The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-03-08
CURRENT LITERATURE.
The March Magazines.


teresting prize novtlrtJe, eighty pages
in length, entitled "The Cousin of the
King. "--TO,0n Topics, 81 West Twenty
third street, New York.
THE current number of Romance is
specifically devoted to Russian short
stories. Nearly half of its contents re-
late TO that remarkable country from
the pens Of such writer's ms Tourgeneff,
Tolstoi, Pouchkine, and Stepnalk. IN.
common interest also attaches to the
recently discovered tale of John G.
Whittier, and to the striking newspa-
| per story "The Great Journal Beat"
by Rhodes Mcknight.
THE arena is particularly inviting to
persons interested in vital social prob
lems aud TO liberal thinkers. Among
the social and economic problems ably
discussed are papers by Alfred Russell
Wallace on 1.-The Social Quagmire and
| the WAY Out of IT, in which he holds
that the land question lies at the root
OF present evil conditions, Women
Wage. earners of Europe and America"
by Helen Campbell, aud we'll written
paper by DR.. Leslie E, Kelley in which
he defends his gold cure. Among
score of other timely articles will be
found subjects to interest and instruct
all thoughtful and progressive people.
! SCRIBNER's MAGAZINE contains sew.
eral remarkable articles in the line of
Personal "Reminiscences and Mem
oirs," which were announced to be one
the features of the year. Through the
courtesy of a granddaughter, the pub
fishers are able to present in this num-
Der " Audubon's Story of his Youth"
written by the great naturalist for his
children, and accidentally found where
it had been hidden for years. Hon.
Robert G. Winthrop writes of "The
Death of John Quincy Adams in the
CAPITOL" and Selah Merrill, United
States consul at Jerusalem, on 1.-The
Jaffa and Jerusalem Railway" The
fiction of the number includes another
long aud entertaining installmeat of
Mrs. Burnett's serial, THE One /
Knew Best Of ALL"
THE third part of Mrs. Catherwood's
serial, " Old Kaskaskia," which opens
the present number of the Atlantic
| Monthly. is full of interest, and leaves
the reader at q point which will make
him wish that the next number of the
magazine followed at shorter interval
than month. The authors story is
not only of historical interest, but its
vivacity and vivid way of drawing char
acter and describing events make this
story rank as the best work she has
done. A paper by Havelock Ellis, on
"The Ancestry of Genius; - Persian
Poetry" by Sir Edward S,rachey; and
the extremely picturesque and pathetic
sketch of the life of the Japanese dane
ing.girl, written by Lafcadio Hearn,
are among the more notable contents
of the number. A paper on" Words, !"
by Agnes Repplier, however, should
not be forgotten by those who have en-
joyed this clever woman's essays in
past numbers OF The Atlantic.
DIR. GEORGE f. ELLIS opens the
current number of the Ne,o England
Magazine with the article embodying
his "reminiscences of Dean Stanley and
Phillips Brooks at Plymouth. Dr.. Ell
lis was a friend of the dean and Phil
lips Brooks, and, on the occasion OF the
formers visit to this country, he ac-
companied the two famous divines 10
the old historic town of Plymouth. His
, paper, therefore, has strong personal
interest. 1t s illustrated with por.
| TRAITS nc Dluc SdCuuS6ltb IlSOU
System" is described by the Rev. Sam.
uel J. Barrows, editor of the Christian
Register. Mr.. Barrows has served or
the prison commission, and is thor
oughly acquainted with his subject
, The article is well illustrated FROM pho
!; tographs taken specially for the purpose
There are two bright unconventiona
stories, "The Salvation of a Mission
ary," by Edwin G. Martin, and Mr.
Burbtt's Bible Glass;" by Rev. Marve
Edwards.
, Mr.. HowELLs is most certainly t,
be congratulated upon the felicity G
description, and cleverness of expires
sion with which he is depicting the Be
hemian artist life OF New York city il
his latest novel, ''The Coast of Be
{ hemia." This charming story is on
a of the most noticeable of the man
u features of the LADIES' Home Journa
Miss Dickens "reminiscences of he
= famous father are made particular
!: interesting by some touching allusion
Q to his visit to the United States. Mis-
o Harriet Ogden Morrison, the America
/ expert on ecclesiastical embroiderie
q contributes several original designs Il
Advent and Lenten church hanging
IS az well as several suggestions for I,
neral pals. Edward W. Box DISCUSS
the problem Does Poetry Pay3" an
John Lambert Payne gives delight,
!; essay ON "The Secret of Happy Ma
riages." Altogether. the Journal, viii
% its artistic cover, aud its admirable col
B. tents, cannot fail to please its month
b audience of many thousands. The l.
- dies Home Journal is published by Il
Curtis Publishing Company of Phil
delphia for ten cents per number al
one dollar per year.
THE illustrations of the ReoietO
ID ReuielCs are as timely as ever. Son
one remarked several months ago {
e. turning the leaves of his newest col
of the Revie1 of RsUietoS: alt is
by intensely interesting, particularly ii
50 marvellous collection of the portraits
the most conspicuous men and wom
e. of the day. But what in the world W
tn the ReUieso of RevietoS do for portra
next month? They must have G