The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-31
APRIL MAGAZINES.

st. Nicholas appropriately celebrates the
arrival of spring by opening its April num-
Der with an illustrated account of the in
vention and development of the bicycle.
Among the readable matter in the April
number of Success is an interview with
Mr.. W. d. Howells. A sketch of Frances
Willard. an account of. the Society of Co
lonial Danes, and a. little history of the
French Academy, with portraits of the
members, are other features.
The University Association, Chicago, has
begun the publication of series of Ameri-
can character studies which will be issued
in twelve numbers under the general title,
THE Patriot" The first. written by Ed
ward S. Ellis, relates to Thomas Jefferson.
The second will. be on James Otis, by John
Clark Ridpath.
The American Economist of March Is
issues large supplement, in which it re-
produces from it's files the cartoons of three
years accumulation. Together they show
the vigor with which protection has been
championed and are in way, history of
its progress. The plan of grouping them in
the outgroWth of a demand for literature
and the campaign weapons of protection
from far-off Australasia. In that country
the contest between protection and free
trade is in much the same condition as it
was in America in 1880.
AS the first of a series of sketches having
the same characters Mrs. Deland's Prom
Uses of Dorothea,' in the April Harper, may
be understandable artistically. but as a de-
tached story it is i'll constructed, the intro
ductiCn reciting the troubles of the Rev. Dr.
Lavender, having no relation whatever to
the main incident. Not much can be said,
either, for Miss Marguerite Merington' S
Miss Moffett," as a character study, that
young Womans sudden transformation from
complete selfishness and 1laziness into an
Industrious, patient, self-denying person
conforming in no way with the probabilities
of real life.
Colonial Tracts, issued monthly by George
Humphrey, Rochester, is designed to offer in
convenient form and at a reasonable price
some of the more valuable pamphlets re-
Iating to the early history of America which
have hitherto been inaccessible to the gen.
eral public, although of so much Importance
to the historical student. The April issue
reproduceS a petition "exhibited to the high
court of parliament now assembled, for the
propagating of the gospel in America and
the West Indies, and for the setting of our
proved by seventy able English divines, also
by Master Alexander Henderson and some
other worthy ministers OF Scotland.
The New York Times has met the Critic,
the Bookman and other periodicals of liter
airy criticism on their own ground and is
presenting literary supplement with its
Saturday edition that must prove a fornid-
able rival 10 those publications Among 9TH
err features last weeks supplement con-
tanned London letter from w. l.. Alden.
a chapter Of Mrs. Sherwood's "reminiscences,
a sketch under the head Authors at
Home" of Thomas Dunn English; an arti-
Gle on yellow Journalism in Literature. /"
with Quo Vadis'' and its horrors for the
text; a review of the week in the art world
and well-written reviews OF newest books.
besides variety of literary notes and mis-
cellaneous Information.
Gen. George a Forsythe adds an inter-
esting chapter to army lore by describing
the final movements of the Union troops
previous to Lees surrender at the confer
ence at Appomattox. Frederic Remington
writes of cavalry tactics on the plains.
Worthington c. Ford of the Commercial
Aspects OF the Panama Canal" and Sidney
Whitman discusses the political relations OF