The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-21
Ghe 1ailg Argns,
esribner for June.

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A notable feature In The June SCRIBNEB
is the resumption by w. J. Linton of the
recent controversy 10 the New York paper;
over the question whether an engravel
should be called an artist. MIR. Linton's
position, as probably the most celebrated
OF living wood-engravers, gives especisI
weight to what he has to say. Those who
are accustomed to think an engraver
work merely the cutting of SO many lines
OF certain length near or far together,
will find much information in this essay
respecting the peculiar difficulties with
which he has to contend. MIR. Linton {
paper is entitled, The Engraver: his
Function and Status" Mr.. Russell Sur
gis, connoisseur in engravings and etch
ings, writes concerning the work of George
Cruikshank, with over twenty illustrations
nj bis various styles and subjects, selected
from Mr.. Sturgis's large Cruikshank col.
lection. The services of Mr.. Marsh and
Mr.. Cole are enlisted to engrave Mr.. Kior-
dams drawings which accompany DIR.
Brewers second paper on Bird Archi-
lecture. which is devoted TO the weaver
birds, including an account of an oriole
with two wives. One of the cuts exhibits
this unique and happy family at home.
That Same Old Coon" by Frank r.
Stockton, plays several characters. being a
story of Virginia life, "a study in two kinds
OF dialect and practical treatise on coon
and 'possum hunting; it is, moreover,
illustrated with a number of pictures by
Mr.. w. l.. Sheppard THE Story Of
"Lesken," by Miss Anna Eichberg. finds
its hero in musician of Wal!ack's Theatre
and its scene in Holland. and is illustrated
10 silhouette by Howard Pyle. Misery's
Pear-Tree, translation of q Flemish
legend by DR.. W. Nichols has two sketches
by Charles F. McKim, the architect.
The Eleventh Hour" a story, by Emma
Lazarus. and the two serials, Roxy" and
His Inheritance" complete the fiction of
the number. Other papers are: "A New
American Industry" by Charles Barnard,
descriptive of fruit Incorporating; "A White
Day and Red Fox" by John Burroughs;
and Lying as Fine Art" by w. |.
Kingsley OF The Neao Highlander, who
examines the claims of Rev. Samuel
Peters as an artist, basing them upon bis
History OF Connecticut" from which
curious extracts are given. According to
Mr.. Kingsley, Peters is the chief authority
for the popular nlsconceplon of the So
called Blue Laws of Connecticut. Mrs.
Platt, Edward King, Caroline A. Mason,
Maurice F. Egan, and others contribute
the poetry of the number.
ln the departments, Dr. Holland dis
cusses the political significance of Bayard
Tayior's appointment, Crime in its owp
Element" and THE Art of Speaking.
The Old Cabinet" relates to the princi-
Piles of taste, Literary Art-judgments
and the Literary element 10 Art" The
Academy Exhibition and summarizes
and further discusses 1.-The Recent Con-
troversy about Engravers, The other
departments contain some special articles,
such as Improved Dwellings for working
people. with a ground plan, 10 The
World s. W ork. " and suggestions about the
planting of ANIMALS" in Home and
Society Mr. II. G. Bunner has in
'Rric aBrac" some humorous verse in the
old French metrical forms now attracting
attention in England.