The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-07
ing dissertation on politics As touch of
his style these comments on Curtis are

ing dissertation on politics. AS touch or
his style these comments on Curtis are
given:
Nothing could well exceed the fulsome iattery
the Republican press and pin-feather literary
people OF this country heaped upon George W.
Curtis at the time of his death. Rev. Father
Hecker, who knew Curtis well during their
mutual domicile at Brook farm, and who
was, was very familiar with his later Ia,
fraud the reai truth f"' lies ,' somewhere
between these extreme estimates. re-
spectacle qnasi-cutured. capitalization. un-
iorcefl sort Of sons 1iS S
fairly good literary hack-work, and from irst TO
last the impulse was intended TO be good. bat it
was ill-informed. He was neither great man
nor in any true sense Christian man.
The Globe will hereafter be issued IN
Chicago. the atmosphere OF that place be,
ing presumably regarded aspore congenial
for the peculiar genius OF Thorne.
The seventh article in Scribners Maya
zine series deserts tive of the great streets
of the world. relates to the Grand canal of
Venice. 1t is picturesquly described by
Henry James. Franklin MacVeagh writes
of "Chicago's Part in the Great Fair" and
showsth wonderful enterprise and courage
of that city In undertaking a work whose
responsibilities it has had to shoulder al
most entirely. The paper that will attract
the most attention is the "Conver satIons
and Opinions of Victor Hugo" com piled by
Octave Uzanne. from somc unpublished
papers recently discovered at Guernsey.
good idea of Hugo's daily life anu meth
DDS of thought is to b. gathered from these
Conversations" 81 iney Dickinson. resi-
dent of Australia, describes the events
of the racing year IN that country, where
racing is made a matter of greater impor-
TANGO than elsewhere. Another chapter on
French art and paper on sponge ana
Spongers of the Florida Reef" together
with two or three stories and as many
poems, make up tho number.
Outing naturally dcvotes considerable
space this month to football. Walter
Camp has review of the football
season of 1891, which is illustrated
with photographs of leading teams and
individual players. Editorial comment
on this sport and record of the months
games are also given. In addition are rec
ords of other field games aqnatics and ath-
letics. and articles on quail hunting, bear
hunting. bicycle riding and canoeing,
besides two or three stories with an out-oi-
door flavor. This magazine well represents
the variety of hcalthful sports and recrea-
tions that are becoming increasingly at
tractive TO the rising generation each year.
The LADIES' Home Journal for November
has Thanksgiving story By Mary E..
Wilkins, In which figure the inev-
liable turkey and chicken pie,
without winch no New England
THANKSGIVING is complete. Mrs. Burton
Harrison. herself New York society wom-
an, as we'll as u writer. offers some sugges-
tions to- The Well-bred Girl in sooie-
ty.n Josiah Aliens Wife" has q
characteristic short story. The various
departments of this magazine are well con-
Quoted by their respective editors. Among
the features promised for tho coming year
Is story for girls by w. ID. Howells.
GoldthwaIte's Geographical Magazine
furnishes valuable supplementary for stu
dents in more than one branch of
learning. The current issne contains
study of social life among
the laborers of Fo- Klein. papers on THE
Wind as an Erosive Agency" Effect of
|. Climate on Birds" 1.-THE Prisons of ST.
beria," 1.-The North Carolina Coast,
Movements of the Earth's Crust"
The Imperial Canal of China" and "Riv-
ers, Valleys. Lakes and Waterfalls" A
youths department.. with questions and
answers, is O feature of the magazine.
Wide Awake covers q vide range of top.
los. and each number contains something to
interest and please all classes of youthful
readers. from the babies up to high-school
seniors, with here and there an article
that holds the attention Of the ma
ture elders. Tho November issue
| of some British castles and follows
with an unusual variety of stories. sketches
| and verses by welI-knOwn writer's. A
wealth of literary and artistic features are
promised for next year.