The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-06-24

HARPER's MAGAZINE FOR JULY, 1e75.-Hdr-
per's Magazine for July contains over ninety
beautiful engravings illustrating great vari-
ETY. of subjects. Seven of the seventeen articles
are illustrated.
Mrs. spofford's splendidly illustrated paper on
Nebwuyport is itself sOpicturesque and so full of
color, as to almost need no pictorial embellish-
ment. She shows that the old town at the mouth
of the Merrimac is as rich in literary and histor-
| ic associations rs Concord-on one of the tribu-
taries of that river-has been shown to be in the
May and June Numbers of Harper. Taken in
connection with the articles on Concord, Mrs.
spohord's paper completes the proof that the
Merrimac Valley "has some right to consider it
self the Attic region of America" The associ-
ations with our naval history of the town which
gave John Paul Jones his two lieutenants invite
especial attention. "Here," says Mrs. Spofford,
"Arnold's Expedition against Quebec recruited
and sailed, with its dashing young officer, Aaron
Burr; and here were built and manned not only
the very first of the privateers Of
which, with thousand men, were never heard
from after sailing-but many others which raked
British commerce to the value of millions to this
port, and the sloop Wasp, which fought as fierce
| ly as her namesake fights, in three months cap
| turing thirteen merchantmen, engaging four
ships of the line, and finally after bitter strug-
gle, going down with all the men at the guns,
and all her colors flying"
Those who have read s. G. W. Benjamin's pa
per in the June Number of Harper on the Chan
mel Islands, will have no less pleasure in follow
| ing the same writer through his "Wanderings in
Brittany" occupying twenty pages of this Num-
Der, with thirty beautiful illustrations.
But if Newbuyport and Brittany fail to charm
the reader, let him turn to William Blacks de-
scription of Lewis, the principal Hebrides, illus
trated from the writer's own pencil sketches.
Here, in Mr.. Blacks description of natural seem
cry and human character, will be found the sub
tile charm, the genius loci, that moved him to the
marvellous creations of "a Princess of Thule
Here we have the very island-that of Bernera,
| presided over by worthy farmer and fisher
man, who is called its king"-from which Mr..
! black derived his "King of Borva," to whom his
| Imagination gave daughter ''as beautiful as
the beautiful scenery in which she dwells."
There is q special fitness in Mr.. Parton's selec-
tion, for the July Number out of his chapters on
caricature, that which treats of "Caricature
in the Revolutionary Period"-that period inclu-
ding both the French and the American Revolu-
tion. His leading illustration, with equal fit
ness, is one designed by Benjamin Franklin in
London, l774. Mr.. Parton's article contains six
teen and curious illustrations belonging to
the period under consideration.
DIR. Samuel Osgood, whose early home was at
the foot of Bunker Hill, in a somewhat philoso-
phcal manner treats the significant issue of the
battle of June IL, 1775, under the title of "Ech-
oes of Bunker Hill" His contribution is illus
trated.
Professor Charles Ran continues his illustra-
ted paper on the Stone Age in Europe, this
months installment dealing mainly with the re-
mains found in the Hohlefels cave in Germany
| This Number contains a humorous love-story
by Mrs. Frank NC arthy, "The Story of a from
bone," which is Enthusiastically illustrated.
Miss Virginia w. johnson contributes a charm
ing story, entitled "a Palace of Cobweb"
Miss Thackerays beautiful story, "Niss Angel, /"
is concluded; but the readers of serial stories
will, find in "Garth," Julian Hawthorne's new
novel, story that will meet the highest expec-
tations. This novel will place Mr.. Hawthorne
in the first rank among American novelists.
The "First Century" article in the Number is
by Edward Atkison, and is a very thoughtful
and suggestive review of the development of
American commerce.
The poetry of the Number is contributed by T.
B. Aldrich, Faunie R. Robinson, Nelly NJ. Hutch
inson, Helen S. Conant, and A. F.
John Bigelow continues his pithy comments
on Haytien proverbs.
The Editors Easy Chair contains some peril
nent Centennial suggestions, pays just tribute
to the memory OF the late John Harper, discuss
es the modern purgation of the theatre, and
gracefully acknowledges our debt to Theodore
Thomas for his orchestra concerts. The ScieR-
tfc Record is full of interesting matter, and the
other editorial departments compact as u.s.
ual with instruction and amusement.