The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-01
DRRENT LITERATURE.
The February Magazines.

WhiSh IL mas maze rapid strides in pub
lie favor. The current number is a
special English number, filled with sto.
RES from well-known English authors.
LIrPINCoTT's MAGAZINE appears, as
usual, crowded with good things. In
variety of subjects and pithiuess of dis
custom this monthly rivals the best.
The Journalistic Series" is coutin.
ueo Win interesting "reminiscences of
bennett, Greeley, Raymond, Prentice
and Forney. An article on New
Philadelphia" by Charles Morris, is
handsomely illustrated, as is the paper
on wrestling" by Herman f. Wolf.
The " Recol, ctioBs of Stewart and Lin
coin will be read with interest.
MARION CRAWFORD is evidently
utilizing his social opportunities during
his present visit to America for a study
OF the women of this country. In this
number of The Ladies Home Maoazine
be gives the results of his observa-
tons and describes "The American
Woman as she appears to him after
an absence of ten years, in what re.
spects she has changed, and whether. in
his opinion, she has improved in her
dress, manners and tendencies. This is
only one of many excellent things that
go TO make up an attractive nun Der.
VERY seldom do we see a better
number of any magaz ne than the At
ldntic Monthly for February 1t has
just enough OF the various kinds of ar
ticles 10 give it variety, and yet the ira
ditions of the magazine are not violated
in any one department. The timely
articles on White Mountain Forests in
PERIL" by Julius H. Ward, aud The abe
review of Mrs. Van Rensseaer's - Eng.
fish Cathedrals," as well as the bright
sketches of travel in Mrs. Virgins
PenelOpe's English Experiences, :" are
only few of the special features of a
number which DIES 'rves highest praise.
Houghton, M film a. Co., Boston.
The young woman whose portrait
graces the first page of CdsseWs Faa,ilv
Magazine, whether real flesh and
blood woman or a creation of the fancy.
is strikingly beautiful. The articles
with which this number abounds are as
interesting as the outside is attractive.
In Parliament Assembled" is the
first of series of illustrated papers that
are to follow. One of the most striking
articles in this issue is "In the United
States Weather Office" which gives a
number of illustrations and portraits.
s udents' Day at the National Gal
lery - is also handsomely illustrated.
rails, short stories, poetry and music
help make an inter, sting number.
TIE Arena is unusually strong. It's
pages are alive with vital thought.
Among many able papers, virie and
timely with thought, are carefully
prepared biographical sketch of the
Life, Character aud Work of Charles
Darwin" by the editor; a second argu
ment in favor of Shakespearean author
ship by DR.. W. j. Rolfe, The eminent
Shake earean scholar; a story by the
Canadian poet, William p. Mckenzie,
entitled Was 1t Prophec,?' and a
poem entitled "The Minority" This
number is rich in able discus sions of
vital social and economic problems. 1t
contains number of well.considered
aud timely religious papers, and some
interesting psychical discussions, TO-
gether with very interesting paper on
a. Education and Character Bui ding, -
by Professor Joseph r. des Buchanan.
THE Cosmopolitan presents careful
/,
Blaine, as a man and as statesman.
m carefully-prepared article by T. G.
Crawford, illustrated by numerous car
ICONS apropos of striking phases of his
political career, and several sketches of
his home. The second article in the
series of the "Great r illway Systems
of the United States" also appears in
this number, the Atchison, Topeka q
Santa Fe, with its more than ten thou
sand miles OF track being treated.
How Beet Sugar is Made" is thor
Oughly explained in this number, and
the article ought to be widely read by
those interested in agriculture in every
part of the country. June, 1893" is
bright bit Of fancy by Julian Haw-
thorne, treating in witty and philo-
sophical way OF ninety years of success
full aerial navigation.
POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY opens
with an article on 1.-THE Glass Indus
try" by Professor G. Hanford Hender.
son, in which The story Of the industry
during colonial times is told. Professor
Spencer Trotter contributes chatty
illustrated account of " Birds of the
Grass Lands" The Habits of the
UdTJer Oudke are lOlu III an Illus
tra,ed article by Alfred F. Mayer
There is a paper on "Ghost Worship
and Tree Worship" by Grant Allen
who gives much evidence TO show thai
the latter is derived from the former
The subject of Number Forms" il
Illustrating some of the curious opera
tions of the human mind, is treated by
Professor G. L. w. Patrick, who gives
large number of cases. Other article,
are g Science Teaching" by Frederick
Guthrie; The Trepaug" Gllustrated)
Prehistoric Trepanning ";"The New
Star in the Milky Way; "The Dis
covery of the Sexuality of Plants "; AM
"Sketch of Robert Boyle"
AN important article, entitled, How
TO Revise the Tariff" has been writer
for the February number of the Mort
American ReUieD by Hon. w. NJ
Springer, whose position as Chairman
OF the ways and means committee of tn
house of representatives gives him tn
right to speak authoritatively. Other in
teresting papers in this number ar
Changes In the Church of Eug and,
nv the Dean of ST panla. n cumnre