The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-02

DIR. William Z. Bartors plantation
Hymns" in the December issue of the New
England Magazine is supplemented by a sec
ond paper which he entities Songs of the
Slave and Freedman" When completed, in
the February magazine, this will be the
largest collection Of negro hymns which
has appeared outside the Fisk and Hampton
collections.
The late naval war with Spain will be re-
called by Professor Wheeler's description, in
the January Century, of Alexander's vic
tory on the banks of the Granicus-his first
battle en- Asian Soil-So great was the dis
parity between his losses and those of the
Persians. Though the latter outnumbered
the Greeks and were acting on the defensive
they fell by thousands, while Alexander lost
but 115 men.
Among the educational articles which it
will shortly publish the Youths Companion
announces Hints on Reading" by the Rt
Hon James Bryce, author of THE American
Commonwealth" Art Students in New
York" by the president of the Art Students
fession," that of the librarian, by the chief
librarian of the Boston Athenaeum and
Singing as a Profession for Young Men"
by the eminent baritone. David Bispham.
Harpers Round Table for January pre-
sents an interesting variety of fiction. For
ward, March," the story of a young Rough
Rider, by Kirk Munroe, will be continued
The leading short story is entitled Billy CT
Battery &" by Colgate Baker. Other short
stories are An Early Free Trader by
Queer Cargo" by George e. Walsh and
THE Nerve of Foley" by +. Spearman
In addition to the fiction there are two ar
ticles that are. sure to appeal to every boy
who enjoys making things for himself. They
are The American Boys Workshop" by
Mr.. Dan Beard, and How to Build an Ice
Yacht"
TO have the men who have demonstrated
their organizing ability by great business
successes tell their secrets of organization
is the object of the editor Of the Cosmopoli-
tan. That he is succeeding is proved in the
January issue by the article from Charles
r. Flint, who is regarded in New York as
one of the three or four ablest organizers in
trust and the head of the great m mercantile
house of Flint Eddy q Co., which has its
ramitcations in almost every port Of the
world. In the same line is an article, also
in the January Cosmopolitan, telling how
Mr.. Plant organized and conducted the cam
paign for the election of Roosevelt.
The December number of the Century con-
tanned fifteen full-page pictures, besides sew
eral pages of decorations, and the January
number has even more. Among these are
Miss Beaux's frontispiece portrait Of Ad-
miral Sampson. from life; Lieutenant Hob
sons account Of the sinking Of the Merrimac
is embellished by five full page Illustrations
besides portraits, diagrams, ETC., and Pro-
fessor WheelerS Alexander the Great" has
four, besides a map of the Persian empire
or smaller pictures there are a host, but
these full-page reproductions of original de-
signs by Miss Beaux, Castaigne, Loeb,
Varian, etc, give the magazine a special in
terest to lovers of the art Of pictorial illus
tration.
In McClure's Magazine for January Simon
Lake, inventor Of the latest marvel in the
way of submarine boats, describes the con-
struction of his boat and how he makes
long journeys in her at the bottom Of the
ocean. and while there steps out of her
by an open door into thu very sea and ex-
amines wrecks and fishes up cables and so
on. MIR. Ray Stannard Baker, in the same
number, gives an account Of his own ex-
DerienceS on a submarine voyage In the Lake
boat The January number contains the sec
ond story in Kipling's new serial Of school
boy life and stories by F. Nesbit and W. a.
Fraser Stephen Crane contributes to the
same number what viii no doubt, be found
the full equivalent of a stOry-a description
OF a ride he took on the engine of the Scotch
express, the fastest train in England.