The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-12
CURRENT MAGAZINES.

to fit up a new residence and wishes TO
know the latest fads and fancies in the way
of artistic furnishings.
The Strand Musical Magazine is a musical
monthly issued as a companion to the
Strand Magazine Each number contains
several literary contributions, but its space
is mostly given up to musical compositions
songs and instrumental pieces
The Inland Educator (Terre Haute) for
October contains an excellent full-page por-
trait of President James III. Smart of Pur-
due University. Contributors to this maga-
zine are leading educators of the state, ana
their papers are of a practical character
which must make them of value to less
experienced teachers and students.
Guntons Magazine is a campaign number
devoted exclusively to topics connected
with the issues involved in the election.
Prof Gunton discusses the silver question
from the attitude it has to labor, and always
in sound and practical manner. 1T is pub
lished by the Political Science Publishing
Company, Union square, New York.
The magazine Romance, which was first
planned to contain nothing but short sto-
ries, has enlarged it's pages and it's scope,
and has joined the ranks of the Decent
periodicals. Its contents are made up OF
both original and selected matter and in
clude variety. of miscellany as we'll as
fiction. It is published by the Current Lit
erature Company, New YORK.
1.-The Crown Prince of ReXania is the
title of the complete novel written by Ed
ward s. Van Zie for the October Lippin-
colt. Isabel T. Hapgood writes of Rus
sian Girls and Boys at School D. G. Mac
donald of ..England's Indian Army, FL. b.
Bashore of .'Humanity's Missing Link A.
V. Sanborn of the 'Quays of Paris" and
Ellen OIney Kirk of THE Last Resort in
Art" There are also number of light
sketches and poems.
The Review of Reviews for October is
mainly given up to discussion of current
politics. The characteristics of the STRAIT
egic chiefs of the campaign, Mark Hanna.
j. X. Jones and Marion Butler are set
forth by Murat HaIstead. w. j. Abbot and
Carl Snyder, respectively. f. G.. Dunnel
describes the rise of the National Democ-
racy and the Indianapolis convention. An
illustrated paper on Princeton in her ses-
quicentennial year, is contributed by W. NJ
Daniels.
Mr.. George Watkins, of indianapolis. an
nounces new quarterly which is to be
titled the Magazine of Americana. 1t is to
be devoted to a registering of all new books
of Americana and to the publication of
notes on and extracts from old books and
pamphlets relating to America, the West
Indies and the south seas. Just how much
is not announced but the impression left
by the prospectus is that the publisher will
graphical information, reinforcing this con-
stantly, as has been said, with copious ex-
tracts.
Discussion of American politics finds
place in English magazines and the Eclec-
tic for October includes in its cuttings from
those periodicals two papers from the
Nineteenth Century on THE Battle of the
Standards. Both are written by Ameri-
cans. but neither presents the facts accu-
Making of a President adds to the Amer
lean coloring of the number The Ethical
Impulse of Mrs. Browning's Poetry
"The Autonomy of Labor" THE Cuban
Question and Recent Science" are among
the other topics considered
The space which the North American Re-
view devotes to articles on the political
situation affected by the money question
shows how deeply concerned all men are in
that subject The notable article is that
of Speaker Reed, which must read to
appreciate. AS the issue has been sharply
DEFINED, it can but be noticed that nearly
side. The North American contains a num-
Der of articles Of unusual merit on differ
ent topics. among which are that of Secre-
tary Herbert and that of Louis Windmuller
on The Shrinkage of Wages III Silver
Wins" The North American is published
at No. East Fourteenth street, New York.
Z. II. and e. W. Blashfie1d contribute to
the October Scrihner an illustrated article
OH Siena, the City of the Virgin The
frontispiece of the magazine is color
translation by E. H. BlashfeId of I. dec
orative panel entitled Military Music"
and is d fine bit of work. The Govern
fnent of Greater New York is the subject
of paper by Francis V. Greene. Kirk
Munroe writes of the cruise of the supply
ship among the lighthouses of the Atlantic
coast. +. IL. Godkin discusses the expendi-
lures of rich men. and Mary Gay Hum
phreys contributes IN interesting and we'll
written paper the New York working
girl. There several poems and sketches
among the latter one by the late H. c. Bum
ner.
So much has been written about DR. John
Watson better known as Ian Maclaren..
since his novels found such sudden favor
that the public may be little weary of
him. but the story told by Rev ID. NJ
Ross in McClures Magazine of his career
as a minister and the cause of his drifting
into authorship Is interesting WEI H. Low
has III the same number a review of "A
the story of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS debates
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps contributes an
other interesting chapter of her literary
recollections. Anthony Hopes "Phroso
reaches a satisfactory conclusion. leaving
the hero OF many adventures in command
of the situat ton. Three or four short stories
and Il grim barrack room ballad by Rud-
yard Kiplng make UP very readable
number.
The current Cosmopolitan contains sew
erai articles of more than usual interest.
x-Postmaster-genera James writes of
summer tour in the Scottish highlands and
treats the somewhat hackneyed theme in
pleasing way THE Story of Child Train
or" told by Mary b. Powell is an account
of the methods and experience of Mr.. Tom
Inns OF Chicago, in teaching children 10
sing. THE Periis and Wonders of q True