The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-07
CURRENT PERIODICALS.


CURRENT PERIODICALS.
The Black Cat for August contains a 5000
prize story entitled, Her Bare Foot
"Woman's Work at the Tennessee Cen
tenniaI' is the subject of the leading article
in Cooley for August.
DR.. David Starr Jordan has a paper in
the August Arena on "Evolution; What It
Is and What 1t Is Not"
In B. o. Flowers Chicago magazine, The
New Time, Hon. Jerry Simpson has an
article on THE Despot of the House."
Needless to say, the "despot' alluded to is
Speaker Reed.
Among the subjects treated of in August
Theosophy (New York; are "A Conscious
sophlcal Society" "Buddha's Renuncia-
ton why l Believe in Reincarnation"
and "Maeterlinek, a Modern Mystic"
The August. International Magazine re-
ports the names of twelve prominent people
of Indianapolis i'll its list of foreign-bound
passengers who have sailed during the
month preceding publication. A reference
number after each name enables one to
find the name of the steamer, port of des-
tination and date of sailing in each case.
The list is useful. as well as interesting.
Washington Irving is given the place Of
honor in the midsummer New England
Magazine. His services to American his
lOIy are AMY set lOItn ny ISlCIidlo ou bOh.
Oliver Holden. the COMPOSER of Corona
ton" is the subject of an interesting arti-
Gle by Mr.. Abram English Brown. There
has been no tune more popular in the
churches than Coronation, . and the story
of its composers life, as Mr.. Brown tells it,
illustrated as it is with portraits, views of
the places associated with Holden's life,
and curious fac-SimileS of musical scores,
will find many readers.
Intelligence, the Boston metaphysical
magazine, has an article in it's August
number or Richard Wagner, his early his
tory, family relationships, musical educa-
ton, growth and development, by Prof. AL
bert Ross Parsons. 1t is entitled "A Nine
teenth Century Musical Mystic; the Secret
of Wagner's Genius" 1t also has an as
biological prediction on President McKin-
ley'S administration, a copy of which was
deposited by the author in the Copyright
Office at Washington on March s, 1897: The
representations, on the whole, are favor
able. and the prediction is made that in
1900 the people will not care 10 change
parties.
The Illustrations in the international
Studio, always worth careful study, are
truly a joy to the eye in the August mum
Der. Among those attracting especial at
tention are the reproductions of Constan-
tin Meunier's work. He is a sculptor
painter, and the sketches of pieces in baS-
relief show a wonderful power. "A series
of Japanese drawings is admirable Re
productions of prize pencil d~raWings-all
studies of fowers-shoW what can be lone
with this neglected medium for art express
sion. The Studio has issued three extra
numbers containing full-page reproductions
without letter-press of the pictures in the
1897 exhibitions at the New Gallery, the
the New Gallery number is a reproduction
of THE Vampire" by Philip Burne-Jones,
which drew out Rudyard Kipling'S recent
poem with the same title.
Henry James's story, What Maisie
Knew which has been running as a serial
in the Chap Book, ends with the current
issue of that magazine. 1t is a most re-
markable tale, in view of the fact that
though a child is it's leading figure the Incl
dents described relate to the extremely
irregular and immoral lives Of her eld-
ers, and there is as little of the child at
mosphere about it as can well be con-
ceived. 1t is called a child study, however,
but there will be a difference of opinion
among readers as to whether or not Mr..
James ever had an intimate acquaintance
The problem throughout the narrative, one
that is a constant puzzle to the various
unconventional personages with whom she
is associated, is as to how much she knows
or understands of the peculiar complica-
lions in their lives. At times she seems
to have the Ignorance of innocence, and
again to be aware of the worst. AT the end
the impression is left that her experience
has made her wise and that she IS really
a very mature and compleX little lady.
But it is surely u very unchildlike story
of a child.
Several unusually interesting descriptive
articles make the midsummer Century espe-
cially entertaining. Clarence Cook takes
THE Lordly Hudson for his theme and
pays it high tribute. The drawings by
Castaigne, which accompany the text, are
both artistic and illustrative. Thomas
Dwight Goodel tells of a journey in Thes-
sally, and John Muir has a timely article
on Alaska, describing the journey thither
and the conformation of the country, with
especial attention to the glaciers, one OF
which bears his name. Eliza X. Scldmore
tells of what she saw in Java, and Horace
+. Scudder and Ii. II. Boyesen each con-
tribute a Norway sketch. Henry Apply, a
musician who was closely associated with
Jenny Lind while she was in this country,
has an extremely interesting paper IN
which he undertakes to explain what 1t
was in her that so fascinated her hearers
a power that no later singer has possessed
in any such degree. Lieutenant General
Schofield tells some hitherto unpublished
facts relating to controversies IN the war
Department over the mpeacnment OF An
drew Johnson. General Porters reminis-
cences of Grant describe his preparations
for the last campaign of the war.
Two articles in the August Review of
Reviews relate 20 continuous sessions of
schools-a subject that is attracting con-
siderable attention, especially in cities
where the long vacations are often produc-
tive of much injury to children in various
ways. Professor Kirkpatrick, of the nor
NAL school at Winona, Mimi, favor the
plan and makes some suggestions as to
the way it may be carried out in primary
grades as well as in normal schools, where
it has long been in vogue. If school work
is not made too hard, he says, is there
any reason other than custom for pupils
suspending their work for one-fourth of
the year? Even If the above is not admit
ted, would it not be an advantage TO pupils
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year which is most convenient? Would not
the adoption of the quarter instead of the
year as the unit in grading also be of great
advantage not only TO irregular pupils, but
to exceptionally quick and exceptionally
slow children who have to advance or fall
Fl. Tolman, general agent of the New York
association Tor improving the condition of
the poor. writes on the same subject and
tells how vacation schools have worked in
that city.