The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-17
CURRENT PERIODICALS.

eioer al all other times, out DC wants D taie 10
make him forget sorrow, forget problems meta
physical. religious, political or what not; he
wants anodyne AS to the charge that this Is
selfish, he says: sit seems to me that
one might as nationally call the timely
tendency to sleep at night unteenng
and selfish. Are not some fourteen hours Gay
enough wherein to fight with problems, and worry
about faiths, andsrend ones heart with futile
pities and poweress indignationsf Leave me an
hour IN the day, not to work IN, or ponder In. or
sorrow in, but 20 dream in, or TO wander IN. tho
dreams OF others. Into these dreams, printed
and bound let as little of truth come as may be;
let me forget the sweating system, and the Eu-
ropean situation. and party government, and
phantom feet, aud Q stunted army. Let me for
get that miracles do not happen carry me
where they do happen Let me forget that no.
body marries his true-love; bear me to that en-
ehantsd realm where, as the ballad says
Oh, ys may keep your lands and towers.
Ye have that lady in your bowers;
And ye may keep your very life,
Ye have that lady for your wife.
WEARY me more for this hour with your
shades Of theological opinion; let me be happy
with that god OF the old French tale, that god
who loveth lovers"
Mr. Lang's theory, which he Celebrates much
further, will doubtless meet with the approval
Of the majority Of novel readers, and should be
read by novel writer's.
A short story, In the same magazine, by Ruth
McEnery Stuart. entitled 'Camelia Ricardo"
might be used illustration of Lang's theory,
since IL Is at once entertaining and OF cheerful
ending &c is q tale OF low life in New Orleans,
and IL Ia dialect" but as Ii is the "dago" dia-
lect, and comparatively new to the magazine
public, this statement is less prejudcial than
might otherwise be the case.
Other contributions TO this issue Of Princeton
are The New Psychology" by j. II. Hyslop;
Irish Home Rule and It's Analogies,' by Ed
ward A Freeman: THE Knights Of Labor" by
Francis A. Walker; IAN Old Master by whom
y meant Adam Smith, the Scotch political
- I~-A AxrW
Wilson; .'Pessimism and Recent Victorian
Poetry" by Henry z. Randolph, and The
American School of Art BY j. Durand.
''Outing" has the peculiar advantage of afford
spg enjoyment both to those who are spending
oheir leisure among ths woods aud mountains,
or upon the water. and to the less fortunate.
who can enter into such pleasures through the
imagination. The September issue has an I'M
usually varied table of contents Among the
contributors is one on upland Shooting an
other on cricketina another on 'RacinR at
Southern Fairs" another ''Bass Fishing in
Canadian Waters" An illustrated article is
IAN Irish Outing. Wheel" Henry Chadwic
writes of Baseball in the South" Graham
Clsyter OF "Fox-bunting Under Difficulties"
Capt. r. T. Coffin of Memories Of Yacht Cruis-
Is, and Ellerslie Wallace on '.How to Prepare
for q Photographic Outing
Current Literature is the periodical which, as
before announced, contains selections from
magazines, newspapers, or whatever may con-
lain the work of the best writers Of the day II
isfor the benefit Of that class of persons which
desires some knowledge Of the worlds thought
and yet has not leisuye opportunity for ex-
tended reading The September issue, the
third IN number, shows a decided improvement
upsn the first The selections made with
care and judgment, and their variety indicates
the great number OF publications which have
been examined. It contains ninety pages OF
matter both Instructive and entertaining, aud il
mine or literature. At the subscription price
OF 3 90 per year, subscriber can complain
that be does not get his moneys worth.
The Home-Maker is the title Of monthly
magazine to be issued. 1t will be edited
by Marion Harland, with the assistance of Chris
tine Terhune Hsrrick aud Grace Peckhan, NJ.
ID. The purpose is clearly indicated in the title,
and the publishers declare their conviction that
the field they seek to occupy has not been fully
occupied by any CT all Of the household period
ieals already before the public. The prospectus
promises many attractive features. The new
magazine will contain 10 pages, and will sell at
20 cents number, or at . yearly subscription
of e. so.
The artistic head and tail pieces and initial
letters which form feature of the English
Illustrated Magazine. always worth study. are
especially noticeable in the September number.
Henry James. whose recent novelties Of a
much more popular character than bis longer
stories. gives the concluding chapter Of . two
part story called The Patagonia 1t is curl
Gus study of case Of slove at first sight" and
ends disastrously to the too-susceptibls young
woman. An Illustrated article descriptive of
Hampton Court is interesting.
Contributors to the September Writer treat
OF the following subjects: ''Newspaper Social
Personals" ''The Story Of Rejected Manu-
scrips.S "Does Literature Pay New York
Newspapers,H and ''The Rules Of Criticism"
This magazine, with its answers to correspond
ents its editorial hints and suggestions and its
very practical character in every respect, must
soon make itself indispensable to literary work
srs, particularly those of little experience, when
they are once acquainted with its merits.
The Marietta. o., Centennial affords MIRA
Martha J. Lamb the subject for . paper. on the
Foundation of Civil Government beyond the
Ohio River" which she presents in the current
number of the magazine Of American History.
A portrait of Arthur st. Clair. first Governor Of
the Northwest Territory, accompanies the
ticle. Acknowledgements Robertson, of IEdi-
ana, contributes . paper to this number on
fThe Constitution and Ordinance Of 1857, and
their relation to Education
The most notable contribution to the Ssptem-
OcE Wloo-aWake - an bccOuus " nOrAIO ".
Ladd, OF the Raymond Indian girls school at
Santa Re. n. NJ. This school is devoted especially
TO the education of the Apache girls of the South
west, and is named in honor of Helen Hunt and
of her book Ramona" The Illustrations from
photographs, are worth . study.
Good Housekeeping improves continually in
literary quality, and presumably in usefulness
Few domestic aud culinary topics but are dis
cussed in Its columns, and they are treated OF
by women OF talent and experience il ia reason
able TO assume that readers find the DESIGNATIONS
profitable. Clark w. Bryan & Co., publishers
Springfield, Mass.
Table Talk (Philadelphis) contains q prear
amount of household and culinary information.
and has also some attractive literary features.
Mrs Rorer the teacher Of cooking who SUPER
Intends the domestic de partment of the maya
Eine contributes to the Septem Der issue q vari-
sty Of directions for preserving peaches and
sther fruits
Young Hearts is the title of new juvenile,
thirtypaee monthly, issued from 62 Cedar
street, New York. The contents, including the
fiction. poems aud more instructive articles, are
Of excellenr character, aud the illustrations
aumerous The price IS but so cents a year. and
tempting inducements are offered to club
raisers.