The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-09

Babyhood. in its August issue, introduces q
department of Nursery Observations consist
ing Of short extracts from its large and varied
correspondence describing special traits OF chill
dren.
One Of the best articles in the August number
of the Southern Bivouae is entitled, after the
Fall of Richmond" 1t was a notable event. and
the story is graphically told by Gen. Basil w.
Duke, one of the editors.
The September Wide Awake will have an en-
PERTAINING contribution from Hon. S. S. Cox,
United States Minister to Turkey, entitled,
IL Enfant Terrible Turk" richly illustrated
from Turkish photographs.
The Overland Monthly for August is a very in
teresting number It has two or three articles
which will particularly interest old Ayers. Such
as Around the Horn in 49," Personal Recol-
lections of the Vigilance Committee and "Up
Snake River" Most Of the articles are complete
in the number.
With the August number of the North Amer
lean Review it will complete the seventy second
year of its continuous publication. The August
number opens with an article on Bismarck, by
ex-Minisser John A. Kasson, who enjoyed per-
sonal acquaintance with the great German Chan
cellor. The series Of religious articles by repre-
sentative divines is continued by article enti-
tied "Why Am I CathoIic2' by Father Brandt,
Jesuit college in America.
The August number of the Art Amateur con-
tains articles on Stretching from Nature" Lies
sons in water-coIor Painting" "Flower Painting
in Oils" Amateur Photography" individual
Taste in the Home" s'Fireplaces in Sum mer >
Modern Taste in Color" 1.-The Sevres Porcelain
Manufactory' .'Hints ON China Painting" 1.-THE
Art of Embroidery" besides the usual editorial
departments and many illustrations, including a
two page charcoal sketch by Henry Bacon, a
fullpage study by Jules Breton, and reproduc-
tions of pictures by De Nittis, Dupre, Hobbema
and Millet
Students Of the War of the Rebellion, and
there are now hundreds of thousands. who have
no personal recollection of the same. will find
three splendidy illustrated articles on features
of the war in the August number of the Cen
fury The first is the battle of Fredericks-
burg, by the rebel General Longstreet The
Summers Right Grand Division by General
Couch, and ''Franklin's Left Grand Division
by General Smith. All these deliberately IL
Illustrated. There Is also article by Major
Lacy, on Lee at Fredericksburg" There are
numerous sketches and stories. besides illustra-
ted articles one being particularly interesting,
on 1.-THE Western Art Movement" The editorial
department is filed with timely topics.
The Century Magazine for August has for a
frontispiece an excellent likeness of John Bur
roughs, one of the most trusted of the corps of
United States Treasury bank examiners. and
who has given in awake Robin one of the most
charming books on birds in our language. cal
giers and Its Suburbs" is pleasingly described
and illustrated, and the Ave hundredth annivers-
airy of Heidelberg is commemorated in paper
by Mrs. Lucy NJ Mitchell. Julia Hawthorne
contributes a short story. Colonel Spaight's
Preiudices," and Frank II. Stockton commences
a novelette,, 1.-The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks
and Mrs. Alshine,' which promises to be quite
up to the mark of .'Rudder Grange" "a Gypsy
Beauty" by Charles G. Leland, gives the ro-
mantle story of Charlotte Cooper, with a repro
duction of Leslie's famous picture. Washington
GLADDEN. writes of the industrial crisis in 'Is 1t
Peace or War;" stating the mutual relations of
capital and labor plainly, forcihly and fairly.
Howells's story is continued, and there are the
usual war articles