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

Der contains portraits of several very ear
nest and determined looking, but not strict
ly beautiful club ladies' The magazine is
published in New York and edited by Ada
Brown Talbot
Prof. David Starr Jordan can make
science as attractive as romance, and bis
story of THE Little Brook and its inhab-
itants. in Popular Science Monthly. is one to
hold the attention of readers old or young.
Or. Charles c. Abbott contributes TO the
number number an interesting paper on THE An
papers are Scientific Method and its Appl-
cation to the Bible" Geology of the Klon-
fise Sgd Feds The The. Race Problem in
lene.' Thoughts About Universities" I'm
usual Forms in Plants The. ,Colors of
Flowers, Folklore of the Alleghenies"
and Origin of Ancient Hindu Astronomy"
The special element of timeliness which
characte,izes the Eclectic Magazine is IL
lustrated in the July number, which opens
with an animated and interesting descrip-
ton Of "A Week in the Philippines" by
Andre Bellesort. translated from the Revue
deS Deux Mondes- NJ. Bellesort's visit to
the philippines was during the Filipino re-
volt against the Spaniards. and the condi-
tons described are at once like and unlike
those now prevailing. Another timely ar
ticle is Mrs. Leckys description OF The
Hague, where the peace conference is now
In session. Articles on Ladies Clubs and
Women in Science will be particularly in
teresting TO women readers; literature is
represented by biographical and critical
article on Stevenson, written by a friend
and schoolmate, by summary OF the writ
lnSs or the 'half-forgotten novelist, Miss
Ferrier. Stories, poems, sketches of travel
and "reminiscences, with some seasonable out
door articles and Readings from New
Books fill out an attractive number of the
magazine. The Living Age Company, pub
fishers, Boston.
A writer in Literature discusses the lab
senteeism' Of certain American authors
their way of living outside of their native
country and yet claiming to be of it. This
writer thinks, and very properly. that it is
wrong to criticise them for this, and says
that IL they can find a more agreeable asso-
citation and environment on the other SIDE
of the ocean they have right to live
there, since they can, OF course, do their
best writing under conditions best>suited to
t inn Nor Is i right ne thncS to qnes
Therefore we commend the absentee auth
orS and condemn their critics, regretting,
of course, that the former are tempera-
mentally unable to enjoy life among US.
We will go even so far as to say that rather
than miss the writings Of the best Of them
we should not object TO their taking up
their residences in Patagonia or at the
North pole if 1t pleases them to do so.
Wherever they may find comfort let them
live. We do not want to have them irked
into giving US dyspeptic literature. or re-
quired to remain in uncongenial surround
ingS to the utter ruin of that love of country
which, despite their choice of residence, we
firmly believe to be imbedded In the hearts
of all of them.
The Home Magazine (New York;, contains
an illustrated sketch of DR.. Mary Walker.
One of the pictures represents that eccen-
trio woman in her coffin. 1t is related that
she went to the rooms Of Washington pho
tographer recently and insisted on being
taken" in a coffin. The photographer,
having no burial casket on the premises.
rugged up a pine box that had contained
a bath tub, draped it with portieres, ana
Dr. Mary solemnly stepped in and lay down,
first insisting that stufIed bird De piace9
near her head. Flowers were arranged
about her, she closed her eyes and was duly
photographed. When she was asked later
why she wished a photograph OF herseiI
showing how she would look when dead.
she replied, We'll, the old saying is that no
poet is great in the eyes of the world until
he is dead, and the same applies to reform
ers too People make fun OF me because !
do what think is right by the women OF
the country, but 1 tell you the moment
am dead you will see all the women OF TINS
country rushing to place a great monu,
ment over my grave, and they VIII SEM
flowers and give me big funeral at when
great host of people will be present ana
lust want to know how / will look wnen
they have laid me out in state. mat all.