The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-02
Scribncr, for June.

The element of timeliness which is found, to some
extent in every number Of SeribHers AoRly, is par
tcularly noticeable in the june issue just published
The first paper tc be turned to by most readers WILL
perhaps be the second part Of Col Warnings 'Sani-
tary Condition of New York." entitled "The Rene
dy,- and recommending a complete system of house
and street drainage, applicable to any house or
locality The opening article is description, by r.
W. Glider, of The Farragut Monument designed
by Augustus ST. Gaudens, and about to be erected in
Union Square, New York, this paper includes brief
biographical sketch Of the artist and is accompanied
by fallpage engraving, by Cole, of the figure and
by illustrations of other parts Of the monument, q
general view, etc. In connection with this subject is
AN August Morning with Farragut"-a vivid ae-
sount of the great Admirals famous victory at No
bile, by Lieutenant ]. c. Kinney, who on board
the Hartford throughout the fight, and tells the true
story of the lsshing. His account is confirmed and
supplemented in letter in the same number from
Commander J. Crittenden Watson, who was also an
officer under Earragut. Other papers which come
under the head Of .seasonabe,- are brief sketch
of the late Earl Of Bcaeonsiield, accompanied by
fullpage portrait, engraved by Cole. together with
an unpublished sonnet written by Disraeli in 1889;
brief biographical and critical sketch of the artist
Bastian Lepase, Illustrated with portrait from a
bas-relief in bronze, by Augustus ST. Gaudens, and
q fallpage engraving by Cole of the principal figure
in Lepages painting. Joan of Arc listening to the
Voices" which attracted much attention AZ the
recent exhibition of the Society of American Artists
in New York; n scholarly review of the Revised
New Testament, just published, by Professor Fisher
of Yale; THE Westminster Play" description Of
one of the annual performances of ancient Latin
play for which the Westminster school is noted and
which. perhaps melted Harvard to the production
incl ina
late news from the fruit world, by T.. T. Roe. with
three illustrations of natural size; also, paper
practical Horticulture, by Peter Henderson, the
wellknown fioriculturist, with numerous illustra-
tons by Brennan and others.
Lovers of light reading will find plenty to interest
them in this number. There is the opening INSTALL
meut of several pages of "A Fearful Responsibility"
by W. ID. Howells, THE fearful responsibility" being
an American girl;l ~ Rainy Day with Uncle Re
mus" five new fables told in his nimitahle style by
Joel Chandler Harris; the second installment of
George W Cables madame Dclphine." which is
full of action Fritz" bright history of apet bril-
Along the North Shore of Long Island, describing
a canoeing trip by Charles II. Farnham. with charm
ing illustrations by vandsrhoof and Lungren; a
description of stcriishing and lobster canning
contributed by W. II. Bishop, with illustrations by
j. C. Beard and Burns; travel article, by Miss
Gordon Cumming, giving account of visit to Tho
Largest Extinct Volcano in the world with an illus
tration Of the crater.
Among the poems ''Sic Scmper liberatoribusr
ION the dead Carl by Emma Lazarus; "Farragut,"
by Charles de Kay; Latitude Unknown" by IL. H.;
..Keenan's Charge tChancellorsville, May, 1861, by
George Parsons Iathrup, and Poems from Scrap
Book by Edith NJ. Thomas, the unusnal quality of
whose work has suggested to the editor the reprint
ing Of eight Of her poems from newspapers.