The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-03


suggestive paper in Mr.. Hawthorne's |
best vein. Professor James T. Bixby's |
contribution on Evolution and Chris
tianity" is one of the most thoughtful |
papers that has been called forth by the |
celebrated McQueary trial. A paper of |
special interest in this number treats of |
/" Irrigation in the Northwest" 1t ia
written by Mr.. James Realf, Jr., who |
has spent many months in the Da-
kotas studying the irrigation prob
lem and its possibilities. This number
is frightened by most charming char
acter sketch entitled "The Heress of
the Ridge" which appears as No
Name contribution.
HARPER's MAGAZINE contains the
opening chapter OF "Peter Ibbetson,"
written and illustrated by the celebrated
artist George Du Maurier. This story
is one of peculiar psychological inter-
est, and being Mr.. Du Maurier's first
effort in the field of romantic literature,
its publication will prove to be one of
the chief literary events of the year.
Henry LOOMS Nelson writes a timely
article on clown and Village Govern
ment," in which he presents for con-
sideration some interesting facts re-
garding the efficiency and economy of
the system of local government repre-
sented by the New England town meet
ing, and compares it with the more CEN
tralized but less democratic methods
adopted in other sections of the coun-
try. Anna G. Bracket, in a practical
article entitled "The Technique of
Rest" discusses some subjects of es-
pecial interest to busy people whose
supply of nervous force is in danger
of being overtaxed. Walter Besant
contributes the first of an important
series of papers on London-the life of
its people, and the features which chur-
acterized its existence during the vari-
GUS periods of its history.
THE FORUM contains an article by
Rev. DR.. Charles A. Briggs on "Church
and Creed" To the same number
Colonel Theodore A. Dodge, perhaps
our foremost military writer, contributes
an appreciative review of Won Moltke's
career and its effect on the warfare of
the future; Sir Charles W. Dixie writes
on the New Commonwealth of Aus
tralia," and General Francis A. Walker
discusses the accuracy of the census of
1890; forecast of the new international
copyright law is made by Henry Holt,
and Ulysses D. Eddy, New York ex-
porter, points out our opportunity for
speedily gaining the first position in
the worlds commerce. Other articles
in this number are immigration aud
the Tariff-the Degradation of Citizen
ship for the Protection of Mauufac-
lures" by Mr.. William McAdoo, ex-
member of congress from New Jersey;
"Silver and the Need of More Money"
by Senator W. M. Stewart; "The New
North theLand where Civilization
Completes the Circuit of the Globe"
by Senator Joseph N. Dolph of Oregon {;
a review of our financial condition, by
Joel Cook, the financial editor of the
Philadelphia Public Ledger, and an ar
ticle on western lands and mortgages
by Professor J. Willis Gleed of Kansas.
THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW
ends its one hundred fifty-second vol
ume with the current number. The
leading feature of this number is most
valuable paper on "Our New War.
Ships" by Hon. Benjamin F. Tracy,
secretary of the navy. After describ.
ing the vessels recently built and now
in process of construction, Mr.. Tracy
considers and answers the criticisms re-
Gently made upon them in England.
Coming from such an authority, this
article will command wide attention.
Probably there is no ADLER authority in
the United States on questions of con.
stitutional law than George Ticknoi
Curtis, Esq. What he says anent the
New Orleans incident, in 1.-The Law
and the Lynchers," will be read with
uncommon interest. He praises most
cordially Mr.. Blaine's note of April IA
saying that it is one of the ablest anC
clearest dispatches he has ever read
and makes it plain that there is no way
of bringing the lynchers before the
United States courts for trial. A chatty
article by the late p. T. Barnum, Civ
ing some of the impressions formed by
him during his last visit to England
has counterpart in Sc A Chat abou
Newfoundland" by Lady Blake, The
wife of Sir Henry A. Blake, the pres
ent governor of Jamaica, and the forme
governor of Newfoundland. The re
cent contributions on the battle of Get
tysburg have called forth another ar
ticle by one of the participants. Thu
is General John Gibbon, who comes t.
the defence of General Meade agains
the criticisms which have been mad,
unOn his conduct of the great battle,