The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-01-13
Current Giteratmre.
The January Magazines.


of the best New England and co3mo-
pOlitan thought. 1t opens with Craw-
fords serial, " Don Orsino," and incl
dentally contrasts the old Rome with
the new Rome. Another feature is
Henry James delightful article of
"reminiscences and criticism of James
Russell Lowell. The paper on b lston
is a curious treasure-trove, fun of EN-
ersonisms. Why Socialism Appeals
to Artists " is defence of the socialis-
tic opinions of William Morris aud 9TH
ers of the modern esthetic school in
England. A collection of the letters of
John Stuart Mill affords a glimpse of
the life of an English thinker. There
is a short story of seashore life by Her.
bert ID. Ward, an able paper on The
Political Situation" and Anuie p.
Calls article on 1.-The Greatest Need
of College Girls" The usual able de-
partment articles close the number.
THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY
has d pralsowUuhy article, The Re-
cent Advances in the Pottery Interest"
by Edwin A. Barber, under the title,
"Tneoogy and Political Economy"
DIR. Andrew d. White tells how the
church has hampered the progress of
commerce and industry by forbidding
the lending of money at interest.
"Tail.like Formations in Men shows
the rise of man from the lower ami
mails, based on German researches.
A uedee discusses the Notwithstanding
question of Communication with the
Plants" "The Musk Ok" is an illus
trated article by Horace 7. Martin.
Carroll ID. Wright, the great statisti-
clan, discusses "Our Population and
its Distribution" and the article is aided
for our comprehension by folded map
showing the movements of the center
of population. Mary Alling Aber de-
scribes IAN Experiment in Educa-
tion," and NJ G.. Trouve new flying
machine called the Aviator"
THE NEW ENGLAND MAGAZINE con-
tains, first, an article, by Julius H.
Ward, on " Phillips Brooks-His Youth,
Early Manhood and Work.; second,
long article on 1.-THE City of ST.. Louis"
by Professor G. NJ. Woodward, and il
ustrated by Ross Turner; third is
sketch, illustrated by A. S. Cox, " Mice
at Eavesdropping fourth is another
of Philip Bourke Marston's posthumous
poems, "'Tis Better to have Loved and
Lost" w. S. Nevns continues his
"Stories of Salem Witchcraft," and
Walter B. Harte condemns the trading
upon the names of famous literary men
by those of commonplace offspring and
relatives. Edith May Norris has
"story of witchcraft days, called " A
Salem Witch, and Charlotte P. Stetson
one called 1.-THE Yellow Wallpaper"
To conclude, one of Phillips Brooks
sermons on Abraham Lincoln is repro
duced.
HARPER's has an unrivaed variety
of attractions, composed of the charm
ing story, ode Littp Modder," by
William McLennan, written in the dia-
lect of the Canadian habitant; Howells'
amusing farce, " A Letter of Introduce
tion,' with four pictures by w. T.
Smedley Personal Recollections of
Nathaniel Hawthorne" by his class.
mate and intimate friend, Horatio
Bridge; "Canada's Ell Dorado" a de-
scription, by Julian Ralph, of that
country's resources and possibilities;
"Aaron Burr's Conspiracy and Trial."
with full-page portrait of Burr; Our
Exposition at Chicago" by Julian
Ralph, giving the plans and pro poets
of the Columbian Exposition. The
other articles, as well as the editorial
departments, are superexcellent.
SCRIBNER's MAGAZINE, in opening
the skin year OF its publication, is par
ticularly beautiful in its illustrations,
among them one of Blashfield's best.
Recorder Smyth of New York city, the
most famous criminal judge in the coun-
try, contributes paper on I" Crime and
the Law" Mr.. Apthorp's article-one
of four on " Paris Theaters and Con-
certs ideals with the Coincide Fran
Gals and the Odeon. Mr.. Kriebel sum-
marizes the results of the late Bayreuth
Festival. In fiction is Christmas story
of the Swedish region of Minnesota,
entitled "The Doctors Relatives" by
Karl Erickson. Then follows another
installment of 1.-THE Wrecker," and
poems by Barrett Wendell, Duncan
Campbell Scott, Graham r. Tomson,
and others.
WIDE AWAKE has a store of things
for young and old. There are stories by
Molly Elliot Seawell, G. Adams, Maria
Mcintosh Cox, ard Captain G. A. Curtis,
so well known as the former popular
and capable head of Norwich Univer-
sity at Mortified. Sketches by Amanda
B. Harris, Lieut.. Col. Thorndike, Iii
tella Cooke, Otis T. Mason aud Sally
Joy White, and poems by Celia Thax-
ter, Anna j. McKeag, Cara Doty
Bates and others, enliven the number.
1t has pictures by l.. j. Bridgeman,
George Foster Barnes, Virginia Ger
son, Childe Hassam, Hy Sandman, IT.
wing r. Wiles, Clifton Johnson, Charles
Mente and e. II. Garrett. Altogether,
it is wide-awake number
EVERY magazine reader has his IA
vorite periodical and the publishers OF
each magazine have done their best to
meet the tastes of their patrons. The
space at our disposal will only permit
us to give the titles of the papers, but
we assure our readers that they are
fully up to the standard, and the Illus
tratons are, if possible, finer than ever.
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