The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-23

The Saturday Evening Post for May 5
will contain an article by Senator Albert j.
Peyeridge on 1.-The American Army Officer
in Action"
Prof. Hugo Minsterberg, of Harvard,
contributes to the May Atlantic an out
spoken paper on School Reform" He
calls a vigorous halt to the modern meth
DDS which introduce elective studies in
secondary schools and insists on teachers
being versed first of all In pedagogy. His
school days in Germany serve to illustrate
his theories.
A new Chicago magazine called the
Pyramid will make its appearance in May.
The Pyramid. the publishers announce,
will be distinctly an American magazine.
While ii will contain the best work of
Americas leading litterateurs, yet merit
orious matter by unknown and promising
writer's will appear from time to time in
its columns.
In McClure's Magazine for May Prof
Simon Newcomb will write of the total
solar eclipse that is to occur on May %,
telling where and to what degree 1t will
be visible and what astronomers hope to
learn from it, He will also give an ac-
count of the important things that have
been learned from previous eclipses. The
article will be fully illustrated.
The first installment of j. NJ. Barries
"Tommy and Grizel" was published in the
January scribners. Within two months a
distinct gain in the circulation of the mag
azine was apparent and there was a very
material increase in the English edition.
A further indication Of the interest
aroused by Mr.. Barrie's story was the inn
mediate effect noticeable in the sales of
Mr.. Barrie's former story, Sentimental
Tommy of which 100000 copies have al
ready been sold. To meet the increased
nd a N of
copies, has just been published
Among the contributors to the April
issue of the Smart Set are the Countess of
Warwick, who writes on 1.-The Revolution
of English Society," Julien Gordon (Mrs.
Van Rensselaer, Cruger). who contributes
a dialogue between a modern young So
err; Edgar Saltus. who discourses of THE
Toilet of Venus" Clement Scott who
writes of 'The Smart Set and the Stage;"
Miss Caroline Duer, Mrs. Burton Harrison,
Max Pemberton and Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The novelette, of the number is some
what melodramatic story of New York
society entitled, "A Maiden Diplomat" by
l.. II. Bickford.
The story of Rome, with its myths and
legends, has been told by numerous writ
ers, but no more entertaining history of
that once most importan: city in the world
has been written than the one in the cur
rent number of Grams Magazine. 1t is one
of the features of Young Folks History
of the World" which began in the opening
number. Other instructive and interesting
afeIes Boer The Phfippine In
surrection.' Christianity and Sociology"
1.-The world-conquering English Lam
guage," 1.-The Taxation of Porto Rico
Under SPAIN" THE Newborn Cuba
Foreign Possibilities OF American Conn
merce," and the fifth installment of "Ha-
waiian Historical Tales"
Miss Elizabeth Jordan, the new editor Of
Harper's Bazaar, who has already made
many new departures from the thirty-year-
old policy of that well-known weekly. has
decided TO change 1t into a weekly maya
zine for women. The size will be that OF the
average monthly, and an ornamental cover
will herald the transition. which takes
place on May 1. While remaining true TO
its name In the matter of fashions the
Bazaar viii add TO its attractions many new
features OF distinctly literary and artistic
fashion. Among the contributors already
secured for the coming months are Mrs.
Humphrey Ward, DIR. Van Dyke, Stephen
Crane. Madame Marchesi. w. d. Howeils
and Mary f. wilkinsb The illustrations will
be by the leading artists of the day Miss
Jordan and the publishers are taking a
great risk in making this change. The
Bazaar has long occupied a distinct field.
and. apart from its fashion pages, which
have been but small part OF II. has been
a favorite with discriminating readers be-
cause of its dignifed attitude. Already
there has been a change In editorial tone
with suggestions OF hippancy and numer-
Gus inaccurate statements Change OF form
and character in any old, well established
periodical IL always likely to be a doubtful
experiments Old friends are not pleased.