The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-05
AUGUST MAGAZINES.

With all the geographical articles that
appear in the periodicals from time to time.
New Zealand has remained an unknown
country to most persons who travel only
through the pages of books. An illustrated
article descriptive of the country. by
George Grant In Harper's Magazine. is,
therefore, of special interest. The writer
is enthusiastic in praise of the far off land
Nowhere" he says, us fairer land. No
where is labor more sweet or recreation
more shared in by all classes. No
one with eyes in his head can fail to see
that the New Zealander of to-day is laying
the foundations OF a mighty state. though
he may not be able TO believe
that one of his descendants is likely
to sit on broken arch of London
bridge and sketch the ruins of st. PauPs."
DR.. Andrew Wilson, L. r. 5. E.. discusses
in an interesting way the question of nat
ural inheritance, over which scientists are
not yet able to agree. What Is evidently
the fist of series of papers on Western
architecture is contributed by Montgom-
cry Schuyler. the commercial district of Chi
cago being his point of attack. His criti-
cisms upon the architectural and artistic
merits of the buildings OF which that city
Is prOudest are severe and of character
TO rouse the wrath of residents. .Nihilists
in Paris" Is an account by j. H. RoSny OF
the homes and haunts of Russian refugees
in the French capital. Ecclesiastical
London in the Time Of the Plantagenets" is
the subject of a paper by Walter Besant.
Illustrations are given of number of
architectural remains of that period still
in existence. "The Vigilantes of Cali
fornia" 10 the subject of an article by John
w. Clampitt. The fiction of the number
consists of short stories by Mark Twain
and George Heath, and installments of Du
Maurier's Peter Ibbetson." and Howellss
IAN Imperative Duty" The latter reac hes
q climax in the current chapter moro
dramatic than the author often allows him.
self to touch.
The com plete novel in the August Lippin-
colt is love story. by Mrs. II. Lovett Cam.
eron. entitled "A Daughters Heart" 1t is
the kind of tale that finds much favor with
school girls being an account of passion
ate and deatbless affection that sprung into
life within q period of two weeks between
maiden of seventeen and a man of thirty
five who bad seen the world" and was at
the time mentioned engaged to marry the
girls older but heartless aud merceDary
sister. A good deal of space Is given to
Walt Whitman. An account of the dinner
rendered by the poets friends on his seven
ty-second birthday is given from sueno-
graphic notes, which cover q running
conversation kept up at the feast.
Whitman himself contributes q brief
article on his last book. of which he says
with characteristic egotism: 1T is garru-
lous irascible dixie old Lear. and has seri-
Gus breaks. and even tricks of monotony.
IL will have TO be ciphered and ciphered
out long. and is probably in some respects
the most curious part of its authors baf-
fling work." Mary Elizabeth Blake. In "A
Plea for Patriotism" offers strong argu-
ment in favor of intoxicating love of coun-
try into the minds of children. Every
thing else being equal" shet says, 1.-The
man whose attention has been turned in
early life towards the claims which his
country possesses to respect and veneration
will be stronger in devotion 90 her inter
ests than the other whose knowledge rests