The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-22
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kris which she has ever liked will be printed
in the October Ladies' Home Journal.
There will be nine of them, and they will
show the famous New England Story-teller
at home and with her friends around her.
The address delivered by w. II. Sanders,
of Marion. Ind, before the State Teachers
Association at its meeting last December,
attracted so much attention that its au-
thor, in response to a demand, has issued
it in pamphlet form. It's subject is 'The
Public Schools: What the Public Demands
of Them
Little Folks supplies a want in magazine
literature not filled by any other periodical.
It's stories and pictures are suited to the
tastes and capacity of the babies who can
only listen to what their elders read, or
VINO are just spelling out words for them
selves. The illustra tons are dainty and the
stories of good quality. Published by S. Z.
Casino, Boston.
The Inland Educator (Terre Haute) con-
tains a department on the public library,
conducted by W. E. Henry, state librarian.
The latest issues of the Little Journeys
series issued by the Putnams relates to
Daniel Webster and Henry Clay, respect
lively, with accounts of little journeys to
The former homes of these departed states
men. Mr.. Ebert Hubbard is rather super
fetal as a biographer. but these little essays
are graceful and readable
The October number of the Wide World
Magazine, a periodical which processes to
deal only in true stories Of adventure, con-
tains IN it's October number thrilling ac-
counts of some curiosities of tiger hunting
of race for a geld mine, of a leap of 12O
feet OF how baby was stolen by balloons,
OF forest fires and of variety of other hap
peningS in various parts of the world. Incl
dentally, a great deal of information of a
geographical and scientific sort is conveyed
in these tales
September has five issues of the Youths
Companion. The principal contributors are
Justin Mccarthy, who describes the oratory
Of some of the great men whom he has
known in the British House of Commons;
Capt. Alfred T. Mahan. United States navy,
who tells how The Qld.times t'rigate" was
1.-The Aims of the Modern Astronomer
the Duke of Argyll. who contributes "a
Chat About Herons." and the Countess OF
Malmesbury, who describes "A Holiday in
SPAIN"
In his article on 1.-THE Battle of San
juan" in the October Scribner's, Richard
Harding Davis says, regarding the part
played by General Shafter: 1.-THE unthink
ing answer which is invariably made to
every criticism on General Shafter is that
after all, he was justified in the end for
he did succeed; he was sent to Cuba to
take Santiago, and he took Santiago. He
did not take Santiago. His troops, without
the aid they should have received from him
of proper reconnaissance and sufficient ar
tllery devotedly sacrificed themselves and
took the hills above Santiago with their
bare hands, and 1t was Admiral Cervera
who, in Withdrawing his guns which COW
cred the city made present of 1T to the
American army"
The National Geographic Magazine for
September gives considerable space to re-
view of the growth Of the United States.
The article shows that the growth of 1898
marks no new policy, but is merely a con-
tinuation of a course of development sue
cessfully pursued for a century. 1t makes
the point, also, that the acquisition of Cuba
and the Philippines must make America the
naval station of the earth. for the problem
born of accession would be the problem of
navigation, which needs American genius
for its final solution, while America needs
the incentive to strengthen the element in
which alone she is weak. The writer adds:
THE Philippines are remote-ony q frac-
tion so remote in time as vas California a
half-century ago, yet remote enough to
compel the invention of devices for shorten
ing time and annhilating space, and the
problem of bringing Menila within a fort
night of San Francisco is one worthy the
genius of the inventors of the. innumerable
devices involved in steambcating, railroad
ing and telegraphing. Given swift vessels,
the other problems presented by the garden
of the East are OF little consequence save
as forecasting directions for the profitable
expenditure of lcng-pent energy"
William Archer contributes to the Pail
Mall Magazine an essay On the English lam
guage which shows broadnindednesS and
common serse. He does not think the Ian
guage is being corrupted by American
isms," though he admits that there is too
much careless and slipshod 'journalese''
used in both countries. On the contrary.
he thinks there can be no rational doubt
that the English language has gained and
is gaining. enormously by its expansion
function of the language is, he says, Ito in
terpret the form and pressure OF life-the
experience knowledge. thought EN- )tion and
aspiration of the race which employs 1t.
This being so, the more tap-roots a lam
guage seeds down iEtc the soil of life and
the more varied the strata of human eXpe-
rience from which it draws its nourishment,
whether of vocabulary or idom, the more
perfect will be its .potentialities as a
medium of expression" He adds: THE
English language is no mere historic mOnu-
ment, like Westminster Abbey, to be re-
lgioISly preserved as a relic OF the past,
and reyerenced as the burial place of a
bygone breed of giants. 1t is living or
ganism ceaseiessly bu sled, like any other
organism, in the processes of assimilation
and excretion. 1t has before 1t, we may
fairly hope, future still greater than its
glorious past. And the greatness of that
future will greatly depend on the har-
throughout the American Republic and the
British Empire" The essay, as whole, is
an admirable reply to the charge OF So
called purists, who live in fear of all new
words and phrases which do not carry with
them a classic pedigree.
Gold Coming from Europe.