The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-03-29
CURRENT LITERATURE.
The April Magazines.

| THE leading feature of the Century,
paper on "The Chicago Anarchists of
| 1885," in which Joseph E. Gary, the
judge who presided at the trial, makes
an authoritative record of this cause
celebre. There are portraits of the
| judge, the prosecuting attorney, the
jury, and the chief police officers con.
nected with the case, and large pictures,
| by Castaigne, of events connected with
the crime and trial. The interest of the
public in the preservation of order at
Chicago during the Worlds Fair gives
this article special timeliness.
WITH a generous supply of good
things for the entertainment OF its
rapidly-growing circle of readers comes
| Worthinqton' Illustrated Magazine.
This number is the best that has yet
been published, its table of contents
showing great diversity of material and
most excellent list of contributors.
The interest and value of its leading
articles, the exceptional literary quality
of its stories, poems, and department
matter are admirably supplemented by
the fine press-work and artistic illus
trations which make this number as
attractive as it is readable.
THE Leading feature of 81. Nicholas,
the Century Company's magazine for
boys and girls, is an article on New
York by the poet-critic Edmund Clar-
ence Stedman, splendidly illustrated
with views of the principal streets and
buildings of the great metropolis. This
is the third paper in the 81. Nicholas
series of " Leading Cities of the United
States" Boston and Philadelphia have
already been treated by Colonel Thomas
Wentworth Higginson and Talcott Will
liams of the Philadelphia Press. Pa
pers on Chicago, Baltimore, New Or.
leans, Washington, st. Louis, Brooklyn,
and San Francisco and other cities are
to follow.
A PORTRAIT of the Duchess of Fife
graces the front page OF CasSelts Fam
lily Magazine for April. Through
London on Barge" is an interesting
insight to the slums of that city. can
Old Maids Secret" is pathetic story,
and there are other stories in the num-
Der, both long and short. Here we also
read of " Animal Humor," of Foot
ball, Past and Present." which will in
terest the boys of the family with its
illustrations, while the "Chit-chat on
Dress" will interest and instruct their
sisters. The "Gatherer" is full of
practical news, and the number comes
to an end. 1t is published by the Cas-
sell Publishing Company at fifteen cents
a number, or 81 80 a year in advance.
CAMILLE PLANTATION, in his mar
velous story, "Om, ga, The End OF the
World" keeps the reader at the high
est point of excitement by his vivid de-
scrption of the alarm and despair ex-
cited by the approach of comet whose
collision with the earth had been de-
clared by astronomers inevitable. For
scientific statement and sensational
fleet, this characteristic production of
French genius is unique, and the
reader who reads this marvellous story
and if he begins it he will certainly
finish twill have assimilated, without
effort, compact store of scientific
knowledge. In this way, apart from
its absorbing interest, this remarkable
piece of fiction will have distinct
scientific value.
THE Quiver for April is a most read
able number. 1t opens lightly, as the
spring days that are upon us, with a
story, "The Wisdom of Alice" by Edith
Lister, author of :" On Stronger Wings.''
More in the line of Sunday reading per.
} haps is "The Stone Rolled Away" by
the Rev. w. Pakenham Walsh. "Bux.
ton Old and New" is descriptive arti.
Gle made interesting with pen and pen
Gil. " New Lights on the Sacred Story
story of the Stories" The children will
| A Th;1lrapto mil -,
interesting and instructive illustrations
, Then there is poetry, music, more sto
,, ries, and full bundle of "Short Ar
, rows" Cassell Publishing Company
, New York, are the publishers, and tn
, price is 81 so year in advance.
r THE frontisp piece of the Magazine o
Art for April is an etching, by S. A
I Schoff, of Frank Sprague Pearce's fin
E painting, 1.-THE Prelude" Mr.. Spiel
a mann writes of "The National Caller
!, of British Art and Mr.. Tate's ColleC
tion," which of course, is an illustrates
article. "Reginald Easton, Miniatur
, Painter" who died recently at the ag
u of eighty-ive, is the subject of sketc
: by w. p. Firth. Italian Painting an
:, the late Giovanni Morrelli" is tn
subject of short paper which precede
!, an deliberately illustrated paper o.
d Jacopo Pama's "The Portrait of
It Poet" by w. Fred Dickes. Mr.. Swir
: burne's "Carol" this month is illus
d trated by w. E. F. Britten. "Formt
# Gardens" is the title of paper tn
n subject of which is we'll illustrated
s An illustrated article on Indian met,
d work, with the illustrated and unillu
Is trated notes, bring the number to
|; close. Published by the Cassell Pull
d fishing Company at thirty-five cents
IS number-$3 so a year in advance.
r The Popular Science Monthly is
d notable number. 1t opens with a
n essay on "Science and the Colleges,
d by President Jordan of the Lelan
A. Stanford Junior University, in whiC
the absurd weakness of many starv
IN ling sectarian colleges is set forth ar
~. the advance which science has made
Il. higher education is described. 1t TAX
~ decided stand in this number in