The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-24
CURRENT PERIODICALS.

CURRENT PERIODICALS.
Current History for the second quarter of
1897 opens with brief account of the ded-
ication of the Grant monument, covers the
final proceedings of Congress and gives a
summary of the important political, social
and literary events of the world for the
three months ending with June 80. It's value
as book Of reference for people too busy
to search newspaper files can hardly be
overeStimated.
The illustrations in the Pail Mall Maya
zine for October are admirable in theme.
They really illustrate the text, which cam
not be said for the pictorial features of
all periodicals, even of the best class. 1t
seems pity, however, that engravers who
put dainty verses into special type should
not be able to spell and that their work
should go unedited. A typographical error
in a magazine of this character is a posi-
tive shock to sensitive readers.
Among the features of What to Eat for
October is a bill of fare covering one week
at an outside cost of $40 for family of five.
A variety of recipes for cooking are given,
a Southern barbecue is described. Miss
Laura A. Smith tells how a Halloween
party was conducted. Just what the cover
design of this handsome magazne-a wom-
an on a raft in a stormy Sea-haS to do
with what to eat when she obviously has
nothing to eat is not clear but at least
the inside pages are full of good things
that bear out the title
DR.. Weir Mitchell whose novel Hugh
Wynne" is said to be one of the most sue
cessful serials The Century has printed, has
written another novel that will appear in
this magazine during the coming year 1t
is called THE Adventures of Francois:
Adventurer, Juggler. Fencing Master and
Servant during the French Revolution"
The scene of the story shifts from Paris
to the provinces and back again, following
the wanderingS of the eccentric hero, who
participates in many of the thrilling scenes
of the revolution. Andre Castaigne, the
French-American artist, will illustrate the
novel.
The English Illustrated Magazine pub
fishes portrait of Mrs. Meynell. the Eng
lish poet and essayist, whose work is so
extravagantly praised and of whom Mr..
Coventry Patmore wrote: AT rare intervals
the world is startled by the phenomenon of
a woman whose qualities of mind and heart
seem to demand a revision of it's concep-
ton of womanhood and an enlargement of
those limitations which it delights in re-
garding as essentials of her very nature and
as necessary to her beauty and attractive
ness as woman" 1t would have been the
part of wisdom not to publish the por-
trait, for 1t hardly bears out the claim of
beauty or suggests tranScendent intellect.
The Atlantic Monthly for October COM
pletes the fortieth year of the magazine
and celebrates the occasion by indulging in
some chapters Of "reminiscences. 1nasmuch
as some Of the writer's now most noted in
American literature were contributors to
the periodical, these "reminiscences become
an important part Of the literary history
Of the period. The writer of the recollec-
tons says: when the Atlantic first APP
peared, forty years ago, its articles We're
unsigned, and the public was often puz-
zIed over questions of authorship. When
the first complete index of the magazine
was made, covering its first period of tWen-
ty years, the compiler found that the au-
thors themselves were sometimes in the
dark; and this confusion seems to have eX-
tended even into the time when the sigma
lures were given. In one case, the COM
piler wrote though the name of the au-
thor was published at the time, and he APP
pears in. the publishers books as having
been suitably paid, he stoutly declares he
never wrote the article attributed to him,
though he has not been put to the test OF
being asked to refund the money received.
This would indeed have been spur 10 re-
cantadon worthy of the Spanish 1nqulsl-
ton.
The Boston Literary World of Sept. Is
contains the fall announcements of books
TO be issued by all the important publish
ing houses Indiana authors are well rep
resented in the long list The American
Book Company, which issues school text
books will have a volume of Stories of
Indiana" by Maurice Thompson. Copeland
& Day, Boston, will publish a collection of
Miss Evaleen STEMS poems in their "Oaten
Stop series. Harper & Brothers announce
a volume containing a love story in verse
and a play by General Lew Wallace. r. f.
Fenno & Co. will have a novel by Margaret
Holmes author of THE Chamber over the
Gate" Charles Scribner's Sons willipublish
ex-President HarrisonS papers on This
Country of Ours" which hrst appeared IN
the Ladies Home Journal; the same house
will also issue a complete edition of James
Whitcomb Riley's works, edited and ar
ranged by the author. 1t will be called the
Chicago, announce volume of short stories
by Mary Jameson judah. the BoWen-Mer-
ril Company. Indianapolis, will have vol
and a collection Of short stories by Hector
Fuller, besides Mr.. James Whitcomb Rileys
hooks of which the firm makes a speciality.
The Inland Publishing Company, Terre
Haute has Miss Harriet Mobiles Hand
book of Literary Art" Altogether, the In
diana literary output for the season may
be regarded as highly creditable.
The English Illustrated Magazine opens
with an absurd sketch by an English writer
who undertakes to set forth American dia-
lect and makes a great botch of it, as might
be expected He is in an oil region and be-
gins his errors by spelling the product
''kerosine" Two Americans are made to
discourse after this fashion, He was
dressed in something pisenous when he
came abroad. Sech hat! One O. them
solar helmets. all Dashed in. I reckoned he
was a loafer. But the first thing he goes
and gets a can of hot water, SOS to hev
a shave; also a cold bath. So l knew he
wasn't no loafer.
No Boilers corroborated graveiy.
''They don't wash, loafers don't. Ye w'd
think they was cheap dry goods, they re
that afraid of water
mo. nor shave. But this young chap he
shaved immegit. l inquired of him about 1t.
I said WHY are YOU so mighty particular
about shavin'% And he says to me in his
finicking English way. Wal says he
when l hewitt shaved for few days l
feel that I relapse into barbarism.
"Reck'n that's an expression worth recol-
lccting." said Boilers.
-Reck'n 1t is. 1t strook me- 1t did Right
away it strook me-
A dozen or more words and expressions
appear in this brief excerpt which no Ameri-
can ever used, but they evidently give salts
faction to writer and editor. Still, II is a
pity when so many native writer's make a
bungle OF their local dialect that a foreigner
should even attempt it. since he is sure to