St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-10-11

"The Atlanta Exposition" by the Hon.
W. Y. Atkinson, Governor OF Georgia,
forms tie opening article Of the October
number Of the North American Review.
The governor is very eloquent upon the
subject OF the Great Cotton States and
international Exposition claiming Tor
it superiority to Chicago's World S
Fair.
Upon "Some Problems OF the age" the
very Rev. +. w. Farrar, Dean OF Canter.
bury, bestows careful and thoughtful
treatment. A peculiar interest attaches
Itself to this article, it being the first
written by him for publication since his
elevation TO his new dignity.
The Art Amateur is offering three
months free to al persons sending in
their subscription before January LIST.
And looking at the October issue, now
before us, we should certainly say that it
is an offer well worth accepting. a bet
ter or more instructive number than this
for the art student or art lover one could
scarcely imagine. An exquisite panel OF
American Beauty Roses, is accompanied
| by another plate showing the progressive
stages OF painting it. This is an unique
feature Of The Art Amateur, and showing
as it does, "how a real artist paints a
picture, it is Simply invaluable to those
learning to paint without teacher. The
third coOr-plate is Sunset in the lnlct, ="
delightful painting by Carl Weber.
| We ind the first OF series OF articles on
elementary Drawing Tor Beginners"
which we commend 10 all teachers in the
schools; on Drawing tor Advanced
Students;" on the various methods of
reproducing drawings tor illustration i'll
newspapers and magazines; Hints to
Young Sculptors,' marine painting
flower painting, china painting, wood
carving, bent iron work, church embroid-
cry, the framing OF water-colors, etc.
In "My Notebook" the editor gives
hints and notes which no one who buys
paintings or art objects generally can
afford to miss. Price, 80 cents. Monta-
que Marks, publisher, % Union Square,
New York.
With the October number The Century
closes its twenty.hfth year and its fiftieth
volume. This month marks the cente-
nary of Keats, and there are several arti-
Giles on the poet. There are also several
tributes to E. !. Gave, the young eX-
plorcr who died lew months ago in
Africa, where he was conducting an in
vestigation of the slave trade in the in
terests of this magazine. Professor &C.
sare Lombroso hasau essay on "Nordau's
Degeneration Its Value and Its En-.
rors," in which he takes exception tc
many OF the conclusions OF his follower
There is second and concluding paper
by Miss Anna L. BckneIl on Lie in Tho
Tuileries Under the Second Empire,
Professor Sloan's Lille OF Napoleon
reaches the period of the execution of tn,
Due d'Enghien. There is a study o
The Marriage Rate Of College Women,
by Miss Milicent w. Shinn. Mrs. Ann;
Bowman Dodd writes of "a Cruise OF
the Norfolk Breads" delightful yacht
ing experience in England, for whicl
Joseph Pencil has drawn a number o
, illustrations. Besides the concluding
r chapters of Marion Crawlords dramati
novel, Casa Braccio,' the fiction of tn
= number is contributed by George A. Hill
bard, Ruth McEnery Stuart, and Georg
. Wharton Edwards.
Fun, fancy, and facts are mixed tC
gether in the usual proportion for tn
readers OF St. Nicholas in the Octobe
number Elbridge S. Brooks historica
romance, "a Boy Of the First Empire,
: which has been a feature of the magaziu
5 for the past year. is brought to an enc
The heroes OF Mr.. James Ots's seria
TEDDY and Carrots" prove themselve
! manly little fellows in overcoming til
g difficulties that confront them. a stor
OF the good old-tashioned sort is "Han
the Otherwise by John Bennett. Thel
{ is sketch of !. G. Brown the chile
q painter, by John ], a'Becket, accomp;
med by some OF the artists most famou
; pictures OF street waits. Prof. Brandt
d Matthews gives a sympathetic and crit
4 cal sketch of James Russell Lowe
= Theodore Roosevelt describes the blow
d ing up of the Confederate ram Alb
e marie by Lieutenant Gushing, one
the most stirring and heroic achiev
- ments of the Civil War. There are man
y bright verses in the number. "Tl
{ Howlery- Crowley Room" by Laura
Z, Richards, may give hint to mar
II mothers in disciplining their childre
II "How the God-mother Failed" by CT
/ Wetmore Carryl, is fairy tale broug
thoroughly up to date. "The Pirate
r Little Joke" is explained by Rudoll
- F. Bunner, and Others contribute sho
u and timely iinples.