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rick, Is country seene-chldren feeding calf; and
the first story, d" Doings of the Bodey Family" by
the editor Mr.. Scudder, relates the adventures of
the family on May Day. Another article lie on a
search for May flowers, and seasonable sketch is
given of Huber the blind naturalist. My Three
Gardens" begun in the last number, is continued in
this; there is little poem on 'Columbines; an
other by Mrs. Wells Ins stinct," which comes in
Gpropos of Porte Crayon's q" Young Nirginians," {
which has a snake charming scene. The sculptor
kuntze tells how Whitsnntide was spent in Pome
rania, and another illustrated paper on travel in
South America is given. The serials by Mr. Abbott
and Mrs. Weeks are continued, and there are some I
short sketches. The editor announces that Iieur |
Noustdce, who produced such sensation last year,
in the " Riverside" is to begin serial tale in the
next number. Published by Hurd & Houghton, /
New York.
GoDEY's LADYs BOOK FOR MAY, ls6s.-The illus /
trations that given in the May number of the
LADY's BOOK consist of the following; Gardening, F
a steel plate; coored fashion plate, containing six
figures; handsome design for an antimacas ar or
tidy printed in red and blue; the usuaarge eXten-
sheet containing forty engravings of dresses,
bonnets headdresses, embroidery, chlidrens dress
es etc; engraving for the juveniles; two percae
robes from Stoddart 6 Brothers; and great varie-
tv of useful work in the work department. The lit
erary department is entertaining, as usual This IS
the first number of the seventysixth volume Of this
magazine. Aflnion typeis substituted for the brewer
heretofore employed, the columns are widened, and
thinner leads used. BY these means about twelve
pages are added each number, that subscribers
will receive one-ninth more matter this year than
last at the same price. In all respects, the present
number is fully up to the standard of special excel
lence that has given this publication a prominent
place in the periodical literature of the country.
THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW for April, 1865
edited by Prof. James Russell Lowell and Charles
Eliot Norton, Esq, has the following articles and
writers: The Metropolitan Board of Health of New
York, by Edward b. Dalton, Vi. d; The Church and
Religion by c. Z. Norton: Pempei by Prof Z. p
Evans; Hegel, by !. f. Cabot; The Poor-Laws OF
New England by f. B. Sanbom; The Translation
of the Veia, by Prof. w d. Whitney; Quotation
and Originality, by r. ". Emerson; Boston, tSecond
Paper by Charles Francis Adams, Jr; Western
Policy in China, by Raphael Pumpelly; EXpatriaton
and Naturalization, byJ I. Morse, Jr; Shakespeare
once More by James Russell Lowell; Charles Dick
ems bv c f. Norton Critical Notices. Ticknor &
Fields, Publishers.
THE GALAXY For MAY has the following table
of contents The Black Bess-by Harriet Prescott
>panord; Onr NIillionaires The Trumpet smith
bv Charles Dawson Stanley; Personasm-by Walt
Whitman The Shadow the Wall: Clementin
Klnni iside-by Z Lynn Lynton Soldier statesmen; ;
The House and the Heartily Z. r. sill; The Pill
crirnage To Mecca-by Edna Dean Proctor; Woods
and Waters-by Edmund Clarence >tedman; Beech
dale-bv Marion Harlan; Words and their Uses
by Ricaard Grant White; Five Years in Japan-by
u. Il. simmons; steven Lawrence, Yeoman-by
Mrs Edwards; Wreck; The Galaxy Miscellany
Articles by Pierre Blot, Mark Twain, and Others; ;
Drift-Wook-by Philip Quilibet Literature and
Art-by Richard Grant White, f. T. Youmans, and
! Conant
With this number The Galaxy l. enlarged 80 as to
fully htv per cent more matter than here
toforc 1t l. now the largest Magazine, with sin
gle exception, in the country. The Illustrations OF
The Galaxy Will hereafter be under the personal
charge of Mr.. ". Linton. Beechdale," the serial
story bv Marion Iarland, commenced in this num-
ber Will continue be illustrated by Mr. Winslow
Homer. 1t will run through five numbers of
( the Magazine. The next tJune) number Of The
/ Galaxy VIII contain an article by Mayne Reid, and
stories by Henry James, Jr, Miss Crane (the author
+ of emily Chester Opportunity" etc. and
other popular writers. The price of The Galaxy Is
81 year. Published by sheldon & Co.. New York
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, for May, celebrates
in its leading article "The Turf and the Trotting
Horse in America" Parton contributes another
paper "a Our Roman Catholic Brethrens ID which
he manages TO bestow considerable praise upon the
management of the Catholic Church in this country.
