The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-06
CURRENT LITERATURE,
The September Magazines.

SCRIBNER's MAGAZINE contains six
teen titles in prose and verse, seven of
them illustrated. The artists repre-
sented include Alfred Parsons, A, f,
Steiner, w. l.. Taylor, o. II. Bacher,
j. II. Twachtman and G. S. Reinhart.
Win such notable artists the number
is remarkably rich and attractive in its
pictures. -Four of the articles, widely
varied in character, deal, from different
points Of view, with literary person.
ages whose books have become classics.
The fiction of the number contains the
conclusion of Robert Grants ''Opin-
ions of a Philosopher" another install
ment Of Harold Frederic's wartime
serial, "The Copperhead, !" and short
stories by Harrison Robertson. Eliza
beth X. Tompkins and Margaret Sutton
Briscoe Gin dialogue form). Among
the poems is an unusually impressive
one by d. G. Scott, entitled, The
Harvest"
A SUBJECT which has received much
discussion in all parts of the country
during the past month has been the
possibility of The CoSmopoliton's sue
ceeding in its new move of selling the
magazine, unchanged in size and even
bettered in quality, at the price of
twelve and one-ha,f cents, instead of
twenty-five cents as formerly. The
publishers in part explain how it is
possible to keep up a pace of this kind
by their announcement that the Christ
mas edition will exceed 200, 900 copies.
and that, in consequence of these large
editions, they are obliged to raise the
advertising rates from 5000 to $500 per
p~age-ifty dollars per page more than
has ever been charged by any of the
Ii aiding magazines in this country.
This move of The Cosmopolitan would
look as if the American people had
been quick to appreciate the effort to
furnish them a magazine of the highest
class, at a price so unusual and so small
as to be almost nominal. The Septem-
Der number is replete with varied ex-
cellencies fully up to the high standard.
THE atlantic Monthly contains an
article, which will be of special inter-
est for a considerable number of read
ers, on " Edwin Booth" by Mr.. Henry
A. Clapp, the eminent Boston critic,
whose appreciation of Mr.. Booth is
equal to his skill and literary art in
adequately describing him as an actor.
II DCCOnu dltlClC VI opCCldl Ndlut Ju5I
now is one on Wildcat Banking 10
the Teens" in which the historian j..
Bach McMaster gives much informa-
ton with regard to the old state banks
which some people fear are to be re-
stored. Fanny d. Bergen contributes
a very pleasant outdoor paper called
"Nibblings and Browsings." Presi-
dent Walker of the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology writes a very
strong paper on "The Technical School
and the University" taking decided
exception to some views advanced by
Professor Shaler in the August num-
Der. Aline Gorren treats of the " Moral
Revival in France" Notices of New
Books and the Contributors Club CON-
plete a very good number.
THE frontispiece of the Century is a
portrait of Daniel Webster, which Mel
len Chamberlain, the author of an ar.
ticle on " A Glance at Daniel Webster"
which it illustrates, considers the best
likeness of Mr.. Webster made between
1910 and 1850. 1t is here printed for
the first time. Other biographical ar
ticles in this issue include a continual
ton of Salvini's autobiography-in
which the Italian actor describes his
first visit to America, and gives his inn
pressions of Henry Irying's Hamlet
and THE Author of Robinson Crusoe,"
by Mrs. NJ. O. w. Oliphant, the Eng
fish novelist. The Century is taking
up the matter of apprenticeship and the
debarment of American youths from a
chance to learn trades by reason of the
great influx of foreign workmen and
the power of the trades-unions. The
editorial on that topic treats of the en-
forced idleness of American boys, and
how serious are the consequences to
the moral welfare of the country.
THE Review Of ReuieaUS for September
is a number of fine variety and time
illness. 1t epitomizes and synchro-
nizes t%heIwhole planet for the month of
August, 1898. 1t discusses the none
tary crises, the silver debate, the tariff
outlook, the Behiing Sea decision, the
French attack on Siam, the progress of
the Home Rule bill, the politics of the
European continent, various matters at
Chicago and the Worlds Fair and a
hundred other timely subjects, the
whole number being profusely illus
trated with portraits and pictures. The
d" Leading Articles of the Month are
notably we'll selected, while The "Record
of Current Events " gives one a sum-
mary day by day of the remarkable
course of the recent monetary crisis,
and the cartoon reproductions in the
"Current History in Caricature " are
uncommonly entertaining.