The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-14

Among the features OF Donahoe's Maya
zine for December are illustrated papers on
the holy childhood in art. the mound-build-
ers or America, dramatics In Catholic coi>
ieges and papal Avignon.
Frank Leslie's Pleasant Hours for Boys
and Girls is a We'll illustrated and typo
graphically attractive monthly containing
a good variety OF stories and other Juvenile
literature. The current issue Will commend
itself TO boys particularly. because ii tells
them "how TO win at football"
The Christmas numbe of the Book Buyer
(Scribner's) gives enticing glimpses into al
the new books OF the season. being at once
a guide TO those undecided what to buy
and a source OF entertainment to the busy
people who must content themselves with
mere glimpses into current literature.
The third quarterly issue of the Cyclic
pedic Review of Current History CBuffalo)
covers the events of the year from July
! to Sept. 80. and is a most convenient
book of reference. 1t comes in pamphlet
form, and its matter is SO carefully edited
and condensed that 1t is contained in go
pages.
The Monthly Illustrator is filled with re.
productions Of the work Of weil-known
artists, with especial attention given to
pictures relating to the Christmas season.
1t has a varied table Of contents, the ht>
erary features since the union of the maya
zine with Home and Country having taken
a wider scope.
The Strand Magazine is one of the cheaper
English periodicals. each number being
complete in itself and selling at 10 cents
a copy. 1t is well printed and illustrated.
and strictly English in all It's characSeris-
tics. Like American magazines. however,
IL is affected by the Napoleon craze. and
in the current issue offers facsimiles or MS
signatures.
The Christmas number Of the Pail Mall
Ne ~ .,,r,bor v,Dn tic contributors
Arthur Symons, Lord Ernst Hamilton,
Grant Allen, Christian Burke, Sara Jean
nette Duncan. the Duchess of Cleveland
and /. Zangwill. The pictorial features OF
this magazine are far superior to those
of any other English periodical outside OF
the art publications.
A variety of subjects which thinking
people talk about are discussed In the De-
cember Eclectic. Among them may be
mentioned 1.-The New Spirit in History"
The Ethical Solution of One Social Prob
lem." Gaps in Agnostic Evolution" and
being the contribution of a biologist. From
the Nineteenth Century is taken "A Medi-
cal View of Miracles at Lourdes."
The Philistine discourses at some length
on 1.-The Charity that Paul Forgot" HE
has given U.S. it says, 1.-THE charity that
suffers and is kind, that forgets self, that
is superior even to martyrdom and the
giving Of all to the poor; and that Is chief
But Paul Of Damascus lived eighteen hum
dred years ago. He knew all the kinds
of charity that were in vogue in the first
organized charity"
Rev. Edward Everett Hale says in Book
News: II would trust a boy in any gen>
tieman's library TO choose for himself; OBJ
serving that 1t must be a gentieman's liz
brary, and not a blackguard's. If I were
buying books for presents for him I would
In all cases buy books of action, OF adj
venture. OF natural science or OF the open
but excepting that do not think they care
about sentiment In any OF its forms. IL
they were introspective, as, thank God. they
dangerous line of looking in rather than
looking out" *
The Arena for December offers the first
installment of a series OF recollections OF
Americas "seven great poets" The con-
%tributions come from Minot ]. Savage.
John w. Chadwick, F. B. Sanborn, Ed
ward Everett Hale. Mary B. Clafin and
Henrietta S. Manner. They contribute
recollections of Lowell, Emerson. Holmes.
age both writing on Emerson. The identity
of Numbers 6 and z Of the list of poets
IS rsl one bv Henry Gauiiienr' on the wonders
of hypnotism as recently demonstrated by
leading French scientists.
The Commercial Travellers Home Maya
zine is a very well edited publication. Its
contents are varied and are not confined
to original contributions, selections, espe-
cially of verse. being included in the liter
airy menu offered. One contribution OF
particular interest in the current issue is
a study OF wood and process engraving.
The "Pingree potato patch" plan is de-
scribed i'm detail and it's possibilities of ex-
tension set forth. The periodical processes
to be devoted to literature. trade. finance.
manufacturing and transportation" and
supports its claim admirably. 1t is pub
lished at Binghamton. y. Y.