The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-03-01
The March Century.
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The froutspiece portrait of Ganbeta, in the March
Century, and the accompanying article, by writer
who was intimately acquainted with Gambetta, ap-
pear with timeliness which, a foot-note cN-
plains is to be credited to editorial haste or Gu
ergy, since they both in preparation for the
March Century before Gambctta's illness. One OF
the numerous interestin. anecdotes in the article
relates to the not overscrupuloG- manner in which
Gal.bctia's mother who ambitions far her son.
ou;wttcd the stubborn father, who wished his son
TO succeed him in business. An excellent portrait
of the father shows a Of strong will and ccccn-
trio character A short biographical sketch of the
late DIR. Leonard Bacon, with portrait. is contrib
uted by his son. Leonard Woolsey Bacon, under the
appropriate title, "a Good Fight Finished" Mr..
Bacon defends his fathers position in opposition to
the Boston extremists in the ant-slavery agitation.
and records that Abraham Lincoln acknowledged
Indebtedness to DIR. Bacon in forming his
Sietions on the subject The writer. at the same
time. disparages the work and influence Of William
LLOYD Garrison. Also Of a controversial character
is Mrs. Runkle's plea for the higher education OF
women, apropos of the recent petition for the all
mission of women to Columbia College II is called
Il New Knock a; an Old Door.
John Burroughs, in Signs and Seasons" chats
charpngly and nstinetively Of country life and
Nature: and Elbridge Kingsley has illustrated the
paper with several striking engravngs In contrast
with the rural AIuerieauism Of this paper is H. H.
study Of local and character in The Nillag"
of Oberammersau. which she visited At the time Of
the las; Passion Play.
The Architectural League of New York is the
title Of profuscly Illustrated paper by Roger Rior
dan, describing a club Of young architects in the
metropolis Mr. Cable continues his illustrated his
torical series with THE End OF Foreign Dominion
in Louisiana and DIR. Edward Esgleston, in his
third historical paper. treats Of The Migration Of
American Colonis;s."
A realistic romance of the Russo-Turkish war,
titled, ''Nat by Frank u. Mirt, the artist and
correspondent, is the short story Of the number
Mr. Howells in his second part Of ~ WOman'S
Reason, which has already made a strong imPr's-
sion. introduces a catastrophe that changes the
whole of the heroiues life; therr j. also de
tailed description Of a Boston auction MIS-. Bur
nctt's Through One Administration" is nearly tin,
ished. and Mrs. Mary Taeck Foote's striking story.
The Led lIor>e Claim !, brought TO effective
conclusion.
The poems Of the number by Andrew Lausc.
Mrs Julia e. L. Durr, Iua u. Coolbrith, John Vance
Cheney. W. =. Andrews, and others. Worthy of
special mention is an unfinished poem by William
Cullen Bryant, entitled herr, - Poet to His Wife
am, dated. Resign. 1873 Narious public question,
are discussed in Topics of the Time" notably
in Stealing Minister. aud the other editorial de
partmentS treat of books. ia Literature" Of
Home and Sori-ty- topics AND ct Inventions
in The Worlds Work IN "Brira Brar," besides
light and amusing verses, msy hc found estrart
from Swedenburu's TREATISE ON HELL" which GI-
plies with singular aptness ID" political 'h"ss Of
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