The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-03-25
Scribner for April.

Scribner for April closes the XINth
volume Of this Magazine, which will
be ten years old in November The
current number contains a large vari.
ETY. notwithstanding the space given
to the serials. Mr.. Roe's Success with
Small Fruits comes tn an end with
the consideration of Isaspbcrries, Black
berries, Currants and GOosebcrries,
with hints about Picking and Market
ing. Mr.. Cables 'Grandissimes" con-
tains the story of Bras-COupe, of which
the reader has had previsions,-a very
dramatic piece of work, written with
holiness and strength of characterize
ton. Mr.. Schuyler's Peter the Great"
(of whose excellent impression upon
the readers the Scribner management
hears much proceeds to a third install
ment. with accounts of the pacificatiOn
of the Streltsi after the Riot, and the
joint coronation of Peter and Ivan as
Tsars the third OF the four parts of
Louisiana" shows an admirable phase
of Mrs. Burnett's genius, the scenes
between Louisiana aud her father
being among the most touching pass
ages Of her writing.
Single papers of popular interest are
not wanting in this number. ''fhe
Growth of WOoi-eut Printing" by Mr..
Theodore l.. De Winnie, the printer OF
Sciibner, deals with Early Methodist on
the hand-Press, ana is to he followed
by a second paper on the Modern Meth
OIL by Machines, the superiority of
which il is the object Ofthe papers 10
demonstrate. 1.-The Orchestra of To-
day." 10y Mr.. Sidney Lanier who is "a
musician as well as litterateurj, is like
wise eXpOsitOry, being descriptive of
the differences of construction of the
best-known musical instruments. The
difficulties of counting time and direct
ing an orchestra, and the desirability
Of encouraging women to devote them
selves to this department of music, are
incidentally discussed. Eighty Miles
i'm Indiana Caverns" is an account by
Mr.. II. &. Hovey, Of explorations in
Sibert's and Wyandot Caves, the latter
being the largest cavern but one i'm the
world. Some geological specimens,
beautiful lily engraved, are among theil-
Illustrations. Rocky Mountain Mules"
by Mr.. Ernest IngersOll, is an illus
trated paper Of fun and adventure, not
without practical information for those
who are Westward inclined. An in
teresting anecdotal biography of Jules
Michelet, the historian, Is contributed
by Mr.. J. d. Osborne, well known as
writer on Paris topics for this maya
zine. A short story by Mrs. Julia
Schayer is entitled "A Summers Di-
version" The Poetry of the number
includes a narrative poem, Fra Luigi's
Marriage, by III. H.; :" 1.-THE lorna
do" by Charles de Kay, and poems by
Dora Reed GOOdale and Violet Hunt,
the latter beingan English girl of sew
enteen, who is thought, by famous
English poets, to have very decided
poetic genius. This is her first pub
lished poem.
The departments, though not quite
so full as usual, have a number of fea-
lures. In addition to Doctor Hollands
LAY Sermon for Easter" there is an
offer by the conductors of Scribner of
prizes for the best wOOd-engraving to
he made by pupil during 1880, the
judges TO be Mr.. Timothy Cole, the en-
graver, Mr.. DE Winnie, the printer
tabove mentiOnedl, and Mr.. Drake,
the art-editOr of the magazine. 1t is
said that while artists are complaining
that the good times have not reached
them, the engravers have more work,
at lucrative prices, than they can do.
Mr.. j. Watts lie Peyster writes about
"The First Breech. loading Rifle" ever
used in line of battle, and there are
three explanatory cuts from the piece
in the writer's possession. Operas
for Amateurs, 'are treated OF i'm Home
and Society,"" Among the books no
ticed are James's Hawthorne, Julian
HawthOrne's Sebastian Strome,"
"DobsOn's poems. and DIR. Wines
book on 1.-The State of Prisons" "Pro-
gress in Electric Lighting" is review
ell, and New Refrigerating Process"
and other inventions are noted in
1.-The Worlds Work" department. To
"Bric-a-Brac" Mr.. W. j. Linton, the
engraver, contributes u modern idyl
in the style Of a distinguished poet. eli,
titled 1.-The Princes Noses, and apro-
pos Of the supposed tattooing OF the
sons of the Prince Of Wales.