The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-08
New Publications.

The american AgricultUrist, of which the
prospectus is published in this issue, is one
of the very best of agricultural journals 1t
is included in our club list.
SEE the advertisement of The Cosmopolitan
magazine in this issue. 1t is one of the
best of the lower priced magazines in the
country, and though its publication was
begun only few months ago, it has already
attained good circulation.
WALTER BAKER & Co. of Dorchester,
Mass, the manufacturers of those delicious
beverages, cocoa and chocolate, have pub
lished little pamphlet which hOusekeep-
ers will appreciate. 1t is a short history of
the production and use of these articles,
with full account of their properties and
the various methods of preparing them for
food. The recipes concoctng tempting and
healthful drinks are invaluable, and every
housekeeper should have this pamphlet
within reach.
THE December number of Harper'S
Magazine just published, eXcels even its
own high presidents as Christmas feast of
rich attractions. 1t is undoubtedly the
most sumptuous issue of the magazine that
has ever been issued, and marks the acme
of artistic and literary bounty in the periodi-
cal world. specially holiday tone pre-
walls throughout, from the charming frontis-
piece by Abbey to the clever Drawer plate
by Du Maurier. Nearly half of the sixty
cuts are full pages, and four are printed on
plate-paper. The regular serials are omit
ted to provide larger space for the Christ
mas features. Every article and story is
complete in itself.
WHEN Webster's Unabridged was first
published in one volume it was compare
lively a small book. Some years after an
addition was made of fifteen hundred Pic
torial Illustrations, A Table of Synonyms
and an Appendix of New Words that had
come into use. a few years later came an
entirely new revised edition of larger size,
with three thousand Pictorial Illustrations
then, after an interval of few years, a Bio
graphical Dictionary of nearly Ten Thousand
Names, and a supplement of nearly Five
Thousand New Words were added and
now there has come new and most valu-
able additions Pronouncing Gazetteer of the
World, containing over twenty-five thou
sand titles, briefly describing the countries,
cities, towns and natural features of every
part of the globe. 1t covers a hundred
pages.
The PANsy Edited by Mrs. G. r. Alden.
Volume for 1886. Illustrated. Boston: ID.
Lothrop & Co. Mrs. Alden's name is
guarantee that this book is one that will
satisfy the children. " Pansies for thought"
and Mrs. Alden's thought is to prepare what
will make the little people happy. This
book is durably bound in beautiful covers
and crowded full of stories, long and short
about wonderful people and places for chill
uItll III All ages, anu even lnt tlutT IltIl-
hers of the family find healthful entertain
ment between its covers If you give the
children stories we'll illustrated as are these
in PdRSy, you do for them what they will
appreciate-and Mrs Alden in these twelve
numbers bound together, has given us a
grand collection of prose and poetry which
will delight and instruct those for whom it
is intended. For sale at G.. w. Wilder's,
Price 81 20.
BABYLAND, 1886. Illustrated Boston: ID.
Lothrop x Co. This book fairly beams
with fun for that part of the juvenile family
who are not beyond the limits of babyland.
1t is printed in large type, splendidly illus
trated, and from beginning to end merry
with jingling rhyme and brief, cute stories
of little people and their pets, Twelve of
the illustrations are given to showing what
can be done with the Magic Pear" and
the children will laugh TO see what funny
shapes the pear can turn into. Girl babies,
boy babies, doll babies, ponies, monkeys,
dogs, cats, and funny stories about 'em all,
will keep the children entertained by the
hour. They will get just az much pleasure
out of their Bdbyidnd as we older boys
and girls get out OF our Hdrper'S, or Century,
and are as fully entitled to it. The book is
handsomely bound and printed. For sale
at q. w. Wilder's. Price seventy-five cents.
LITTLE MEN AND WOMEN. Annual volume.
Illustrated Boston: ID. Lothrop & Co.
Price S1.5O For sale at c. w. Wilder's.