The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-22
Magazine Mention.

The publishers of the Black Cat are Offer
ing a new series of prizes for short stories
This little scent magazine has published a
good deal Of entertaining fiction first and
last.
The publishers of the Bookman announce
that December was the most successful
month in the history of that magazine The
circulation is now 25 600 copies, a very con-
siderable circulation for a purely literary
magazine.
The March and April numbers of the In
ternational Studio will contain articles on
John s. Sargent, by A L. Baldry, written
with the sanction and approval OF the
artist and the large number of illustrations
which will accompany the articles has been
specially selected from his most interesting
and successful works. Biographies OF other
American artists will follow during the
year.
The publishers OF McClure's Magazine
say that nothing else they have ever
brought out has attracted such wide atten-
ton and such hearty commentator as
THE Life of the Master" by DIR. John
ment will appear in the February number
with five illustrations In color and many in
black and white, all from special paintings
and drawings by c. X. Linson
Parsons Magazine is the first of the
February periodicals in the field. AS usual.
1t contains much readable matter Several
contributions relate directly or indirectly
30 the wars now in progress. Other sub
jects considered are: Bathing in Elec-
trio Light"-this being an account of the
treatment of disease by electricity: His
toric Mysteries 1.-THE Passing of the
Western Desperate and THE Art of Ges-
ture."
Mrs. Hetty Green's name appears one
OF the contributors TO the February issue OF
the " oman's Home Companion. Whether
SIZE really wrote fhe article on 1.-THE Bene-
fits of the Business Training for Women"
or merely attached her name TO what some
one else wrote. what is said is plain COM
mon sense and therefore worth reading.
Octave Thanet. John Kendrick Bangs. Ella
Wheeler Wilcox. Mrs. Burton Harrison and
Rev. Newton Dwight Hills are among the
other contributors to the number.
In the Earlhamite for January President
]. ]. Mills writes of Some EarIham
Alumni as Journalists" Robert Underwood
johnson, associate editor of the Century
Magazine. is put at tife head OF the list.
AS. Mr.. Johnson never did any newspaper
work. but began his career as clerk in a
magazine office and has been connected
with the old Scribner or the Century ever
since, il is evident that Professor Mills
looks upon the literary magazines as az
department OF journalism. Other Journal
lists named in the article are Jacob p.
Dunn Benjamin +. Trueblood. Arthur c..
Rogers. Charles r. Lane. Albert w. New
lin. Chalmers Hadley and j. Bennett Cor
don.
The Youths Companion makes this refer
ence to the late Mr.. Ford: 1.-The readers Of
the Companion have lost an old and true
friend In the death OF the great and good
man whose name heads TINS article. Al
though most OF them never before saw the
Eame-for IL is printed in the Com
panion for the first time-he has been for
forty-two years its editor-in-chief and pub
Usher. Gifted with a broad mind. a quick
intuition, a conscience as pure a chid's.
q sympathy that embraced every living
creature. and an unwearied industry. he has
left behind him a monument which all the
world can see and admire: but In the hearts
OF his ASSOCIATES he has left void which
nothing can NIL.
Brush and Pencil Is the title OF hand
some illustrated magazine issued by the
Arts and Crafts Publishing Company. Chi
cago. IT deals exclusively with American
art and touches upon all phases OF art de-
velopment. Indianapolis artists are oc-
casional contributors. and sketch In a
recent issue by Miss Wilhelmina Seeg-
miller, describing the work OF Ernest
Melaun, an artist I'm iron. was reproduced
in the Journal. Most art periodicals de-
voted exclusively 10 art interests are short
lived, but this. probably because AZ deals
with the practical features OF the subject
the part taken by art In the crafts-has
already reached its NTH volume and shows
signs OF prosperity that promise con-
tinued stay.
SO many men rise TO prominence each
year in American life that IL becomes con-
stantly more difficult for those who wish TO
keep informed concerning the leaders IN
every department of activity TO secure au-
thentic personal data. This biographical
matter IS useful 10 various classes or per-
sons-newspaper men. men In political life.
managers OF great commercial interests.
etc. IL Is impossible for the standard