and after manner, predicts that the Catholics viii
ultimately he the strongest religious denomination
in this country, Part II. Lago. Bar, and the fifth
paper in the By-W ays Of Europe, find place in
this number. The political article Is entitled d" The
Next President and Is estimate of Gen Grant
Besides these there several other readable arti
cles.
HARPERs MAGAZINE. for May. completes the S5th
semi-annual volume of this widely read monthly.
Its illustrated articles are, Among the Andes OF
Peru and Bolivia; Cradle Lands, being a review OF
Lady Herbert's book of travels in the East; Voyage
Alone in the Rob Roy: Woman's Kingdom con-
tnued; From Derby to Disrae Ii has, usual,
much other valuable and interesting matter. The
publishers promise that their success hitherto is
only incentive renewed eNertions the future
TO make their magazine even better than it has ever
Yet been.
THE ECLECTIC FOR MAY.has for its embellish-
ment. The Earl OF Albermarle." 1t contaius
articles from Edinburgh Review. Cornhin Magazine
Frasers Magazine, Chambers journal, Leisure
Hour, New Monthly Magazine, London Quarterly
Review, and Blackwood's Magazine. Published by
w. II. Bidwen 4 Co, New or>-
THE LITTLE PILGRIM for April l. at hand 1t Is
edited by Grace Greenwood, and published 10y Lip
pncott, Philadelphia. 1t is of the most valued
OF the children magazines.
We have received the fourth number of TIL
Hot sEHoLD, a monthly journal devoted to home
interests, and published by Nlilliken & Crowell
f Brattleboro, VI. Terms, 81 90 per year.
LIrrEII,s LIVING AGE.-This vigorous and en-
terprising magazine 10 : this week with ar
interesting table of Church Parties-Past
Present and Future; The Friendship of Jonathan
| All for Greey; Phincas Finn The Peers and thei
: | Position; Hindoo Conservatism; The Munatonan
Canon; sir Walter scott and Dies Ira; David Gar
rick Mr.. Pumptre, with variety of pleasing mis-
cellany.
l This firm have also just issued from their pres
several excellent and finely written stories that
l appeared in their magazine. The Brownlows, b.
Mr.. Oliphant; The Tenants of NIalony, by J. : lie
= Fam; old Sir Douglass, by Hon. Mrs. Norton; II
4 Brook Fossbrook.
4 THE CHLDREN's HOUR, for May, by I. :. Arthur
Philadelphia, is before us Ii is bright with its pret
ty pictures and clear type and the children reve il
c its pages.
THE ELEMENTS OF WRITTEN ARITHMETIC; con
tanning Analysis and Synthesis adopted to the bes
mode of instruction for beginners. BY James :
Eaton, NJ. \. Boston, Taggard & Thompson
= DEMoREsr's YoU>G .AMERIC,.-This publication
l improves with every Number. 1t contains doubl
. the amount of reading matter which it did at first
and has succession of brilliant cOlorcd picture
. and toy novelties which have done.so much to es
tablish its reputation 1t IS bright clear, and il
= strrctive little Monthly. Subscription price, 81 u
n OUR YoU>G FOLKS for May has a continuation c
J., Charles Dickens . Holiday Romance; It continua
# ton OF DIR. Hayes Cast away in the Cold y; Dot
o tie Dimple making a CALL by Sophie May; ~ On
y Saturday" by Marian Douglas; The Peterkin
= at Home by Lurrctia L. Hale. and several othe
entertaining articles by writers known to the read
nor x Fields, promise, also, another chapter c
) Round the " orid, joe and many other taking,
= things for June.
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