The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-01
New Publications,


by Minnie b. Lowry. Chicago: S. X. Win
chell q Co., publishers. Price thirty cents
| This bright-ooking little songster is made
up of three distinct grades-primary, inter-
mediate and advanced-each one of which is
published separately at one-third the price
of the combined edition. The songs are
such as can be easily sung by school-chil-
dren and will furnish abundant material
with which to supplement the old, familiar
tunes.
THE SONGS OF THE PILGRIMS, with an in
PRODUCTION by Rev. II. NJ. Dexter, DID.
Edited by Rev. NJ. ID. Bisbee. Square 12mo
PIP. 217. Price seventy-hve cents. Rev. NJ
ID. Bisbee has laid the descendants of the
Pilgrims under obligation by collecting the
poems which have celebrated the virtues of
the Plymouth colonists. His collection is
called "The Songs of the Pilgrims" Long
fellow, Lowell, Whittier, Holmes, Percival,
Bryant, Ray Palmer, Margaret j. Preston
|. n. Tarbox, H. H." and John Quincy
Adams are among the names which appear
appended to poems. DIR. Dexter in the pref
ace characterizes this as " the most dis
tinctvely New England of any collection
of odes songs, ballads or whatever which
could be made" AS such it will deservedly
command large circulation.
THE Wide Quake for February contains
even more than its usual number of bright
and amusing articles. The frontispiece is
portrait of John Quincy Adams, taken at
neckcloth of the young man are in vivid
contrast to the mode of the present time
The illustrations throughout the magazine
are uniform in their excellence. "The Great
Wall of China" is an instructive article
Henry Bacon's sketch of 1.-THE Life of Rosa
Bonheur," and 1.-THE Children of John
Adams" by Harriet Taylor Upton, give in
an attractive manner many valuable his
torical facts. "The Story of an Ambus-
cade," by Paul Hamilton Hayne, is of
special interest from the fact of its being the
last literary work of his life. Alice Wei
lngton Rollins contributes poem, and the
serial story by NJ. K. w S. continues in
its interest. d. Lothrop Company, publish
ers, Boston.
LITTLE POEMS FOR LITTLE CHILDREN
Suitable for memorizing and for recitation
at school and at home. Compiled by
Interstate Publishing Company, Chicago and
Boston. Price seventy-tive cents. This is
new book Of over two hundred pages,
containing poem, verse or couplet on each
familiar flower, fruit, vegetable, season.
holiday, etc. 1t contains all the exercises
including over two hundred choice notices.
personally taught the pupils in the Irving
School Of Des Moines by the author. A
great many favorte poems, proverbs and
maxims are gathered together in this little
volume, and the author has done a great
service to the little folks, which they are
selections of children's verses are included,
and the author has shown excellent taste in
her work. The book will be highly priced
for it's own sake as well as for its aid in
rhetorical exercises.
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If you want to know anything about the
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THE progress of the american Nagazine is
demonstrated in each number by the in
crease of attractive articles and the growing
excellence of illustrations. The aim of the
editors to make the periodical representa-
tive of American thought and life " will be
accomplished if efforts are continued toward
a high standard. The frontispiece of the
January number-a copy of Mr.. III. Win
throp Pierce's painting, The Spinner -
calls attention to an article upon Some
Boston Artists and their Studies" by w.
III. Rideing, who is kindly descriptive and
not critical. The first of series upon
Boy Life on the Prairie by Hamln Gar
land, gives bright look into the West. A
description of " A Long Island Homestead, -
by F. l.. Perine, takes the reader farther
East and an illustrated sketch of "Cape
Breton Island gives pleasant glimpse of
life off the coast, There are several articles
of national interest, such as a discussion of
Colonel E. II. Ropes upon granting further
pensions to our soldiers, and clear plea
for g Manual Training in Schools" by Alice
Wellington Rollins Special departments
are interesting, but the fiction is not so
strong as one would desire. American
Magazine Company, publishers, 749 Broad
way, y. Y.
SCRIBNER's MAGAZINE for February APP
peals to many different tastes in its articles
on various themes Its illustrations and
stories give lighter vein to the periodical.
| The frontspece, a portrait of Felix Men
delssohn-B artholdy, engraved by G.. Kruell,
prefaces a collection of letters much more
! interesting than those of most musicians.
The conclusion of the Blashfeld papers of
The Man of Arms ~ contains a brief de-
scripton of some of the early developments
of artillery in an entertaining as well as in
structive historical review. Professor n. S.
Shaler's popular scientific papers receive a
valuable addition in an illustrated study of
" Volcanoes" Robert Louis Stevenson's
sketch has psychological character turning
upon the problems of literary art. The
essay is entitled 1.-THE Lantern bearers. ~
A political question, "The Law and the
Ballot" is considered by Joseph r. Bishop.
Among the essays is a valuable study in
psychophysics, by Professor William James,
upon What the Will Effects" First
Harvests," by f. j. Stimson, has the charm
of refinement; Natural Selection" by II.
G.. Bunner, is realistic and amusing. The
short New England ghost story by Barrett
Wendell has much strength and intensity
Poems are contributed by Andrew Hussy
Allen, Mrs James T. Fields, Mahury Flem-
ing and Henrietta Christian Wright
HARPER's MAGAZINE for February is valu-
able with descriptive articles and essays
upon political subjects. The only short
story of the number is sketch by Henry
James, entitled Louisa Pallant," which
depicts cleverly the manner in which some
poor Americans with pretty daughters pur-
sue European adventures. Mr., Howells,
dropping the role of the novelist takes up