Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-04-04

/ Inc April number or Unrpe, 8 M1ydxins
offers novel and unusual attractions. II
contains sixteen. articles, Towering the
greatest va-icty Of subjects, and ten Of these
are illustrated, the Number altogether con.
tanning over seventy five engravings.
Moncure b. Gonway contributes second
paper on Munich, introducing the reader
TO the rich art-trcasures Of that city. and
profuss!y illustrated. The leading engrav-
ing is aniexccllent portrait of Kaulbach the
artist.
Under the title Of The Moxntains,' Porto
Crnyon commences series Of sketches Of
Southern life, not less entertaining from
their humorous delneations than from the
characteristic illustrations, which are en-
graved from the authors own drawings.
second paper By Allan ID Brown, n
NAVAL Architecture, Past and Present."
embcllished with seventeen illustrations,
completes the history Of ship-building from
the beginning Of the present century.
Rufus Home, in 'rThe Story Of Tammany"
(illustrated), contributes very timely and
interesting paper, tracing tho origin and
development Of the Tammany Society, and
its connection with the political history Of
the State and the nation. II will be con-
cluded in the May Namber.
The most remark able paper in this Num-
Der is contributed by Edward Howland.-
Under the title Of ''sThe Social Palace at
Guise," he gives very minute and inter-
es,ing account ofM Godn's Familistere-
the most practical and successful attempt
which has yet been made to effect union
between the interests Of labor aud those Of
capital. This paper shows that NJ. Godin
has solved the most important problem Of
the age. 1t is eInbellishel with eight illus
trations.
A. 4. Macdonough contributes very in.
tcresting article on civilian Wilberforce,
based on recently published memoirs. The
article is accompanied by.,a striking por-
trait.
In "Music, Emotion, and Morals On
abstract is given Of tho principles laid
down by II. II. Hawcis in the First Book Of
his work Music and Morals"-a work
which does for music very much the same
thing which Ruskin's writing have accom-
plished foI Painting.
"a Good Investment" by William ].
Flagg, and Anthony Trollope's "rhe Golden
Lion OF Granpere"-both illustrated-are
continued, and three excellen. shor. stories
are contributed by Mrs. Caroline A. Mer-
ighi, Miss Katharine G. Ware, and Miss
Kate Putnam Osgood.
The Poetry Of tn, Number is contributed
by Carl Spencer, Mrs. Annie Chambers
Ketchum, and Mrs. Zadel B. Buddington.-
Mrs. Buddington's poem Little Martin
Craghan," illustrated by Sol. Eytinge, Jr,
in the most beautiful and touching way,
draws our attention to the fearful risks Of
life to which the operators in coal mines
Arc exposed.
The FIVE Editorial Departments are full
and interesting.
Among the attractive features promised
for the following Numbers are series Of
illustrated papers on California by Charles
Nordhoff, to be commenced in the May
Number; . new serial story by Miss Thack-
cry, to begin in the SAME Number; and n
series Of papers on the Republican Move.
ment in Europe, from the pen Of Don En-
lilo CASTELAR,. the EN- inent Spanish states
men, to be commenced in the June Number.