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The Magazines.
Harper's Magazine for June is an unusually
strong number. The leading article, 1.-The
United States Navy" is contributed by Rear
admiral Edward Simpson. U. S. N. The
article is profusely ilustrated-each class of
vessels being represented, including the re-
Gently constructed dolphin" ATLANTA"
and "Chicago." The fifth paper of the series
of Great American Industries treats of the
culture of the sugar-cane, and of every phase
OF sugar-making. Charles Dudley Warmers
story of American society and its summer
life includes this month an entertaining chap
ter on Newport t'She Stops to Conquer"
is drawing to a conclusion. James Lane
Allen contributes an article describing Ken
lucky mountaineer life, entitled Through
Cumberland Gap on Horseback" ''The
Home Acre." by E. p. Roe, is continued.
Professor T. F. Crane contributes an inter-
estipg historical paper, on "The Death of
Pope Alexander VI A short story, en-
titled "The Minstration OF DEATH" is con-
tributed by Miss Annie Porter. Poems are
contributed by Paul Hamilton Hayne, ]. w.
DeForest, and Minot j. Savage. The edito-
rial departments are well sustained.
The June number of Lippincott's Monthly
Magazine is largely devoted to the labor
question. Mr.. Fred Perry Powers forsees
the coming of 1.-The Industrial Republic, /"
under which the laboring classes will get a
larger share of the fruits of their labor than
they do now. To the Experience Meeting,
Martin Irons contributes an photographed
sketch, "My Experiences in the Labor Move
ment," which is very entertaining. 'Some
Experiences of Working-Girl," another
article in the same department, is a pathetic
appeal on behalf of the ill-paid factory girls.
1.-The Experiences of a Street Car COnduc-
tor" is noteworthy from the fact that the
writer finds nothing to complain of in his
position, but contrasts it favorably with the
lot of thousands of his fellow beings. John
Turner'S invention" is a sensational story of
the Hugh Conway type There is some ex-
cellent poetry. In the Monthly Gossip, w.
II Babcock advances startling views on the
Mormon question, and there are other bright
discussions of current topics.
The June number of the Magazine of
American History has a steel engraving of
Jefferson Davis as frontispiece. The arti-
Giles of the number are as follows: "Sketch
of San Autonio-The Fall of the Alamo; y
"Canada's Actual Condition." "Mr. Ban
croft on Self-Government;" "The Recon-
struction OF Histery;" Triumph of the
American Principle - the Trent Affair"
The Convention of Virginia, 1885," "Bat-
ties of Port Republic and Lewiston" ere.
treat of the Confederate Government-From
Richmond to the Gulf" 1.-The Last of the
Confederates In the "Originai Docu-
ments" department there are some curious
papers, and all other departments are full OF
interesting matters.
The contents of the June number of the
North American Review are as follows: $50.
cialism in America" Free Trade in Dis
cussion - Edwin M. Stanton :" "Why Am
l a Presbyterian" Defense of Charleston,
S. c, 1.-the President and the Senate -
Gladstone; :" 1.-The Labor Crisis"
} The June number of The Forum has the
following articles: Arbitration in Labor
Disputes; From Whittier p
THE Limit of Speed in Ocean Travel"
"How l was Educated;" ''Mischievous Phi
lanthropv;" ."The Persistence of the Kelly
) Motor" 1.-THE Evolution of the Boycott; p
"The Psychical Wave;" "The Future OF
Sunday Journalism" Something More
About Domestic Service"
The Homilectic Review is monthly maya.
zine of religious thought, sermonc literature.
and discussion of practical issues. The Re.
view section contains articles under the fol-
: lowing headings "Probation after Death -
The Reformation and Rationalism :" "Dr.
Towards Second Arrangement of Prohibi-
ton;" Symposium on the Ministry -
prison Reform; its aim, and How the
: Clergy can aid it, ''Seed Thoughts for
Sermons" The Sermonic Section is filled
with articles of interest.
THE Citizen" is the title of magazine
which is a new candidate for public favor.
. The May number has the following contribut-
! ed articles 1.-The Increase of State Control
and its cause;" 1.-The Metaphysics of Ex-
change" THE true object of Free Public
Schools" Party Publications." american
Agriculture, its alleged decline in New Eng.
land. Published by d. C. Heath & Co..
Boston.
The Andover Review for June has papers
as follows: 1.-The Group System of College
Students in the John Hopkins University =
"The Harvard New Education; ," "Individ-
uaism in Education" "Mc'Masters History
of the People of the United States" .sThe
Spiritual Problem of the Manufacturing
Town" The Educational Departments con.
tain much good reading
The Century Magazine for June opens with
a portrait of Benjamin Franklin A well il.
Illustrated paper entitled "a Literary Ramble
Along the Thames from Fulham to CHS
wick" follows. The remaining contents are
''The Two Bellies" "Meh Lady-A Story of
the War;" american Country Dwellings :"
THE Queens Bead" Faith Healing and
Kindred Phenomena; "a Sonnet" "Harv-
ards Botanic Garden and its Botanists :" ITO
John G.. Saxe;' 1.-The Minister'S Charge -
"Circling Fancies; !" unpublished Letters of
Benjamin Franklin;" birds Eggs" 1.-The
Hotel Experience of Mr.. Pink Fluker;"
"Stonewall Jackson in Maryland" "Har.
per's Ferry and Sharpsburg; 1.-THE Invasion
of Maryland:" "Antietam Scenes"
New Publications.
We have received from the publishers ad
vance sheets OF an excellent work, soon to be
published, entitled "Memoirs of Nv Life. -
by John Charles Fremont. The narrative will
include an account of five JOURNEYS Of west-