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The Magazines For April

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Parent Issue
Day
24
Month
March
Year
1871
Copyright
Public Domain
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.pril is not yct here, accordiug to the calendar, but the following magazine numbers tor tliat montl) coino claiming a notice : Scribner'i Montldy, beautiful in typography and illustrations, and with the followIng as its more prominent nrticles: Life in the Canniballsiands.ills., byj. C. Bates, is full of interest; A Breakfast with AlexandeT Dumas, is wbat might be expected from the pen of John Biselo w ; Children who Work, Illustrated, by Julia A. Holmes; Lucky Peer, concluded, by Hans Christian Anderseii ; The Martyi Church or Madaguscar, by E. W. Hovvard ; The Anthruciti: Problem, by Edward Crapscy; VVilfred Cumbermede, by Geo. MacDouald, a powcrful story. The lesser articlcs and poems are readable, wliilo tiie several departments are well Slled. 'i'liis number coneludes tho llrst volume. A. fine bilí of (are is preseutcd for the new volume to begin witli the May number. $3 a year. Scuib.neu & Co., New York. - The OaXaxy has : Lady Jadlth, a Tule of Two Continente, by Justin McCartl:y, chaps. xviii. and xix ; Lee at Qettysburg, by J. D. Imboden, wha commanded the guard of the retreating stores and re 'iel wounded ; Capt. llall's Arctic Expedition, by Prof. T. 1$. Maury ; The Mount Cenis Tunnel, by Mary B. Dodge ; Overland, chaps. xxxi.-xxxii , by J. W. DeForest, deoidëcUy seusational Víctor Emanuel.KIng of Italy, by Justin McCarthy ; The Nether Side of New Tork- in. Skinncrs, by Ed" ward Crapscy ; Ought We to Vlslt Her? chaps. x.-xii , by Mrs. EdW&rds ; Au Ornament to Society, by Lucy H. lloopcr ; with lesser papers, Wood, Scientiflc Miscel lany, Curront Literatura, Nebuia?, and the last instalnient of Mark Twaln's Memoranda, Mark baring coucluded that to be a fuuny man by the month is too much even for his posvers, and the readers of scveral of his later Galaxy efforts vrlll concede he is right. Donn Platt is to succeed him as manager of a new " Ilumorous Department." 4 a year. Siiisldon & Co., 077 Hroadway, New York. - In Lippincolt's Magazine wc have : Wild Iroland, by B. Donbaband ; A Skclcli of Charles Francis Adains ; Monmou, a Russian story, by Ivan Toorgenef; The Jew's Faith, poem by II. Abbcy ; A Western Newspaper Enterprise, by Frederic Lockley ; Emanuel Swedenborg, by Lucre tia Pontift'; Mc, .Sim and It, by E. Fawcetl ; S luden t Bambln in Prussia.n ,by Stephen Powers ; YVhat Shall We Drjnk ? by John Bell, M. D., net alcoholic drinks of whatever name; Cloud Fantasles, by Paul II. Hnyne; Old Saddler's Resnrrection, by R. D. Minor; Ileality, by Emma Lazarus; Monthly Gossip and Litcratureof the Day : wkh a 16 page supplement and eight chapters of Rookstoue, by EatberlDe S. Macquoid. $4 a ycar. J. B. Liitincott & Co Phiiadelphia. - The Edectic has for its leading papers . PhllOSOphy, Psychology, and Melaphysics, froin the Rorfh Britiih Revicto ; The Ring and the Book, from St. Paul' ; The Late Solar Eclipse, irorn Oornhill's Magazine ; The Meanin? of Prussia's Triitmph, from Farlnightly Review ; Spain and lier Revolutlon ; Three Daya with tlic Franc-Tircurs ; flve more chapters oiPatty; Mlrabean The Monastery of Súmelas, etc., with fif.l notes on Literatura, Science, Art and Varieties. The embellishmrnt is a very flnely executcd portralt of M. Gambctta. $5 a year. E. R. Pki.tox, 103 Fulton Street, New York. - Oodey's Lruly's Book s rich in fashion and working plates - what the lailk's want in the Bprlng Beason ; has stories by Marión llarlund, B. Anule Frot, Mary E. Comstock, Louise S. Dorr, and Cora limit, with timely and valuable recelpts, a readable editor's tablo, and an instructlve healthdepartment. In its special flelJ OodeyXxa no superior. $3 a year. L..A. OoDBT, Philadelphla. - Arlhur's Jloms Magazine is a charac ttr'stic mimber, the stories and losser artlclcs beiug entertaiuinjf, and if not fnll of the solid meat, nol demorallzing. " A Dol lar a Day," by Virginia F. Townsend, is continued, and the second paper of " Othcr People's Windows " (tiren. Also spring fashions, et3. $2 a j-ear. T. S. Aiithur & Co., Philadelphia. - From the same comes the Children's Ilour, beautiful in print anti pictures, and fllled with choice morsels, story and verse, for the little ones. Ever; bright eycd 4 or 6 year oíd ongttt to have It. f 1.25 a year. Attention is invitcd to tho advertisemont in another column, hended, " Four Popular remedies of the Age." These medicines are haring a great sale, wliicli is proof that tlie ailing have faith in them. Dr. KiïLï.oca finds the demaud for thein so great that lie is increasing liis facilities for tiitir manufacture. We leirn, also.that he Is about to erect, adjoining his residence and office, in the Fifth Ward, a largo building for a hospital, with rooms ior medicated baths. We hope that he wlll introduce the Turkish bath, one of the most efficiënt remedies for colds and rheumatic complaints. The Ypsilanti Sentinel gives full details of the murder at Rawsonville, on Friday nlght last, of Mr. Daniel Ellis and tvife. The murder is charged upon a son, Rome 18 or 20 years old, who is now in jail in this city. The weapon used was au ax. It is alleged that the supposed patricide, Ft.xKi,iN Et.i.is, was injured some weeks ago by a blow npon the head, and that since that he has shown signs of insanity, to such an extent even that the neighbors and his father had desired him sentto Kalamazoo, but tho mother had not consented. The mimlered man was GC years old ; age of the mother not given. Every Saturday lias commenced a now novel by Charles Reade, "A Terrible Temptatlon," the opening chapters of wliich promisc a story of intense interest. The heroine, Rhocla Somersct, "is a human being taken from the London Strcets, sinful, írnorant, terribly real." 11er life and that of her associates - íhen no less guilty bnt not wont fo be held up to public scorn - will be sketcherl with a master's hand, Ktery Saturday is also publishing a series of lllnetnted sketches of Pittsburg and Vlclnlty, the plctores bv Mr. Fenn, the text by Ralph Kccier, also many European pictures. $5 a year. Address James R. Osgood & Co., Boston. Ax unconfirmed Washington rumor has il that Gen. SlCKLES has negotiated a treaty with Spain for thc purchase of Cuba. The prico to bu paid is put at $100,000,000 in instalmeats, Torto Kico to be thrownin as i make-weight. ÖE AST don 1 mean to be beatón by cx-Socretary Sewa i: 1 1 as i dealer in real estáte. - m i i -■►- -- ■ Havixo got rid of thc Gorman army thi Prenoh ai Parte are doinjr. vrhai wU feared and antioipated: fighting among themselves, though thc Latent :ulvicis gire more hope thnt the revolutioniste niay halt in thoir eareer of bloodshcd. JotixW. Fobxky lias bcen nozoinated for Collector of Cuistomsat Phüadelphia lie has rivfii ÖEANT - a puil', and favors, the purchase of San Domingo.