Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-04-10
This Century Magazine.

The APRIL CENTURY.-In the April
number of The Century Admiral David
d. Porter contributes to the War
Series a striking paper on The Open
ing of the Lower Mississippi While
Admiral Farragut led the men-ot war
past the New Orleans forts, Porter
paved the way for and supported the
attack with the Morter Fleet. At the
beginning OF his paper Admiral Porter
speaks OF the New Orleans Campaign
as "the most important event of the
War Of the Rebellion. with the excep-
ton OF the fall of Richmond" He
writes from a knowledge OF the secret
history of the campaign, ard mas made
graphic descriptions of the many stir
ring incidents which befel the fleet in
It's memorable battle with Forts Jack
son and st. Philip. Accompanying
the article are portraits of Admiral
FarraGut, Admiral Porter, Captain
IheodoruS Bailey, General Butler, who
was in command of the land forces,
General Lowell, the Confederate com
mander, and other leading partici-
pants in the conflict. Besides the por,
traits there are more than twenty-five
maps, plans, and pictures of incidents,
most OF the latter heIng after design.
~ Admiral Porter. George W. Cable.
IN brief article, gives spirited de
scription, from personal observation.
of New Orleans Before the Capture.
Theodore Roosevelt contributes a
paper on PHASES ofState Legislation,
In which he reveals the dark side of the
legislative picture, the methods OF the
Lobby, and the perilS which beset leg
iSlatorS. Part of the blame for tie
unfortunate condition of affairs at AL
bany he lays to the charge of the con
stituentS. Of an instructive aud
amusing chan acter are the anecdotes
and incidents of legislative experience
which enhven the paper.
A reply to Mr.. Cables recent paper
on The Freedman Case in Equity
is contributed by Henry W. Grady, OF
the Atlantic Constitution" who
writes under the suggestive title I'm
Plain Black and White > Another
article of political interest, found In
the Open Letters" Department, is a
discussion of the causes and probable
disappearance of The Solid South
by Edward P. Clark, and in Topics OF
the Time are editorials, entitled ''Prac
teal Politics." Not the American
Way" The Attempt to Save Maya
"a, and The Difference between a
Painting and a Pound of Sugar. the
last with reference to the movement
for free art.
"a Florentine Mosssc," Mr.. Howelrs
second illustrated paper on Florence
Is the opening article in the magazine
reproduction of Mr.. Pencils etch.
ing of the Ponte Vecchio being the
| frontlsplece.
Eugene V. Smalley. who has con.
trlbuted to TIE Century several afti-
cles ON The New Northwest" de.
scrlbes his journey From Puget
Sound to the Upper Columbia" ac
company ng whidn are views of Mount
Tacoma, and Of the Tyler glacier
which Is beginning to be an object OF
interest to travellers. DR.. Edward Egg.
gleston's 'Colonlsts at Home is one Of
the most popular of his series on life IN
the Colonies. 1t deals with domestic
life, and especially with house decora
ton, meats and drinks" ana styles Of
dress. and personal ornament. To tbs
latter phase belong two-thirds of the
pictnres OF which there are more than
! thlrty-fye.
The fiction of the number include.
the sixth part of The Rise OF Sila,
Lapham, ny Mr.. Howells; the third
part of The Bostonians," by Henry
James; and humorous short story by
Colonel Richard Malcolm Johnston
entitled The Mediations of Mr.. Archie
Kitrell." accompanied by character.
sketches by Z. w kemble
The poetry of the number is contrib
uted ny Mrs Helen Jackson (H. h
Mrs. Louise Chandler Moulton, Anne
r. Aldrich, and C. H. Crandall: and in
"Bric-a Brac," by Frank D. Sherman
Mas Alice Trumbull Learned Marga
ret Vande grift, and others.