The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-30
MAGAZINES.

The June number Of the Eclectic Mag
d-ine Is at hand, and is embelhshed with
fine portrait excellently engraved on
steel, of Professor Darwin. A sketch by
the editor in the letter-press gives the
! leading events of Darwin's life, and "The
Dcacent Of man." the title of his last book,
is also the title of very numerous poem
reprinted from Blackieood
The table of contents presents about
twenty excellent articles in which the in
structive and the amusing receive equal
attention "The Political Future of
Europe is a mastery synopsis of present
political tendencies in Europe; the author
Of "Ginx's baby treats us to "Two sou-
tions Of a great Problem There is very
fine critical essay on "Mr Tennyson's
Poems and besides them, there are "A
Week in Paris after the Peace "Modern
st. Pauls," "a Miniature Sum- "Change
aud Progress in Japan" Rome under the
New Regime" "The Dutchman at Home"
THE author of "Tha. Heather Chinee,"
and Journeys in Central Africa" The
five Editorial Departments are, as usual,
full Of miscellaneous information of ell
sorts. Patty the new story, becomes
more interesting with every instament.
Published by L. r. PELToS los Fulton
Street, New York. Price s. per year;
single copies 45 cents.
The June number of Scritner's Afonthly
contains no less than eight Illustrated ar
ticles-the first in Importance and interest
being the second paper by Gov. Langford
on "The Wonders of the Yellowstone"
So extraordinary are the phenomena that
the accuracy of the account would GER
tainly be doubted were it not thoroughly
authenticated. We have here pictures
and descriptions Of the singular slate for
nations which were reported to be relics
OF Il lost race; "Birds-eyc view Of the
Geyser Basin" "The Grotto Geyser,f
"Crater Of the Castle Geyser," "Crater of
the Giant Geyser,' "Thc Beehive Geyser,'
and the magnificent ''Giatess Geyser,"
which threw stream Of boiling water to
the remarkable height of $50 feet Twenty
excellent illustrations accompany this in
teresting article. Another very valuable
aud Entertaining article is Mr.. Twomblys
description of the st. Louis Bridge, one of
the greatest engineering undertakings Of
the age. The mastery Of the Mississippi
is only being accomplished by the utmost
skill, energy, and perseverance. Money
and human life are being freely spent in
the conquest, the methods Of which are
here fully and curiously explained and pic
tured
America being thus graphically repre-
sented as to her strange natural features and
business and engineering genterprise-othor
| illustated articles are devoted to European
subjects. William Wells gossips pleasant
| ly, with the aid of four illustrations, about
"Lights and Shadows of the War" there
| is an illustrated sketch Of "The Mother OF
the Emperor William; and very enter
tanning account of "Leipsic and its Fair"
illustrated by the author, Prof. Emmette.
Samuel w. Duffield furnishes a witty and
earnest article on "The Freedom of the
Pulpit" in which he takes n very different
view from that presented By Mr.. Wilkin-
son in his recent paper on the Bondage
of the same. Mrs. Oliphant continues and
concludes her admirable novelette, of "No-
rah The Stcry of Wild Irish Girl;'
Miss Trafton furnishes another powerful
story; "The shadow that Came Between
and in "Wilfrid Cumbermede' Mcdonald
has some very characteristic talk about
the ministry, the law, and the mystery of
Death. Louis Brooke's poem, "Threc
Leaves from Story" has three graceful
and poetic designs by Miss Halock; J. 7.
McKay's poem, making Port has the
real sea swing about it; and Mrs. Patts
"Clothes Of Ghost" is weird and sugges-
tive. DR.. Holland in "Topics Of the
Time writes about "Living with Win
dows Open and the "French Republic y
"The Old Cabinet" contains "The Conceit-
ed Man and 1.-TWO Weddings" and other
editorials are on English Pauperage
Wagner in the Bowery, the kindergarten,
etc. The Etehings by Hopkins are very
clever, and tell "Thc Story Of the Capture
OF Pegasus The number contains nearly
fifty pictures and is extremely attractive
throughout.