The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-05-05
Literary Notices.

In FORGOTTEN MEANINGS Mr.. Alfred
Wales gives list of words, many of which
are in daily use, but the primary significa-
ton and derivation of which are not always
understood. To those who are fond OF
using the term " lady in contradistincton
to the generic word woman," it may be
interesting to know that its original mean
ing is simply one who serves bread to the
family. Boston: Lee & Shepard. For sale
at the Phinney bookstore.
GOOD WORK, by Mary Dwinell Chellis.
Boston: ID. Lothrop & Co. Price $l.50 In this
interesting volume the author traces the ca
reer of a family of children who were early
deprived of home by the death of their
mother and the desertion of their father.
They have long and hard struggle, but,
partly by the aid of strange and eccentric
character, Old Towner, half-breed Indian,
and partly by the energy and pluck of the
oldest boy, start is made which enables
them to leave the town where they have
suffered so much and to find comfortable
home elsewhere.
ST. NICHOLAS for May opens with a de-
lightful sketch by Rose Kingsley, When
Shakespeare was Boy" illustrated by AL
fred Parsons and Leon Moran. The whole
number brings with it the fragrance of
spring. The poetry includes some dainty
verses" Spring Beauties" by Helen Gray
Cone, and May Song" by Laura E. Rich
ards Talks about flowers deal also with
u
cature plant and the tree that bears vegeta-
BILE clothing. Mrs. Burnett continues her
story of Little Lord Fauntleroy." Horace
E. Scudder tells how George Washington
went to the first Continental Congress- and
Palmer Cox pictures the adventures of his
old friends, the Brownies" on roller
skates.
THE ONLY WAY OUT, by Mrs. Jennie
Fowler Willing. Boston: d. Lothrop & Co.
Price $1.50. In this pleasant story Mrs.
Willing fully sustains her reputation as a
brilliant writer, and as skillful teacher of
| moral and religious lessons without making
them obstrusive. The opening scene is laid
in little town among the Berkshire hills,
where a lady from New York, Mrs. Gray
don, is spending the summer months with
| her two little children and their nurse. BY
accident she makes the acquaintance of a
poor family and eventually takes one of its
members, bright energetic lad, into her
own. He enters the business house of Mr.
| Graydon, and in the course of years becomes
partner. Much, but not ALL of the inter-
est of the story is conferred in the narrative
| of his success.
A NEW quarterly comes as an aspirant for
| public favor in the shape OF the Political
Science Quarterly, edited by the faculty of
political science of Columbia College and
published by CHM & Co., Boston. The pro-
| iectors intend devoting it to the discussion
of political, economic and legal questions
| the latter tnOSe OF puDlC ldW-CoISlltu-
tional, administrative and international.
The first number has articles on The
| American Commonwealth" by Professor
John W. Burgess (well-known in Mont
pelier) Collection of Duties" Frank j.
Goodnow; american Labor Statistics
Professor Richmond w. Smith; " Legislative
Inquests," Frederick w. Whitridge, and
"The Berlin Conference" Daniel DeLeon
Ph.D. The method of treatment OF these is
certainly scientific enough to satisfy the
most exacting publicist.
In the Century for May Julian Haw-
thorne comes to the front again with an ar
ticle on Hawthorne's Philosophy" 9
subject which, in spite of the interest
attaching to the novelist, becomes weari
some with constant repetition. Mrs Schuy
Ter Van Rensselaer, has an attractive chapter
on American Country Dwellings," and
"The Flour Mills of Minneapolis" are inter
estingly described by Eugene V. Smalley
Mr.. Howells' new story, The Minister
Charge" develops strongly, and there are
two short stories one by George A. Hubbard
entitled " Iduna," in which he pictures q
young woman from whom has been KEEP
all knowledge of death, and another, with {
strange fancy running through it, Per
turbed Spirits,' by Brander Matthews
The chapters on the war include Genera
McClelan's last magazine article, with {
fac sirnilie of the last paragraph written b,
him for publication; an account of the bat
tie of South Mountain, etc. The illustra
lions of the number are all very fine.