The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-02-06
MAGAZINES OF THE MONTH.

MAGAZINES OF THE MONTH.
The chapter of Joseph Jefferson's auto
biography in the February Century is
largely devoted to the writer's recollections
teresting. and are Illustrations of the char
acter and methods of that famous actor.
Several striking portraits of Forrest ac-
company the article. The Lincoln History
comes to an end in this number with an ac-
count of the capture of Jefferson Davis,
and q chapter reviewing Lincoln's fame
and the estimate held of him by the world.
The part relating to Davis is supplemented
by q contribution from Gen. James Harri-
SOD Wilson and William p. Stedman, de-
scribing the pursuit INT capture of the ex-
confederate President. Francis Newton
Thorpe discusses the State constitutions of
Washington and Montana, and makes some
criticism upon them. Prof. George Fisher
has another chapter pom THE Nature and
Method of Revelation" An entertaining
article is"A Corner of Old Paris by Eliza
beth Balch. Under the title, 1.-THE Realm
of Congo" w. =. Tisdel, a commissioner OF
the United States, and +. j. Glave, one OF
Stanley's former officers, contribute ac-
counts of their experiences and est1-
mates Of the possibilities of the
region. An article that will attract
attention is "Emerson's Talks with Col
lege Boys" as remembered by Charles j.
Woodbury., who. as an undergraduate at
Williams College, had the privilege of list
ening TO a series of lectures by the Concord
sage. Theodore Roosevelt writes upon his
favorite topic, The Merit System versus
the Patronage System" in government serv-
ice. The serials by Frank Stockton and
Amelia f.. Barr, a short story by A.: A.
Hayes, and a dialect sketch by III. s. Ed
wards constitute the fiction of the number.
| Among the poetical contributors are Rich
ard Henry StOddard. James Whitcomb Ri
ley, Walt Whitman and Edith Thomas.
The New Ideal is a magazine which pro-
fesses to be an exponent of social science
and rational religion, or, as it's editors ex-
press 1T, "a magazine of constructive lib
eral thought and applied ethics" Among the
contributions TO the February number is one
Concerning Christmas" by Charles E.
Whipple, in which a protest is made against
the celebration of the day as an historical
anniversary, although as a mere holiday
and day of pleasure its observance is COM
memOrated. An editorial in APP
prevail of this a~rticleSclOses thus:
A few years more and traditional Christianity
will be forever buried. in a sepulcher rocker
than that from which its Christ" never In truth
reappeared; but nature VIII not cease to be true,
solar warmth will still recur. mems hearts will
bound to greet il, children will laugh and rOmp
beneath Ygdrasil; and the world will be the mer-
rier. not the less merry, that it has utterly for
gotten all the dark, cruel myths that bound It's I'm
est joys 10 skeletons and hells. Christmas in the
future shall be merry Christmas indeed.
In IAN Essay on Immortality" by Hon.
Geo. F. Talbot, occurs the following lucid
proposition:
How can I question that my Ego is eternal,
since 1t Is doubtful, in the modern scheme OF
metaphysics, II anything but my ego exists nowl
The cOsmOs-an matter-what are theyf Only a
picture on my retina. Perhaps 1 painted them
myself. Motion. force-it is but a sensation of
my brain, perhaps self-generated. There are no
other creatures, no other men, even; the shapes
that masquerade as such are hut the result of
the shaking of the kaleidoscope in my censorium.
And God! oh, Ged Is my idea. The first script
ure of this philosophy thus reads: In the begin
ming Ego created God-the heavens and the
earth.
cate the the liberal character of the publ
cation. Published at 1876 Summer street,
Boston.
The Arena for February offers entertain
ment of a somewhat novel character in its
report of the proceedings of the Boston So
ciety for Psychical Research, or, rather, the
result of these proceedings. A series of
these articles is promised in which it is pro-
| pOOCo " captain II SAiCl INV VI IhHuItl
in which the society is engaged. A paper
by III. III. Gardner on The Immoral Innu-
ence of Women in Literature" il q stroRg
and well-written presentation of the wom-
ans side of the case. The argument does
not defend immoral literature, but insists
that if women are to contribute to the
literature of the day it can only
be a true literature when they picture
life as it appears from their standpoint,
and that they must not be hampered by the
\ gfan1a r1s aaf nm hy fhnca N hn ha va annthay
point of view. Madame Modjeska contrib.
ntes a chapter of "Reminiscences ofVDebuts
in Many Lands" The magazine opens with
a poem by Edgar Fawcett: entitled In the
are industrial Partnership by Nicholas
p. Gilman; Robert Browning's Message to
the Nineteenth Century" by Rev. James +.
Bixby;.. Henry George and the Rum
review of Cardinal Gibbons's late work by
Thomas b. Preston. Fine portraits of Mod
jeska and General Fisk appear as ~illustra
ti0ns.
The Forum for February is a conspicu
ously good number of a periodical which
has fairly achieved q place in the front
rank for it's high character. One conspicu
Gus feature of the February number is tn,
wide range of its t~opics-all of which art
among the more important. 'The Ethics o.
Property Americas Fourth Centenary
"Key-notes of Rome" Problems of Ameri
can Archaeology" THE Power of the Su
preme Court" Moral Aspects of Colleg,
Life" 1.-THE Political Paradox" The I'm
migrants Answer" Mrs. Grundy's King
DOM" and Writing for the State" consti
tute q variety of topics and discussion
among which the intelligent reader mus
find one or two which will be of interest Il
him THE Ethics of Property" by w. s
Lilly. ia a paper of rare merit, and is a val
liable contribution to the many sided dis
cussiOn of the economic question, Will,
one of the most instructive and interesting
articles for those seeking political infOrma
ton is that of Judge Altgeld, The Immi
grants Answer
The New England Magazine is constantly
improving, and, with the artistic ~illustra.
tions in the February number, has become
q worthy rival of more p~retentious period
icals. The White Mountains in Winter
are described by Mary +. Butts, in an ar
ticle that is charmingly illustrated. 4
paper which deserves the attention of al
who are contemplating the establishment
If pu bile libraries is a description of -
Model Village Library" by William X
Cutter. Archibald III. Grimke contribute
an interesting chapter of history in an &C
count of Colonel Sha w and His Black Reg
iment." A prOfusely illustrated article il
on Recent Church Architecture in Bos
ton" AS al accompaniment to this.
striking portrait of III. III. Richardson. tn,