The Indianapolis journal., 1892-07-11
MAGAZINES FOR THE MONTH.

T. B. Aldrich appears as poetic prophet
in the Atlantic Monthly, and warns his
country In stately verse of the dangers of
"unauarded gates'' and the admission of
the wild. motley throng''-
These bringing with them unknown gods and
rites
Those tiger passions, here to stretch their claws.
Lafcadio Hearn describes the peculiar
vailed in old Japan. II. g. Merwin adds
another to his series of horse papers,
and tells some interesting things about
Arabian horses. He says the intense
is not merely matter of romance or
poetry. but actually exists. Edward u.
Mason. who 10 writing history of Illinois.
has q paper on Chicago, in W hich he under
PRISE of that city. Theodore Roosevelt dis
courses of Political Assessments in the
Coming Campaign" Eben Greenough Scott
writes of Gen. George b. Mcclellan and the
part he played during the war. with the
cause of his successes and failures. Other
papers are: Looking Towards Salamls."
"The American Idealist' and the book re-
views. which form such on important feat
ure In this magazine.
an account by Elizabeth Bisland of the
great city companies of London. Douglas
Sladen gives q detailed description of
Cheltenham, "One of England's Great
Modern Schools" In an article entitled
"The State and the Forest" j. B. Harri-
son emphasizes the necessity of State
ownership of mountain forests, on account
of the relation of forests to the rainfall and
OF protection to forests generally. In q
second paper on Evolution and Christian.
lan m faS fhp anIa
titc theory OF natural selection, and prom
lsee in q later paper to present q better
cause for evolution In animal life. Her
bert Pierson contributes to the flood
trated paper on Isabella at Segovia." One
of the most interesting articles is that in
which Jacob A. RiIs describes Riverside
Hospital. the place where New York sends
the victims of smallpox typhus fever and
buttons are: The Return to Race" by
Francis DOveridge; The Literary Indc-
pendence of the United States" by Br0nder
Matthews; The Latest Literary Fashion
in France by L. ). Perry; sturgeon Fish
and the usual variety Of short stories and
poems.
The condition of the poor in Chicago. as
described by Joseph Kirkland in the series
of phllan thopic studies in Scribner's
Magazine, differs somewhat from that in
other large centers Of population. Accord
ing to his showing while there is much
squalor and filth and crowding in tene-
ments there is comparatively little actual
suffering The majority of people who
swarm in narrow unsanitary quarters arc
for the most part class OF foreigners who
have known nothing better and do not
feel their deprivatiOns az others might.
They have for the most part. enough to eat
and drink aud wear. ana if not 1t is
their own fault. He asserts that how the
other half lives in that city lis pretty
much as 1t chooses" because sobriety and
industry will give any man o comforta ble
living and a good chance for his children.
John h. Upton, ex-AsSistaut Secretary of
SUMPTION of specie pay ment and of the diff
fculties which were met. Prof. n. 5.
ShaIer has an interesting article on The
Depths OF the Sea-" Other contributions
are of usual interest. Robert Louis Steven
sons romance. The Wrecker," is finished
with this issue.
Harper for July has several articles of
patriotic interest. Charles ID. Deshler tells
how the Declaration of Independence was
received in the thirteen colonies. Henry
Loomis Nelson traces the growth Of the
federal power in this country and the
gradual strengthening of the authority of
the central goverpment. James Russell
Lowelps second paper on the old English
dramatists is devoted to Marlowe. "Aips
Well that Ends Welr' is the Shak-
sDS asbsy comedy evos to Snsh hsl eans
bIned literary aud artistic efforts in
this issue. Brander Matthews touch es
upon some of the absurdities of English
and American spelling and defends the
American orthography from British criti-
cisms Poultncy 5iRclow's paper on The
Cars Western Frontier throws 60 much
light on certain social conditions in Russia
as to arouse regret that his investiga tions
were cut short by official edIct. Several
| other miscellaneous contributions, lnclud-
ing short stories and poems, and the serials
By Howells and Miss Wilkins make up a
number of much general interest.
The Review of Reviews for July gives
the place cf honor to President Harrison
in q comprehensive review of his admins
tration and study OF his character and
personality. Three portraits of the Presi-
dent accompany the article, together with
those of Mrs. Harrison and Private
Secretary Halford. How to Learn
Language in Six Months' il
| an account by Mr.. Stead. CT NJ.
| Francis Coins theory of teaching and
| studying languages as set forth In recent
! volume. The idea. while not new, being
! that of learning like children from object
and not from hooks or grammar. is new in
| its application, and will doubtless attrac,
much attention. If experiment with the
theory proves successful it will create d
| revolution In the N ethod of studying
languages.