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Magazines.

HGrper's for May is a number Of high
standard of merit. The frontispiece is a
portrait of Kinglake, the historian of Lord
Raglan in the Crimean war, engraved from
photograph by Kruell. The initial
article, by R. r. Bowker, on London as a
Literary Center" presents many interest
ing facts about the writers who have made
| that great city their home. In Russian
COnvicts in the Salt Mines of Iletsk," Dr.
! Henry Lansdell D d., relates his personal
experience in Russia among the prisoners
confined in prison or banished to Siberia for
all kinds OF alleged crimes His view is
not the popular one of horrors beyond de-
scripton. Mr.. Albert F. Heard contributes
an article describing the system of alleged
law and justice which prevails in Russia,
not only in theory, but in practice to-day.
He traces its origin, and points out It's
weaknesses and yet its adaptability to the
needs of the RuSsi n masses. In the article
on the City of Denver Edwards Roberts
gives a full, crisply told description of the
| Queen City of the Plains, with the Rocky
mountains at her back and the Mississippi
valley at her feet. The departments show
| no falling off in interesting matter Harper
Brothers, New York.
Moncure D. Conway writes in the May
| Cosmopolitan lively article ON "The Ped
number of rare and weird pictures, in
Guiding four pages in color. The colored
pictures of the Faust legend, showing Me-
phistopheles with Margaret and in the
witch's kitchen, and Of the japanese demons
and Persian devils, are le most finished and
attractive color work that has yet appeared
in this enteIprising magazine. Mr. Con-
way is presumed to be on intimate terms
with his subject, having been formerly
Methodist divine, and having written the
best book published on Demonology. Tho
| recent international convention of
women in Washington, is the sub
Ethel Ingalls,, the brilliant daughter of the
famous Senator. The profusion of portraits
of the most celebrated delegates and the
| flow of clever per- onal descriptions combine
to form a most readable paper. Another OF
the journalistic strokes which distinguishes
this young magazine FROM its older COM
panions an interesting illustrated one on the
New Consolidated Exchange of New York
City. The Cosmo9 olitan Magazine Com
pany, New York.
The May number of the Eclectic Mdgd-
zine is filled with interesting matter for
cultivated readers. The opening paper by
Sir Lyon Playfair is a very suggestive and
! Illuminating study of the effects of applied
| science upon trade. Prof. Deroden's arti-
Gle on English Literature and "The Profes-
| sion of Letters are strikingly interesting
papers. Another literary paper CT g his
| borical nature sure TO draw attention is
| from the WeStmjaster Review on "Hans
Sachs; the Peoples Goethe Of the Sixteenth
Century" Matthew Arnold's study of
| Civilization in the United States" which
has attracted such wide remarks from its
trenchant and incisive, if not always just
criticism, is one of the features of the num-
| Der. The Swarming of Men" by Leonard
Courtney, showing the tendency Of men to
aggregate like bees and the dangers Of it, is
an interesting article No. % Bond street,
New York.
The May Magazine of american History
is filled with good things. Its frontispiece
is an elegant and ife-hke portrait of the
late Alfred s. Barnes, and its opening
paper sketch of his interesting career. A
scholarly study follows of "Ancient So
ciety in Tennessee" in which Gen. G. Z.
Thr1ston, of the Tennessee Historical So
ciety, attempts to show that the mound
builders were Indians. Hon. Charles K.
Tuckerman contributes an entertaining
paper, personal Recollections of Abraham
Lincoln George Stewart, Jr., ID. G. L.,
President OF the Historical Society of
Quebec, writes forcibly on THE Fisheries
Treaty-a Canadian View" paper which
will command wide attention. 743 Broad
way, New York.
The most important article in the North
American RerietO for May is entitled
"Col. Ingersoll on Christianity" by Rt.
Hon. w. E. Gladstone. Another very in
teresting article is Testimony Before
House Committees" by Col. c. 2. Brecken-
ridge, NJ. G. Another interesting article is
First Impressions Of Congress-" by Geh
Lloyd S. Bryce There are other articles
which are interesting and valuable. North
American Reuiet0, No. East Fourteenth
street, New York.
The Sanitarian for April has a number
Of very valuable articles. The leading one
is 1.-THE Physiology Of the Rogue" and
very interesting one it is. The American
News Company, New York.
BabylGnd for May is well calculated to
interest the little folks. The illustrations
are particularly well suited to their under
standing. d. Lathrop q Co., Boston,
Mass