The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-01

Tie Nay C<ausY begins new volunaes ana In
1t are begun seves Al new features. 1.-THE squir-
rel Inu," BY Prank T. Stockton, II one OF the
principal Of these. The sim itseif IL carefully
depicted In picture which 10 the joint product
of the Artistic skill and ingenuity of both the
author and Mr. Frost the illustrator. Nj.
Frost brings out also several OF the
principal characters Of the story-whfch prom
ises 10 Be one Of the most curious and charsc-
teristic Of Mr.. Etockton's inventions The long
promised papers two in number) on the Court
Of the Car Nicholas L are now begun the
frontispfece OF the magazine being portrait OF
the Emperor Nichols These papers are BY the
late Georgs MINI Dallas, in his day one OF
the most distinguished statesmen OF the
country. 4 brief aketch OF his life
appropriately accompanies this paper. Mr..
Dallas describes infinitely the social movement
and the luxury OF the court He tells of "A
Dramatic Visit From the Emperor" who came
to see him incog.. on the ministers arrival, "A
Court Presentation" the Burning OF the
Winter Palace" "Ths Russian New Years" etc.
These papers furnish . remarkable contrast to
those by Mr.. KEENAN,
Pioneer Mining Life in California" II descrip-
ton from personal experience OF adventures and
Sacramento river and Of the Trinity. 1t Is .
day to-day description Of the conditions Of min
ing life in ~ and So The writer is the Hon. E.
G. Waite, secretary OF state OF California, and
the narrative IL supplemented by illustrations
OF typical character and Cy caricaturcs OF the
time.
Among the separate papers none Is more strik-
ing than that Of +. Hopkinson Smith. who made
special trip to Bulgaria to gather Impressions
for The CentaTy. Mr.. Smith entities his paper
"a Bulgarian Opera Bou,e," and illustrates 1t
not only with photographs of prominen; persons
but with sketches from his own pencil. Mr.
Smiths paper, though not protesting 70 be .
deep study OF the situation, throws great deal
Of light on current adairs.
The strange story by Douglas o'Connor.
"Razen Androtd, = II concluded in the Atlantic
Magazine for May. There viii be much more
interest, however, IN Miss Jewett's description
Of the return Of Hon. Joseph K. Laneway to his
native town-Winby. His self-conscious ad-
dress to the scholars OF the old school In which
he was formerly student, his surprise that he
was entirely forgotten in his native
place, and final satisfying happiness of
an evening spent with an old lady,
former schoolmafe, are precisely the
kind Of things Miss Jewett knows how to do,
and are done 1t her very best. Mr. Psrkman has
concluding paper on the "Capture OF Louis
bourg by the New England Militia" Mr.. II. C.
MeFwin, on the "Ethics of Housekeeping, win
interest lovers Of that animal Mr.. William p
Andrews finishes . second paper on "Goethe's
Key TO Faust, = and the well-known historian, Mr..
George Z. Ellis has paper on Jeremy Belk-
nap. There are tour chapters Of Mr.. Stock
tons bright serial, "The House of Martha in
which the hero encounters the heroine under
circumstances In which no hero has ever hee1
known to encounter heroine since the world
began. One feature OF the number Il Q portion
OF very Characteristic description by the late
Richard b. Dana Of . voyage on the grand canal
Of China.
The current number of Hdrper's Weekly con-
tairs iilultrased articles on 'The Presidential
Progress" On bodybuilding in Nova Scotia" on
two important Features OF the Columbia Fair, -
on "a Reception at the American Embassy in
Paris" and Q description Of the Chignecto Ship
Railway between the Bay of Fundy and the
waters Of the Gulf of St Lawrance. Rudyard
Kipling contributes short story entitled ssThe
Last Relief" The supplement comprises the Sec
Australian Life" accompanied by eleven illus
trations OF scenes In and around the city Of
sydney.
Mary l. Bislsni contributes to Hdrper's Rosdr
published April 24th, short story entitled IA
IIsrmony In Flats" Mrs NJ c. Hungerford
writes on "Fancy Work and Home Decoration, :"
Juliet Corson continues her articles on "Sani-
tary Living" 7. W. Higginson contributes q
short paper on "The Favorite Books of Chill
dren," aud Helen Evertson Smith makes some
valuable practical suggestions on "Sick Room
Visiting" The Basdr also contains, as usual, q
variety Of miscellaneous papers and illustra-
tons and valuable article son the fashions and
domestic economy.