The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-01
JULY MAGAZINES.

perience in riding the beast known in far
western vernacular as the brOncho.
Senator David Turpie contributes to the
Home Magazine (Binghamton, N. Y,) on
the election of senator's. He favors their
election by the people instead of by State
Legislatures as now.
The literary gossip Of the Bookman is a
trife dull this month, perhaps because the
literary world IS doing so little just now
worth talking about Prescott and Park
man are the subjects of the chapter de-
voted to American bookmen.
A dainty little essay by Emma Carleton
and sketches by Juliet V. Strauss and Hec-
tor Fuller are leading attractions of the
July Ishmaelite. Maurice Thompsons name
is attached to an article on Poe and His
Art" but as no quotation in the original
Greek appears IN it a natural suspicion
arises that there has been some mistake.
In the current number of the New York
quarterly magazine, Municipal Affairs, con-
siderable space is given to a presentation
of both sides of the question, Should
City own It's own Gas Company" Other
themes discussed are The Progress of Mu-
nicipal Reform, The CityS Purse" and
American Political Ideas and Institutions
in Their Relation to the Problem of City
Government.
The International Magazine for July con-
tains an interesting paper on Art and
Photography from the French of Maurice
BuCQueI. InlS IS the only one OIL the eCIeC-
tic publications that gives attention to
other foreign periodicals than the English,
and is useful as affording busy people a
glimpse of the current literature of France.
Spain, Germany and Russia. It's editorial
notes and reviews are also of interest.
E. L. Godkin contributes to the Atlantic
Monthly a pessinistic article on THE De
cline Of Legislatures. He thinks the rep
resentative system. after a century of
istence under a very extended suffrage
has failed to satisfy the expectations of
It's earlier promoters, and is likely to make
way in its turn for the more direct action
of the people on the most important ques-
lions of government and much diminished
demand for all legislation whatever"
Undergraduate life in Yale is described
entertainingly in the July Scribner. An
Illustrated account of how the modern
business block is constructed is a feature
of the number. John. Cabot is the subject
of a paper by the Marquis of Dufferin.
Some curious Illustrations from original
documents, ancient maps, etc, accompany
the article. An interesting paper Will
liam Morris is contributed by Walter Crane
c. d. Gibson continues to describe London
with pen and pencil. In its artistic fea-
lures Scribner is excelled5 by no other peri
odical
The Review of Reviews for July contains
character sketch of Seth Low. who may
be the mayor of Greater New York. The
development of a model suburban settle
Hl6IL near new 1OTk,s where the way Is
made easy for people of small means to
own homes, is described in detail. The
building and loan association method is not
used. The Revival Of the French Univer-
sites" and Higher Deaf-mute Educa-
ton in America are the subjects of other
contributed papers. Considerable space is
given to a review of Edward Belamy's
book of the new democracy.
A writer in Lippincetts Magazine, in
considering the evolution Of newspaper adj
vertising, says: "At present about 5000 OOO,-
900 are expended annually in the United
States in newspaper advertising The art
has become a science. Advertisers every
where recognize that it is founded on psy-
Geological principles, and that the man who
studies his fellows and knows them thor
Oughly makes the best advertiser. In the
future individual advertisers will probably
do less newspaper advertising, for they
will have learned to make what they do
moro effective and thus require less to
cOmplish a given object. This will not
make the bulk of advertising less, for CO.
incidently with better understanding of
the subject more people will advertise"
w. d. Howells has little essay in Har-
per on THE American Mood" as it re-
lates to patriotism. The quietness of this
mood impresses him, but the depth of our
love of country seems to him none the less
because it is less rhetorical than an
earlier day. A special interest is added to
7: 2. OConnor's account of the celebrities
of the House of Commons by Paul Re-
nouard's striking Illustrations. His por-
traits convey an idea of individuality that
no photographs can give Among the fea-
lures of the magazine this month are re-
view of the century's progress in physics,
by Henry Smith Williams, M. D.. and a
paper by Capt. James Parker on THE Mill
tary Academy as an Element in the System
of National Defense"
Prof. Woodrow Wilson contributes a no
table paper to the judy Atlantic on THE
Making of the Nation" 1t, is historical
the Nation has grown up to this point The
making of it in the future is the theme
discussed the writer's argument being that
the problems now confronting the people
and threatening to interfere with unity of
interests and purpose are as formula BILE as
those settled by the fathers when the Ma
ton was new. He believes that these prob
lens can only be adjusted safely by being
put into the hands of a group of national
leaders, rather than by being left to the
chance and change of party politics. How
this leadership is to be secured he does Not
indicate. The paper is one to arouse
thought. and is evidently the result of much
reflection.
Harper for July opens with the story of
"Sheridans Ride" told by General George
A. Forsythe, who was one of Sheridan's
aids and ono of the two officers who took
that famous ride with him from Winches-
ter. 1t has been said that the poem by T.
Buchanan Read telling of that ride, gave
not exist, but the tale as related here in
cold Unconditional prose does not bear out
this assertion. On the contrary though it
differs in detail all the main facts are
there, and more-the long ride the meeting
with troops in struggling retreat their res
toration of courage at the sight of their
commander, the ralfying of the Union
forces and the final rout of the enemy: GER
tainly enough to justify the poem and the
traditions. The story is well written, and
is valuable and interesting addition to the
war literature.
The July Harper contains the final in
stallment of THE Marian" Into it are
crowded many events in the life of the
wonderful Barty Josselin and his family,
and in many respects it is the most pleas
ing part of the story. rounding it out in a
way that. if sad is very sweet. The ques-
ton will doubtless be raised IN the discus
sion OF this tale as TO what occult connec-
ton, ifsany, the author wishes TO make be
tween the child MARTA" and the mys-
FERROUS Marian who had withdrawn herself
rather unaccountaby before the birth of
the child. IT will be an improbable dis
cuss1on, because whatever beliefs Du Maui
rier may have had concerning the nlys-
terieS of this life and the next, he was
probably not expressing belief in this fan
tastic narrative, but merely giving a gifted
and rather weird Imagination free play for
his own entertainment as we'll that of
the world. A serial story by the young
Kentucky writer. John Fox, lr., takes the
place of THE Marian 1t is called The
Kentuckians" and strikes new note in
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