The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-10
Current Yiteratmre.
February Magazines.

THE Century contains the second part
of Mr.. Richard Wheatley's description
of The Jews in New York." an inter-
| esting and most valuable article. Mr..
Wheatley notes that the marriage,
birth, and death-rates of the Jews are
less than those of the non-Jews, but
that their death rate is iucreasing--a
statement that will be news to many
readers. Major Francis Vinton Greene,
leads the number with an article on
1.-THE New National Guard" wherein
he urges increased federal oversight,
increased state appropriations, and in
creased individual expenditure; Gen
eral Kautz, colonel of the Eighth In-
fantry, comments on the majors article.
Mr.. John Williamson Palmer describes
Pioneer Days in San Francisco" and
quotes two bills of fare, one of which
offers ham at 81 portion, the other
| offers "hash, low grade" for seventy.
five cents, and "hash, eighteen carats,"
for 81. Edward Atkinson describes
the Australian system of registering
land titles; John Elliott Pillsbury re-
counts some recent discoveries con-
corning the Gulf stream; Mr.. G. G.
| Buel describes 1.-THE Degradation of a
State; The Charitable Career of the
Louisiana Lottery"
THE Forum has as a special feature
an explanation OF three of the greatest
industrial problems in all history-which
now await us: The Nicaragua canal
| Gin both its commercial and its political
aspects), the further development of
lake commerce and of ways to the sea,
and the retaining of great domain
by irrigation. In the same way, the
largest experiments that have been made
in practical philanthropy - General
Booths great plan of work in England
and the German labor colonies for
tramps-have been investigated for the
Forum by Professor Francis G. Pea
body (who is now studying social sys-
TENS in Germany, and by DR.. Albert
Shaw, who went to London to study
the results of the first year of General
Booths work with the large sum that
was collected in response to his appeal
in Darkest England" Such original
Investigations as these will become
more and more an important part of
the work of the Forum.
PROFESSOR LANCIANI's paper on
"The Pageant at Rome in the Year II
B Co." has the foremost place iu the
Atlantic Monthly. 1t is devoted to an
account of the public games held in
Rome seventeen years before Christ,
and instituted under the patronage of
Augustus, the Senate, and the College
of the Quindecimviri. Most important
evidences of these games have been
lately discovered in Rome; and these
having come under Professor Lancani's
eye, he has reconstructed an account
of the games and also given descrip-
ton of the important discoveries lately
made, which is of the highest interest,
not only to arch@ologists, but to the gen.
eral reader. Writing of Rome reminds
US of MIR. Crawford's second INSTALL
ment of "Don Orsino," which gives
incidentally an idea of the mania for
speculation and building lately rife in
Rome, and contains vivid description
of the Pope assisting at a service at St.
Peters.
THE initial article in the NeU Eng.
land Magazine is beautifully illustrated
one, dealing with the life and work of
Corot, the great French painter. 1t is
written by his godson, Camille Thur
wanger, whose family was intimate with
the artist and his family for number
of years. The article contains data and
anecdotes of Corot never before made
public. M. Lamont Brown furnishes a
fine engraving of Corot at Work" for
the frontispiece and other engravings in
the body of the article. All interested
in the material development of New
| England will turn to George A. Rich's
article en- "The Granite Industry in
New England" Sam. T. Glover writes
clever article on "The Prairies and
Coteaus of Dakota" 1t is finely illus
trated, and is sprinkled throughout with
original verse descriptive. of the prai.
ries.
"TIME is money" IT you have q