The Indianapolis journal., 1891-04-13
CURRENT MAGAZINES.

Careful editors of juvenile periodi calls
seldom admit literature of the dialect"
variety into their pages, fearful of en-
couraging among youthful readers q taste
for ungrammatical language. Curiously
enough, when they do make exceptions to
the rule the dialect given is almost in
variably bad-a eibberish never actually
used by any human beings under the sun.
A specimen of this sort of stuff is to be
found in Wide Awake for April In sketch
entitled "Chollemyisses Johnsing's Af-.
fiicted Holiday" by Sally Pratt Mclean
Margaret Sidney's preternaturally and dis
tressingly good Little Peppers" are still
going through variety of experiences sup
posed to be very elevating in the effect
upon their moral characters. Kirk Mum
roes serial. Cab ana Caboose," sustalns
its interest. as his stories always DO.
Among other contributions to the number
are q quintet of short stories. THE Mys-
terious Choir Boy" by Henry Kirke White,
jr.; Hong Wings Sea Voyage" by Eliza
beth Cummings; The Story, OF my BANK.
Lost Lost Story by Anna Leach, and THE
Cock of Sebastopol." by NJ. NJ. Steele; two
natural history papers, "a Precious Bug"
by Amanda b. Harris. and Concerning
Bats" by Grant Allen.
The New England Magazine for April
opens with timely article on the United
States Patent System" by James Shepard,
q weil-known electrical engineer. The pa
per is a comprehensive history of the pat
ent business. and closes with plea for bet
ter provisions for performing the work of
this important government bureau. An in
teresting contribution is from the, pen OF
Hon. Charles ID. T9ckerman, formerly minis,
ter to Greece. who gives some personal
recOllections of Arch8ologist Schliemann.
Lewis q. Wilson gives an account OF the
famous community, "Hopedale.n and its
founder, Adm Ballou. In The University
of France" Prof. w. l.. Montague of Amer
herst College. describes thelscheme of ma
tional education inaugurated by the French
republic. Other articles are canadian
Art and Artists" Later History of Elec-
tricity,n History of Historical Writing"
and two or three stories and sketches.
The Home Magazine has greatly i'm
proved under the management of Mrs.
Croly Jenny June). The April number
opens with an illustrated article on
Thomas Carlyle's Home and Home Life,"
written by one familiar with the subject.
*. Y. Y. in Paris" is the experience of
| female art students in the French metrOp-
| oils. Several good short stories. the
"househOld' department., without which
no woman's periodical seems TO be complete,
and the record OF women's clubs formerly
| furnished by the Cycle, with which this
magazine was consolidated, complete q
very good number.
Natures Realm is q monthly magazine
whose purpose is to popularize natural
science. Its articles are nearly all of q
character to attract young readers, and
| many are of general interest. In the April
| number are papers on the following snb.
jects: Nesting Habits of the Woodcock,
THE Gila Monster "The Gopher and His
Batn of isGrS sff and
Seal Fisberles" In "a department of notes
branches of natural history are answered.
| Harris Publishing Company. 10 Warren
| street, New York.
| Mr.. Stead's Review of Reviews is sue
| cessful in it's purpose of affording a COM
prehensive glimpse at current literature to
| the busy people who can give but little
| time to reading. and yet wish to know what
| the world is doing and thinking. Its ex-
| cerpts are necessarily brief. but Its field
| covers not only English but other foreign
| periodicals, and does not omit those of the
| United States.
The periodical called Romance" issued
| by the New York Story Club, contains each
month an excellent collection of short
stories and sketches gathered from the
| English, French and all other sources
| where gems OF fiction can be found. In the
April number the list or authors runs from
| HonOre de Balzao to Opie T. Read.