Literary Notes

The Ap:il number of the Century closes the thirty-fifth half-yearly volume. The fir8t article is by Edward L. Wilson, the well-known photographer, and is descriptive oí the natural and other features of Palestine "From Dan to Beersheb." The article has a great number of illustrations, mainly from photographg, and will be of special interest to the teachers and students of the International SundaySchool Lessons. Theodore Roosevelt, in this number describes, with the aid of Mr. Remington's well-informed pencil, ttiat decidedly American institution, ''The Round-up." As Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Remington have botb. participated in scènes such as are here depicted, the paper is unusually vivid both in letter-press and in illustrations. The present ïnstallment of the Life of Lincoln is on "The National Uprising" for the preservaron of the Union ; the political and military relation of Baltimore to the situation is also fully described. A further chnpter ia devoted to the condition of things in Washington itself at the outbreak of the Rebelión. In the chapter on the city ot Washington occurs a most pathetic passage describing Lincoln's anguish of mind at the extraordinary dangers menacing the country and the capital. Mr. George Kennan'8 article is on the Russian Penal Code, the astonishing provisions of which are here briefly explained. 'Ibis paper is the last of Mr. Kennan's introductory series and will be followed in the May number by the first illuetrated article in the main series, which will give the results of the Century's expedition mto I beria. Wide Awake for April greets U3 with eighty pages overflowing with beautiful l pictures, delightful stories and poems Mrs. Sherwood's serial, "Those Cousins of Mabel's," enforces the usages of good society by the experience of the heroines. The frontispiece, "Easter Lilies," is a ormirnr ilhistratioti : a lovely girl, her arms filled with the blies. - D. Lothrop & Co., Boston. David A. Well's discussion of the "Economie Outlook," in the Popular Science Monthly," will beclosed in the May number of that magazine, with a masterly review of the whole situation. It 18 regarded as hopeful, wageg have ïocreased, and the prices cf goods and living have diminished. In the April number of the American Magazine, among many other fine articles is one by Ernest E. Thompson, in which he presents in musical annotation the song of the meadow-lark of Manitoba. In his article on "Where to Spend the Summer," in Scribner's for April, Gen. Greely, chief officer, makes a propheey as to the hottest daya ia the year 1888. ïüe Detroit Journal taftinf? the matter up, has offeredaprize of $500 totheperson guessing correctly, before June Ut, what the 3 daya will be. Gen. Greely immediately telegraphed his guess to the paper, in accord with his reasona in Sonbner s for ApriL Judge George C. Barrett, of the Supreme Court, New York, before whom the "boodle" Aldermen and Jacob bharp were tried, haa written an article on "Miscarriagea of Justice," which will appear in the Forum for May. The same number will contain 'Obstaclea to Good City Government," by ex-Mayor Seth Low , of Brooklyn; ''Appropriations for Public Works" by Senator S. M. Cullum ; and a strong article by Michael Davitt, on "Insh Landlordiam." In "CullingB about clubs," by Anna 01cott Commeün, in the April Nuraber oí Woman, we find a very readable historical sketch of those "assemblies of good fellows" from the earliest reconled times, brouzht down to the present date, with special reference to some of theleadmg women's clubs of New York and Brooklyn. The Quiver for May, published by Cassell & Oo., of New York, hasan articleon "The Five Hundred Thousand Blind oE China, by C. F. Gordon Cumminga.