The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-14
NOVEMBER MAGAZINES.

NOVEMBER MAGAZINES.
An illustrated article descriptive of the
beet-sugar industry, Of California, appears
in the Nickel magazine for November. A
forecast of the football season is feature
OF the number.
Practical recipes for cooking suitable in
families of moderate means, and menu
for each meal of the month distinguishes
Table Talk (Philadelphia) from other peri
odicalS of it's class.
The Centurys prize competition of col
lege graduates in short-story writing results
in story of very moderate quality by Grace
Margaret Gallaher. The theme is hack
neyed and is not handled with originality.
serial story by Miss Anna Farquhar
opens in the current number of the Philadei-
phia Saturday Evening Post. 1t is entitled
The Professors Daughter" a biograph-
ical sketch and portrait of the author are
given in the same number.
Recreation for November opens with
lively bear sorry. This is followed by more
than the usual variety of tales of hunting,
fishing and out-of-door adventure. Among
these is story entitled "A PinelanG
Specter," by Allan Hendricks.
The Ladies' Home Journal for November
has a beautiful cover design showing flock
of turkeys in a field of tall grasses. Thanks
giving is also we'll represented in other
drawings in the number. A story by Miss
wilkins. a chapter of anecdotes about Evan
gelist Moody, and the story of how Wagner
wrote his operas are other features
A correspondent of Literature has an
swered the question which has been in so
many minds since the publication of KIp~
lings 1.-The Truce of the Bear" as to the
born, and "Adamzad" means Adam-born;
just as Shah-zada means king-born, Sahb-
zada lord-bOrn, and the familiar Schema
zade, in the original "ChaherZad," city
born.
What To Eat, for November has some
thing to say about diet for Rheumatism"
The Use of Water as Beverage"
Lunches in England and America" The
Thanksgiving Turkey" "A New England
Dinner, all these and a variety of recipes
and practical culinary suggestions having
bearing on the holiday season. Artistic il
Illustrations are a feature Of this attractive
magazine.
Modern Machinery. Of Chicago, in the
November issue has added another Interests
ing and valuable department to it's many
attractive features. This department is
called Topics and is devoted to a rum
ming comment on progress in mechanics and
the related sciences. Among the subjects
included in this issue are recent expert
ments with the Diesel motor, the value of
international cooperation in mechanical
development, the electrical production of
ozone, an electric ice machine, electricity
and domestic economy, automatic railroad
signals, the profitable study of accidents.
improvements in the cyanide process and
the perfection of a process for aluminium
plating.
The Forum, for November. contains a
number of articles of more than ordinary
interest. Ex-senator Warner Miller con-
tributes an article on the Nicaragua canal,
and Brigader General Abbott writes of the
new Panama canal. Some Weak Places
in our Pension System is the title of an
CIV hou NV Mai
Washington correspondent. The relations
between Great Britain and Germany have
attracted 80 much attention OF late that
the article of the late Austrian minister of
commerce, Great Britain and Germany,
is full of interest. No better short argu-
ment has been made in favor of retaining
the Philippines than is made by Col Charles
DENLY, of this State, whose twelve years
as minister to China have made him an au-
thority.
The frontispiece of the New England
Magazine for November is a fine reproduce
ton of a rare portrait of George Dewey,
the hero of Manila, made in 1867. This APP
pears in connection with an article on Mont
pelier, Vt.-Deweys birthplace and home.
The article is by Mr. Hiram A. Huse, prom
inent lawyer of Montpelier, and is a valua-
BILE historical and descriptive study of this
important New England city. Several
papers on old Boston streets have already
been published in the magazine, and to the
present issue Rev. Henry +. Bond contrib
uteS account or ola summer street. as IL
was in the days when many prominent Bos~
tonians had residences there. Mr.. Bonds
paper is important and valuable from an
antiquarian point of view.
The Inland Educator CTerre Haute) has
a scientific article by John A. Miller on
''Meteoric Showers in the course of which
he says: During the next three years in
vestigation in meteoric astronomy will be
very active, and, doubtless, fruitful. More
will be known of the nature of meteors,
and perhaps the question as to whether they
come from outside the solar system or are
parts of the solar system that have been
neglected in its making may be Professionally
answered. If the former hypothesis is true,
and we can determine what materials the
meteOrS are made of. we can answer two
questions. The first that the immense
space between Neptune and the nearest
fixed star is not empty, as was once sup
posed; the second, how nearly. the compost
ZION of bodies outside the solar system is
the same as that of our earth
The Critic for November has on its cover
a representation of George Grey Barnard's
god Pan, soon to be placed in Central Park,
New York. An account of this young In
dianian and his work is illustrated by
photograph of the sculptor and of the
''Hewer," the statue upon which he is now
working. The writer says Mr. Barnard has
recently completed the model for group of
fifteen figures, each of which will be of
heroic size. He calls il Primitive Man"
The pediment takes the form of a peculiar
vessel, IMPLYING the movement of humanity.
Huge dragons are coiled around its sides
and up to its PROV. where a majestic figure,
freed from the enVelOplng mass, STANDS gaZ-
ing out over the tides of eternity. The other
figures constitute individual groups, each
figure or group of figures showing man in
his struggles with the elements or in his
first efforts toward converting natures re-
sources into mediums for his labors and de-
Velopment.
The cover of the November Century was
designed by Grasset, the famous poster
artist of Paris. 1t represents Alexander
mounted on Bucephalus, powerful-looking
horse, but held in check by his rider with
great force. This picture is intended to in
troduce Professor Benjamin Ide Wheeler's
serial, the Life Of Alexander" which be-
gins in this number with a chapter that
promises we'll for the coming installments.
1t has number Of spirited Illustrations.