" II. l.. Stevenson,
Joel Chandler Harris, Octave Thanet Miss
Jewett II. II. Boyesen and others. Fred
erick Warne x Co., who formerly issued
the Century in London, will bring out the
English edition of the new magazine.
From Lee & Shepard we have copies
of the following new publications, which
are all for sale at the Phinney bookstore:
"THE MESSAGE OF THE BLUE-BIRD," 10y Irene
| f. jerome. This is an exceedingly hand
some gift book in a cover of blue white and
| gold, and the illustrations are notably fine,
| each accompanied with little messages in
verse. The book is dantily yet durably
made up, and in all respects attractive.
| Price $500 The publishers have issued a
series of aptly illustrated poems for minor
gift books, in neat binding and handsomely
| printed, which include " Rock of Ages,
d Home, Sweet Home. " Nearer, My God,
to Thee" Abide with Me" " Curfew
| Must Not Ring Tonight and My Faith
Looks Up to Thee each in book by
itself The name given these little books,
Golden Miniatures, is very appropriate.
! Price fifty cents each. -" You've FOLKS
! PICTURES OF ANIMALS" by Sanborn Tur-
| ney, comprises a set of little books intended
for home and school use, each volume be-
ing complete in itself, and together con-
tanning over 800 attractive wood en-
cravings, The first number contains pic
lures of mammals or quadrupeds; the sec
ond book, pictures and stories of birds; the
| third of reptiles and fishes; the fourth, of
bees, butterflies and other insects, and of
other crustaceans and worms; the fifth of
shells and the animals which live in them,
and the sixth of sea-cucumbers, sea-urchins,
star-fshes, jelly-fshes, sea-anemones and
| coralS Price fifty cents each. - " MIS-
TAKES IN WRITING ENGLISH, AND How TO
AVOID THEM" is the somewhat proliX title
of very useful little book by Marshall T.
Bigelow. To the teacher and pupil, not less
than to all others, is the book valuable
one inducing more correct use of language
written and spoken. Price fifty cents.
-" His ONE FAULT" by j. L. Trow-
bridge This is another book for boys, and
is the story of one of them whose zone
fault was a decided tendency to forget
fulness. Like all of Mr.. Trowbridge's
stories, it is well told, and as a gift to the
boys it deserves "a large sale. Price S1.25.
-" LITTLE Miss WEEzY," by Penn
Shirley, is another book that will interest
the children. 1t presents in a pleasing
way the tendencies of child-nature. The
heroine, Little Miss Weezy, has propen-
sity for getting into mischief, and the nara
tive of the little midgets pranks and scrapes
is very entertaining. Price S1.0O. -
" FIVE MINUTES READINGS" by Walter X.
Fobes, contains one hundred selections in
prose and poetry, CLEANED with especial
reference to the tastes of young ladies'. The
compilation is excellent. Price fifty cents.
- i" PARLoR VARIETIES" No. 8, by
Olivia l.. Wilson, is collection of plays, pan
tomimes and charades, in nineteen pieces,
which will aid young and older people to
pass long winter evenings pleasantly. Price
twenty-five cents.