The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-05-25

Harper's Magazine for June is beautiful
number; and for the uniform excellence OF its
illustrations and the variety and interes. OF its
reading matter it deserves comment as being
q step in advance OF anything hitherto under
taken,
The readers OF the Magazine will find Mr..
Benjamin's paper on Contemporary Art In
Germany even more novel and interesting than
his previous contributions on English and
French Art. He gives . concise but salts
factory account OF the Art Schools OF Munich,
Vienna, and Berlin and the text is illustrated
with reproductions OF the best pictures by
German artists, and with portraits of Kaulbach,
Piloty, Lenbach, Max, Defregger, Makart, and
Knaus. The illustrations represent the best
work OF leading American engravers. No
thorough description has ever hitherto been
published Of the Androscoggin Lakes, and Mr..
Edward Abbotts paper on this subject, with
Its picturesque Illustrations will show that the
region has unusual attractions for the ARTIST IS
we'll as the sportsman. Since the perform
ance at Bayreuth of Richard Wagner's Niebe-
lungen Ring trilogy, there has been unusual
popular interest in the story OF the Niebelun-
gen Lay. In this Number, Miss Leda NJ.
Schoonmaker, q cultivated German writer,
gives a very graphic outline OF the story and
its principal characters, which are also render
ed by the mastery pencil OF Mr.. Fredericks IN
eight effective illustrations. Mr.. William A.
Rideing contributes psper-also finely illus
He describes the work OF the survey, and the
wonders Of Lake Tahoe and Virginia City.
Gibraltar-its history, its natural features, and
it's modern political and military significance
is the subject OF paper as interesting as a
romance, by George M. Towle. The illustra-
tIons are drawn by Samuel Colman, the artist,
who has done himself and the subject ample
justice. Those who have read with 80 much
interest Mrs. Treats papers on Our Familiar
Birds will heartily welcome Mr. II. ID. MInot's
attractive and excellently illustrated paper or
Birds Nests. Lovers Of downright humor viii
be delighted with Marc. +. Cooks story
Moses Clymers Busness-illustrated by Abbey
80 graphically presented that it seems more
like reaity than the fiction that, OF course. it is
DR.. John W. Draper continues his importan
series OF illustrated papers, Popular Exposition
OF Some Scientific EXPERIMENTS, treating IL
this Number the methods OF bringing phantom
impressions into view, and the pbosphorescenc'
OF diamonds and other bodies. Fiction has, Al
usual, It's generous allotment OF space. Chas
Reade's remarkable novel Woman-Hate
and Blackmoore's Erema are continued. Mrs
Frank M'Carthy's short story, The Professor
| Victim, is well told, and is as novel as II i
dramatic. A large installment OF Julian Haw
thorne's Garth-full OF interesting dramatl
situations-concludes this very original novel
Mrs Mace, the author OF Israfl, contributes
poem. entitled A Dream-land City, Mis-
Fannie Il. Robinson's An Order for Cameo i
q poem OF thoughtful meaning. William
Gibson. in his poem La Fests dello Statute
enters fully into the spirit OF the festival Tn
Editorial Departments furnish, as usual,
well-organized body or entertaining and in
structive matter.