The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-06-29

HARPET's MAGAZINE OR July, 1S79-Three
features prominently distinguish this Number
the quality and excellence Off fiction its light,
summery character; and the remarkable time
illness of so large portion Of its contents.
The Fifth Book of George Eliot's "Daniel De-
ronda," given entire in this Number, is entitled
"Mordecai;" !" but before the hero of the work is
again brought into association with this remark
able Hebrew, we have two interesting chapters
devoted to the renewal of his acquaintance with
Gwendolen, after her marriage.
According to promise, we have also in this
Number the first part of "a Woman -hater," an
anonymous serial story, published simultaneous
ly in BIack,rood and Harper. "Gsrth" aud Mrs.
Dinah NJ. Clark's "The Laurel Bush" are con-
tinued.
For fiction of a lighter character we have Car
roll Owens beautiful lovetale entitled "Cle m
ence;" Mrs. L. w. Cham pney's humorous narra-
tive of the adventures of "Polly Pharaoh" with
two illustrations by Mr.. Champney; and J. T.
Trowbridge's "The Ballad of Arabella," an ex-
tremely amusing story in perse, with seven cap
ital illustrations by Hoppin.
The Centennial suggestions of the year and
the mouth are, of course, ftly remembered, but
not in such a manner as to overwhelm the
reader with heavy history. Paul H. Hayne
contributes a balled, entitled "Macdouald's Raid"
Gas narrated many years after by veteran of
"Marion's Brigade"), with two brilliant illustra-
tions by E. b. Abbey. Ellis Gray presents a brief
personal sketch of Samuel Adams and his times,
with such details of the Boston people and their
manners hundred years ago as many serve for
a setting to the portrait of the Last of the
Puritans." Her paper is fully illustrated, in
GLIDING both Copleys and Johnsons portraits.
John Esten Cook contributes an article on "The
Writer of the Declaration" conining it to the
limits of a personal aud familiar sketch of Thom-
as Jefferson, giving especial attention to his col
lege days and the romantic circumstances attend
ing his marriage.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps "The Poet and the
Poem" tells beautiful story in vese apropos of
the Quakers' Alms-house in Philadelphia and
Dongfellow's "Evangeline."
In two of the articles in this Number the Moq-
asine out does even the alert newspaper in enter
prise In one We have elaborate and beauti-
fully illustrated description by DR.. Samuel o.
good, of the bryant Vase" soon to be presented
to the venerable poet, and representing the
highest point of advance in our workmanship in
silver. The other is a comprehensive and enter
tanning paper on dominating the President"
being a historical resume of our early caucuses
and of the National Conventions, which, after
1920, supplanted the caucus.
Charles Lanman's illustrated article on Block
Island contains full account of the romantic his
tory of the wreck of the Palatihe in 1850.
Mr.. Holly's third article on "ModerR Dwell
ings" is devoted to Furniture, and is beautifully
illustrated
Besides the poems already mentioned by Trow- |
bridge, Hayne, and Miss Phelps, there are others
contributed by T. B. Aldrich and Constance |
Fenimors WOOls0n.
The Editors Easy Chair gossips pleasantly of |
the Stage coach Revival, Autograph hunting and |
other timely topics. The editorial departments
are fully supplied with interesting matter.