Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-06-03
The Magazines for June.

AAN 4AkesS oSA&ASo Iva cUASs
Harper's for June innovates by printing
the names of the engravers as well as Of
the writer's and designers in the table of
contents. The landscapes in the article
on the White Mountains, drawn by Mr.
| Gibson, are among the very best pieces of
| illustration of their kind which Harper"
| has presented. Some of the illustrations
of paper on Humming Birds, and some
of the illustrations Of an article on Portu-
gal, especially the architectural illustra-
lions which are apparently engraved from
photographs, are equally successful. A
sketch of Edwin Booth has an excellent
| portrait. Mr.. Abbey's designs for an ar
ticle which deals with Shakespearian bal
lad music seem to us, however, the tri-
umphs of the number in illustration. The
"Autolycus" is not only excellent pictori-
ally but has force and shrewdness of
characterization which Mr.. Abbey has not
shown heretofore in the same degree
Equally effective, and with even more pic
torial charm, is the same artists design
for Herrick' mad Mayde." The present
instalments of the serials tend to raise
ones opinion of Miss Woolson, and rather
to deaden ones interest in Mr.. Hardy,
whose own interest in his story seems to
flag in these chapters, and who has per-
mitted himself what, for him, is remarka-
bly, slovenly as literary work.
The reader must be hard to please indeed
who in the diversified contents of the North
American Review for June should find
nothing to win his attention. First we
find an article by the Hon. Hugh McCul-
loch on sour Future Fiscal Policy" treat
ing of the problems of refunding. the re-
monetization of silver. and the restoration
of the United States to their just rank
among the maratime nations of the
world. George B. Loring writes of "The
Patrician Element in American Society,""
but the reader need apprehend no glorif-
cation of artificial rank, for in the auth
or's estimation the patrician element here
is simply the strongest popular element
that portion of the people, whatever their
lineage, who are engaged in developing
the mental, moral and material wealth of
the Republic. Dorman B. Eaton makes a
spirited defense of civil service reform:
Prof. W. &. Sumner states very clearly the
argument for free ships; Frederick Doug
lass writes of "Color Line'; Desire Char
nay, of 1.-The Ruins of Central America
DR.. Austin Flint discusses the benefits Of
vaccination; j. M. Mason asserts the law
full power of the government to regulate
railway charges; and finally, Prof. E. S.
Morse sets forth the evidences of the ex-
istence of man upon this continent in pre-
historic times.
Frank Lesie's Popular Monthly for jane
Abounds as usual in attractive features.
The leading article, "Russia's New Empe-
ror, Alexander ILL.," by Alfred H. Guern-
sey, is highly interesting, and its ten illus
trations are admirable. Among the other
noteworthy contributions are: ''Beggars
in Italy," by Junius Lorraine; s'Among
the Pennsylvania Dutch" z illustrations);
ssFreaks of Nature in Landscape" az il
lustrations); 1.-THE Empress of Austria"
Il lllustrationsl; "Tyrol and the Tyrolese,"
by W. Seton IA illustratiOns); "a Week in
Hamburg" by Alfreton Hervey IL illus
trations); etc., etc. The sketches include
81. Fennimore Cooper" "The Loss of the
Kent, East Indiaman''; ''Sport in India
Benedict's powerful serial novel, GA Late
Remorse," is continued. and there are
some exceedingly interesting short stories
by popula ar writers. Bret Hart contrib
utey poem, finely illustrated, entitled,
''What the Chimney Sang" and the other
poems of rare merit. The miscellany is
large, and embraces great variety of sub
jects replete with entertainment and en-
bodying much useful information. The
number contains 1913 quarto pages and
more than a hundred engravings. 1t is
also embellished with beautiful colored
| frontispiece. ''Baby's Awake" from a
painting by Meyer Won Bremen. The
price Of a single copy is only Is cts; year.
ly subscription, So. Address Frank Les
lies Publishing House, So, IS and 81 Park
Place, New York.