The Indianapolis journal., 1888-06-05
THE JUNE MAGAZINES.

ing TO readers of modern English fiction, con-
tanning, as it does, descriptions and portraits Of
many Of the most popular novelista Among
the portraits are those Of Thomas Hardy, II.
Rider Raggard, Robert Louis Stevenson, Mrs.
oliphant Ann Thackersy. Richey and Char
lotte NJ. Yonea Mrs. Muloch Craik's portrait
forms the frontispisce- Sketches Of Capri
by Mary E vandyne. 10 an attractively
illustrated article. Under the head Of The Gen.
trail State" Robert Hay, Of che United States
geological service. furnishes a comprehensive
swrite-upu OF the physical features and re-
sources of Kansas. Two Countries oy henry
James is a tragic tale Of the suffarinRs and
hnal suicide of young American woman who
M arried an Enclishmsn, and failed 10 bring her
brother and husband into harmony on the sub
iect of the merits Of their respective countries
The tragedy would be more narrowing. per-
hsps. il the personaees had been made to seem
less unreal In his Studies Of the Great West
Charles Dudley Warner still fingers IN Chicago
and finds there many things worthy OF praise
In the fret chapter of his new serial. Annie
Kilburn" Mr.. Howells succeeds IN introducing
an unusual number of common place and disa-
agreeable characters The scene Of the story u
laid in q Massachusetts, village. "Surplieed
Choirs in New York 10 an article IN which few
readers win probably take much interest TIE
supply of modern verse having. apparently,
proved unsatisfactory the magazine has recently
fallen into the way Of reproducing the wo:k CT
earlier writer's In this number the pathetic
ballad, "The Cruelty of Barbara Allen, appears
with illustrations by Abbey. Wordsworths SON.
net. Life with Yon Lambs" 10 accompanied
with . full-page illustration from drawing oy
Alfred Parsons
Scribner for June opens with the first OF .
series Of articles The Building Of Rail-
way by Thomas Curtis Clark. This ipstsllmcnt
after giving brief history of the evolution Of
the railway after the discovery of steam power
and the invention of the locomotive, describes
the frat steps taken in the building OF rosd in
q way not only instructive but very interesting.
The illustrations show some OF the great fests
Of engineering found on roads in various parts
of this country. "a London Life is she title Of
the first chapter it is TO be very dismal
sort of life indeed. A. b. Ward pre-
sents some very rose-colored views OF
hospital life in New York. from the
standpoint of an invalid. Methods OF the Lead
ing hospitals are described and the article 10
attrsctively illustrated. Augustine Birren dis
cusses tho literary style OF Cardinal Newman.
short story with some very thrilling situations
is 'Lalor Abboo Singh" by George II. Jessop.
1t is the fashion now for educators to study
carefully the ways and the amusements Of
children and it was probably q scientific pur-
pose that led Prof. g. Stanley Hall to observe
80 closely the pastimes Of family OF boys who
played in the sand. and to tell in such detail
tho nowise remarkable STORY Of Q Sand Pile"
Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Helen Gray Cone. l..
Frank Tooker, w. A Leahy, Julia c. r. Dorr
and A. Lampmann are the poetical contriou.
tors.
The contributors 70 the June Forum take .
wide range, education. social, financial and
moral topics being considered under variety
of subdivisions. Prot Andrew J. White presents
q plan for the establishment Of "The Next
- 1ooa ider-
alton by those mllionaires who contemplate the
endowment of educational institutions Soma
tor Wade Hampton tells What Negro Suprem-
acy Means" to the Southern whites who cherish
fixed belief in the inferiority Of tho black
race. phase Of the industrial ques-
| tion 10 treated Of by w. Fl. Msllock under
the title Poverty, Sympathy aod Econ.
omcs" Another feature of 1t Is considered
| Remedies for Railway Troubles" g. &. Gil
bert contributes scientific article on Changes
| Of Level of the Great Lakes Judge w. ID.
| Kelley critcises the Presidents plan for 'Revo-
more urges the teaching of religion IN the pub
| lie schools, and Senator j. F. Wilson discusses
Government Regulation of Railway" An
! .--ay by Howard Crosby on "The Haste to Be
n" another by Julia Ward Howe on Men,
sen and Money" and paper by Prof. f. A
b on "a Universal Language complete
t., number.
Under the title of "a Great Show" Professor
Alfred Church describes the combats Of the
eladiators with bulls and lions in the arena Of
ancient Rome for tue young readers Of St Mich
olas. The story is well told, the repulsive feat
| ures being only touched upon lightly, and, with
! the illustrations, gives q vivid picture OF the
savage sports. Thomas Nelson Page gives
| other chapter Of the adventures OF Two Little
Coufederates" in Virginia ''Cats Cradle" by
| Celia Thaxter. is the story Of cat which saved
| o little boys life by its mewing THE Men
| Who Died" is q pathetic Memorial day story.
Louise Chandler Moulton contributes bio
| graphical sketch Of Louisa n. Alcott Several
pretty poems. some stories for very little folks.
a chapter from Tho Mill on the Floss help to
| make up an excellent number
The Art Age for une contains the usual pro-
fusion Of decorative desiens. among them .
| study Of snow-balls, chrysanthemums for fan,
| Japanese anemones for q vase, and a colored
| plate Of roses" by Victor Dapgop. Two prac-
tical articles, specially timely ard valuable are
| those on the Science of Landscape and on
Landscape Painting in Water-colors." I" There is
| the recent exhibitions. Montague Marks pub
Usher. % Union squsre.
A supplement with the June Art Age 10 q
| photogravure of q snow scene after q painting
| by Dubois F. Hasbrouck, rising artist Min
iature reprodu ductions of several paintings on ex-
| hibition at tho Academy Of Design also
given There is the usual artistic and literary
| gossip which makes this magazine attractive TO
| non-professional readers. Gillis Bros & Turn
| ure, publishers, New York
Telegraphic Brevities.
| Gov Hill, of New York, yesterday signed the
| bill sbolishine hanging for all murders com
mitted after Jan. l. 1889, and substituting death