April 1879

Articles

• The Indian Territory

  “To become acquainted with the people and their customs, to view in full the scenery, and to gain an insight to the agricultural and educational systems, one must seek out the tribes in their retreats, behind the wooded hills that hide them from the ‘railroad serpent,’ which has pushed its way through this fair Indian Eden.”

  Theodora R. Jenness

• The Burial of the Poet

  A poem

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

• Easter Hymns From Old Cloisters

  Frank Foxcroft

• Irene the Missionary

• The Fool's Prayer

• New York Theatres

• The Saga of the Quern-Stones

  Alice Williams Brotherton

• The Pension Beaurepas

  Henry James Jr.

• A Day in Colorado

  Mary Mapes Dodge

• New Lives of the Old Masters

  Henry Van Brunt

• A Workingman's Word on Over-Production

  Frank Richards

• The Return of the Native, and Other Novels

• Living in London

  Richard Grant White

• Richard Henry Dana

  Julius H. Ward

• The Washington Monument, and Mr. Story's Design

• The Contributors' Club

• Recent Literature

• Education

• The New York Cathedral Again: Letter From Mr. Hassard

  John R. G. Hassard

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