The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-30

Scribner's Magazine has found a mine of liter.
airy wealth in old letters, and fellows the Thack.
cray correspondence, and that of Eliza South.
gate BOVINE, with a selection from letters writer
by Mendelss ohm to Moscheles, the latter first
the instructor and later the admiring friend.
The letters have been for many years in posses,
sion of Felix <Moscheles, of the composer,
and by him were placed IN the hands of William
Apthorpe, the musical critic, who has edited and
structive article in tho February issue is that by
Professor Shaer on Volcanoes" The history
of Vesuvius is given from the time of the erup-
ton of A. D. GO to the present lime.
translation of letters from the younger
Pliny. descriptive of the first eruption
is feature ct the paper In 1.-THE Law and the
Ballot" Joseph B. Bishop urges the adoption oil
measures for the publication of the ballot and
the breaking down of machine politics. In
graceful though somewhat rambling essay en-
titled "Tne Lantern Bearers Robert Louis
Stevenson finds opportunity to give his opinion
of realism in fiction. and most uncompliment-
airy opinion it Is: e. H. and E. W. Blashfeid
ancient armor, and William James contributes
an essay entitled what the Will Effects
There is the usual complement of fiction and
verse.
The first number of new monthly journal
comes from Washington, D. c.. and bears the
title. Congress 1t is not. as might be supposed,
of strictly political character-althoueh it is
indirectly eo-but IS devoted to the arts of
civilization" and to the promotion of the inter
ests of the American people by urging govern
mont aid for such arts. Among other matters
specified in the salutatory for which favorable
legislative consideration will be sought,
restoration of the coastsurvey system, aid for
the mercantile marine, Improvement of rivers
and harbors, coast defenses, and reform in the
Indian policy. Among the subjects discussed in
this issue are American Shipping" Treaties
with Indians" '1Indigent Soldiers of the Re.
public" ''Scisnce in Balooning" "Where the
S,1n lot Sof 1ino thA EiccU
"Tales of Civilization" weather Predictions"
and 1.-The Labor Party" Names of wel-known
writer's appear in the list of contributors.
All the contributors to the February Lippin-
colt are women. The complete novel is one OF
Mrs. Wistar's translations from the German Of
E. Werner, entitled 1.-THE Spell of Home" Mrs.
Belva Lockwood tells of her Efforts to Become
Lawyer" She ascribes the passage OF the
bill admitting women to practice ir the SUI
preme Court of the United States largely to the
efforts of Hon. Joseph E. Mcdonald, at that
Gray Cone, Charlotte Adams, s. NJ. B. Piatt,
Amele Rives. Edith Thomas. Agnes Repplier
and Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The magazine adds
a new feature Of interest by offering prizes for
the best answers to a series of one hundred
questions of literary character. the first
twenty of which are published in this number.
The only fault found by young readers with
Mrs. Burnetts serial, "Sarah Crewe," which has
run through three number of St Nicholas and
is concluded in the February issue, is that it
ends too soon. This writer has the happy fac
ulty of bring her heroes and herones out Of
their troubles at just the point where matters
have gone far enough, and of ending their his
tories happily. They not true to nature,
but they are, nevertheless. very pleasing to
readers young and old. Michael and Feodo-
sia," story of Russian lfe is feature of this
number. Palmer Coxs brownies" appear
again and begin another chapter of adventure.
Among the verses of which there is a Roodly
supply, are some pretty ones by James Whit
comb Riley.
The architectural drawings, of which there
are always number in the Art Age, reproduce
in the February number two very attractive
prize designs for memorial clock and belle
tower a village green. A chapter artistic
"home- made" furniture is feature OF the mum
Der. The supplements with this issue are
beautiful etching by Hamilton Hamilton, of f.
D. Mllet's "Click of the Latch" and photo
gravure of rather Indifferent merit of a painting
by Gaugengigl, entitled. 1.-THE First Hearing"
The old form OF Harpers Franklin Square
Library edition has been changed to one smaller
and more convenient. The first issue of the
new series For tire Right" novel. trans
lated from tn, German of Karl Emil Franzoo
by Julie Su ter, and with preface by George
Macdonad