The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-06

nv fragrance Dy dTIlSJS and poets ana
more humble lovers of the aesthetic from
time out of mind.
The Art Student New York;, edited by
Ernest Knaufft, is doing a good work in its
series of articles on illustrating, to which
the issues of June, July and August are
mainly devoted. The young artist, and
even the one of experience, may learn much
from these papers and the drawings that
them. incidentally, the writer
crltlclseS newspaper artists. Would-be illus
traitors should realize, he says. that the
newspaper is a splendid field school. w
are surprised, he adds, "at the great num-
Der OF excuses we hear from the newspaper
artists that the limits of their profession
prevent their doing good work. The truth
or the matter is that excellent work can
be done in simple pen and ink outline, or
even in chalk-plate if the artist only under
stands the value of outline" This confirms
the belief by the nonprofessional public that
newspaper illustration is very bad art.
The Atlantic Monthly's completion of
forty years of life is an event of no common
significance in the history of American let
ters, and its editors are preparing TO sig
nalize the occasion with an important an
niversary number in October. 1T appears, .
says the Book Buyer. that only three of
me contributors to the first number OF the
magazine are still in the flesh; and with
what different aims and for how different
an audience that first number was issued,
only a moments reflection is needed 10
snow. The anti-slavery cause was perhaps
nearest the heart of the founders OF the
magazine. No more confidently could they
nave counted upOn the oblivion into which
1t has fallen by this time than upon the
~permanence attained by many of the works
nrSt issued by them and their successors.
The history of the Atlantic is closely inter
woven with the annals of our best achieve
ments in literature
A writer in Book News, commenting upon
a book descriptive of rural attractions near
Boston, says: 1T is about time that we
had our own Baedecker. Our historic
haunts are as interesting as the foreign
ones and far more significant; and the
literary associations grow with each gem
Grafton. These are especially abundant IN
New England, and they give point 10 a
tour to be gained in no other way" This
is true, not only as to New England but
as to other parts of the country. Few
have no background beyond fifty years, but
have historic associations which, as time
goes on, become more and more important
to residents with local pride" and should
be kept in remembrance. 1t is often the
case, however, that the inhabitants OF a
place have least knowledge of local tradl-
tons and m and 1t remains Tor
newcomers or outsiders to bring them to
mind. Most people, in fact, learn with sur
prise of the number of points of artistic
and historic interest in their own vicinity.
Mr.. Robert Wallace, professor of agricul-
ture and rural economy in Edinburgh, con-
tributes to the Engineering Magazine for
August a paper, South Africa as a Land of
Opportunities" The restless and ad-
venturous element of the population-the
men who are never quite happy in con-
ventional life or with the conditions that
surround them in older civilizations, but
are ever DESTROYS of moving on'-the men
too, who, full of energy and enterprise, are
looking the world over to see where they
may best turn to seek fortune-all these
will read with interest what so practical
an observer has to say. The conditions"
Professor Wallace declares, are not ripe
for the reception of many of the classes
which go to form old communities. People
who merely drive the pen and are not lit
for manual work are not wanted at present.
Mining enterprises must take the lead In
the development of the country, and con-
Sequently engineers, surveyors, and mining
managers of skill and ability will be re-
quired to occupy positions of trust. Men
wanting in individuality, and whose quail
~hcations are only secOnd-rate, would do
well to remain at home. They are more
easily recognized and even less in demand
in a. new than in an old country. NO ener-
getic settler who is an expert in a handi-
craft. and who is willing to make a lelng
itself, until he becomes familiar with ms
surroundings, need despair of ultimate sue
cess in his own sphere OF work. his SHOW
ing indicates, however, that South Africa
is evidently destined to become an I'M
portant market for farm machinery, ana a
great agricultural development is sure 10 be
followed by large manufacturing enter
prises, creating a demand for other kinds
Of machinery. Professor Wallace Is a lore
most authority upon all agricultural topics,
and the facts he supplies in this able article
were largely obtained in a tour of pro-
fessional observation in Cape colony,
whittier he went at the invitation of the
colonial government, and where ne was a.
forded the most ample facilities for the
study of agriculture and Industry. condi-
tions and resources, climate, population,
railroads and government.