The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

MAGAZINES OF THE MONTH.

| The Art Amateur for October adds q
"children's page to its numerous attrac-
| lions. Here is given lesson on draw
| ing In simple language and with easy
Illustrations calculated to suit the youthful
beginner.
| The little magazine, Sunbeams, pub
lshed by Sunbeams Company, IFS Fulton
street. New York, tells all about the game
| of basket ball, ono of the out-of-door
games lately becoming popular with girls girls
sport with young men.
The editors of the Indianapolis Kinder
garten Monthly are making a very credit
able periodical one well worth the sub
scription price even to those not especially
interested in kindergarten work. Eilch
number contains variety of interesting
matter contributed by local writer's.
Local interest in the game of golf will
cause Indianapolis readers to turn to the
article on 1.-The Golfers Conquest Of Ameri-
the game in this country are given in some
detail, together with an account Of leading
clubs and illustrations showing clubhOuSeS
and links
The cover design of McClure's Magazine
is distnctively American in theme, being
the representation of a woman, Ceres pre-
sumably, with margolds in her hair, bear
ing under one arm pumpkin and IN ner
hand stalk of corn. The idea is better
than the execution, however the drawing
of the pumpkin leaving something to be
desired.
John Foxs serial story. THE Kentucki-
ans comes to rather sudden termination
in the October Harper--so sudden, in fact
that it fails to sustain the promise of the
earlier chapters and suggests that It was
cut to suit the exigencieS of editorial
space. In spite of seeming hiatus which
makes rather inartistic close the story is
a strong one and gives the author rank
a new force in fiction of whom much may
be expected.
ID ~ 1,icI,
has made its title somewhat cumbrous by
prefxing the words, American Monthly"
is largely devoted to feminine interests.
Miss Frances +. Willard has little his
torical paper telling Of the origin Of the
rotin writes of the State declarations of
womens clubs Mrs. Sheldon Amos de-
scribes women's club movement in Lon
don and Mary Taylor Blauvelt talks Of
women at the English universities.
A writer in Recreation offers this bit OF
animal lore: Until March of last year L
entertained the common belief that rabbits
could not swim During a rabbit drive,
which occurred in that month, a few miles
from Fresno, l saw rabbit swim across a
pond more than one hundred feet wide. In
April of this year, during the progress OF
a drive, over substantially the same ground
swept by last years drive, l saw several
rabbits take TO the water and swim across
a pond nearly two hundred feet wide |
now know that rabbits-jack rabbits, at
Ieast-can swim, and will swira-though J.
do not consider them amphibious animals.
Nor do / think they would ordinarily take
to the water with any more readiness than
would the harmless and necessary cat.
new international literary journal is
announced. It will be entitled Literature,
and will be published in England by the
proprietors of the London Times, and in
this country by the Harpers. lts ilrst num-
Der will be issued in London and New York
toward the end of October. Literature, and
literature alone, IS 70 pc lts theme. me
aim of its publishers VIII be TO make IL
essentially the organ OF the literary
classes in the widest sense OF the term,
impartial and authoritative IN It's literary
criticism, and a comprehensive and trust
worthy medium Of literary intelligence.
An earnest attempt will be made TO deal
with the best literature of every country
on it's literary merits alone, without preJu-
dice without national prepossessions.
The talk Of a possible war with Spain,
idle and irresponsible though such chatter
be- is of enough Importance to give especial
interest to Captain Mahan's paper in Har-
per on the strategic features of the Gulf
of Mexico and the Caribbean sea. Cuba and
Jamaica. he says, are the real rivals in
point of position for control of the two bod
les of water named, and the strategic CEN
ter of interest for both Gulf and Caribbean
is to be found in the Windward passage.
In case Of a conflict between the pow
ers holding the two islands the question OF
controlling the Windward passage would be
the test of relative mobile strength, be-
cause the channel is the shortest and best
line of communication for Jamaica with the
American coast, with Halifax and with Ber-
muda, and as such It must be kept open.
McClure's Magazine for october contains
an article by Mr. Bernard p. Grenfell. one
of the two discoveries of the new Sayings
of Christ" 1t gives the first complete ac-
count of tho recent discovery in the
Egyptian desert, of what has proved to be
the earliest by at least l59 years of all ex-
listing records OF Christ's life. The article
is fully illustrated from photographs taken
by the author himself on the scene OF the
discovery. An account of the Making of
Regiment and q description Of an ele-
plant roundup in Siam arc other features
of the number. Reproductions of long,
lost and recently discovered lfe-maslSs OF
John Adams. jefferson, Madison. Lafayette
and Charles Carroll attract attention and
deserve study giving, as they do so differ
ent an impression OF the subjects than Is
gained from the portraits usually seen.