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microscope, and Fanny Roper Feudge tells
about some miniature vessels, built by great
men. That excellent story, ''Nimpo's
Iroubles,' comes to a conclusion; j. T.
lrowbrldge's Fast Friends" have some in
terestmg literary and mercantile experience
in New York, while the hero of ''What
Might Have been Expected" Frank r.
| otockton's story, becomes an involuntary
sailor. "Jack-in-the Pulpit'' is full of infor-
'na'ion' and ''rhe Letter Box" evidently
great iaVofite with the boys and girls. is
larger than usual this month. OF course the
number is full OF good pictures, and one arti-
Gle contains five ''Magic Pictures.D which are
sure to create sensation.
The FOREIGN REVIEWS. The London
Quarterly Review for April, reprinted by the
Leonard Scott Publishing Campany, opens
with an article on the "War between Prussia
and Rome" Other articles are "Russian
Advances in Central ASIA" discoveries at
Troy" "Medcal Charities of Londop.~
"The Alleged Apostacy of Wentworth lord
Strahord)' an essay on the character and
works OF Samuel Wiberforce, late Bishop of
winchester; description of the caricatures
OF Glllray, the MAST of the early part of
this century; ''Irsh Home Rule in the
Eighteenth Century," and "The Fall of the
Liberal Party'
The Edinburgh Review for April. also pre-
sents varied and valuable table of contents
Amongthe articles are Eastern Toorkistan; -
competitive Examinations y sPrince Bis
marck and the Church of Rome;' ''The Par
isians," work which is pronounced to be
"a happy climax to a series of fictions which
have conferred upon the author lasting
place in English literature;'' review of Max
Muller's introduction to the Science of Re-
ligion;' "Tbe Hydraulics of Great Rivers,''
review of the second and third volumes of
Froude's 'iEngsh in Ireland in the Eigh-
teenth Century,; 'fTrojan Antiquities" and
'Ihe Past and future of the Whig Party.D
The Westminster Review, for April, pub
lished by the aboye-named company, has at
fractions for the philosophical and scientific
mind. "The Bible as Interpreted by Mr..
Arhold,' is review of Matthew Arnold's
Literature and Dogma. "Out-Door Parish
poor in Great Britain. ''Pangenesis" con-
siders the theories of Darwin and MIvart.
"The Song of Songs" is an examination of
this poem, under the form of criticism OF
Renan's Work. Among other articles are
"Our Ocean Steamers, ,""The Devt lopment of
Psychology" "the Greatest of the Minnesin-
gers" 'Moral Philosophy at Cambridge"
criticism of "First Principles of Moral Sci
ence," course of lectures delivered by T. R.
Birks, Professor of Moral Philosophy in the
University of Cambridge. medical Charity;
Methods of Administering It."
: SCRBNER's MONTHLY FOR JULY.-Scrib-
ners Monthly for July contains some notable
features, not the least of which is Prof. Hart's
carefully prepared article on 'VThe Shakes
peare Death-Mask," with number of cuts
giving views Of this and other alleged like
nesses Of the poet. Mr.. Stoddard's ''Studes-
of Some British Authors are here begun,
with paper on Ancestry, to be followed by
another on the same subject. The much
controverted "Orthodox Minister is heard
from again on 'Our EschatoIogy." The ope-
South illustrated series by Edward King;
Missouri is here described with considerable
detail as to its history, resources and enter
prises. Mr.. King has little poem in the
same number; and there are poems by B. f.
Taylor, Louise Chandler Moulton and John
Fraser Ia translation). SAKE Holm's "a
Four-L -Leaved Clover is concluded; Jules
Verne's mysterious Island'' and Miss Traf-
TOMS Katherine Earle'' are both continued.
Mrs. Hodgson Burnett has short story, and
General d'Aban an entertaining sketch of
some extraordinary scenes in Cambodia.
DIR. Holland discusses New York; "Tax-
alton that Kills" and s'The Southern States"
The Old Cabinet is about "a Search for a
Fugitive;' and there is the usual variety in
the other departments.