The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-07
APRIL MAGAZINES.

Scfibner for April opens with o paper on Ja'
pan. by the artist Robert Blum. The illustra-
tions are by the author, and are interesting; but
Japan. as a subject for magazine articles, Is In
danger OF becoming as wearisome to readers as
the Columbian literature that floods the period
icals. Some unpublished Letters Of Carlyle"
here given were written, with two exceptions,
to David Hope, a merchant of Glasgow, and an
intimate friend of both Carlyle and Edwar
Irving. The letters. now furnished to the pub
lilo by Hopes daughter, exhibit the writer's Pc
culiarities In all their force. and. be-
ing OF a confidential character. natural
ly display his personality in o marked
degree. One of the most interesting contributions
TO the number is an account by Frank French OF
what q city man did with an abandoned New
Hampshire farm and of his life there. stephen
House," the historic mansion at Rochester. Eng
land. where Char'e' the III stopped on his way to
London on the eve OF the restoration OF the mon
archy. Charles f. Lummis describes some ruins
of ancient cities in New Mexico. An illustrated pa
per by Octave Uzanne, on The Arts Relating to
Women" traces the changes in feminine fashions
of dress during the century. Archibald Forbes
describes 1.-The Crisis of the Schipka Pass in the
Russo-Turkish war. Theodore A. Cook has a
paper on "Anne Of Brittay's Chateaux." Two
short stories and Mrs. Burnett's serial recollec-
tons of her childhood constitute the fiction Of the
haps not intended as fiction, is here classed As
such advisedly, being obviously the work Of q
mature imagination
The most notable feature in the April Century
is the account Of the crime, trial and punish
ment ofthe Chicago Anarchists, written by Judge
Gary, who presided at the trial. The leading
motive of the article, as he states 1t himself, is
"to demonstrate to his own profession and to
make plain to all fair-minded, intelligent people
that the verdict of the jury in the case of the
Anarchists was right; that the Anarchists were
or,tIty NJ n,,pdor- that fhav - ~ al
Of prejudice. nor martyrs for free speech, but in
morals. as well as in law. were guilty o fmurder."
Another motive, as he explains it, is
the Anarchists claimed to be the especial
friends, that the claim was a sham and O pre-
tense, adopted only as a means of bringing man.
ual labOrers into their own ranks, and that the
counsel and advice OF the Anarchists, il followed
by the working men, would expose them to the
danger OF becoming, in law, murderers." The
paper is an important one in giving a clear and
Judicial statement of this historic case, concern
Ing which a confusing and contradictory amount
OF assertion and argument has accumulated.
Among other features Of the number the INSTALL
ment of letters by General and Senator Sher-
man is of especial interest. Fiction. in theshape
of serials and short stories, takes up a good deal
of space, some OF which might be better filled.
The poetical contributions are above the maya
zine average in merit.
There is no doubt that in the estimation of
most American citizens Brooklyn, n. Y, is the
most embarrassing of cities, but Julian Ralph's
picturesque and graphic account and descrip-
ton of 1t in the April Harper investit with many
charms. His article is highly entertaining and
instructive. Henry LOOMS Nelson continues
his studies of Washington society life. Ex-Sen-
ator ingalls, contributes o chapter OF Kansas
history. AS the result OF some of his observa-
lions In Russia, POuitney BigelOw writes OF mil
itary life in 1.-The Barracks of the Gar" George
Parsons discusses the progress Of art in New
York. The fiction consists of installments OF the
serials by Conan Doyle and Miss WOolson, and
two short stories by Howard Pyle and Mrs. Re-
becca Harding Davis. respectively. Mrs. Davis's
contribution is an amusing satirical account of
, hnyT eneos Oh b,t lon,se nnn3ni E1aehs noam IN hv IamseTl
is entitled A April Birthday at Sea."
"Feathered Dancers is the title of a novel and
interesting article in Outing. 1t is finely Illus
trated. One of the engravings is called "a State
ly March," 1t shows a brood of wild turkeys in
an opening in the woods, with a gobbler in the
foreground s~trutting about and displaying his
feathers with as much pride as the doInesticated
peacock. ''The White Cranes Minuet" and "a
will appreciate. Another engraving. "The
Morning Flight" in sport with Canada Geese"
is so much like the real thing that 1t makes the
sportsman wish he was on the scene. Outing is
replete with matters OF interest TO lovers OF all
outdoor sports and pastimes.
American Gardening is a monthly magazine
which may be described as q repository of practi-
cal experience and observation in all that re-
lates to vegetable. flower and fruit growing. 1t is
very carefully edited in all departments, is we'll
printed and illustrated, and each number oon-
tains a great variety of useful information. One
OF the features OF the April issue is a chapter on
the carnation in America. being the results of
experiments By the Pittsburg Carnation Society.
Chicago, 81 per year.
Puck's Worlds Fair Souvenir contains the
cream of the artistic and literary work that Puck
has done for several years. The success Of the
periodical in its sixteen years OF life sho WIS that
its quality OF humor suits the public to which it
caters. As a souvenir. representing the popular
style of wit In text and illustration IN the COlum-
blan year, it is worth presel wing.
Hoods Cures.