The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08
,ughlv. This magazine is published by the
3Nerner- Connany. at Akron. ..


Werner Company, at Akron, u.
The first six articles in the January num-
Der of the North American Review are de-
soted to some phase of Great Britain's war
with the Beers. In these articles one gets
both sides of the controversy. One of these.
England and the Transvaal," by Earl
Gray, Is worth careful perusal because 1T Is
the best presentation of Great Britain's
side that has appeared in the magazines.
He shows that Great Britain has saved
the Beers from the natives: that subse-
uuently without cause, the Beers made
war upon Great Britain and were only
saved by the lenient policy OF GLADSTONE;
that since that date Kruger and his ad-
yisers with the view of a South African
power in their minds, have sought every
occasion to incense the British and have
uitlanders made three-fifths of the popula-
ton and contributed nine-tenthS or the
revenue of the Kruger government, but
they had no voice in government. On the
American principle Of representative gov
eminent, the uitlanders had cause for war
TO obtain their rights. Several of these ar
ticles are written by Germans and Rus
slams. Both are intensely hostile 10 Great
Britain. They do not consider the equities
of the war, but only Great Britain's
greed and ambition TO control all Africa
Taken together. all these articles show
how differently great men see Things
Wards new novel. Eleanor appears in
the January number of Harpers Maya
zine. 1t introduces an American girl of
quite another sort from the one who
usually figures in English fiction. The IL
Illustrations of the story, by Albert Storm
or. are admirable. Fiction is a large ele-
ment I'm this number, Seumas Macmanus,
Virginia Frazer Boyle, owen Wister, Ste
phen B0nsal, Frederick Remington,
o~.I nnfax
tributing short stories Charles +. Lum-
mis- has an entertaining article on Cali
fornia, which he calls the right hand or
the continent" Sir Martin Conway de-
scribes Mount Sarmiento, of the Cordu-
lera range, and its surroundings. Clarence
Roberts writes of the Mediterranean ORR
ent under the title, "N here West and East
Meet" "An Indian jewel Is the name
Julian Ralph gives to the Indian city of
Oudeypore, which is little known TO trav-
elers, and of which he gives graphic de-
scription. a second paper on Siberia is
contributed by Archibald X. Colquohoun.
Arnold White writes Of 1.-THE British Sys-
TEN OF Colonial Government. and sydney
Brooks of the British and Dutch in South
Africa" This last article, though written
by an Englishman. points out clearly
where the British have been at fault in
their dealings with the Beers. Albert
bushnell Hart. professor of history at
Harvard, tells what the founders of the
Union thought concerning territorial prob
lens. Altogether this is an excellent num-
Der of the magazine
scribner's Magazine celebrates the new
year by Offering the opening chapters OF
Barrie's Tommy and Grizel. the sequel
10 sentimental Tommy" Evidences have
already appeared that oliver Cromwell is
TO be the historical parsonage of the year.
The irrepressible Theodore Roosevelt, who
finds that going to war and being Governor
OF a great State do not afford him Suflcient
occupation, will tell the story of the Pro-
tector for Scribner, and offers the first In
ftailment or the tale IN TINS NUMBER. r..
G. Yohn is one of the illustrators. The
work promises to be one of the notable
productions of the year. In The Walk
Uptown" Jesse Lynch Williams cele-
brates some of the picturesque features of
New York streets. Frederick Palmer
writes Of White Man and Brown Man in
Snow" is the title given by Frederic Ire
land TO an account of moose-hunting in
New Brunswick. Incidentally, he thus dis
poses OF certain hunters tales OF the
hardships of a winter hunting trip: II
have often seen the Canadian wilderness.
have worked my way by canoe and port
age in warm weather. / have journeyed
b. spow-shoe in winter and dragged my
own teboggan; and IL Is my firm belief.
Casper Whitney and Frederic Remington
&c the contrary Notwithstanding. that there
Is only one climate more enjoyable than
the Canadian>summer and that is the Can
adian winter. The discomforts of that
wilderness are mostly imaginary" short
Henry James is a feature of the number
Ger stories are by F. s. Robert Shackle-
ton and Howard Pyle. An editorial dis
cussion OF false rhymes and of etymology
as guide TO language should be read by
the purists.
Mr.. W. j. Stillman, artist. art critic es-
eayist. belongs TO the period OF Emerson.
Lowell and Agassiz and others OF the IA
nous circle. for. though a younger man. he
was associated with them In various ways
In the Atlantic Monthly for January he
Offers the first chapter OF his autobiogra-
ply and devotes IL mainly 10 the memory
OF his mother. one OF the remarkable moth
ers OF the early day-a conscientious be-
heyer In n stern and sad religion. a strict
diseipiinarian a marvellous worker, an al
together strong character The account of
her forms n striking picture of life ia the
early part or the century. Another affect
3 Ing tribute to a mother Is a little story by
Margaret l.. Knapp. IL reads like a cry
from suffering heart Mary Johnston's
serial. ITO Have and 10 Hold goes on
It's spirited way-at once an entertaining
tale and a creditable piece OF literature
Martha Baker Dunns plea for the