The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-02
Current Giterature.

GRAHAM II. ToMsoN and Celia Thaxter
both contribute long poems to the October
Vide AWdke, with full-page pictures by St.
Clair Simmons and Edmund II. Garrett.
APPLETON & Co. issue a lively story
in their Town and Country Library" by
NJ. e. lie Clerc, called Mistress Beatrice
Cope" 1t is an English tale, full of ex-
element and variety, and sustans itself
well from first to last
PROFESSOR GEORGE p. FISHER of Yale
University will contribute to The Century
during the coming year series of papers on
The Nature and Method of Revelation" in
which he will touch upon a number of
questions of living interest at the present
time, in connection with Christianity and
the Bible.
THE second edition of " The Sabbath and
the Sunday" was published by the Ameri-
can Sabbath Tract Society of Alfred Cen
ter, n. Y, in view of the demand caused by
the greater attention given to the matter Of
Sunday observance. The book discusses its
theme in an exhaustive manner. The au.
thor is Rev. A. II. Lewis, ID. D.
pensions FOR ALL" Is the title under
which General NJ. Nj. Trumbull gives
severe flashing to the treasury raiders in the
October P0puidr Science Wonthiy. The
writer was a general in the civil war, and is
anxious for the honor, as well as the due
rewards, of the former soldiers, and he ex-
presses the fervent wish that the " pension
termination" NAV not change the cbarar-
ter or diminish the fame Of the Grand
Army"
MIR. FRANK II. STOCKTON has written a
new and characteristic story called :" The
,amLer Tent,,,,, o,d wv, .trssi,l,, - s ~
here Tba story,, taia it , 80 ioui I'm
sci which stay,od go N ,aoain a VS. We,
mort on nec,,liar nr,is ~ ',,i,,'.
vonng married connla aro ai h -" ,oi o. ., a
Tho vessai 10 co,nndndad orJ ,,n,',,ii '' ~,
fonr village cantaina Of ,r,'s,,a1 n'irar uS
Mr. Dana ellison viii iiinstra 90 20 NJ
Novemher Gonj,.,, i" ais ~, ave- i' me
story by Mark Twain.
A vppv usef,,l litt,a ,,o,,,,,,o l. .,,o. ..,,o,
"Tbe Gardenars Storv he cor l,a' S"l III
wanger Every bonsebolder in the cn,r NV,
is interested ,n9ra or lass u, 30 Ky
a uttia frash ~ foDn, 80 =" 'u i i ou.
would Increase that interest r. V'to n "i;cs
nassion. The ohiect Of this ,oln,na as
stated In tho nreface ia otn diront ,,t,o, 60
tion to the i,nnortance ~ bord,, Ao,,,a, ,,ar
dening 90 a ,peans ~ o,,trar3 ai'r',,t7',,t
and as a source of recreation Sone Of the
verv many hardy, ,,ontS ahrrbs a'', " i; VIZ
ers which NAV he ad,an,arao,,s,, amu oII,u,
are mentioned. and some hints ara aiy.o,
with resnect 10 their i1sa and cul+uro Z n
Annleton (, 90 Nav Vol 0"i'u'o' ~
,.n,,.aO,..,o 49, -
bott. is a delightful hook 70 lovers Of natnre
nature in either its animal or vegetable
form. The "davs'' that are referred 10 are
in winter. spriny summer and aIt,,nnn ~
fact, every month ia honored nv snerimen
selections. The drear and chilly montbs
seem no less pleasant than the moro canal
times. as we breathe their bracinp ar and
look on the scenes they present while tLe
author meditates and EXPLAINS. The bool,
is a handboolk in n certain senee 70 tLn
less observing. II will he found a yery de,
cided help in noticing and apnreciatinS the
beauties that lie about ms in the ieIds and
woods. The hook is nublished Inv n AnnIe
ton q Co.. New York
,,-. o.
e. mr. ChiLDhooD OF JESUS, AND OTHER
SERMONS; by Adolphe Monod. Trans
la'9u os heV, d. H. Myers Adolphe MO-
u; nv, "a Miss rotes,aht minister, VINO dleu
Id 1870; was one OF me most eminent preach.
an orator of great mower. said of him. {" We
are all children in comnarison ); II was a
happy Thought of the translator to Diva ne
these sermons from the great nreacher
ANY sermons would have haan malnonoa
but these are peculiarlv az since tbev ara,
about children and to children and take nm
the problem of their Christian training and
DEVELOPMENT in such a wav az 70 he a heIn
both 70 them and To narenfs PrbIiehad hy
the congregational Sundav-School and Pnb.
fishing Society Roston ami Cbicooo
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EN- osrMAsTER-GE NERAL THOMAS l.:
JAMES mas prepared an explanation of
needed postal reforms. which appears in
ehe october forum' MI James declares
.maS I Lt adlWay man service is twenty
Years als, oeiii ii the tlines ana ought TO oe
greatly improved. senator Cullom OF ILL
mons mas an arucle IN the same mum
per on fLotection and the Farmer, to
SNOW lnat the farmers are benefited by
protecuve system more IMAM any other
ciass' hr. reward Wakeheld, a member
Vi Ine Aus1rSllan permanent, VINO mas been
elected ana defeated many times under the
Aius'raIlah oallot system, contributes to
this number an explanation OF the practi-
cal WORKINGS ana OF some defects OF the sys-
teih whlch mas been so much discussed in
ms ms country, PROFESSOR william l. harris,
uniteu states commissioner OF education,
writes critical examination OF Edward Bel
fanny Looking Backward.
A FEW HENS FOR PRoFIr.-One of the
most successful men with fe,c hens thai
we know is Mr.. A. f. Hunter. who con.
ducts a small but very nroftahle noultrv
farm near Boston. 1t has been well said Of
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