The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-01-24
NUMBER SO

q paper which shows how deeply the
actor has studied the poet and with
what thought and elevation ofpurpose
be approaches the Shakesperian
drama.
The two articles on Dante are cal
eulated to extend The Interest Ia bis
genius. The most popular Of the two
l. 1.-The portraits Of Dante" By Miss
5arah Freeman Clarke. which l. illus-
trated By The original portraits and
busts Of the poet and By a sketch from
the death mask- In the other paper,
By Miss Christina g. R0ssetti, the
poet b illustrated out % his great
poem.
Keats Il also illustrated 10 q remark
able way BY q fall-paEs engraving Of
his life mask,-PrObsbly the most exc
pFessive portrEit ofthe poet that has
ever been publlshed. Edmund c.
stedman contributes q brief essay on
Keats With q picture % the graves
Of Keats and Severn Ia Rome Is print
ed an editorial note containing the
history Of the llfs-mask and interest,"
ing biographical matter.
"HoW Edwin brood Was Hue
trated," By MB. Alice MeyneIl, re-
vsals considerable Of the mystery" Of
Dickens unflnlshed story, e. Il Was
partly revealed to Mr.. Flldes who
was the ILLUSTRATOR, and partly antlci.
patsd By him Sketches Of some Of
the eharacters, By Mr.. Fildes, are
given with the article and are printed
here for the first time.
The "BFie-a-Brae'' department has
the benefit Ofa humorous sonnet By
Robert Brewing and Of Ave short
poems by Austin DObsOn. which were
inscribed in copies Of his books pre-
ssnted to American friends Among
the other contributors Of poems are
Mrs. Francis HOdgson Burnett, Sid
hey LanieF, GeOrg Parsons Lathrop,
Edmund W.GOsss. Mrs.Cslla Thaxter,
John Vance Cheney, and Miss Helen
c. Cone.
Geo w. Cables convincing pOlemio
against "The Convict Lease System
In the Southern States'i-read at the
Louisville convention in the interest
Of prison reforms here brought 10
the notice Ofthe whole country. From
Mr.. Cable we have. besides, the fourth
part Of his serial story, "Dr. SEWER"
The other fiction OF the number Is the
third part Of Robert Grants "An Az
srage Man :" and short story, "a
First Love Letter !" by J. J., Of Dale.
The illustrated papers not men
toned above are Titus MuusOn Coan's
anecdotal sketch Of "Gustave CouF-
bet. Artist and Communist" inelud-
ing fulLpage copy Of his famous
painting. "The Musician" one Of the
more noticeable paintings In the re-
cent BarthOldi Loan Exhibition q
beautifully illustrated paper By Row
land f. Robinson on "Merinos In
America" the text Of which Is Inn
p0rtant to sheep breeders; and the
inst paper in THE Cruise OF the Alice
May" 3 serial describing q cruise
made among the islands aud along
tine shores OF the GulfOfSt Lawrence.
by 8. q. w. Benjamin and NJ. J.
Burns, the artist.
The editorials In Topics Of the
Time" are ''The Uses and Abuses Of
Trades Unions" Modern CathOli-
clsm, - The Proposed Library build
ing in Washington, and "On the
Reading Of DAME. 4" Among the art
ieles in .Open Letters" are. 1.-THE Sill
yer DOllaRn by John A. GFler, with
comment by Horace white; the first
OF three short papers on Artistic
Help IN Divine Service" By Rev.
Charles 3. Robinson and q brief
essay on Fielding" by Professor
LOunsbury, o. Yale.