The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-03-30
,SCkiBNEk Fur APRIL.

Of the eighty cuts in Scribner tor
April, twenty-three are devoted to the
illustration OF life and sport Among the
Thousand Islands," unique Simmer
resort, and one which, it is believed has
never been described in the magazines.
The text, all the original sketches and
most of the wood drawings are by How
ard Pyle, who has already written and
drawn for the Scribner publications. Mr.
George B. Prescott, Electrician of the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
writes of ''rhe Telephone aud the Pano-
graph" with explanatory cuts. The
revival of Macrame Lace" calls forth a
little paper by Clarence Cook, which is
illustrated with antique Italian and new
American designs. This months contri.
button to the occasional papers on
American sports" is personal narrative
of "Deer-hunting on the Au Sable
(Mich)," by w. N. Laflan, who, like Mr..
Pyle has drawn his own illustrations
American industry of recent growth is
described by Julius Wilcox, in an illus
trated paper-"aow Lead Pencils are
Made"-in which it is claimed that
American machinery has rendered the
home made cilsuperi0r to the foreign.
This installment of Mr.. Eggleston's
Roxy" has a novel drawing by Mr..
Shirlaw, the President of the new "Soci-
ETY. of American Artists"
OF the unillustrated material, there
are two short stories: one of the West
1.-TWO Saints of the Foot-hills," by Bret
Harte, said to be in his first and best
manner and one Of the South-"King
David" by Constance F. Woolson. For
people interested in the present queen of
Spain, or in convent school life at Paris,
there are letters from an American school
mate of Mercedes, entitled "a Queen at
School" In her second paper in sdvo-
cacy of Twenty six Hours Day." Mary
Blake discusses the reason Why women
should cultivate habits of reading and
study, and the difficulties to be overcome.
Miss Trafton's serial, "His Inheritance"
changes scenes to Massachusetts,. Z. b
Warning discusses the relations of the
"Mosaic Creation and Modern Science"
maintaining that there is no important
discrepancy between the two. The poe
try is BY Maurice F. Egan, Annie r
AMMAN, Mary Aingc De We're, and Others
"Topics of the Time" contains discus
sions BY DR.. Holland, entitled "Acting
under Excitement" "Onee more the
Tramp" and Polling from High Pls>
ces." A new department for "Commu
nicatious" is added-the letters this
month being from Noah Brooks. with
additional Lincoln anecdotes; and from
George Rowland. Who defends the Erie
Canal from recent attack in the Month
~. "The Old Cabinet" has brief essays
on Art, Literature and the Drama
"Home and Society" has como timely
Horticultural Suggestions" from Mr..
Quinn, and q chat about "The French
spoken by those who do not speak
French" Among the books reviewed
are Joseph Cooks characterization. I"
and Orthodoxy" .sThe Worlds Work"
has notes on 1.-THE Phonograph. !" "Elec-
trio Gas-liehtine." "Improved Form of
Sewer-eas Traps" ETC., etc. Erica
Brac" 10 given over tn . piece Of Irish
dialect, which Is alreadv in demand for
public readinss-"B McGinnis At
the Paotoerspher's" This number COM
pletes Volume XIV Of the magazine,
which l. now half wav through it, eighth
wear. The volume index has besn en-
lsreed to ak pages, and sppeau Nth .
new title page.