Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1886-08-12
LITERARY AND MUSICAL.

st. Louis should truly be proud
of her popular music house,
Balmer & Webor's, which for
volume and scope of publications
is certainly not excelled in the
west or south. Cleveland S
Wedding March" arranged for
piano and violin, or piano and
flute, by J. Helmesberger. "Xau-
pi's Polish Dance" and "Weary
Day Gallop," all for the same
instruments, are among the recent
publications in the Evening
Visits" series and are delightful.
A piano duet, "Danso Russo" by
W. Goldner, "Mallika Come" from
the opera "Lakme," two guitar
pieces, "Sunset Clean Rondo, -
and "Lawn Qufckstep," in addi-
tion to the others named, complete
parcel of music recently received.
The August number of Demor-
est's Magazine came to us freighted
with good reading. Mrs. Croly
contributes an interesting article
on one of the typical dramatic
stars, Genevieve Ward; Emma NJ
Tying furnishes a good paper on
"South Kensington and its Neigh
borhood;" and w. Jennings Dem
crest has two prohibition articles,
"What is Prohibition?" and lib
erty and Prohibition" Mrs. Hart's
serial is continued; there are sew
eral good stories and poems; one of
the valuable series, "From Pencil
to Brush" ," and THE Worlds Pro-
gress." The frontispiece is a fine
steel engraving called Harmony"
The series Of articles by promi.
nent men of the country in the
Graphic News, Of Cincinnati, is
attracting great attention and
the highest praise. In a re-
cent issue the Hon. Cassius
NJ. Clay, Of Kentucky, Ex-U. S.
minister to Russia and one of the
ablest statesmen of the land, will
write upon Forests and Rainfall. ="
The subject is an especially inter-
esting one and is most effectively
handled. Amongst other interest
ing features was a full page on
the O-wash. ta-nongs, the far-famed
Boat Club Of Grand Rapids, Mich
igan, and their new club house and
the Philadelphia public buildings,
the largest structure in the land,
and portraits of leading men, in
James Whitcomb Riley,
the hoosier poet. In the issue of
9th was printed a litho-
graphic supplement of Mrs. Gov.
Foraker, Of Ohio, the first of a Sc
ries of portraits Of prominent peo-
pie.
Kilima-Njaro, the recently dis
covered monarch of African noun
tains, is the subject of the opening
paper in Leslie's Sunday Maga-
rine for August an article on Turn
er, the great English painter is
accompanied by his portrait and
of some Of his works
including the famous "slave ship"
two beautiful pictures of "Tobias"
and the "Archangel Raphael" f."
rom last years Paris Salon accom-
pany the text Of the dramatic poem
used by Gounod in his Oratorio
'Tobie," and a narrative of the
Book of Tobit in the Apocrypha.
Mr.. Thomas Powell begins "Leaves
rom my Life" "Guilds Of New
York City" by F. S., is a valuable
contribution relating 10 the benevo-
ent acts Of the Episcopal church |
n that city. "a Curious Conver-
sion is indeed curious story. "The |
Gems she Wore" f." begins TO get ex- !
,iLing. "Dilettante Days" carries |
.he reader TO Switzerland and "The |
tapestry Room" tells about the |
Brown Bull Of Norrowa. There are |
portraits of Dio Lewis, Archbish-
,p Knox, the new Primate Of Ire
and, the late Rabbi Isidor Ka- |
isch, and the four new bishops of !
he Methodist Episcopal church
outh.