The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-18
New Publications.

WE nave received from Pearmain a.
Brooks of Boston a useful little pamphlet of
statistics regarding railroad stocks and
their fluctuations; also something about the
earnings of the leading roads and some
figures on copper-mining companies. Parties
interested in this line of business will find
this pamphlet handy.
The calendar par excellence this season
is issued by the Smith & Anthony Stove Co.
of Boston, manufacturers of the celebrated
Hub ranges. 1t is in six sheets. each being
a fac-simile OF delicate water-coor draw
ing by Copeland, made especially for this
purpose. The designs are exquisite and
the whole idea is so original and so artistic
that it is surprise to find anything so good
and so costly issued as souvenir by bust
ness house. The six sheets are neatly bound
together by ribbon and can be obtained
by sending eighteen cents in stamps to the
above address.
PETERSON for February is among the
earliest of the magazines for the month and
fifty follows the lead of the brilliant Jan
nary number. The steel engraving is es-
pecially fine, and Making Rain, the sec
ond of the full-page wood illustrations, is
one of those delicious pictures of children
for which " Peterson " is noted. The fash
templates and workable designs are up to
the highest standard of excellence and the
literary portion of the magazine deserves
high praise. Mabyn Crawford" the Sc
rial by Miss McClelland promises to be the
best she has yet produced; and the other
continued story, The Kennairds," by the
author Of " The Second Life" is one of that
popular writer's most dramatic and finished
efforts. The short stories and poems are all
good as usual, quite equal to those of the
best purely literary magazines. If you are
not already subscriber by all means take
it a year.
In the 81. Nicholas for January Whittier's
beautiful poem, telling the legend of The
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readers. 1t is illustrated by the frontispiece
and other drawings by f. II. Blashfield
Mrs. Burnett continues her fascinating story,
Sara Crewe, or What Happened at Miss
Minchin's," with excellent illustrations, and
Mr.. Stockton concludes "The Clocks of
Rondaine." Mrs. Pennell gives an amusing
description of the London Christmas Pan
tomimes." Aninteresting character sketch
by Richard NJ. Johnston is called Poor
Mr.. Brown" There is a novel article, tell
ing of The ADJUSTMENTS of Arab Chill
dren," by Henry w. Jessup, with life-like
pictures by Harry Fem. =" How the
Yankees came to Blackwood," by Louise
| Herrick, amusingly represents the panic
caused by the capture of a southern village.
! Other features of the number are descrip-
ton sof "A Girls Military Company
written by Lieutenant w. r. Hamilton,
with appropriate pictures by II. A. Ogden
a seasonable story telling "Where the
Christmas Tree Grew, ;" by Mary E. wilkins
! Il. *, Munkittrick's fanciful story of The
Peasant King" being the experiences of a
peasant who changed places with king;
"The Letter Cake" by Sophie May, etc.
WEALTH AND PROGRESS. By George Gun
ton. New York: ID. Appleton & Co. For
sale by ID. f. Long, Montpelier This is a
discussion of the labor problem upon a new
basis. 1t claims to have found natural
basis for industrial REFORM to have dis
covered method of increasing wages with
out reducing profits or lowering rents; 10
have reached philosophic principles that
will warrant an international adoption OF
| the eight-hour movement. 1t claims also
that the original thought of the book is due
to the late Ira Steward, to whom Massa-
| chusetts owes il that she has the best labor
| bureau in the world. The summary of his
teaching is (using largely his own words)
that economics is the basis of ethics mot
Uice uerSd) that the wealth of the laboring
classes can only be increased by increasing
the aggregate wealth; that the only way to
improve the condition of the laborer is u
advance his wages; that this advance has
no tendency TO increase prices, diminish
profits or reduce rents that the rate OF
wages is governed only by the cost of pro.
duction; that the standard of living is the
law of wages and is determined by the
social character of the masses; that an in.
creasing variety of social influences is the
natural foundation of all reform and gen
eral reduction Of the hours of labor the mos
feasible means Of enlarging those influences
and that an eight-hour system for adults
and half-time school system for children
under sixteen years of age will accomplish
the object aimed at.