The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-04
CURRENT LITERATURE.
The October Magazines.

World Fair" describing the enor-
nous ten thousand lamp generators,
the marvellous electric fountains, the
electric railway and launches III opera
ton, and other wonders Of the most
wonderful of scientific arts. Under the
title " Household Arts at the World 8
FAIR" the exhibits relating TO the
daily life aud labors of the home are
described by Mr.. Frederick A Fernald.
THE Century Company has bought
well nigh the complete literary "out-
put" of Mark Twain during his residence
abroad, and both The Century and 81
Nicholas will have serial stories by this
popular humorist among the attractions
of the new year. For The Century be
has written novel which is said to
abound with humorous and dramatic
incident, and in some chapters to be
revelation OF tragic power. It's plot in
cludes most ingenious employment Of
science in the detection of crime. 1t is
called " Pudd'n'head Wilson, and like
" Huckle berry Finn " and tom Saw
yer" is a story of M sss.ippi steam
boat town.
THE Honliletic ReUje,C contains three
! spo cially note worthy articles, viz "The
Minister'S Literary Culture by r. H.
PaIlison. D. D.; THE Model Church."
by Rev. w. f. Crafts, and another of
DR.. w. II. Wards archaeological illus
tralions of Scripture texts, especial
reference beng had this month to
Babylonian and Persian chronology.
! DR.. Schaff, Bishop "A. G. Haggood,
Professor E. j. Wolf and Rev. w. j.
! Skillman are among the other contrib
utors. The general purpose Of all the
contributors this month is to give
strength and tact to ministers. There
is the usual variety of enterl aiming and
usetnl miscellany. New YORK: Funk e.
Wagnals.
THE Atlantic Monthly contains many
timely articles Of historical and literary
vaue. Chief among these may be men
toned "The Isthmus and Sea Power"
by Captain A. T. MAhan, u. S n, a
fundamental inquiry into the future
history of the United States in he event
of the opening of the Nicaragua canal;
" The Gohenburg System in America"
by E. r. l., Gould, member of the
International Statistical Institute, an
able paper showing the adaptability OF
the system governing the sale of liquor
in Norway aud Sweden to The different
conditions Of American life; and - The
Permauen Power Of Greek Poetry
by r. G. j, bb, Professor of Gre elk a Ok
ford, and the most eminent living Eng
fish scholar in Greek. There i. con
tinualiOn of Charles Egbert Craddock's
His Vanished STAR" and The opening
n-tallments of new story by e 4 beth
Cavazzl entitled {" The Man from
Aidone." There are several poems
aud reviews Of valuab e books, and the
usual Comment on NV Books and
the Contributors Club"
THE appearance o The full piano
score Of set Of original watzes, by
Edu Strauss, the famous waiz COM
pos and conductor OF the court balls
of Vienna, is one OF he many striking
features Of the Ladies' Home Journal
This set Of wal yes is called "The
Dancing Waves Waitzes," and will be
found quite as melodious as any Of its
predecesso rs. Biography and literature
are houored with page of sketches
wi portraits, OF " Four Clever Young
Literary Women Miss Julia Magru-
der, Mss Lillian Bell, Miss Marguerite
MeIiugton and Mis- Md line Bridges
L
nestness several phases of the woman
question. The II ulIue OF House
work =" is very pract caly written of by
that excellent authority Miss Juliet
Corson, and Miss Elisabeth Scovil gives
much sensible advice on 1.-The Re
wardlng of Children" Altogether this
number Of the magazine, with its eX-
qulsi illustrated cover by Frank O..
Small, viii be found particularly al
tractive. Published by The Curtis Pub
fishing Company OF Phila elphia for ten
cents per number and one dollar per
year.
TIE Andouer ReuieU for September.
October opens with a thoughtful and
discriminating paper on The Super
natural" by Rev. G.. b. Brewster.
Next comes "Historical Fores hadow-
ings of Dante's Divine COmedy,n by
w. M. Bryant. Mr.. g. Bradford, Jr
por,rays Giles Fletcher as an Eliza
belhan Mystic, and quotes freely from
his too httle known poems. Professor
Whicher gives lively but far from en-
coursging picture of the German Sun
day. Rev. w. j. Lhaman's article on
Recent Theosophy in its Antaeonisn
to Christianity" will help ministers
greatly in their contest with lale and
plausible humbug. The author could
have made a stronger case, however
had he made use OF the papers con
tributed to the San Francisco Carrier
Doue by w. e. Coleman, Esq, of Sac
Francisco. These he does not appear
to have seen. They are crushing ex
pose of the plagialisms, tergiversation'
and general dishonesty of Madame
Bavatsky and her accompices. Three
vi the four editorials Of the number arr
devoted to American Board matters
The Noyes correspondence is given il
full. Book notices fill the remaining
pages. Boston: Hougbton, Mitflln &
Co.
THIS number Of Harper'S Magdzin
opens with the first OF Edwin Lore
Weeks articles describing the journey
across Persia which he undertook las
year with Theodore Child. The illus
trations, from Mr.. Weeks sketches, art
unusually attractive. There is anothel
of Mrs. Pennell's descriptions of pic
t,,roerua tnw, this fitna IL 10 NnDtouc.