The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-13
MARCH MAGAZINES.

Mrs. Catherwood's serial, "Oid Kaskaskia,"
grows tragic in the March issue of the Atlantic.
The death Of Rice Jones, though of itself not an
unlikely incident In those early, iu-regulated
times, comes with a force of surprise to readers Of
the tale who had been led to look for q rather
distinguished political career for this man. No
magazine being now complete without an Install
ment OF Japanese literature, Lafcadio Hearn
supplies the want for this number with q story
contributes some "reminiscences Of Emerson.
whom he knew from childhood and addressed
Familiarity as Ralph 1t is interesting to know
that with all this intimate acquaintance Mt.
Furness frankly acknowledges that there are
more things than one written by Emerson which
he does not comprehend. Il do not" he admits,
''know what he means when he says the soul
knows not persons L am inclined to think the
soul knows nothing else" He also offers this
sons affected with the. craze for intellectual cul-
rure at the expense Of everything else: "I wish
CLUBS SSI Young fo9 tn. pe0 Study w on Emerson ars 10r% Mas
have some curiosity to study the
Man Of Nazareth; whom Kent pronounces the
religion" 81. c. Merwin has a pleasant essay
on Growing Old" and Agnes Repplier one on
Words" John Foster Kirk has an interesting
and graphic picture OF. the life of an English
family in the seventeenth century, drawn from
the Memoirs Of the yerney Family" Edward
Everett Hale writes OF his college days. There
Ia a perennial interest about the lives OF women
of the French aristocracy during the last CEN
fury anu q CuapUcr Oh Cuo experiences Oh the
Duchess of Gontaur has the usual picturesque
charm.
The paper on Berlin" by Friedrich 6pielha-
gen, in the Cosmopolitan. is not the ordinary de-
scriptive article as prepared by the casual tour
ist, but is q study of the marvellous growth and
progress of this great city in the last quarter OF
q century by one who has lived there and seen 1t
all. and is able to estimate the character of the
growth and the differences between this German
nefronOlfa and other sswOrl1 CitIaao A futJ1ra
paper by the same author Will discuss the nature
and character OF the Berliner. A tour through
given of the methods of cultivation
and preparation for market. Mrs. Ellen
NJ. Henrotin tells what congresses Will be held
at the worlds fair to demonstrate the mental.
moral and spiritual status Of nations, and to
represent the best thought in all departments Of
of the work OF Women Experts in Photography"
show that artistic ability adds much to the mere
melancholy short stories make Mr.. HOwells's
Traveller from Altruria" cheerful and enter
story of a boys club and offers hints that may
be useful to others who are considering the prob
lem of what shall be done with the boys. The
great trans Siberian railway, now under process
Of. construction, is described By v. Gribayedoff.
The feature of scribner's Magazine for March
that will perhaps attract most attention Is Audi
bon's story Of his youth, written by himself In
his later days for the benefit of his children, and
furnished to the public by his granddaughter,
Maria r. Audubon. The account Is very spirited
and entertaining. After his marriage and the
loss OF his property through his own careless
ness or distaste for business. he suffered many
viclssitudee OF fortune. which seem to have been
endured with courage. At ono time, when living
In Louisville, he painted portraits for O ltveli-
hood, but he did not enjoy the work. His fond
made other occupations irksome. Ele says of
this period: my drawings of birds were
not neglected meantime; In this particular there
seemed to hover round me almost a mania. and
l would even give ND doing q head, the profits
Of which would have supplied our wants for a
week or more. TO represent q little citizen OF the
feathered tribe" Portraits show him TO have
been an exceedingly handsome man in youth,
old age. sehah Merrill describes the Jaffa &
viii now take to the Holy Land.
The Forum for March contains twelve articles
which treat subjects so diverse that no general
reader can fail to find one or more which will
not prove interesting and probably instructive.
Hawaii and Our Future Sea Power" by Capt.
Mahan, of the navy. is q timely topic. Ernest
Lambert tells the story OF the Panama scandal.
which has attracted attention beyond the boun-
daries OF France. Mr.. Medley. an alleged Brit
ish economist, tells about "A New Commercial
Era for the United States" doubtless giving the
usual quantity of misinformation coming from
such sources. DIR. Rice, whose articles on pri-
mary schools have attracted so much interest,
SHOWS I'D tue SCHOOLS OF fuIaQelpIilas MI.
Hague, who knows about the subject. shows that
on the whole silver mining is not so profitable as
many have been led TO believe. THE Condition
OF wageearning Women" ia q striking article by
Miss De Graffenried. special agent OF the United
states Labor Bureau. NJ. Bruhl makes an appeal
TO retire government paper money. Mr.. Pratt.
the composer OF the Columbus cantanta. offers
"a Plan and a Plea for American Opera"
In Lippincott q complete novel by Captain
Charles King has the place Of honor. The scene
is somewhat different from those with which the
readers Of his stories are familiar, the
events occurring In the South shortly
after the close of : the civil war.
There are the same characters under 9TH
er names who figure In all his other
tales. but the rapid movement, the winning
traits OF the leading characters and the inva-
riable triumph of virtue over villainy make all
of this writer's stories popular. The "News-
paper Woman's Story" as told by Elizabeth q.
Jordan. should convince the aspiring young
women who want to be journalists that the life
Is not one OF ease and a constant qualification TO
vanity. Two short stories. both OF q depressing
sort. are features OF the number.
BY its carefully prepared papers. free from
unnecessary technicalities. the Engineering