Literary Notes

The May Popular Scienre Monthly wil have a timely artille on "The Influence of Snow Mases on Climate," l'rom the pen of the eminent Russian meteorologist Woeikoff. An interesting desoription oí the curious marriage customs and wedding iocidentsifthe Trsnylvanieit! Saxons, will appear rmoog the lighter attiactions of the Popular Soience Monthly for May. Professor Eiimund J. James, of the University of Pennsylvama, will have in the May Popular Scienoe Monthly a review of the recent progress of the movement for subptiuüine the mote live and practical studies of Nature and modern literature for compulsory Greek in our college and universuy courses. The April Pansy embraces m ia conterits stories, poems, sketches historical and biosrraphical, teemitig with present truths and pulsing with lüe adapted t,o the needs of ita everv reader. The Easter poem, ns well as the paper ou "Some Re markaHe Women. " are of importance and interest. The former as adapted for a recitation, and the latter being a sketch of Francés E. Willard, with a eood portrait. Illustrated throuehout. $1.00 a year. Boston: D. Lolhrop Carapany. "Civil war in Kinsas," "Jefferson Davis on rebellion," and "The convention of '56" are ihe sub-topics of the May installment of Messrs. Nicolay and Hay's "Abraham Lincoln : A History." in the Century. Lincoln's prominent part in the formation of the republican party is liwelt upon and extracts from his speeches at this time are given. Among the illustrations are portraits of Governors Shannon, Robison, and Geary ; of John Sherman, Millard Fillmore, John C. Fremont and otherí.