The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-03-27


scRIsxER FOR ArHIL--The April Seribaer has sew
eral conspicuous personal attractions three Of the H.
Illustrated papers being devoted respectively to "en
y Bergh and his Work. John Ericsson and "Ac-
tors and Actresses of New York. all Of these
ing. what 10 for the magazines, almost untrodden
ground. The paper on Ericsson is by Col W. C.
Church, of the Army aud Nary Journal, and is, sim
gularly enough the only authentic sketch of this
markable engineer tno less remarkable as . mani
which has appeared in popular form. Among the
topics treated are the precocy of the young engn-
eer wbo In the depths Of pine forest at the age Of
nine, invented, among other eontrivances, baland
socket joint upon hearing mentioned. and at the
age Of thirteen put in charge of GOO men in the
survey Of the Gotha Ship Canal, with attendant
to carry stool to raise him to the height of his level
ing instruments his career in the army and in Eng
land; competition with George Stephenson for best
locomotive; superior speed of Ericssons Norey en-
gine; invention of the steam fire engine and of the
caorc engine; the invention Of the screwpropellor
and how England lost Ericsson; the romantic story
Of the Monitors the torpedo vessel the Destroyer
his last invention the solar engine first complete de-
scption character and personal habits In interest
and importance this paper is thought by the pub
fishers to be not inferior to the one on Edison in the
November number, which has been 50 popular both
here and in England. 1t is fully illustrated.
The paper on "ienry Bergh and his Work is
largely aneedotal, and is written by C. C. Bue, and
illustrated by Kelly and Muhrman. The personal
appearance and history of Mr. Bergh his early inter
est in humane work, his dangerous and courageous
fight against opposition of all kinds the routine Of
his work, and his methods of carrying his points form
part Of the subject matter, while the sketches show
Henry Bcrgh ON Duty" milking a Cow in the
An Ar,t,u At ha of
the Future" etc.
The paper on "Actors and Actresses of New York, y
by J. Brander Matthews, contains sketches of some
or the best of the metropolitan players, with draw.
ngs in character by Abbey and Reinhart represent
ing John Brougham Sir Lneias o. Trigger, Charles
Coghlan as Charles Surface, Mrs Gilbert as Mrs.
Candour, and Harry Beckett, james Lewis. Mrs
Booth. Miss Jewett, Miss Claxton, Mr.. Thorne and
Mr.. John Gilbert in other parts.
In the same vein is n short paper in the 'Home
and Society department of the number, entitled H
~ s. Hnafore, for Amateurs" with directions t0
setting of stage dressing of characters and cast OF
parts for this delightful and popular opera Three
drawings by Mr. Reinhart Zone of Mr.. Thomas Whit
fin as Sir Joseph Porter, Il. C. b. intended
suggestions toward the production of the piece by
non-professonals. The writer concludes with rec
ommendation that part Of the receipts of any such
performance should be sent to Mr.. Gilbert or Mr.
Sullivan, whose addresses are given.
"ln Snailery,' by Ernest lngersoll, is a natural
history paper on an out-ofthe-way subject, upor
which Mr. Henry Marsh has expended some delicate
engraving.
"The stickeen River and its Glaciers by Maj. W
H. Bell describes the wonderful scenery Of the per-
ilous passage from Fort Wrangel to Glenora-
"ihe Measure OF a Man, by William Page, the art
ist, is an account of his redscovery of the ancient
proportions of the perfect human figure with dia
grains in explanation of the theory.
The unillustrated material includes an unsigned
paper, entitled "A Journey to a Political Conven
ton" tthe Cincinnati Convention, 1861 which may
be read with interest in connection with Presden
fal forecastings; al essay by Rev. Dr. c. C. Tiffany
on ''The Tendency of Modern Thought as seen in
Romansm and Rationaism,' the author finding in