The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-07
NOVEMBER MAGAZINES.
Some chapters from the diary and pape


conducted mercantile business. give
glimpse into the social and political feel
ings of that day that is not to be obtained
from a pcrusal of the ordinary histories
and records. This diary which appears in
the Atlantic Monthly. is an account of Mr..
Aliens experiences from the time he in
sisted upon purchasing and selling tea con-
trary to the wish and command of local
rebel authorities. until he was forced to
flee with his family ard goods at the time
of the evacuation by the British and to
hunt IN vain for shelter and protection
from unsy mpathetic haters of Tories. Aside
from his 10y atty TO the British government.
Allen seems TO have been al inoffensive
person. and was entirely straightforward
and honest. but he was mobbed, and robbed.
and prosecuted wherever he went IN way
that gains compassion for him at this DIS
lance but was apparently regarded as just
Iaos he was ' oCnsdere days lucky
to escape with his life, which
he finally aid after the death
of his wife from exposure and the enforced
separation from his large family of chill
dren. He fed to England and did not re-
turn. though he continued to regard Bos-
ton as home" The animosities. and bitter
ness and intolerance among neiEhbors at
that time are we'll shown in these curious
literary relies. Edward Everett Hale. who
can never be uninteresting. continues his
"reminiscences of his boy hood and incident
ally brings IN many shrewd comments and
suggestions that have bearing on the
years later. and BIKE RS{s Of has sixty
thoughtful paper on Sociology in the
Higher Education of Women" in which no
oilers many practical suggestions one OF
which is that while the education should
be advanced and women should have every
advantage. their range of studies should
not DO precisely the same as those In mons
colleges. but should be differentiated in
some respects to the social and personal
benefit of all concerned. George Edward
Woodbury. has a brief, but apreciatiye
and sympathetic review of the life and
work of Whittier. Poems in memory of
Whittier are By Oliver Wendell Holmes
and Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. From
Holiness tribute js this stanZe:
Best loved and saintlicst of our singing train,
Earths noblest tributes TO thy race belong.
lifelong record closed without stain,
A blameless memory shrined in deathless song
Charles Dudley Warmers account of 1.-The
Holy Places of Islam" IN Harper for No
vember lacks the interest of other descrip-
tive articles by this writer. for the reason
that it is not the result of his personal OBJ
servatIon. but is a compilation. The
illustrations showing views of Nice
CO are striking. The portrait
of Mary Z. Wilkins, the young New En-.
gland story writer will be looked at with
interest and surprise by admirers of her
work. Her evident youthfulEess makes
the merit and originality of her pictures of
New England village lie the more remark
able Her novel. "Jano Field" reaches its
conclusion in this issue. and the outcome,
though unexpected. is, after all. az
of the tale. A we'll Illustrated
article is Theodore Child's description of
the Partisan boulevar6s. Laurence Hut
ton has another chapter descriptive of his
collection of death N asks, which. together
With the accompanying illustrations has
peculiar fascination for the reader. The
copy of Napoleon BonaDartes mask, taken
Immediately after death. and said to be the
only truthful portrait in existence. Is
entirely unlike the familiar pictures
of that wonderful man. and calls for
a readjustment of ideas concerning his ap-
pearance. The face of Lincoln has strik-
lngly life-like look, and is asserted by the
writer to be the most perfect representa-
ton of the martyr Presidents face ever
made. Julian Ralph writes of the new
growth OF st. Louis, and pictures q great
and prosperous future for that city. How
ellss Nv orld of Chance" comes to a rather
inc0nsequent end, but leaves the
reader with no especial disappoin tment.
since no especial expectations had been
aroused. Three short stories, by Richard
Harding Davis, Francois Coppee anc NJ. L.
and artlstic III their various
j b. Miilet, gives attention to the
designers of the worlds fair buildings aud
decorations. The last contribution by
George William Curtis to the "Easy Char"
appears in this number and IS followed by
a tender tribute to the deceased editor.
written evidently by one long associated
with him.
Somany travellers in Japan have written
descriptions of that country and accounts
of their experiences there within the past
few years that such articles have become a
triile wearisome. but Sir Edwin Arnold
manages to invest his papers on that
subject in the Cosmopolitan with enough
of novelty TO make them interesting. In
the November issue no pictures the people
and the scenes as they appear TO him on n
second sit. In paper on the prospect
aud practicability of a cosmopolitan IAN
guage Mathis Questell Holyooke points out
the difficulties ia the way of the general
adoption of Volapuk. and argues in
iavor of the adoption by all the ma
tions of the earth of o living language
which shall be the Language of commerce
and Accommodation, and which shall
be taught In the schools IN addition to the
native tongue in countries where IL is not
already the prevailing speech. This inter
national language. he proceeds to show,
SuOuiu Oe EuSliSD, sluco lb Is Dtreauy
in use by greater number of peo-
pie than any other and Is more easily
learned than French or German. He recon-
mends the holding of an International con-
vention for discussion of the subject and
I'm interch ange of ideas. The paper is y
suggestive one. ln o little sketch entitled
"A Traveller from Altruria." w. ID. Howells
shows In Gn ingenious way the gIlf which
exists between the boasted American
equality and modern civilization and the
golden rule. Archibald Forbes has a chapter
of history relating TO Constantinople.
Boyesen story OF the Social Struggles
reaches an end with the social succ-ss of
the strugglers and their CONSEQUENT moral
decadence A pleasant sketch by John
Burroughs describes his o bsery ations of bird
courtshlp. Short stories are by Robert Howe
Fletcher and Gertrude Atherton, respect
lively. descriptive article on the city of
Hamburg is BEAUTIFULLY illustrated. Other
contributions are: Art Schools in Paris"
Education for the Common People in the
South, "Epping Forest" Growth of Great
Cities" and Aerial Navigation"
Fetter's Southern Magazine louisville.
Ky.), opens with chapter of rccollections
of Judge Jeremiah Sullivan Black,
by Hon. j. Proctor Knott The ar,i-
Gle is accompanied by portrait engraved
from medallion which is also the
work OF Mr.. Knott. The face of the great
jurIst rs represented, is remarkably strong
and fine. Nj. Kaufman tells why u Jew Is
not farmer, the paper being o recital of
prosecutions that Tor ages have followed the
jews, preventing them from holding
land, and forcing them away from