The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-03-11
Current giteratmre.
The Magazines.

ment OF Talleyrand's memoirs in the
March number. This instament deals
with Napoleon Bonaparte, Josephine
and the Emperor Alexander. The Cali
fornia series this month takes up the
Fremont explorations, first with brief
paper giving a resume of the five ex-
plorations; second, with paper BY
Mrs. Fremont on the "Origin of the
Fremont Explorations -; and third.
with posthumous narrative of the ter
rible experiences of the fourth exped-
ton under the title of Rough Times
in Rough Places" it being a personal
record Micajah McGehee of Mississippi
Included are portraits of Thomas H.
Benton, the late George Bancroft, from
a daguerreotype, Mrs. Fremont from
miniature, and drawing of Fremonts
address to the Indians at Fort Lara
mic, also portraits of Jim pridger,
Alexis Cooley and Charles Preuss, be-
sides other illustrative material. Mrs.
FreWont tells how she disobeyed or
ders of the war department sent to her
husband, and the McGehee narrative
gives graphic account of starvation
experiences of the Inflated fourth ex-
petition. The second article on "The
Anglo.Saxon in the Southern Henri
sphere is devoted to Australian cities,
their advantages and their unusual
problems. A charming feature of this
number is curious story by Edith Rob-
inson called Penhallow,n with two
full-page pictures, by Will H. Low.
The NEW ENGLAND MAGAZINE
opens with an article on " Harvard
College During the War of the Re-
bellion," by Captain Nathan Appleton.
An illustrated article by George II.
Stockbridge on the Early History of
Electricity in America" deals with the
work of Franklin, Henry, Morset Vail,
Page and Farmer. This is the first of
a series of illustrat ed articles on electric
ity to appear in the Net0 England Maya
zine. Miss Sarah Freeman Clarke makes
a strong plea for the a." Indian Corn as
Our National Plant" urging its claims
as superior to those of the golden-rod
and other candidates. Her article is
charmingly illustrated, several of the
pictures showing the effective use
which can be made of the Indian corn
in the way of ornament. Mrs. Hen
rietta l.. L. Wolcott writes on Win
dow Gardening" William Henry
Downes contributes singularly inter
estiug article on the Photographic
Illustration of Poetry" illustrated by
six fine full-page reproductions of the
photographs awarded first prizes by
the American Photographers Associa-
ton, in the recent Evangeline " and
" Enoch Arden" competitions. The
magazines valuable series of papers
on anti-slavery subjects is continued
by some striking Recolections of
Slavery by Former Stakeholder"
THE ARENA opens with critical es-
say by Professor Alfred Hennequin, on
"The Drama of the Future" Rev.
Charles F. Deems, ID, LII D., who
has so long been identified with the
Church of the Strangers of New York
City, writes on Evolution and Moral
ity," taking the position maintained by
conservative orthodoxy. Professor
Joseph Rodes Buchanan contributes an
essay Of great force on Nationalist
ton of the Land as First Presented"
This contribution will doubtless call
forth much comment. Rabbi Solomon
SCHNEIDER discusses immigration, this
being the third paper of a series on
emigration and kindred topics, written
by this profound thinker for the Arena.
The Rev. Howard MacQueary, so well
thoughtful work on Evolution and
Christianity" writes on ''Shelley the
Skeptic." w. d. McCrackan, of New
York, writes on The Swiss Referen-
dunn" paper of great interest, as it
gives in an interesting style descrip-
ton of the workings of what has been
termed the most perfect republic in the
world. Henry A. HART, M, D., argues
at length that drunkenness is crime,
and should be punished as such.
THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW
contains Further Recollections OF
Gettysburg" by Generals Daniel f.
Sickles, d. Mem. Gregg, John Newton
and Daniel Butterfeld. Claus Spreck-
les writes on "The Future of the Sand.
witch Islands," and Erastus Winans
contributes a timely article on 1.-THE
Struggle in Canada" Not the least
interesting feature in the number is the
first article under the head of Notes
and Comments" This consists OF two
unpublished letters of the late General
Sherman, which can not fail to attract
general attention at this time. One OF
lutlu was WIllltl W btlGIdl DdIu6lu
in 1870, and is a defence of General
Thomas against the charge of disloyaty
The other contains a most valuable ac,
count of two visits paid by Generals
Sherman and Grant to President Lin
coin on board the "Queen City," neal
City Point, Va, in March, 1865, shortly
before the assassination of Lincoln and
the close of the war.
THE FORUM begins its eleventh
volume with the current number
Throughout the whole period of The
ten volumes now finished, the pub
fishers announce that there has beer
an uninterrupted increase of theil
BUSINESSMAN indication of the steady
growth of the popular interest in the
free discussion of the most importan
subjects of the time. SO great has beer
the growth of the magazine that it il
necessary to procure larger otfice-roon
than the quarters now occupied by TIN
Forum, which, three years ago, seemed