The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-03-07
New Publications.

Mass. - Bdbyldnd, by the same pub |
fishers, intended for younger class OF
readers and sold at fifty cents year,
twelve numbers is the cutest thing out and
ought to be in every home.
In the March Wide Quake Hartwell
Moore has pathetic story of the civil war,
entitled A Stray Shot" which will be in
teresting to young readers as Illustrating the
absolute cruelty of war, even when softened
and toned down by such touches of kindred
humanity as shown in the incident related.
very full and interesting series Of illus
trated articles, poems and the usual depart
ments round out very entertaining num-
Der. ID. Lothrop Co., publishers, Boston.
THE PANsY for March has come. For
once let us tell what is in it, Pansy's story
on the Golden Texts for the month;
Pansy's other story, up Garrett" Mar
garet Sidney's story, "The Old Brimmer
Place" Mrs Archibald's story of dis
agreeable girl; cat story; Mrs. Livingston's
Pansy Society story; sea story several
at Carlisle;" Baby's Corner; pictures,
dozen or two; lot of letters to Pansy from
boys and girls and " A Queer Story"
SLIPS OF TONGUE AND PEN BY J. II.
Long, MA. This is the title of useful little
manual which we have from ID. Appleton
& Co., New York. 1t is designed as the
title implies, to correct common errors in
language, vocal and written. Next to pure
morals and good manners there is nothing
more desirable than the attainment of a
habit of using pure English in writing and
in speech, and anything that helps to the
formation of this habit is worthy of com
mendaton. For sale by ID. f. Long, Mont
pelier Vt.
DRILL, STORY OF SCHooL-BoY LIFE,
now running in 81. Nicholas, will awaken
the enthusiasm of every boy-reader of the
magazine-for where is the boy who doesn't
enthuse over everything connected with the
| military pgpppially Xybpp xyrptubt
into an interesting story like the above,
can Ancient Haunt of Pirates" by +. V.
Smaley, has thirteen fine illustrations ac-
companying the text. There are contrbu-
tions from Marion Douglas, Frank X, Stock
! ton, Ernest E. Thompson, Helen Campbell
and other well-known writer's. The Cen
fury Company, New York.
CALIFORNIA OF THE SOUTH. Its physical
geography, climate, resources, routes of
travel and health resorts. Being a com
plete guide-book to southern California.
BY Walter Lindley, Nd, and j. p Wild
ney, AM, MD. With maps and numerous
illustrations. New York: ID. Appleton &
Co. This book meets a want. The increase
of travel to southern California, the rapid
population of its healthful regions and the
desire of multitudes to Obtain correct infor-
nation about a region which has been called
the Riviera of the United States" give a
value to a carefully-prepared and trust
worthy volume like this. No person con-
templating journey for health to California
should go without reading it, and for one
who proposes to make that land his home
for any length of time it is invaluable. For
sale by d. f. Long, Montpelier, VT
HOME AGAIN. By George Mcdonald.
New York: ID. Appleton & Co. Walter
Colman, a young would-be poet, leaves his
father and adopted sister and goes to make
a name for himself in the literary world of
London. He is sure of success, and imagines
that the publishers will be only too anxious
to print his verses, but, like many another
young poet, he finds that he has many
things yet to learn. His fathers failure
arouses him to life of healthier action,
and he goes to work in earnest and proves
himself a man. not dreamer. He reviews
books for London paper. and unsparingly
criticises a certain authors works, who
turns out to be his adopted sister, with
whom he afterwards falls in love. The let
ters which the hero writes to Lada Lufa,
whom he meets in London. are doubtless
in the style of youthful poets epistolary
attempts. For sale by ID. f. Long.
ScRIBNER's MAGAZINE reaches high
literary standard. The opening article, by
Mr., John c. Ropes is the first of two
sketches of The Campaign of Waterloo "
and studies the battle of Ligny. The il
lustrations by w. T. Smedey. have the
spirit which could only come from visit
to the field of action. Mrs. Annie Fields
brings out many valuable biographical
facts as she discusses A Shelf of Old
Books" collected by her husband. The
paper, with its illustrations, deals especially
with Leigh Hunt. In a literary way nothing
could be more charming than Mr.. Robert
Louis Stevenson's talk upon Beggars "
and his delicate conclusion upon "grati.
tude " and " charity" The Mendelssohn'
Letters to Moscheles " are concluded. In
science the elaborate paper upon The
Electric Motor and its Applications" by
Franklin Leonard Pope, is well illustrated
and thorough. Fiction is contributed by
Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson, II. G. Bun.
ner, Octave Thanet and f. j. Stimson. The
poetry is interesting. Charles Scribner's
Sons, publishers.
HARPER's MAGAZINE contains large
number of articles upon historical, artistic
and social subjects, most being treated
briefly and entertainingly. The artistic
quality of the varied descriptive papers is
shown by numerous illustrations, and more
especially by description by Mr.. Edward
fists" accompanied by full-page reproduc
tions of paintings. Mr.. c, H. Farnham''
excellent vigorous paper upon Canadian
Voyageurs on the Saguenay," which gives
picture of the lives of Canadian habitants
and watermen, is finely illustrated with fiji
teen drawings. 1t is followed appropriately
by a Canadian short story, Mere Pochette,
by Sarah Orne Jewett. Mr. Charles Dudley
Warner, having described the South, has
begun Studies of the Great West" which
he opens enthusiastically with sketcl
of ST. Paul, Minneapolis and their sur
roundings. Colonel Higginson's " New En-
gland Vagabond " is not without humor
for all his villainy. There are other inter
esting articles, including Mr.. Blacks seria
and two short stories and the usual depart
, ments. Harper Brothers, publishers.