The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-03-30
LITERARY NOTICES.
The Century for April.

a refnsrknoie paper IN the April Century, and one
which will doubtless provoke much discussion, /.
Nine. Ragorin's Russian jews and Gentiles." The
writer is Russian Lady, now living in New York,
and is the author Of recently published papers on
the Nihilists in the international Review The
reader s distinctly warned at the start by the sub
title. that the paper is written from Russian point
Of view" is. in brief detailed account of the
revelations of Jacob Brafmann, several years apo.
concerning the alleged systematic oppression Of Gen
tiles, partly under cover by the Jews of south
western Russia The expressions land not religious
intolerance said by the writer to be the occasion
Of the autJevish uprsings during the past year in
that region graphic of these rots il pre-
hIed TO the account OF Brafmauns horrible accuse
tons The fasity Of these il Is only just to say 10
Indignantly asserted by Jews II is ceatainly re-
markable that in the midst of the worlds sympa-
thy for the Jews any one should assert as does NINE
Ragozin: They are not pcrseeuted- Only, from
time to time. the popular patienee-that dixie built
up Of ignorance. apathy and habitual endurance
breaks; then there is outpourng Of angry waters
reply to Nine Ragozin s to be contributed TO the
May Century by Miss Emma LAZARUS Who in this
number, has significant paper, ..was the Earl Of
Beaconsheld Representative Jewf-
The frontispiece of the number the strong
plain, and decidedly English face of Matthew Ar
mold the original being the portrait by the painter
G. +. Watts. This accompanies biographc l-criti-
cal study, by Mr.. Andrew Lang. of Arnold's poetry
and essays-the purely literary feature Of the nun.
Der. OF the serials: Mrs. Burnet, makes decided
advance with her novel, Through Que Administra-
ton;- the reader has chance to correct some mis-
apprehensons Bertha goes TO the Virginia noun.
tains and Mr.. Aniory gives his ideal of womanob-
byist. Mr.. Howells Modern Instance takes his
young married couple TO Boston touches lightly on
the foibles Of young married people in general and
introduces BARLEY to Boston Journalism which a to
| figure largely in the latter part Of the novel.
Tie illustrated papers good deal of ground.
The third Of Mrs Mtchell's papers sculpture il
devoted to The Age Of Praxiteles- The subject is
treated in an eIpostory way, and is illustrated with
beautiful engrsvings by Cole. Kruell Miss Powell
Evans Babcock, Sbuslcr. and lyman. More superb
cuts of ancient art have probably never been made
The IIera head the two cuts Of the Hermes and the
Demeter. are the most striking. "Tunis and It's Bey
BY Ernst Won Hssse-w .Ftegg, 10 popular account.
drawn from personal experience. The appointment
Of N. Roustan Minister of the French Republic to
the United States will give added interest to the
subject. which is fully illustrated by II. Bolton
Jones, who, as artists. have also visited Tunis
Some American Tiles is the title of = paper by
Frank ID. Met, descriptive of processes and results
at the Ckelses tMass.I Tile Works. The variety and
beauty OF these tiles may be in the drawings.
snd the rapid improvement in the American product
may be inferred from the fact that. whereas q few
years ago there was not a decorative tile made in
the country, in 1880 these specimens took the geld
medal at Crewe, lover all the famous pottery manu-
! facturers Of the United Kingdom" Among the new.
est aud most successful products natural tiles
and the tiles in high relief and the range sf objects
that can be reproduced continue to be extended.
Mr. Richard Grant Whites second paper on the .Op-
era in New York treats, in his readable manner of
Mile. Caradori, Miss Shirsf. Fanny Ellser, the Sc
gums, B-nneti, Tadeseo, Trufi, of whom there are
Portraits, and of others The next papers will in.
, elude Alboni and Sontag
The remainder of the body articles are light, aud
include charming story of New Mexico, ..Ninta,
by Thomas A. Janvier, writer who awaksns large ex.
pectations by the distinct literary favor and wide
range Of method he displays. The Blessings Of
Piracy" by Edward Eggleston, satirical treatment
ofth- question of international copyright; and pa.
per Oddities Of Southern Life by Henry Wat
terson, who, after recalling much that was hunor-
and characteristic in the South of the day of Isl
mon Suggs" and Major Jones" records same Of the
marked changes that have occurred, since the war,
in the motives OF society, concluding with a tribute
to Southern women and the new Southern thrift.
Poems are contributed by III. H." Ellen NJ Hutch
inson, Roger Riordan, Henry A. Beers, Henry Eek.
ford and Alice Wellington Rollins.
Topics of the time" includes "a New Kind Of
Boss, Sciences in American Colleges" Christi
auity and Commerce. and The ou,rages in Russia
The worlds Work" treats of Improved Method Of
Seed-Planting," New Lime-Light, Protecting iron
surfaces. Improved Forge Furnace" aud silk
Culture" Among the other material is a clever
piece of funny verse, entitled The Yesrn of the Ro
mantic"-'an end-avor to restore healthy taste for
the Medieval and the Strong" The Author is Geo.
NJ. Darie.
The publication Of Thomas Carlyle's "Irish Jour
nal" will begin in the May Century.