The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-09-07

ford, the painter.
THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW is
charged with articles by distinguished
writers, covering O wide range of the
thought and activities of the day. The
Homestead Strike " is considered by
Hon. William G. Oates, chairman of the
congressional investigating committee,
in " A Congressional Views" by Hon.
George Ticknor Curtis, in A Constitu-
tional View;" and by Master Work
man 7. V. Powderly, in GA Knight of
Labor's View" Gail Hamilton, in
" An Open Letter to the Queen"
makes a strong, eloquent, and pathetic
plea for the pardon of Mrs. Maybrick.
In "The Erratic National Tariff Plat
forms of the Democracy" Senator JUS
tin s. Morrill, reviews the expressions
on the tariff made by the party conven-
tons, giving, in effect, concise his
tory, from the earliest date, of the rela-
tons of the democratic party and its
leaders to the tariff.
SCRIBNER's MAGAZINE has a very
important article by ex-Minister John
Bigelow, one of the trustees of the es.
tate of the late Samuel j. Tilden, on
The Tilden Trust Library: What
Shall 1t Be?" w. G. Brownell, whose
book, " French Traits" was received
with so much favor, contributes the
first of three articles on French art, all
to be illustrated. This one is on CLASH
cal painting. In close relation with
other articles on practical forms of phil
anthropy, which have appeared in this
magazine, is Mrs. Frederic r. Jones'
paper on The Education of the
Blind" The Historic Moment this
month is 1.-THE Attainment of the High
est North" by Sergeant, now Lieuten-
ant, d. l.. Brainard of the Greedy expe-
dition, who with Lieutenant Lockwood
and the Eskimo Thorlip reached the
most northern point ever touched by
man.
THE MAGAZINE OF ART has for its
frontispiece an etching by Charles
Country of Zamacois' "The Kind Con-
fessor "-variously known as "The
Good Pastor" and "Rival Confess
ors Zone of the best-known paintings
of one of the most eminent Spanish
painters of the latter half of the century.
The opening article of the number is
devoted to Onslow Ford, the English
sculptor, and is by Marion Hepworth
Dixon. Numerous illustrations from
Mr.. Ford's work attest his ability in
the plastic art. "Charles Keene: His
Life and Work." has for its foundation
Mr.. George Somer's life of Keene pub
lished here by Macmillan e. Co. Some
of the best illustrations from the book
are used. Apropos of the Shelley CEN
tenary, Mr. Theodore Watts contributes
a poem which is illustrated with page
drawing by G. Ricketts,.
THE CULVER reminds us that the
melancholy days are coming, though
not quite here. The opening article
tells of "Those Other Mothers" who
devote their lives to the care of children
not their own. "Jonah" is the subject
of the fifth of the sketches of spiritual
Failures" One would scarcely think
that there was variety enough in aims
boxes to make an interesting article on
the subject, but there is, and the illus
trations that accompany the article are
proof of the statement. Professor w.
G.. Blake contributes an essay on the
subject, care the Conditions of Life
Improving?" my Experiences as a
Sunday-school Teacher" is continued.
Stories, serials, special articles, poetry,
and big bundle of "Short Arrows''
make up the contents of this number.
CAssELL's FAMILY MAGAZINE is
ODened with the serial g Barbara Meri