Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-07-24
CARQDTIlERS & GF2I11ENE

q Two portraits OF marked interest, in
athe July Century,, are the frontpIece
sspicture of Frederic Mistral and the
afull- partrait, after dagurreo-
1type, of Henry Clay. Not less striking
Ethan the portraits are the articles ac-
iscompanying them. George Bancroft
scontributes vivid sketch OF Clay's
personality, and Alphonse Daudet
swrltes OF his friend Mistral, the Pro
avencal poet. Daudet's sketch is as val
xuable far its autoblographical interest
Gas for its intimate accout of the life
aand character of Mistral, who was born
Ia peasant and has always lived a coun-
9try life.
d Of timely importance is the Indo
y afghan paper, "The Gate of india by
sW. l.. Fawcett. It deals only briefy
with the present political situation, Its
Eichief interest being in the way 1t shows
.athat the Evident Russian trend to-
3wards the Khyber pass-which has al
aways been known as the Gate of India
9-is only one of a long succession OF
3aadvances from the direction OF Afghan,
aistan upon the wealth of India, from
& Sbefore the time of Alexander th e
SGreat's conquest down to 1850, the year
.5the founder Of the Afghan empire in
svaded India.
q A description of George Eliot's
County,"-the scenes OF her country
4 alife and her novels,-by Miss Rose G.
Kingsley, the daughter of Canon King
gsley, is the opening illustrated paper
g Others are DR.. Edward Eggleston's
81 pretusely illustrated paper on Social
9Lif in the colonies" one of the most
4 popular of his series; and an account
ssof the explorations of the late Frank
Il Hatton in North Borneo," by his faith
& er, Joseph Hatton.
. Two short stories accompany the in
astallments of Mr.. Howell's ''Rise of
ISSllas Lapham'' and Henry James
u Bos tonian's," they are Frank R.
aStoekton's continuation of his famous
flstory, "The Lady, or the Tiger?" under
lHths title, 'The Discourager of Hesl.
satancy,' and another illustrated story
Sby Ivory Black, T. A. Janvler, entitled
x" Roberson's Medium"
The war papers of the July number
%are profusely illustrated. and comprise
sia description of the Confederate pur-
k.suit during "McClellau's Change of
NBase," by General D. Il. Hill: Rear
|ISguard Fighting at Savage's Station y
#by General W. B. Franklin; "The Seven
SDays Fighting about Richmond" BY
ssGeneral James Longstreet; and points
Slof minor interest in the memoranda,
e The poems of the number are BY
MWm. H. Hayne, Austin Dobson, Rich
Gard Watson Glider, Miss Edith Thomas
sSand Robert Underwood Johnson; and j
jim "Bric.a-brac,"by Robertson Trow-
sabridge, Frank Dempster Sherman
3 Miss Dora Read Goodale, and Miss
aCharlotte Bates.
81 In "Topics of the Time" are editor
8 ials entitled Twenty Years after the
II Wr.' THE blindness of Legislators
ma "Dr. Edward Eggleston's Historl-
81 oalPapers.' And IN "Open letters"
s8 are published recent letter by Oliver
SsWendell Homes on 'lnternationaII
ssCopyright"; ;"Another Side of the Copy
Fright question; ''The Calling of al
8 HChristlan Minister" by a Minister of
sthe Gospel; "The National Flag att
& New Orleans by Marion A. Baker;
s Textbooks in Unitarian Sunday
schools" ,"by Henry G. Spauldi1g, etc.
b Decided steps ought to be taken toI
u cure cold ar once. We should recon-
g mend DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup. This
& valuable medicine is indorsed by phy-I
S3sicians and you can rely on its doing
4l,o l.