Literary Notes

The Forum is to continue its very in¦resting series of personal experience articles. In the June nutuber Bishop Iiiiitintoii will teil tlie story of his retrious lite, and Dr. Vincent, Chancellor oftlie Chautauqua Circle, will describe low he was educated. The latest issues of CuRBell'g National jibrary are: "Life and Adventuren of Baron Trenck." Vol. II. "The Lady of he Lake," ly Sir Wulter Scott. "The Wisdom of the Ancients and New Atantis," by Francis Bacon. "Selections or the Table Talk of Martin Luther." ?or galfl by üsius & Co,price 10 cents each. Hou. David A. Vell's third paper of bc series, entitled "Au Economie Study it Mexico," nnw running through "The 'opnlar Science Monthly," appears in the orllicoining June number. The series will close witli the fourth paper, and it romises, wlien cotnpleted, to be the fullst as it will unquestionably be the most accurate summary of the real conditton of affairs, industrial, commercial, and poItical, in Mexico, tliat has appeared since he Alexican War. The Detroit Museum of Art liolds its irst animal exliibition of picturesat Merill Hall, Datroit, ru-.ffinning May 9ftth iml eontlnuiiiff two weeks. For a first xhibition tliis promises to be one of are attraction. AmoiiL the prominent xhlblu will le Kembrandt Peale's jrreat icture, The Court of Dearti, painted ome iO years ugo, and in its day exhibted in most of the leading cities of the ountry. It alone wlll be wortli a visit o the exMbitlon. But tliis is only one of n rui v rare attractions. There will be a lumber of pictures there worth from $5,000 to $10,000 each. 'J'lie tirst annual exhibition of the Deroit Museum of Art opens on Saturday, Muy 29, and cmitinucs two weeks. It wlll be held in Merrill Hall, corner of JefferWl and Woodward avenues, Detroit, and vill be ODen diiily from ;9 a. m. till 10 p. m. Tickets, 25 cents; full catalogues, 10 cents. Further particulars wilt be found n the Detroit daily newspapers from day o day.