The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-05-23
June Magazines,

June Magazines.
BLACK woods Magazine for May, rel
published by The leonard Scott Pull
iishiug Co., Al Barclay Street, N. H.
contains as follows: Reata; or, Nhafs
In Il Name, Part III. Some Aspects |
Of the Present French Republic.t Joff |
Caldigalc, Part XIV The SPatbaIis |
Of the Northwest Frontier Of India, |,
The Life of The Prince Consort. Tho
Policy of the Budget. Public Affairs.
Scribner for this month fully sustains
its character as fresh and unhackney-
ed periodical, "Fine Arts,at the Paris
Exposition, is good critical article
well illustrated. "Piercing the Amer
lean Isibmns," is an interesting and
timely article in view of the assembling
of congress of engineers in Paris 10
select route for the proposed inter
oceanic canal. "The Mediterranean OF
America" is the second of series Of
very interesting papers on Brazil,
beautifully illustrated. "The Univer-
sity of Berlin" is illustrated with por-
traits of Professors IIelmholtz, Vir-
chow, Mommscn, Curtius and others Of
the great men who have given that in
stitution its reputation. edison and
his Inventions" is the first of a series
of illustrated papers on the Menlo Park
magician, giving description of the
Electro photograph and its applications.
There are other interesting papers
and several stories, and the departments
are as usual sensible and readable.
| Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for
June contains, as usual, an abundance
Of good things, literary and artistic.
The articles are beautifully and liberal
| ly illustrated, and they are timely and
highly Interesting and instructive. The
opening article, "The British Empire in
South Africa" is especially so, for.the
Cape and Natal colonies are attracting
universal attention at this time. There
are eighteen admirable illustrations.
"The City of the Doge," "Some Indian
Hill Tribes" "Naval Architecture of
the Present" with eighteen illustra-
tions), "The Rhine Delta" by LADY
Blanche Murphy, will well repay pc
rusal. The departments of fiction and
poetry are attractive, the contributions
being by some of our most popular
writers. There is more than USUALLY
copious miscellany. embracing an i'm
mense variety of subjects. The number
contains 1913 pages quarto, and nearly
100 engravings, and inasmuch as a sim
gle copy can be had for 25 cents, and
the subscription price is only So a wear.
postpaid, the publication may certainly
claim to be one of, if not the cheapest
of the kind in existence. Address Frank
Leslie's Publishing House, SO, IS and
81 Park Place, New York.
IIarpcrs has the following table of
contents; all readable as the articles in
this sterling magazine always are
"Rye and round there" w. r. O'Don-
ovan, with fifteen illustrations; upon
a Virgin kissing q Rose," r.. Herrick,
with a full page illustration; "The
Honorable Hudson Bay Company" H.
NJ. Robinson, with fourteen iiustra-
tons; "Berg und Thai" sketches in
Tyrol, ", Col. Geo. E. Warning, Jr.,
with ten illustrations; "The Grand
Days of Histrionics," Olive Logan,
with ten portraits; "a Peninsular
Canaan, ii, Maryland" Howard Pyle,
with twelve illustrations; ga Free
Lecture Experience" James T. Fields,
with six illustrations; "Black Point,''
a story, Constance F. Woolson
"Recollections of Agassiz," E. p.
Whipple; go Friend, the Thought of
whom is Sense of Loss" poem, Anna
G.. Bracket; alexander Spotswood,"
John Esten Cooke; "Young Mrs. Jar
dine" novel, Dinah M. Craik; "At
the Gate" a poem; "The Citizens Of
Paris" Phebe Earle Gibbons; "The
Last of the Chang Macs" a story, A,
A. Hayes, Jr; "The Draining of a vii
lage," Col. Geo. E. Warning, with six
illustrations. The departments are all
full of interest
st. Nicholas for June has q season.
able frontispiece entitled "Summer has
Come" and opens with ga Second
Trial." story by Sarah Winter
Kellogg, showing how a devoted little
girl saved her big brothers fame at a
College Commencement. Louisa M
; Alcott tells two stories i'm one under
the title "Two Little Travellers, y
The other short tales deal with the
queer doings of GLOSSY Ananias," q
, Southern negro boy who loved curious
7 pets; with some Pennsylvania country
9 people and wise pig at "Schnitz.
{ en-; with "Robin Goodfellow and his
friend Bluetreee," in the DAYS of Good
Queen Bess; with "The Royal Bon
bon,' boy-soldier of the terrible
, French Revolution; and with IA
,, Comet that Struck the Earth"-and
some boys-in the far West, years ago
The eight illustrations TO these stories
particularly that to 1.-THE Royal Bon.
bon," which is by Waiter Shiraw, are
specially attractive. The two serials
carry their young heroes and hero
ines through fresh scenes and livel,
, adventures. In Longitude Naught'
l are described, with seven pictures, the
Hospital and Observatory of Green.
wich, England. Among other practi
cal sketches are: an illustrated &C.
: count of curious Fish which catches
fish for its Master; and description
of mans escape from an ancient
castle, in ga Curious Box of Books
"Chub and Hoppergrass" is a funny
terrier story with five pictures, and
l GLOW the Lambkins went South is a
ludicrous rhymed tale with comical
illustration by Hopkins. Very small
readers have large-type story, with
J seven pictures, about "TwO Little
Mothers; and "Jack-in-the pulpit
"The Letter-Box" and "The Riddle.
Box" contain things piquant. playful
r and puzzling for readers of all tastes
and all ages.
DROWNING "Wednesday
Mr.. ii. Chandler McNall, assistant keep
er of the Colchester lighthouse, in COM
many with Mr.. Melaney, the keeper went