The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-28

HARPER's MAGAZINE FOR FEBRUARY, 1875
The readers Of Harper's Magazine will be i'm
pressed with the novelty and freshness, as well
as with the Importance of the topics treated in
the February Number of that popular Monthly.
Containing over eighty illustrations, in the vari
ETY. OF its reading matter it is to a corresponding
degree rich and extensive.
This Number contains four distinctively Ameri
can articles, three of which are profnsely lustra
ted. George Alfred Townsend gives a glowing
ont accurate description of New Washington"
showing what changes have been wrought in
the national capital by tho improvements made
since the war; this description being accompa-
MED by numerous illustrations. l.. j. Du Pre-, of
the Memphis 4ppeGl, under the title of ''Wonders
Of the Lowlands," contributes an entertaining
illustrated articles the Mound Builders of the
Mississippi Valley. John Bigelow, from the un-
published letters of DE Witt Clinton to Colonel
Post, gathers together some very curiOus materi-
als illustrating the acrimony of partisan politics
half century ago. But the most important of
the articles dealing especially with American
topics, is the fourth paper of the Centennial
series, continuing the review of Mechanical pro-
gress during the century now closing. This pa
per, which is profusely illustrated, deals with
theinventions connected with domestic machine
ry, arms, and ordnance, the telegraph and 9TH
er applications of electricity, fre-engnes and
hre-alarms, gas and ice manufacture mining
machinery, sngar-making, glass and paper max
ing, artificial limbs, ETC. The subject of printing
and the process involved in book making is re-
served for fuller treatment in the March Num-
ber.
In this Number is commenced an interesting
serie<of papers, by James Parton, richly illus
trated, on Caricatnrc. the first article dealing
with "Caricsture among the Ancients."
George NJ. Towle contributes very valuable
and instructive paper the French Institute
and academies, Illustrated with picture of the
Institute bnilding, and portraits of leading aca
demcians.
very comprehensive article on the field and
work of Christian Missions, illustrated by four
carefully prepared maps, iscontributed by Lyman
Abbott.
One of the most striking features of this Num-
ber is the commencement of n new serial story
by Miss Thackeray, entitled 'Mias Angel" and
based on the romance of Angelica Kanffman's
life. In order to include this story, eight pages
have been added to this Number of the Mag
azine.
Moncure C. Conway contributes graphic
sketch of Professor Fawcett, which is illustrated
by beautiful portraits of the professor and his
wife.
Mr.. Mason's serial story, Grape of the Camp"
a vigorous and intensely interesting novel; is con-
timed, with illustrations by Fredericks. Two
excellent short stories given by Ellis Gray
and Kato Putnam Osgood.
The number opens with beautiful poem by
Will Wallace Harvey, entitled "The Angel of the
Twilight" with an illustration by Sol Eytinge.
Other poems are contributed by Elizabeth Stod-
dard, Harriet Prescott Spofford, and Anna c.
Brackett.
The five Editorial Departments are effectively
sustained in their respective fields, constituting
a most admirable feature of this unrivalcd
Magazine.