Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-22
THE president has nominated Sand
ford Parker receiver Of public moneys
at the Nlobrars land Office.
LITERARY NOTES.

LlIBHh R1 NoIbOs
The frontispiece portrait of Gam
beta In the March. Century, and the
accompanying article by q writer wins
was intimately acquainted with Gam
beta, appear now with a timelinesS,
which, q foo. note explains, Is not tC
be credited to editorial haste or en-.
ergy, since they were both in prepare
ton for the March Century before
Gambetta's illress, A short bio
graphical sketch Of The LATE pr. Leon.
ard Bacon, with portrait, Is contrib.
uted by his son, Leonard Woolsey
Bacon, under the appropriate title,
"a Good Fight Finished" ALSO of a
controversial character Is Mrs.
Runkle's plea for the higher education
of women, spropos Of the recent petit
tiou for the admission Of women to
Columbia college. 1t is called "a
New Knock at an Old Door"
John Burroughs, In 'Signs aud
Season." chat charmingU and instruc.
lively of country life and nature; and
Elbridge K'ngsla,, has illustrated Tie
paper win .geral striking engrav lngs.
In CONF Ast with the rural american.
in of thia paper Is H. H,'s study Of
local scenes and character In s'The
Village of Ooerammergau," which she
visited at the time of the last FASHION
play.
Mr.. Gable continues his illustrated
historical series with "Ths Eod Of
Foreign Dominion In Louisiana; and
DR.. Edward Eggleston, in his third
historical paper, treats of "The Mi
gra,ions of American Colonists."
A realistic romance of the Russo
Turkish war, entitled ''Yantil," BY
Frank d. Miller, the artist and wal
CORE spondent, Ia the abort story of the
number. Mr.. Howejls, In his secoDt
part cf ga Womsn's Reason" which
has already made @ strong impression
introduces a catastrophe that changes
the whole tenor Of the heroine's life
there is also a detailed description o
q Boston shelton. Mrs. Burnett
"Through One Administration" j
nearly finished, and Mrs. Mary Hal
lock Foote'S striking story, "Th'
Led. Horse Claim" is brought to al
effective conclusion.
The poems of the number are By
Andrew Lang, Mrs Julia G. r Dorr
Ina D Coolbrith, John Vance Che
ney, W. P. Andrews, and others
Worthy Of special mention 10 an un
finished poem by William Caller
Bryant, entitled ga Poet to Hi
Wife," and dated Roslyn, 1873. Var
ious public questions are discussed il
"Topics OF the Time," notable one Ii
"Stealing q Minister" and the othe
editorial departments treat of nev
books, In Literature" of "Hom'
and Society" topics, and of new inven
lions in "The Worlds Work"
ST. Nicholas for March has o not
able list Of contributors Archibald
Forbes, the distinguished war CORES
pondent of The London Daily News
furnishes a vivid and interesting stor,
of the Turco-R 1ssisn War, entitled
"Where was the V,ilieral" which ha
the additional attraction of being II
Illustrated BY the wSSmm known painter
". n. Overend, of The illustrate,
London Nsws, himself both a per
sonal friend of Forbes and Villiers
In the "Lettor box" Is a pan and inl
sketch Of Mr.. Forbes by Hubert Her
J k",.ner, from the portrait Of him b,
that artist. Rose Terry Cooke con
tributes q capital story of the Mich
igan fires of 1881, called ''The Wron
Goat" There is a charming poem
"Ben Bruin," by Lucy Lsrcom, an
one by Celia Thaxter. Lucretia T
Hale gives us the latest particular
from the Peterkins, and tells ho'
"Mrs. Peterkins Faints on the Gres
Pyramid" Professor William Ellie
Grifis, the eminent o~rientalist, write
about HoAusal, a famous Jspanes
comic artists, and the paper is illul
tratsd by reproduction of some {
!. Hokusai's most popular pictures.
"The Sly Old Woodchuck" Is
characteristic American boy story b
w. o. StoddArd; and Miss Ami
? Eiohberg, author Of ''The First Vic
lin" has q delightful tale from th
a.. German of Leander.
Il. s. Brooks finishes his four.pai
o story of "The Field of the Cloth {
Gold" Frank s. Stockton contribute
q picturesqueand thrilling installmer
q of "The Story Of Viteau," and j.
Trowbridge tells how the "Tinkha'
Brothers" took o firm stand in defenl
It of their "Tide mill" The frontisples
o Is an engraving of Greuzs'a celebrate
painting of ''The Broken Pitcher"
Besides the foregoing there a
70 stories, sketches, poems, and pictur
d by Charles Barnard, Sarah Whit
h kellogg, Joel Stacy, Palmer Go
+. Reginald b. Birob, H. P. Share, '
. L. Sheppard, De Cost Smith al