The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10
THE MAGAZINES.

Herbert Copeland, late of the publishing
firm of Copeland & Day, is contributing to
the Literary Review Boston) a series of
interesting studies of Boston in novel and
romance.
Gen. James r. Carnahan contributes to
the April number of the Indianian a third
paper on Indiana at Chickamauga." The
illustrations show the erected
on the battle ground in honor of Indiana
soldiers.
In a little talk on the subject of poetry
with Mr.. w. d. Howells in Success, for
May. the novelist is quoted as saying:
James whitcomb Riley is the most domi-
nant Of the living American poets. MIR.
watha' and 'Snow-bound,' the most popu-
lar poems of their day. He is the poet of
our common life"
The Paris exposition number of Golfers
Weekly. out this week under date of May
Il, will be one of the largest and most i'm
portant issues of the year. 1t is the aim
of the publishers to make the number a
veritable handbook of everything that the
intending visitor may find useful. and
everything that may enable those who have
rot a chance to visit Paris almost to see
the exposition.
The subject Of the critical literary study
in Werner's Magazine for May is the life.
works and influence of Henrik Ibsen. An
appreciative and comprehensive review of
Ibsen's literary work, with biographical
data, suggested readings, criticisms and
quotations. make this study, like the
others in the series, particularly helpful
and suggestive for teachers of literature
end for club study. Washington Irving,
j. enimore Cooper, HonOre de Balzac,
John Ruskin and Edgar Allan Poe nave
already been considered in this way.
East and West is a new monthly "maga-
zine Of letters published in New York,
i'm which the names of a number of the
younger writers of achievement and prom
Use appear frequently. Contributors to the
May issue-the seventh number of Volume
1-are Wallace Stevens. Emerson Allen
Warrener. William A~spinwall Bradley.
Arthur Cotton. Clinton Scollard, Hans w.
Zinsser, Joseph Dana Miller and Meredith
Nicholson. The little magazine shows
possibilities of development that make 1t
worth watching. geographically it has a
distinction of it's own.
In the May number Of Success Senator
Foraker and Representative Littleield take
issue over the proposition that young men
should be trained for public life. The argu-
ments for and against are worth reading.
Among other contributors to this number
are Hall Game, who tells the story of his
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a European tour for a song j. l.. Brooks
tells OF the Importance the possession of
good manners Is TO young men. Ella
Wheeler Wilcox. Elizabeth Grannis. Gen.
Wheeler, Felix Adler. Conan Doyle and
Hudon Maxim are also represented. Sue
cess Is a magazine which IL is worth while
to put into the hands Of young people.
IF there is one lesson which / have
learned better than another during my
American lecture tours says Max O'Rell
In Success for May. 1T is this: TIL people
of this country are growing more intelli-
gent as a whole. keeping step with the
great march of material wealth. 1t is.
therefore, necessary for a lecturer to talk
up to his audience, not down to IL, as was
the rule in former years. There is hardly
a stupid face to be seen from Maine to
California How / wish that / could say
the same for Europei Americans are not
all beautiful. but they are inteligent-look-
ing. The press, the pulpit, the public school