The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-12-27
IHE JANUARY oEnIuRY.

General Sherman's retirement from
the army lends timely interest 70 the
frontispiece Of the January Century,
and Is evidence TO the eyes that Gen.
eral Sherman has retired by law be-
fore his bodily and mental powers
have even began TO decline. His life,
his character, and his service 10 the
country are discussed by E. V. Small
ley in fresh and authoritative pa
per, which contains several good an
ecdOtes. General Grant has assisted
In making the paper exact and vAlu
able with reference to war history by
giving important information and by
reading proofs.
Clarified in London" Is an account
in the main. Of President GarfieId's
experiences and impression while in
the British capital, being extracts
from his journal Of his trip to Europe,
In 1876, in company with his wife
His views on English politics aud on
prominent men like Bright, Disraeli,
Gladstone, and Spurgeon, have a
strong photographed interest.
The most interesting Of French In
stitutiOns, the Academy, with its
"FOrty Immortals," /" Is made the sub
ject OF a gessipy paper, by the author
Of the striking biOgraphica! sketch Of
'Gambetta," which was printed IN
the Century for last March. Portraits
Of thirteen of the most widely known
Academicians illustrate the writer's
crisp charaeteTizatiOIs. A portrait
aud biographical notice Of the HindOo
girl, "TOru Dutt, " calls attention once
more to the remarkable command Of
English possessed by the young poet,
who died when she was only twenty.
ODe.
"In WordswOrth's Country" is an
English prOse pastoral by John Bur
rOughs, who SAYS that "Shakespeare
Is the universal genius, but Words
wOrth's poetry has more the ehaFae-
ter Of a special message, and n mes
sage special and personal 10 n few
readers"
"Edlnboro Old Town, "by Andrew
Lang. is the opening article OF the
number and Is prOfusely illustrated
By Pennell Both the writer and the
artist have felt the romantic and piet-
uresQue influence OF "Auld Reekie."
In the Log of an Ocean StudiO,n - Is
described q vacation voyage to Eu-
rope OF seven New York artists, who
amused themselves with decorating
one OF the steamers cabins. The IL
lustFatiOns, taken for the most part
from the cabin pictures, are by VIM.
NJ. Chase, J. Carroll Beokwith, Fred
erick B. VintOn, Robert Blum, Ar
thur Quartiy, A. A. Anderson, aud +.
H. Lungren. c. G. .Buel contributes
thei' Log"
"Husbandry In Colony times,n is
perhaps the most popular Of DR.. Ed
ward Eggleston's studies OF colonial
life. Nearly every one OF the chief
staples OF the country has a romantic
history. Many curious illustrations
add 10 the interest Of the paper.
In fiction, the January number Is
notable for the conclusion OF "The
Bread winners" the third part OF Mr..
Cables romance, "Dr. sSevier"; the
second part Of Robert Grants New
York story, "An Average Man, and /
3 humorous story by Frank r.. Stock
lon, entitled, His Wife's Deceased
Sister"
The poetry Of the number Is con-
.ributed by Henry Tyrrell, Miss Caro-
line May, Henry Gilman, Ms. Eliza
beth r. Blanchard, james Herbert /
Morse, and Miss Eliza Calvert Hall
Ind the Bric-a-bFach vefse by John |
Vance Cheney Samuel Minturn Peek,
Miss Grace Denl0 Litehheld, r. w.
T., and others
Topics of the Time contains edi- 1
Orials on "The Difneulty Of Political
Reform, - Religious SnObbeFy ~ and /
lnder the title Minister and Citl
zen. ron the conservation Of Assistant
Bishop Henry Q. Potter. In "Open
Letters" w. II. Bishop comments on
T. Z. Burners recent essay In the
anne department on 'sNew YORK as 3
Field for ficiiOn,n and Mr.. Bunner
'ffers q brief rejOlnder. Other contri-
,utiOns are ''Our Jury System,n BY
Eugene Lewis, ''Some New Iuven-
iOBs,n BY Charles Barnard, "Free
Trade IN Canada,n By ]. Fred. HaE-
ey, Joseph Jefferson, e. Caleb PiliBl-
lcr,1 By J. Rauken ToWse, 'IefIef-
on Davis and General Holt, . By
'LCyaiist, aud "The Influence oil
;hrtst" By Prof. George p. Fisher.
The western bound train on the X.
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