The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-22
New Publications.

OUR LITTLE ONES for September is gem
in every particular. The matter and illus
trations are many and seasonable, and
everything about it is as attractive as art
can make it, Every child should have it.
The Russell Publishing Company, SO Brom-
ford street, Boston. Terms, S150 a year.
A NEW album of songs by the favorite
Norwegian composer, Halfdan Kerulf, has
just been published by Oliver Ditson & Co.,
Boston. Price S1.50. The thirty-three songs
which comprise the contents are pure in
sentiment, melOdiouS and beautiful, while
the melodies are of finest Workmanship,
with well-wrought harmonies. The book is
q very valuable addition to the better class
of song albums, and we can heartily COM
mend it to the attention of all musicians
LEADING features of The century for Sep
TENDER are A Summer with Liszt in Weimar,
Amateur Ballooning The Balloon Expert
ences of Timid Photographer, a Glance at
the Arts of Persia, The Geological Station
at Naples, Notes from the Prairie, Successes
and Failures of charlottesville, by Gene
raj Alfred Pleasanton, Jackson's Attack
upon the Eleventh Corps, by General How
ard, Sedgwick's Assault at Fredericksburg,
by Colonel ii. w. jackson, ChancellorS-
vile Revisited by Hooker, by S. p. Bates,
and a choice amount of fiction, poetry, etc.
New York: The Century Company.
HARPERs MONTHLY for September has
made its appearance at the bookstores and
news stands. We can hardly be expected
to go through the whole table of contents
of this popular magazine. Some of the
principal features are new and wonderfully
attractive. r. ID. Blackmore's story, told
with all his early English charm, but
dragging little in the development, and
Warmers Tour of the Watering-places,
dashed with little romance, are contin-
ued, with other standard features of the
year. New illustrated papers are Work
N ia
French art of reproducing the work of the
sculptor in little, Shorthorn cattle, and old
Salem Sea-captans, with portraits of the
Peabodys Cabots and Derbys.
ST. NICHOLAS for September is crowded
with bright and interesting matter. A pa
per on English Art and Artists, by Clara
Erskine Clement, opens the number and
closes the series which has been the means
of introducing so many beautiful pictures
and entertaining anecdotes to the readers
of the magazine. Little Lord Fauntleroy is
carried forward in two chapters. j. L
Trowbridges Kelp-gatherers become tan
| gled up in some unfortunate happenings
Rose baltimore Aling shows how the fail
revoutonists in Mans Revolt progressed
bravely in their cause. In this instalment
of Horace e. Scudder's serial George Wash
I'ington once more retires 10 private life, and
Henry Eckford explains some curious rela
! tons betweet letters and numbers in Won
ders of the Alphabet.
| ETCHINGs FROM Two LANDS, by Clara Ar
| thur Mason Boston: ID. Lothrop q Co
Price S100. Mrs Mason, the author o
Etchings from two Lands is known TO
wide circle of readers as the author of " TIL,
| Cherry Blooms of Eeddo'' and one or tive
other volumes of interest. 1t may not, how
ever, be a familiar fact that she was TO
some years a missionary in Japan, where
she had peculiarly excellent opportunities
for studying the lives and characters of the
rial which she has made use of in the bool
before us. In " Etchings from Two Lands
the author not only relates her experience
as missionary, but she sketches very viz
idly and pcturesquely the scenery of thu
country, its peculiarties in the way of trees
plants and flowers; the streets of the cities
with their multitude of shops, tea-house
and bazars; and, most interesting of all
the people themselves, their domestic
habits, religious beliefs, industries an,
| amusements.