The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-08
DECEMBER MAGAZINES.


The New York Ledger is made especially
interesting to young people this month be-
cause of the instructions it offers for the
making of some simple but pleasing Christ
mas gifts.
The Womans Home Companion Spring
field, o. for December contains a mum.
Der of particularly good Christmas stories
. Other holiday features make the number an
attractive one
What to Eat (Minneapolis) chooses tur-
key for the Christmas as well as the
Thanksgiving feast and the December is
sue appears with a most gorgeous gobbler
on it's cover. The usual variety of what
may be described appetiZing literature
Nils the pages.
The opening article in the Christmas num-
Der of the Metropolitan Magazine describes
the recent exciting political contest in New
York State. Alfred Henry Lewis has a
biographical Sketch of Arthur Pue German,
of Maryland. and predicts that the Demo-
cratic nomination for the presidency in 1900
will lie between him and Bryan. The pro-
cess of making college athlete is described
by II. Il. kellar. The stage is, usual,
given a good deal of attention.
Reasons why some of the peculiarities of
the English language exist and why they
should be reformed are given in an article
by Alexander Wilder in the Metaphysical
Magazine, which is worth reading. Other
contributions are: THE High Office of the
Poet, The Passing of Dogma The Dir
terent Planes of Consciousness, and THE
New Learning. Editorial departments
treat of several phases of metaphysics. This
magazine is published at 465 Fifth avenue,
New York.
The Christmas number of ST. Nicholas
opens with a very pretty story by Miss
Evaleen Stein, of contest of song between
troubadour knights in the golden days of
the hplOV6G Do of
Miss Stein is best known as a maker of
verse, but this tale proves her talent as a
full-page illustration of one of the knights
and his page Is from a drawing by Max
field Parrish. Some Christmas stories and
poems are other features of the number.
The December Home Magazine (New
York; has a very remarkable Christmas
angel on its cover and some excellent read
ing matter between the covers. There are
the new railroad, the political situation
ana altogether, giving very good idea of
the American interests there. OF scientific
interest is a description by Professor Barn
ard, of Yerkes Observatory of the method
of photographing the milky way. There
IS paper on amateur photography and a
variety of stories, sketches, verses and
other matter going to make up a readable
number.
Our Day, religious magazine, published
in Chicago, contains the opinions Of a
number of ministers and leaders of thought
on the question to whether the theater
has moral mission and the attitude Chris
tians should assume toward it, A number
believe that 1t has a noble mission and is
capable of regeneration while others are
confident that it is immoral and cannot be
redeemed. Rev. DR.. Herrick Johnson is one
of the latter. He says: why should the
whole Christian community be summoned
to encourage managers to produce pure
and noble plays by crowding their thea
nldVS nrO0HCp6 know
ing that their very patronage pads the
playhouse. the most of whose steps take
hold on hell Reforms on that road have
from time immemorial returned to plague
the inventor of them"
People who like stories of strange adj
ventures who search for queer and curious
things animate and inanimate will find in
the Wide World all they can reasonably ex-
pect for a dime. The December number
contains the fourth installment of the amaz-
ing adventures of Louis de Rougemont,
whose Munchausen-like Robinson Crusoe
tale has caused much discussion in England.
The titles of other articles in the Wide
World are: "A Pilgrimage to Mecca"
How / Was Buried Alive" "Savages at
School" "A Brush with Sea Lion" THE
Carnival of the Mystic Shrine Dan judi
with a Camera How We H Il D' the
Nihilist," The Quaintest Country in the
ScE MaFd FGSF Parh s 6Ggs Gf cd he
stantinople,' and How the Telegraph was
Interrupted"
Mind, "a magazine of liberal and advanced
thought" undertakes to cover the rather
broad ground of science, philosophy, re-
ligion, psychology metaphysics and oc-
cultism. The particular themes treated
in the December issue are: 1.-THE
Power of Gadness,'' Religion VS..
Theology" Prayer" The Religion Of
THE Spiritual Vision" Fiat Morals and
Mental Science in Primary Education In
the course of his article on 'Gladness'' the
writer, Charles b. Newcomb, says what has
been often said before. but which is worth
while to repeat: There is no stimuant
that is more speedy or thorough in its ac-
ton 1t is natural tonic. and the entire
system responds to its celebrating Vibra-
tons. Anything that al ouSes confidence in
life. with a larger sense of it's power and
beauty. increases human energy and pre-
pares the best conditions of success in all its
undertakings. 1t is even better to build cas-
ties in the air than to dwell in caves of
gloom. The imagination is more worthily
employed in picturing pleasant things than
in brooding fears and entertaining dark
through the woods than to look for hob
COLLINS in every shadow" Mind is pub
lished in New York, Life Building, West
Thirty-tirst street.
Charles DENLY and f. p. Allen contribute
an interesting and timely article to the
Engineering Magazine on Chinese Railway
Development. Past, Present and Future"
China offers the greatest field in the world
for new railway enterprises. and there is
scramble among promoters of all rationale
ties to secure concessions. Messrs. DENLY
and Allen tell what is being done by syndi-
Gates which have been granted franchises,
the difficulties to be encountered and the
prospective returns on investments They
close by saying China offers a market OF
inconceiVable extent for the engineering
products and the engineering talent which
the AnglO-American has I'm supeTabundance
and seeks TO sell. Among the recent Chinese
concessions is one TO the syndicate headed
by ex-senator Calvin $. Brice. which may
yield millions If successfully exploited.
Other articles i'm the magazine are: Equip
ment Management and Economic Influence
of the Ship Canal" by w Henry Hunter;
"Old and New Forms of the Suspension
Bridge" by Gustav Iindenthal The Steel
Foundation of the Ship Building Industry"
by James Riley. I'll. Nj. Norris discusses
shop cost keeping; j. w. Parry, tho build
ings OF Oxford: Charles Bright, submarine
telegraphy; Sterling II. Bunnel. electric
power and pumping machinery; Frank
Haines Lamb, the timber of North Pacific
America. and Titus like. mining and refin-
ing Of nickel.