The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-05-19

HARPERs MAGAZINE for June-the beginning Of
the Sixty-thrd Volume-is brilliant Number. 1t is
not attractive from the artists point of view
than is impressive in iterGry sense; having con-
tributions from the best writers in every one of
many fields covered by its contents
Samuel Adams Drake contributes the first of his
promised series of papers on the White Mountains
which is beautifully illustrated by William Hamilton
Gibson.
Mrs. Sara A. Hubbard contributes paper on our
humming birds, with charming Illustrations bv J. g.
Beard.
William Winter contributes g timely and excellent
sketch of Edwin Booth, which is accompanied by a
frst-rate portrait.
Mrs Lizzie W. Champeny writes about Lisbon,
which is illustrated by her husbands drawings
This is the first of series of papers Portugal.
Mr. Abbey contributes very impressive fun-page
Illustration of Herrick's poem, 1.-THE Mad NIavdes
Songe.''
Amelia E. Barr is the author of an interesting arti-
Gle on the Ballads and Ballad Music Illustrating
Shakespeare" illustrated by Abbey-a paper showing
careful study and rendered especially valuable by
the number of musical scores accompanying the bal
lads.
Luigi Monti contributes brief article on one of
the most promising of young italian sculptors-Bene
dotto Civiletti-with portrait Illustrations of
two of his works-the Figure of Dante' and Canaris
Canaris at Scio."
James Parton contributes curousy interesting
article on the Trial of Jeanne Dare The principal
illustration of the article is excellent engraving
by Smithwick and French, Bastian LIE Pages cee-
brated painting.
Edward Atkinson gives important Informal
tion in a brief paper, entitled Kentucky Farms''
Sake Holm contributes love-story, and the serial
novels by Mr.. Hardy and Miss Woolson are continued
Paul Hayne contributes poem, 1.-The Dead Child
and the Mocking- - and Will Carleton, the au-
thor of Farm Ballads poem of considerable length,
entitled THE First Settlers Story"-illus by
Frost Both poems of the pathetic order. VIII
Carleton has never written anything better than
'The First Settlers Story"
The Editorial Departments well sustained.
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE. The numbers of The
Ltrtng Agc for the weeks ending May 7th and 18th
spectively contain articles The Unity of Nature
by the DUKE OF ARGYLL, The Court of Hanover,
and Study of Carlyle, Contemporary; Old Scottish
Society, BackUood; Jewish Home Life, Fraser; Win
ter Nights at Dayos, CorHhiH; Sunday at Leksand,
Temple Bar; Mrs, Barbauld, argOsy; The Eucalyptus
in the Roman Campagna, Chambers Journal; The Use
of relations, and the Mental Effect of Earthquakes,
Spectator; The Extraordinary Papal Jubilee, Sdtur
day ReUisn; The st. Petersburg Dynamite Mine, and
Fish Culury in The United States, SATURDAY RcUieD;
with chapters of The Freres' Visited on the chill
dren,' and 1.-The Beautiful Miss Roche,'' and the
al amount of poetry.
For ffty-two numbers of siXty-for: large pages
each Cor than 800 pages year), the subscrip
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