The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-10
MAGAZINES OF TIE MONTH.

No com pietlCn OF fIantiS IaIkmanb
life work. tho history OF the rise expan-
sion and end of the French power in North
America, is celebrated in the Century by
graceful tribute to the author from the pen
of Edward Eggleston. and an unfinished
estimate of the work and its writer by the
late James Russell Lowell. A portrait of
Parkmsn forms the frontispiece of the
magazine. Some passages from the CORE
spondence of General and Senator Sher-
man with each other during the time of the
civil war are furnished by Miss Rachel
Sherman, and give an interesting glimpse
into tho character and character
istics of the two men, besides
throwing light on some historical mat
terra Some "reminiscences of Brook Farm.
by George u. Bradford. o member of the
community, chapters of recollectlons of
the Paris commune. by Archibald Forbes,
and an American woman, respectively: an
account of the Rnssian national artist,
Kietf, and several short stories and poems
son. author Of the 'AnRlomaniacs," con-
tributes the opening chapter of serial
which promises to be realistic tale of
New York society life. Among the contri-
butors of poems are James Whitcomb
Riley. Maurice Thompson and Richard
Lew Dawson.
Hamlin Garland has q paper in the No
vember Arena on The West in Litera-
ture." in which he urges young writer's to
draw their inspiration from environment,
and to give their work local color. as New
England authors. recent Southern authors
and some of California have done. In
conclusion he says: II am Western man;
my hopes and ambitions for the West rise
from absolute knowledge of the posslbil-
ties. l want to see her prairies. her river
banks and coules. her matches
skies, put upon canvas. l want
to see her young writer's writing
pictures that are true to the life they live
and the life they know. i want to see the
West supporting her own painters aud
musicians and novelists and to that end l
have carefully matched with the facts of
literary history. that to take q place In the
long line of poets and artists in the En-
glish language, the Western writer must.
above all other things. be true TO himself
and to his time. To initiate IS fatal"
more than Kim" Marion Harland's
novel in November Lippincott, is story
in which all the characters are kept on q
strain of intense emotion of one sort or
another, but mostly of the agonlzing kind.
from beginning to end-all, that is, but the
villain of the tale, who. with the exception
in luxury and serene peace without inter-
ference. 1t lacks the element of practical
common sense that usually characterizes
this writer's work, and is morbid and I'M
natural. In the Journalist Series" j. b.
Mccormick writes of Tho Sporting Edi-
tor" Other topics considered are: Cricket
in the United States" and Form In Driv-
Ing"
In Belford's Magazine Miss Ada C. Sweet
has a brief article on the Chicago city gov
eminent, in which she shows that it is bad
~ in need of reform, and suggests some
practical methods by which these reforms
could be carried out. Another chapter in
the series of Men Who Made the West"
contains sketches of dorado Taft Charles
7. Yerkes. p. d. Armour aud others. A
Chicago publication would not be complete
without an article on the worlds fair, and
a discussion of white City" architure is
therefore feature of this issue. Two or
three stories. as many poems and sketches
make up q very interesting number.
The American Youth is the title of q
neatly printed and well.illustrated weekly
eight page paper. issued by the Juvenile
Publishing Company, of Chicago. This
company is branch of the WATTS Mission
of that city, and the mechanical work of
the paper 10 done by the boys OF tho mis-
sion, and it Is issued for their benefit. Ii
10 not exclusively U BtuEy paper, Dut CUu-
tains variety of interesting and c2etal
information contributed by competent
writers. The price Of this paper is $3.50
per year. and subscriptions are sou ght for
the purpose of encouraging q benevolent
work.
The pnblshers' cataioges are now being
issued and are Indispensable to all who
wish to keep informed as to the character
of the books coming from the press.
''Notes on Books" from G. P. Putnam's
Sons list contains, in addition to names of
publications. brief description of the
leading works brought out by that house.
Houchton & Mullins catalogue, always an
artistic pamphlet. appears In q now cover
designed by Walter Crane and a number
of new portraits of authors added to it's
list.
A feature of the November Overland is q
paper by President David 8. Jordan. of
Stanford University. on the fisheries of
California An article by NJ. ". Shlnn on
the Lick Astronomical department of the
California University contains some de-
scriptive and historical facts that are
timely in view of recent newspaper criti
cism concerning the management OF this
great observatory. 81
photogravure of Little Bo-Peep.ps
portrait By Jan Van Beers. forms the from
tispiece of the Magazine of Art. and q
sketch of Beers and his work. by NJ. H.Spiel-
mann, follows. Impressions of the French
Salons" The Dixon Bequest at Bethnal
Green" and the illustrated Note Book"
are some of the pictorial articles.