The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-03
CURRENT LITERATURE.
The January Magazines.

AMONG the contents of The Forum
(Which has been reduced to SO O year,
twenty-five cents a copy are note
worthy article on Sumner by Senator
Hoar, who knew Sumner as intimately
as anybody knew him; an article on
"The New Sectionalism: A Western
Warning to the East" by Professor
Keasbey, of the University of Colorado,
a new writer, but a careful and indie
pendent student of public questions
and writer of both power and charm:
articles on football by DIR. d. b. st.
John Roosa, the celebrated physician
of New York, President Angel of the
University of Michigan, and President
Warfeld of Lafayette College-an in
teresting discussion from both the med
ical and the educational point of view;
striking literary article on " Has I'm
migration Dried Up Our Literature?''
by Mr.. Sidney G. Fisher of Philadel-
phia, and other notable discussions.
THE January Scribner's Magazine
marks the beginning of the fifteenth
volume. The first great fiction feature
for the year is the serial, John March,
Southerner," by George w. Cable, the
author of cold Creole DAYS" This is
the first long novel that Mr.. Cable has
published in many years, and is a most
dramatic story of the New South. The
opening chapters reveal Mr.. Cables
sympathetic style and clear character
drawing at their very best Serial
stories by j. M. Barrie and George
Meredith are announced to begin later.
Another feature of this year will be a
series of special frontispieces selected
by the eminent art critic, Philip Gilbert
Hamerton, to represent the tendencies
of contemporary art. Each picture
will be accompanied with brief arti-
Gle by Mr.. Hamerton and portrait of
the artist whose painting is reproduced.
In this number Manet's " Fifer" is the
striking picture chosen.
WITH this number, Worthinqton's
Magazine begins its third volume. 1t is
remarkably attractive number, and is
throughout bright, clean, instructive
and eminently readable. The ideal
family magazine is certainly to be found
IN Worthington's. The leading article,
Forests of California" by Charles
Howard Shinn, is superbly illustrated,
giving the reader good idea of these
magnificent coniferous forests, the like
of which is found nowhere else upon
the earth. Another remarkable article
is that entitled, "a Celebrated Es-
cape" which gives for the first time
reliable detailed account of the dig
ging of the famous Libby pris IN tunnel,
through which, in 1864, 100 Union Of
fcers made their escape. The story
is told by General Thomas E Rose, the
originator and leading spirit of the
plan. This paper also is fully illus
trated. Mrs. Livermore's serial, Zone
of the Forty-Niners," which has a
solid foundation of fact, fully sustains
the reputation of this most delightful
writer. The essays and the depart
ment matter, which are always excep-
tionally good in Worthington'S and give
to it a unique individuality, are, as usual,
varied in material and choice in quality.
THIS number of The Popular Science
Monthly opens with an article on "The
Ethics of Tribal Society,"" by Prof. E.
p. Evans, which is to be the first of
series on ethics by the same writer.
The present article brings out the dis
position prevailing among the ancient
Hebrews, Greeks, Germans, and other
undeveloped peoples, to regard an in
! jury done to foreigner as praise
worthy. A fully illustrated article,
telling "How the Sea Is Sounded" is
furnished by G. w. Littlehales.
Another illustrated paper, and par
ticularly timely one in this stormy sea-
son, is an account of the United States
life-saving service, by F. G. Carpenter,
under the title "Uncle Sans Life
Savers The pictures show a station
house and the surfboats and other APP
paratus used by the life savers.
Equally timely is vigorous essay on
"Recent Railroad Disasters" by La
fayette G. Loomis, recommending some
of the safeguards used on ocean
steamers. Miss Lille E. Warren
writes on methods of teaching deaf
children to speak. The use of LOG
ical Method in Biology" is set forth by
Frank Cramer. A very creditable
chapter of " Invention and Industry at
the South" is presented by Barton H.
Wise. There is an account of Elisee
Reclus and His Opinions,"by Miss Helen
Zimmern, with portrait of the eminent
geographer. Other articles are emo
tons and Infection" illegal Proven
tives of Alcoholism" and 1.-The Past
and Future of Aluminium"
HARPER's MAGAZINE opens with
frontispiece in tint, illustrating a poem
by Margaret E, Sangster, called My
Golden Haired Laddie," followed by
the first installment of George du Maui
rier's new novel, " Trilby." embelished
with fifteen drawings by the author.
Mr.. Owen Wister contributes striking
story of western ranch life, called
BALKAN and Pedro" in which the
principal character is a highly-strung
horse. There is also study of Nan
tucket, by Helen Campbell, called "The
Ending of Barstow's Novel;" and this,
with Thomas Nelson Pages short story
introducing the Editors Drawer"
and tale of San Francisco life, by
Geraldine Bonner, completes the story
telling of the issue. The centennial
anniversary of the first appearance of
Napoleon in an important military en-
gagement is COMMUNICATED by an arti-