The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-10
CURRENT MAGAZINES.

has clever boy story in the July Mcclure
entitled James Sears: Naughty Person..
Ii is worth reading.
A new serial story by Guy Boothby be-
gins in the July number of Casselrs Mag
azne 1t is entitled "A Maker of Nations.
The number also contains several good
short stories.
The current Indianian deals mainly with
the history of Fountain county and its peo-
pie. Hon. John Upton Is the. subject OF a
biographical sketch in the series on united
States senator's from Indiana
| In the current number of Literature Mr..
w. d. Howells discusses the question Are
the Americans Bible Readers?" He does
not undertake to decide definitely, but Is
| plainly of opinion that they are not
An illustrated article in the Metropolitan
Magazine undertakes to describe the compli-
Gated movements of skirt or fire dancers,
| but IL is not likely that ambitious to
| learn this art could gain much informa-
| ton therefrom.
The Art Amateur for July contains
| beautiful color study of wisteria; also, a
stork decoration for a stein. Montague
Marks; Ernest Knaufft, Rhoda y, Holmes
Nichols Arthur r. Blackmore; h. L. Harley
| and other well-known artists and writer's
contribute to the number
| The August Century will be midsummer
and travel number. containing many articles
| of SEASONAL BILE interest. Among its contents
of another character Will be prlet paper
by Major General Leonard wood, military
governor of the province of Santiago, set
| ting forth .'The Present Situation in Cuba
| and the outlook for the future.
w. II. Councill, president of the College
| for Negroes at Normal, Ala. contributes a
rather remarkable paper to the July Forum
| on 1.-The Future of the Negro" He does
| not take the hopeful view entertained by
Booker Washington but - on the contrary.
| very pessimistic and sees little prospect for
DAIn rod In -
| is likely to cause discussion among his own
people.
| Harper's Round Table for July contains
| among other interesting features an account
by Brigadier General Funston, now in Ma
| Mia, of d game of baseball played on the
| ice in the far north by sailors from num-
| Der of arctic whaling vessels which hap
| pened to meet at Herschel island. An illus
| tration from a photograph taken by Funs-
| ton shows the players mufiied In thelr
| heaviest clothing and groups OF wondering
| natives wrapped in furs.
Besides the usual chapter of literary gos-
| sip from the Lounger and its department
| of book reviews the July Critic contains
| another chaptef of Thackerays ''Contribu-
| tons TO Punch" sketch OF FTanclsque
9 aa@si i one review Sf t Of Maekas Lfe
Of Edward Noyes Westcott, author Of
] Chances of New Writer'S"
The Bookman for July contains a second
series of illustrations showing scenes from
| the wessex novels in Thomas Hardy's coun-
| try. The pictures are from photographs
| taken especially for the Bookman by Give
| Holland, author of the accompanying
| scribed in Tess" The public likes to hear
| personal gossip about authors, and the
editors of this magazine cater very success
| fully to the weakness in their chapter or
/ Chronicle and Comment"
Golfers Weekly for July contains many
features of news interest. The front-"Gen-
eral Orders"-depicts Brigadier General
Hale and his officers in the Philippines: The
| Baker-White- Howard feud in Kentucky is
| the subject of the special article. illustrated
from photographs. The great annual rae
| ing event in France. the Grand Prix, is
| illustrated by photographs. one of which
the race course. THE Final Endowment of
| the Stanford University is the subject of
an entertaining illustrated sketch.
Among the subjects discussed in the July
number of Trained Motherhood are: "Wha
Shall Children Do in Vacation" 1.-The Fears
Of Childhoodr The Relgious Training RsS q
Bath" Temper in Little Children" sum
mer Suits for Little Boys" and "Chidren's
The Doctors Talk with Mothers" ir
which the various ailments of childhood are
discussed and questions of anxious parents
| answered. Trained Motherhood is a very
| practical periodical and could not fail to bt
| of use TO any young mother. Published a
Is Park Row. New York.
The first number of the Club Woman's
Magazine announces that II is devoted to
| the advancement of woman and to the up
building OF organized efforts as represented
by women's clubs 1t also says that its
leading features will consist OF accounts OF
| important conventions and meetings. discus
sions Of questions connected with club policy
| and club work, separate departments devot-
| ed 10 woman In art literature, professions
| etc, 10 health and physical development
| to woman In politics, on the stage and on the
platform, to motherhood and all other mat
tiers OF interest TO club women and tending
TO advance the noble purposes for which
they are banded together This nrst mum