The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-01-30

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Impression by the extraor aIHaft beauty " Us ius-
tratious is even more rcma, Aabie for the
by which ii solicits reading, AND for the
il gives the reader. The exqrfsits iliustfasons OF
Mr. Boards article The Treasurer 0f the Deep" do
not sugarcoat pill the letterpress Il - entertain
ing a. the pictures Mr.. Benjamins seebnd paper ON
Southern France presents some very hssel hisstra-
TONS but he tells story of what he saw In recent
trip in way interesting that could even ignore
the pencillings of the artist. Phebe Earle Gibbons
writes about French Farmers" without the accom-
paniment of engravngs but her portture is 50 close
and faithful that every paragraph - picture. The
illustrations of the Brazilian article. AT the Mouth
of the Amazons,7 and of Mr.. +. g. Msshers 'winter
Sports in Canad2--fne they are-only supplement
the graphic pen-andink sketches of our interesting
American neighbors, North and South. Mr.. Horace
E. Scudders admirable paper, Education by Hand
contains few excellent Illustrations of the
work of the Institute Of Technology in Boston-butit
chiefly valuable for its comprehensive treatment OF
the whole subject of manual education. The series Of
illustrated papers ..Oid Fienish Masters" is con-
rlude,l, to be followed next month by paper on
Rembrandt the first of u similar series on the Dutch
Masters.
very interesting biographical sketch Of the late
Rear Admiral Haulding-who was the last surviving
officer engaged in the famous fight on Lake Cham
plains contributed by Commander r W. Meade,
U.S.N
Probably the most popular thing in the Number Is
Will Carietons humorous and pathetic poem, "Our
Travelled Parson," with three exceedingly happy IL
Illustrations by Abbey.
The promised letters written by Mendelssohn to
Madame Moscheles (edited by the latterl, occupy
sixteen pages of the Magazine, one Of which is
given to hitherto unpublished lied by the great COM
poser of which both the words and music given
This song is itself worth the price of the Number
The letters Published for the first time. and
every line is precious to thousands of readers.
Nothing could now he timely than John Esten
Cookies story, "Moonshinersr-the of which is
laid in the mountains of Western Virginia, with two
brilliant illustrations by Renhart Mrs. Rebecca
Harding Davis contributes n strong short tale, "A
Story Of the Plague"
new serial novel by Miss Muloek, entitled 'Young
Mrs. Jarne- is begun in this Number, and promises
to be interesting the best of her previous stories
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps contributes q "Song," and
Helen W. Ludlow beautiful poem, entitled "A Pic
ture and Parable"
In addition the wonderful variety Of literary and
artistic attractions have in the five editorial de-
partments rich of instruction and entertain
ment. Mr.. Curtis, in the Edifors Easy CAair, gives
novel glimpses Of Old New York, and dis
cusses the Gambetta duel, the Tell legends and Mrs.
Whitman's poems. The Literary Record occupies
seven pages giving comprehensive review Of recent
books The Scientific and Historical Records add their
usual quota of useful information, and the Drarer is
excellent.