The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-04

Socialist Movement OF the Middle Of the
Century," by. NJ Ludlow. and "a Con-
gress Out Of Date" by an unnamed writer.
A suggestive article by Horace z. Scud-
der in the Atlantic Monthly treats of the
schoolhouse as an educational force and
center in other than purely intellectual
matters. In the course of his remarks he
says: when 1t is considered that schools
have deliberately or by compulsion of cir
cumstance taken upon themselves many OF
the functions of domestic life, II becomes
all the more important that every child
should get in the schoolroom the best that
any weli-ordered house can give; there is
a communistic duty OF leveling which the
school can perform better than any other
institution. We look for the day when the
schoolhouse shall have not only choice edi-
tons of good books on its shelves, repro
auctions of the best art on its walls, and a
well-chosen neishborhood museum. but a
conservatory, not for botanical uses, but for
the pleasure to the eye, as IL Is in the homes
OF the rich; and IL there is only one fountain
IN the village, 1t should be in the school
mouse court or garden"
Mr.. Marion Crawford's romance-writing
talent aided in making his Kaleidoscope
of Rome" in the January Century, some
thing far beyond guide-book literature and
the ordinary tourists description of foreign
scenes Mr. Crawford knows modern Rome
and its people as few Americans know their
home cities, but the turning of his kaleido-
scope not only shows the Rome OF to-day,
but presents pictures of it it was in the
days of the Caesars. AS mere bit of de-
scription, apart from the interest of the
theme, the article is worth reading.
Though Robert Louis Stevenson's letters
to his boy friend were probably not writ
ten with the thought that they would ever
be made merchandise of and published for
all the world to read. yet they have a charm
vi1 ,ichf bav al I'D he T.
ed them as literature" The life at Samoa
is pictured in these unique epistles in a
va way that makes It very real. and, It may .y
the boys who read them In st. Nicholas
than to him to whom the originals were
addressed.
Some "reminiscences Of the late James G.
Blaine by Murat Halstead, form an inter-
esting feature of McClure's Magazine for
January. The profusion of illustrations in
the Life of Lincoln" now appearing in
this magazine, serves better than verbal
description to show the meagerness and
limitations of the war Presidents early
years.
Still another miniature magazine makes its
appearance, this time 1.-THE Fly Leaf" 1t is
published in Boston, is conducted by Walter
Blackburn Harte, and announces itself as
"a pamphlet periodical OF the New-the
new man, new woman new IDEAS WITNESSES
and things" 1t is bright and sprightly in
style.
The holiday number Of Modern Art q. NJ.
Bowles) appears with new and decorative
cover designed by Bruce Rogers. 1t Is full
OF interesting, attractive matter, both as
to text and Illustration. and bears the
marks Of careful and conscientious editing.
The magazine. Romance. which has here
tofore been devoted to fiction entirely, will
hereafter be filled with Illustrations of a
popular kind and be sold for cents a copy.
II is issued by the Current Literature Pub
fishing Company, New York