The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-13

scribes certain evil effects of artificial feeding,
and gives important directions for weaving and
nursing. Among other articles are: THE Baby's
Mother" by Helen p. Grafton; "Our Baby and
How we Undid Her" 1.-THE first of a humorous
seriesl, by Martha O.. Inglis; "Cat-Naps and
Their Causes. "Baby's Curtis etc.
The remarkable letter written by Lincoln to
Grant inst before the orenir~ Of +ha w;'aa~rAss
campaign. closing with the words, "And now,
with a brave army, and a just cause. may God
sustain you" is in the possession of General
Badeau. and has been reproduced in fac -simiIe
Tor the February Century, to accompany enerai
Grants article. Preparing for the Wilderness
campaign" General Badeau states that General
Grant was always careless about his papers,
and private or semi,offcial ones were often
thrust into his pockets, where they remained for
months. In some such way Mr.. Lincoln's beau
tlful God speed was mislaid. General Grant
had forgotten its existence. until, in 1866, / came
across 1T III my researches for MY history.of his
campaigns. He was so pleased at the discovery,
or recovery, that he gave me the original letter
at the time"
MAGAZINES RECEIVED.
Littell's Living Age: Littell & Co.. Boston.
The Physio-M Medical Journal: indianapolis.
Babyhood: No. Is Spruce street, New York.
The Musical Herald: Franklin Square. Boston.
The American Lancet: George S. Davis, De-
troit.
Macmillan's Magazine: Macmillan s. Co., New
York.
The Sanitarian: No. I13 Fulton street, New
York.
The Andover Review: Houghton, MifHin &
Co., Boston.
The English Illustrated Magazine: Macmillan
& Co., New York.
Literary Notes.
1t is now an ''open secret" says the Literary
Worlds New York correspondent, that John
Hay wrote sgThe Breadwinners."
Dodd, Mead d Co. have in press a novel by
Miss Mary A. Roe, a sister of Mr.. E. P. Roe. It
is story of mining life in Pennsylvania.
DR.. Edison, of this city, has a paper in the
January number of the Presbyterian Review,
entitled John Todd: A Home Missionary"
The late Ella M. Baker, author of the popular
story of Soldier aud Servant" left a collection
of poems which D. Lothrop & Co. will publish
under the title of "Clover Leaves" some time
during the present month.
Miss Anna Katharine Green. who, by the way.
is now Mrs. Rolfe, has written, and G. P. Put
mans Sons will soon publish, a new novel, full
Of mystery and intricate plot 1t will be called
'The Mystery of the MILL"
The enterprising editor of the Brooklyn Maya
zine has secured from M. Bartholdi. the sculptor,
the promise of an article giving his view con-
corning what the Grant monument should be.
1t will probably appearin the February issue.
Mr.. Marion Crawford. who is now in Naples,
is very busy writing the conclusion to his novel,
1.-THE Tale of a Lonely Parish" The scene is
laid in England. The book will be published in
February. Some one has started the story that
Mr.. Crawford will run for Congress. It is hardly
necessary to say the report is untrue.
The authorship of Taken by Siege" the serial
begun in the January number of ~Lippincotts
Magazine, is a profound secret, and is not even
known by the editor of the magazine. The
manuscript of the story was written out by a
type writer, aud sent him by a friend of the
author. He read it at once and accepted it on
it's merits. Only two persons know who the
author is, and they are bound to secrecy.
Ten weeks ago Count Tolstoi's my Religion"
(Ma Foil was known only in Europe in French
and German, and could not be found in that
form even in London. A copy of the French
edition reached a Boston publishing house, T. Y.
Crowell IL Co.. about Oct. 20, was translated in
sixteen days, and in three weeks from the time
the translator began his work the work was
done, with index and preface, with proofs all
read. and with the first forms on the press. It
is in many ways a fascinating book, and a noble
one.
Harper's for February will have for it's lead
ing article a paper on 1.-THE British Navy" by
Sir Edward Reed, late chief of Construction in
the British Admiralty. In this article Sir Ed
ward pays the United States a handsome compli-
ment by acknowledging the indebtedness Of
Great Britain and Europe to the United States
for some invaluable lessons III naval construc-
ton and naval warfare. In the same number
Mr.. Charles Dudley Warner has an important
paper on Education as a Factor in Prison Re-
form"-a paper that school teachers, as we'll as
State-prison officials, would do well to read.