The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-03-01
CURRENT LITERATURE.
The March Magazines.

RoBKRT BLATBwAYT, who has the name
of being the best interviewer" in Eng
land, opens The Quiper with an illustrated
interview with DIR. Moon, and an account
OF his work for the blind. The Sundays
for the Young" papers have nothing dreary
about them, and ." The Witness of the
Stones " is an article that will interest both
old and young. For the reader who is look
ing more for amusement than instruction,
there are stories, poetry, etc.
THE Poetry OF a Search Light is the
title of The very interesting article which,
with its striking illustrations, opens CdsselPs
Family Magazine Animal Trials by
jury" is in the curious vein of Alexander
J-pp, LID, the author, and the family
doctor" discusses dinner and digestion
The London and Paris fashion letters are
particularly good, and the illustrations have
the advantage of showing the fashions as
they look on real people and not on lay
| figures.
THE secretary of agriculture has prepared
an article for the North american ReUie1o on
American Farming One Hundred Years
Hence subject on which he is peculiarly
well fitted TO write. Two important articles
on the Haw allan question appear in this
| number from the pens of l.. A. Tbnr5tOn,
exprime minister of Hawaii, and George
| Ticknor Curtis. " Conceptions of a Future
! Life" by Archdeacon Farrar, will attract
widespread interest, AS well as the articles
on Modern Insurance and its Possibili-
ties" by the presidents Of several standard
| life insurance companies.
| In the Popular Science Monthly Professor
| Q. II. Henderson completes his illustrated
| account OF the glass industry. Consider
! able light is thrown upon the problem OF
irrigation of Western land in an illus
| trated article on ''Artesian Waters in the
Arid Region" by Robert T Hill. A strange
phase OF life in colonial times is exhibited
in the paper by Colonel A. b. Ellis on
l.sa
| Plantations" Edith Sellers tells -" The
Story of Colony of Epileptics," which
gives excellent testimony 10 the beneficial
effect Of steady occupation in nervous
diseases.
WoRTHINGToN's MAGAZINE is q royal mum.
Der. Evidently this vigorous young maya
zine is growing and thriving, since, though
number steadily gains in interest, attrac.
tivsness and value. This number opens
with a superbly illustrated article on THE
Chicago WOman's Club" written by Sara
A. Underwood, one OF its prominent mem
| hers. The article on " Phillips Brooks" by
Miss Lillian Whiting who was personal
friend of the dead bishop, ia an intensely
interesting study OF his attractive person
ali'y. The stories are particularly good
and The poetry finished and graceful.
HARPERs' MAGAZINE contains several II
Illustrated articles of more than ordinary
and timely article on "Slavery and the
Slave Trade in Africa" by Henry M. Stan
ley, with several striking illustrations b.
Frederick Remington; paper on the ia
nous palace and monastery of "The Escu
rial" by the late Theodore Child, with nu
merous illustrations; an attractive anC
graphic description of Florida in " Our Owl
Riviera" by Julian Ralph, illustrated b.
W. I. Smedley; and the first Of a series o
articles on Washington society, by Henri,
N.1C sd 4 ID =
hart.
A YIGURK picture by Luke Fildes hal
been reproduced by the phofogravure pro
cess for the frontispiece of the Magazine o
Art which belongs to the Venetian perio,
OF Mr.. Filhes' art life. The opening ariicl
, OF the number is criticism OF the Roya
, Society of Painters in Water COlOrs, b,
Frederick Wedmore. The editor ,liscusse
, entertainly the old masters exhibition. an,
there is an interesting symposium OF sng
r gestions for new fine art copyright act il
, England from many wel-knoWn artists an,
authors, The illustrations are full, and tn
current number il fully up to the standard
Cassell Publishing Company; $3.50 per yea
in advance.
: The COSMOPOLITAN is the first OF the illus
, trated mag zines to present the importanc
OF the social reform phase of the Columbia
, Exposition, and the article on this subject
from the pen of Mrs. Henrotin, the bri
: of the WoI Ids Congress Auxiliary, will b
read with special interest. Not often doe
a magazine venture upon the unknOw
and almost forbidden field found in I'll
: wonderfully strong story in this numbF
: entitled THE House Of the Dragons"
. il a vivid description OF life in our gres
u cities The third article on the great raj
way systems OF the world deals with th
Z stupendous undertaking, The Tram
r Siberian Railway" The general literar
8 character OF this magazine is also full
y maintained.
u The complete novel in the March numbt
q Of LippicOtFs Magazine is by Capt. Cha"lt
u King entitled Warnings Peril" tt
!" Journalist series ia carried on by Eizabet
@. Jordan in 1.-THE Newspaper Woman
j. Story" illustrated. Louise Stockton write
II pOintedly on "Our Side OF the Question
IS which is, of course, the novelst's sid
% There are two short stories, both illustrates
If One OF them, Hope Deferred" by Ka
IS Jordan, is the first Of series OF ten, one
D, which Is 10 appear in each issue during Il
n year. These stories will be gathered ate
7. wards in a volume, the royalty on the sal
1f OF the book to belong to the writer who
tale secures the popular verdict. To dete
m mine this choice, the readers are invited
re signify each month, bv postal card address,
d 10 the editor OF LiDpincOt'5 Magazine, the
NJ opinions as 10 the merits Of the short stO
ar in the last issue. Those who thus report
n 10 each of the ten tales, from March TO u
n cember inclusive will receive, free OF charg
,e a copy OF the collected edition of Notab
ia Stories"