The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-05-29
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HARrER's MAGAZINE FOR JUNE, ls9.-HARPER':
MAGAZINE for June begins the Fiffy-ninth Volume
and the thirtieth year of that periodical. To new
generation of readers it appears in new dress-in
larger type and with wider page. This il the third
change which has beeTpade in the type Of the Mag
azine-each being Improvement.
The contents of the June Number especially at
tractive. They bring about the reader the atmos
phere of summer days. They are bright. amusing
and restful. There could hardly be more enjoyable
reading than Mr.. W. X. 0'DoSovAS-one of our most
promising young seulptors-gives us in his Rye and
round there illustrated with Mr.. Abbeys charming
drawings beautifully engraved. This opening article
is followed by graceful fullpage picture by ABBEY,
illustrating IERRIcK's lines Upon Virgin Kissing
a Rose Then, by way Of contrast, taken
beyond the Red River of the North into that mystic
rious land of magnificent distances-the territory OF
the Hudson Bay Company-and brought face to face
with the fur-tralers the halfbreeds the trappers,
and their picturesque life. Whether portraying the
exciting scenes of barter at trading post follow
ing the Great Northern Packet, which carries the
mail in ossledges from Fort Garry, three thousand
miles northwarl to the Upper Yukon, Mr. II. N. Rob
rSsoS the writer of the article, gives striking and
characteristic pictures, which ably supplemented,
by Mr.. Rogers effective illustrations.
BY another leap We are transported-in the last of
Colonel wARIxG's Berg und THAI series-to the
Dolomites of Southeastern Tyrol. We ascend the
loftiest peak of Tofana with the writer, and make
delightful excursions over the Ire Croce Pass to
Mesurina Lake. and over the Italian border to Galore
-Tians native country; and here again, the artists
pencil translates into beautiful pictures the charms
of valley, lake, and mountain.
From Nature turn again to pictures and scenes
of greater human interest in OLIVE LoGaN's "Grand
Days of istrioncs,- illustrated with portraits of
Nell Gwynnc, Anne Oltfeld, David Garrirk, Peg
Wellington, Miss Rich (IIosarth's god-daughter,l
John Kemble Mrs Jordan, X. W. Elliston, Edmund
Kean, and Dowton-many Of these being reprodnc-
tons of paintings by distinguished artists
Another descriptive paper, finely illustrated, is by
HOWARD PYLE-the second ofhis Pennsuar Canaan
SERIES treating the Maryland counties the Eastern
Shore.
For downright humor, there has been nothing in
magazine literature since Rose Terry Cookies "kno
ware equal to Mr. JAMES T. FIELDs's "a Free Lee
ture Experience which is accompanied by eharae-
teristic illustrations.
Z. p wrIrrLE contributes a noble paper, entitled
'Recollections of Agassiz,' and going back to our
early history, JONI EsrES COOKE gives an interes-
ting sketch of Alexander Spotswood, of Virginia, the
old Colonial Governor, who fought the Burgesses,
the orler of the knights of the Horseshoe.'-
PnEBE EARLE GIBBoSs-a ''chiel" who has been in
France "takin, notes., prints Of them in very
interesting paper, entitled THE Citizen Of Paris"
In fiction, besides Miss MULoCK's delightful novel,
.'Young Mrs Jarine," there two excellent short
stories-"Black Point" by CONSTANCE Kenmore
WooLsoS, and '.The Last of the Chang Maos,r by
A. A. HAYES, Jr Two serial novels are promised,
to begin in the August Number-"white Wing; q
Yachting Romance by WILLIAM BLACK, and "Mary
Anerley," by r. ID. BLicKMoRE. In order that new
subscribers may have the early chapters Of Miss
Mulocks novel tbegun in the February Number,)
the Messrs. Harper offer to send gratuitously to
those RENTING to them the price of a yearly sub
scrption, beginning with the June Number, the four
Numbers for February, March, April, and May; thus
giving sixteen Numbers for 81 90.
Colonel WAXING contributes brief but practical
and very important paper, with six illustrations,
entitled 'The Draining of Village"
The editorial summaries satisfactorily their
respective fields, with timely gossip, literary COM
ment, scientific fact, aud lively humor.