The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-07

In an article in the Woman's Home Com
panion on the effects of the war John Gill
mer Speed says; "One enlistment in a we'll
organized army is as good in many ways
as course in college,
An article in the Art Amateur on the etch-
ing of portraits is accompanied by strik-
ing portrait of Daniel Webster reproduced
from an etching. Another practical paper
is on Drawing for Reproduction"
An interesting feature of the Womans
Home Companion for October is history
and description of the Hull House social
settlement at Chicago. with illustrations.
EliZapeth Overstreet Cuppy contributes a
c c,ge story to the number. 1t is entitled
The Solution of a Simple Equation"
fine portrait of Mr.. James Whitcomb
Riley forms the frontispiece of Scribner's
Book Buyer for October, and is followed by
q sympathetic study of his child verse by
cara 70. Laughlin. Some other interesting
POI traits appear in this number, those of
EDMOND RoStand Julian Ralph and Mr.
Zangwill among them.cf
Edward Abbott has long been editor of
the Boston Literary World 1t was recently
announced that his daughter Miss Maud
Abbott, would become associate editor Both
names now appear at the top of the edi-
t0rlal page, and beneath them this quota
ton from Samuel j. Barrows: 1T is a poor
girl VINO cannot write better than her
father"
Among the papers CLEANED by the Eclec-
tic from late English periodicals are those
on the following topics: England and
America" us There an Anglo American
Teaching of Manners 'srhe Spanish Peo-
pie, The British Record in China THE
6EarIy, homes OF William ana Gulleima
Penn and New Japan and Her Constitu-
tional Outlook"
McClure's Magazine was the first to give
its attention to the war with Spain, and
war literature is feature of it's October
number. but not to the exclusion of other
interesting matter. Stephen Bonsal who
was an eyewitness, describes the battle of
Santiago; Elsie Reasoner tells What a
Young Girl Saw at Santiago" and some
pages are given from the diary of Frederick
w. Ramsden, British consul at Santiago
during the progress of hostiities. other
articles are an Appreciation of lne West"
apropos of the Omaha Exposition, by Will
liam Allen White, and The Adventures of
Train Dispatcher" drawn from the fif-
teen years experience of Capt. Jasper e,
Brady. Four or five short stories add va
riety to the very excellent number
Harper for October opens with chapter
of notes by Sven Hedin OF his famous jour-
ney through Asia, or as he says, ION the
roof of the world His sufferings while
lost on a plateau in Thibet are wildly de-
scribed. Hon. John G. Carlisle discusses the
policy of the United. States in regard to the
settlement of war issues. He is opposed to
expansion. William Elliot Griffis contributes
a. history of Our Navy in Asiatic Waters,
beginning in 1909. There is a second paper
on Social Life in the British Army" Cas-
par Whitney writes a history of the San
tiago campaign. 1t is accompanied by maps
and illustrations. The fiction consists of
short story by Mrs Burton Harrison in
tended to be humorous, but with incidents
too plainly overdrawn and exaggerated to
be amusing, one of Miss Deland'S pleasing
fall
ment of a serial by William McLennen and
j. N. McIlwraith entitled THE Span O.
Life
Scribner for October appears with beau
tiful autumn design on its cover. The OPEN
ing article is description by Richard Hard
ing Davis of the battle of San Juan. Rich
ard appears to have been everywhere at
once on this occasion, and from the abund-
ance of his military knowledge lays severe
blame on General Shafter for the tactics
used and all the unpleasant things that hap
pened. Capt Arthur H. Lee, a British mill
tary attache, has some complimentary
things to say of the conduct of the regulars
at Ell Caney. James f. j. Archibald writes
of 1.-THE Day Of the Surrender at Santiago"
In THE Workers" Walter A. Wyckoff tells
his experience as unskilled laborer on the
way from Chicago to Denver. There is an
stories of workingmen's lives called John
ny's Job" John r. Spears tells how the
news was gathered during war times.
The Point of View man in Scribners
Magazine protests vigorously and sensibly
against the eccentric, pseudo-classical pro-
nunciation of Greek and Latin, particularly
of the latter, now taught in the public
schools In conclusion, he says: Are not,
upon the whole the now current classical
pronunciations of latin and Greek in our
universities not only self-stultifying-from
the fact that living models of authentic
classical speech are nowhere obtainable to-
day-but also directly contrary to the edu-
catiOnal spirit of the times? Is not the
whole scheme essentially reactionary, in
st 7ad of a progressive measure? Has ii not,
in the last analysis a merely archaeological
pathological aim, whereas the best and most
characteristic tendency of modern classical
teaching is to lay more stress upon the lit
erature and poetry of ancient Greece and
Rome than. upon the mere philology of the
two languageS?"
Mark Twain is deeply impressed by play
called THE Master of Palmyra, which he
has seen in Vienna. and conveys these inn
pressions very wildly to the readers of the
Forum 1T is" he says, twenty years old,
yet doubt if you have ever heard of it. 1t
is by Wilbrandt, and is his masterpiece and
the work which is to make his name per-
manent in German literature. 1t has never
been played anywhere except in Berlin and
the great Burg Theater in Vienna. Yet
whenever it is put on the stage it packs the
house, and the free list is suspended. L
know people who have seen it ten times;
they know the most of it by heart; they do
not tire of it, and they say they will still
be quite willing to go and sit under its spell
whenever they get the opportunity 1t is
play in which reincarnation has part, the
chief heroine appearing in five different
forms; 1t consists of five acts, and each OF
the five constitutes an independent tragedy
of its own" AS whole it Is a drama
showing what a poor thing is human life,
but its details as outlined by Mark Twain
show wherein the fascination of the weird
and somber production lies. His purpose in
calling attention to it IL an American Pc
riodical is to suggest that it be introduced
on the stage in this country as an offset to
vaudeville performances and the trivial
plays that absorb the attention OF the the
ater-going public. Il think we must have
Burg in New York, and Burg scenery and
great company like the Burg company.
Then with tragedy-tonic once or twice
month We shall enjoy the comedies all the
better. Comedy keeps the heart sweet; but
we all know that there is wholesome re-
freshment for both mind and heart in an
occasional climb among the solemn pomps
of the Intellectual snow SUBMITS built by
Shakespeare and those others. Do l seem
TO be preaching? 1t is out of my line; only
do ii because the rest of the clergymen
seem to be on vacation.