The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-06
CURRENT MAGAZINES.

The May number of Vick's Illustrated Month
ly is full of sensible and seasonable suggestions
to all growers of plants and flowers.
The Bay State Monthly has a fine steel por-
trait of President Arth ur for a frontispiece, ac-
eompanied by a biographical sketch by Ben:
Perley Poore.
The Musical Herald BOSTON,, for May, besides
the usual amount of printed music, has an illus
trated article on 'From the Dulcimer to the
Harpsichord," showing the evolution of the
piano
The Spectator (St. Louis is specially good this
week, The Talker being peculiarly hap
py in his conclusions. The portrait
of Mrs. Cora Baker Chouteau is presented as a
type of American beauty.
An interesting paper on the great comet of
September, 1882, is published by the Sidereal
Messenger, as well as others, equally interesting,
on the planet Saturn, DETECTION Of the level due
to solar and lunar attraction, observations of the
Pons-Brooks comet, ntramercurial planets. etc.
The Messenger is published by Wm. W. Payne,
director of Carleton College observatory, North
field, MINI.
The Sanitarian, for May, contains quite a
number of excellent papers on scientific ques-
tions affecting sanitation and the public
health. Prof Hitchcock contributes a
pape" on "a Perverted viii as a
Il u III luSdullN L EOl. y. IL. OdOtllf pEtSl-
dent, makes a plea for a continuance of the
National Board of Health, and is sustained by
another argument by Prof. Stephen Smith, a
member of the board.
The indianapolis Grocer, published every Sat
urday, is destined to become an institution for
good among business men of this region. Its quo
tations are fresh and reliable in every figure. Its
editorials, communication and comments are
invaluable to all who wish to keep posted in cur
rent business. Even the paragrapning depart
ment, Green Groceries, is fresh and engaging, a
fact not always observable in even the dailies.
There is a healthy look about the Grocer that
commends it.
The Southern Bivouae, Louisville, is an mex
haustible magazine of "reminiscences and wit;
stories and incidents of the war as seen from
wholesome, but it might be improved by the
omission of opinions that have survived their
day and that should be forgotten in the desire
for a united people. 1t is well enough to glory
in the deeds of valor that Southern soldiers per-
formed but the time of envy, hatred and jeal-
ousy has gone by. However, a better sentiment
is growing, and the Southern Bivouac is not a
bad publication for anybody to read.
Washington GLADDEN. will contribute an ar
ticle to the June Century ON the "Use and
Abuse of Parties" DR.. GLADDEN. holds that par
ties are necessary to all constitutional govern
ments, being based on the progressive and con-
sentative tendencies of human nature. While
claiming that the ''dearth of principles and the
strife for patronage are characteristic facts of
our recent political life" he comes to the con-
clusion that-at least outside the cities-more of
good can be accomplished by joining one party
or another, working earnestly for its success,
and boiling bad nominations.
The numbers of Littell's Living Age for April
26 and May 8 contain Anthony Trollope,"
Westminster; Christopher North" National
Review; ''AIachiavelli, " Fortnightly; king John
of Abyssinia," Nineteenth Century; "An
Ancient Manuscript" Contemporary; "a
Pilgrimage to Selborne," Longmans; ITEM
pies and Worshipers in Japan, and
Preachers of the Day" Temple Bar;
THE Wells of the Desert" st. James
Gazette; Indians of Guiana. Athenaum; '"The
Italian in Life and on the Stage" Saturday Re-
view; Poisonous Reptiles and Insects of India"
All the Year Round; with installments of
"Beauty and the Beast THE Baby's Grand
mother and "a Renegade" and poetry.