The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-06-07

number, containing, among ohter things full Calen-
dar of Work for the Month"; with many directions and
suggestions; very complete clearly printed Map Of
the entire Seat of War; and comprehensive notes of
size and population of Russia and Turkey, population
of 25 of the Cities the Black Sea, Danube etc.; Por-
traits and Description of eight Prize Dogs of six lead
ing varieties; Peter Henderson on Nurseries and
Greenhouses Here and Abroad Ogden Farm Papers
Science Applied to Farming $1,000 Cottage, with
engraved plans, and all items of cost Arabian and
Perchcron Horses, with illustrations; Among the
Farmers, by One of Them; famous Stone Barn, Dali
rying Shipping Horses Talk Farm Crops, Corn
and Beans; Horse Diseases; a dozen Farm Imple-
ments and Convenienees with descriptions and 20 en-
cravings; Pure Milk for Villages; Frauds in Butter;
Lessons from Russian Agriculture New Enemy to our
Forest Trees Sundry Ornamental Plants, etc., With
engravings; Prof Gray on Fertilization; Faith Ro-
chesters Practical Talks with Housekeepers Mosqui
to and Fly Guards three illustrated pages for Boys
and Girls, etc., etc.-l5 cents a number, sl60 year.
Orange Judd Company, New York,
SCRIBSER FOR JUNE-Is more cosmopolitan than us
ua containing lin story essay and trave sketches Of
life in France, Spain, Turkey, Syria, Russia, Great
Britain and America. Among the so-called timely
papers may he mentioned descriptive criticism Of
the statue of Liberty Enlightening the World" by
Charles de Kay, with sketch and portrait sculp
tor Bartholdi and engrayings Of the statue and of
other works by the same hand; also, Damascus by
Diligence by an exconsul, including discussion of
the future Of Syria under Moslem rule; "How it
Done in Great Britain the narrative of British civil
service reform, by Edward o. Graves, of the civil
service examiners under President Grant; "A State
Ball in Copstantnople:- 'village Sanitary Work"
the third of Col Warnings papers of practical suggest
ons,-this month about sewage, ventilation. earth
closets, etc. There is also profusey illustrated pa
per 'Croton Water by W. H. Rideing with some
exciting incidents of "har-breadth escapes from
drowning in the aqueduct,-probably the completest
description of the great aqueduct written. The
current discussion of the merits of the Russian novel
list, Tourguenef, receives accession in biograph
cal sketch by Boyesen with portrait Charles Dudley
Warner has a study of character in his obituary no
tiee of the hero of My Summer in Garden" Calvin,
the cat. Other papers are Benjamin Disraeli" by E.
S. Nadal "The Traditional Music of the Spanish Py
renees," by Nena Sturgis; "Pond Life" by Mrs. Her
rick, IA study from the microscope,; 'The Immorta
ty of the Soul' attempt at Socratic dialogue, by
Edward Payson; and an illustrated paper Horses
Dr. Hollands nicholas Minturn" is continued, and
Nicholass plans for dealing with dead put
into practice Mrs. Burnett, the author of THAT Lass
o Lowres," (which is receiving much praise from
the critics. has short story of Franco-American life
in Paris, entitled 'Le Monsieur de Ia Petite Dame"
The poetry Of the number is contributed by Mrs. Thax
ter Mrs Piatt Mrs. Elizabeth Akers Allen, Charles
Dazey, "The Old Cabinet and "Brc-a Brac,- the lat
ter department containing among the humorous vers-
dainty little poem entitled The War the Roses"
DIR. Holland discusses, in his Topics of the Time"
"The Future of New York. Houses and things" and
THE Changes in Preaching and pays high tribute
to the late Edward Seymour, of the Scribner firm.
The Old Cabinet" disagrees with Tourgueneff's
estimate of the strength of his imagination, has
thing about .Jugglery and Miracle in Art etc. etc.
"Home and Society has o humorous talk about
"Glasswarc and Glass-houses," by Clarence Cook,
(who will contribute short articles to this department
from time to time), "a Makeshift Bedstead- and
Camp Stoves (both with ilustrations) for Summer
tourists, and supplemental note "Cisterns," by
Col. waring. The Worlds Works" is short but
practical.
ST. NICHOLAS FOR JUsE-Is as bright as the June
sunshine, and full Of June's breezness and cheer.
The frontispece is fine picture of "A June Morning."
and at the close of the number Prof Proctor shows
The Stars in june" while between these two we find
many of the delightful scenes with which every June
day is filed There dainty picture page of
a little girl in gown and sun-bonnet demurely read
ing her fortune from the daisy leaves and anoh
er barefoot boy is enjoying gay Summer frolcs with
a frisky colt. "The Green House with Gold Nails
beautifully portrayed-is one of Junes special
treasures. "Wild Mice" begin their June-time trav
els along their numberless paths through the fields,
peeping out at us here and there in Mr.. Rordan's
quste pictures the nests in which some of our COM
mon birds spend this glorious month are described by
Prof Brooks and the June Roses bloom in Edgar
Fawcetts pretty verses
But all these form part of the good things that the
number contains The opepinp story of Frank is a
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