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

also. an article descriptive of the Isle of
Shoals. which is identified with the life of
Celia Ihaxter. Two or three readable short
stories are always to be found in this maya
zine.
A clever short story by Eliza Calvert Hall
is a feature of the July Cosmopolitan. The
number opens with an illustrated sketch of
the German Emperor and his habits of life
Other leading papers relate in one way or
another to the war For the benefit of
would-be orators Brander Matthews de-
scribes four ways of delivering an address
An article in the Century that will be read
with interest by many is an account by
Jeremiah Curtin, the translator of "Quo
Vadis, of his acquaintance with Sienkie
wicz, the author. They had never met until
after the translation had been made, and,
curiously enough, the first encounter was
accidental. BY chance they were seated next
each other in the dining hall of a hotel at a
SWISS summer resort.
The first of a series of papers by Captain
Mahan on American naval history appears
in the July Scribner, bearing the title John
Paul Jones in the Revolution" Among other
contributions to the number are an article
on Manila and the Philippines" by Isaac
Elliott, an ex-consul; description of I'M
dergraduate life at Smith College, and an
account by Richard Harding Davis of the
first bombardment Of Havana. Davis's story,
1.-THE Kings Jackal" reaches an end in
this issue It is not one of the authors hap
Workers, is chiefly remarkable. for. the
striking illustrations bv w. r. Leigh, of
Socialists and Anarchists in conference.
A part of the installment of Senator
Lodges History of the Revolution in the
July Scribner, is devoted to the achieve
ments of George Rogers Clark in breaking
the English power in the West Mr.. Lodge
says: 1T is one of the sad questions, of
which history offers so many, why the con-
Gueror of Vincennes never reached again
the heights of achievement which he at
tanned in the first flush of manhood; But
whatever the answer may be, the great deed
that he did was one of the glories of the
revolution which can never be dimmed. and
which finds its lasting monument in the vast
country then wrested from the British
crown by American influence inspired by
the brilliant leadership of George Rogers
Clark
The Atlantic for July Is notable for pa
per by Hon. James Bryce, on 1.-THE Essen
tial Unity of Britain and America" He Of
fers no new arguments in favor of interna-
tional unity. but shows that the growing
friendship between the two peoples makes
such a union natural and inevitable. The
opening article of the number is an editorial
estimate Of Gladstones life and character.
Henry c. Lea points out the causes
which have led to the decadence of Spain.
James X. Hosmer discusses our national
development and the probable future of the
Nation, touch1nC especially upon the future
reIatlonS win England j. Laurence Laugh
lin, the political economist. discusses the
money question as it relates to the war and
points out the financial errors perpetrated in
1862. The Atlantic which has always con-
tanned some of the best periodical litera-
ture, but has, of late years, been somewhat
outside the line of current interests, has
Gently returned to its early traditions and
now promises to represent advanced thought
in all directions.