The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-12

IL and quickly brought it into prominence
They are Richard Duffy and George Gill
man Hall. Mr.. Duffy received his train
ing as a journalist here I'm New York and
also i'm London. Mr.. Hall is a Harvard
man and a former member of the staff of
McClure's. Instead of following in the
usual editorial path, seeking writer's mere
ly on account of big names, as so many
OF our editors do, they planned unique and
attractive features and they sought out and
fostered new writer's AS result, the
magazine now has place of its own and
a large circulation. notice that it has late
ly been advertised as the only one of the
lucent American magazines that received
n grand prize at the Paris exposition.
The article in the November Cosmopol
itan to which most readers will turn first
is Rudyard T<iplings The Way that He
Took" 1t is Boer war sketch and is not
complete I'm this issue. but the portion of
il given manages TO convey wonderfully
vivid impression of South African scenery.
The opening paper is on '"rhebes; Her
Ruins and Her Memories" Ii has
some striking illustrations. John Holms.
a teacher of experience, offers encour
agement to young men looking for OPEN
ings in life account of the struggles
and achievements of two men of his &C
quaintance. DR.. r. w. Shufeldt, of the
United States army. describes his expert
ence in Dhotographing fishes. Max O'Reii
offers Renaissance of his schooldays.
A prize article on what Communities
Lose by the Competitive System" is writ
ten by Jack London. Other topics are:
~ Woman's Experience at Cape Nome"
"A Problem in Army Transportation" and
1.-The Little Inns of France and England"
The last, by Ernest G. Peixotto. is pleas
ingly illustrated by the author. There
are several short stories, including one by
s. X. Crockett, and the first installment
of story by H. G.. Wells-'"The First Men
in the Moon"
In his essay in the Atlantic Monthly on
Fitzgerald, Bradford Torrey gives pleas
ant glimpses of the transIator-would it
not be more accurate to say the author?-
of Omar Khayyam. Old fashioned he GER
tainly was-old fashioned and conservative.
He liked old books. old music old places.
old friends. The adjective is constantly on
the point of his pen as a word of endear-
ment: ''Old Alfred" ''old Thackeray."
''old Speeding old Jem." He was
little Englander." as the word is now.
For a nation, as for an individual. great
estates were, he thought. more trouble
| than blessing. He loved Longfellow (and
SO could not call him Mister') and adj
| mired Emerson with qualifcations--"I
| don't like the Humble Bee,' and won't like
| the Humble Bee y, and he delighted in
| Lowell (the critical essays), and rather
| loved Holmes: but he could never take
| 10 that man of true genius. Hawthorne"
''I will have another shot he said But it
was useless. He confesses his failure 10
| Prof Norton. 81 feel sure the fault must
be mine. / feel about Goethe, who is yet
] a sealed book TO me-" He expects to die
ungoethed, so far as poetry goes" He sup
poses there is screw loose in him on this
| point. Again he writes: II have failed in
| another attempt at Gil Bias. L believe I
see its easy grace, humor, etc. But it is
| Qike la Fontaine) too thin wine for me- .
! The most notable contribution to the
| November Harper is w. ID. Howells's Lit
erary Memories of Cambridge" Francis ].
| Child, Boyesen, Professor Henry James
| Louis Agassiz, Richard Henry Dana and
| Ralph Keller figure in these recollections,
| and from the chapter as whole the read
| er gathers the impression of a group of
| kindred spirits set i'm pleasant environ
| ment. However opinions may vary as to
| Howells's novels there can be no disagree
ment as TO the sympathetic charm of such
papers as these. In this number of Harper
| is paper by Professor Atwater on AL
| cohol. Physiology and Temperance Re-
| FORM in which the writer sets forth
what. in his opinion. should be taught to
| boys about the qualities of alcohol in order
| to guard them against its excessive use.
| He would have them taught the scientific
| truth concerning it and nothing more, but
| this truth is quite different from the in
| struction commonly given by reformers.
| Ii is an article which all temperance
| workers should read and heed. The first
| installment of the long-heralded love let
| tiers of Victor Hugo appears in this issue.
| He was very young when his love affairs
began, and his letters of this period are
] correspondingy Juvenile and extravagant.
| Theodore Dresser has an interesting paper
| on "Frut-growing in America" Gang
Wills serial story, THE Mantle of Elijah.
| reaches its conclusion. Short stories are
| by Frances Aymar Matthews, Mary f..
| wilkins, Cyrus I. Brady and Stephen
/ Crane
The Century Magazine for November
| gives the place of honor TO Maurice Thomp-
son. my Midwinter Garden" which title
| is given to his account of the region sur
| rounding his winter home on the Louisiana
coast, naturally suggests illustrations, and
these have been done by Harry Fem
| in the shape of a series of water-color
drawings which reproduced in color.
| They are daintily and beautifully executed,
and make this issue OF the magazine a not
able one. Some drawings of portrait busts
by the new sculptor. Hendrick Christian
| Andersen, also in color, and are ex-
| tremely effective. In Our Schools for the
| Stage" Bronson Howard gives some infor-
| nation of especial interest TO the young
| persons who fancy that the histrionic art
! il one requiring little preliminary training
| Ii is the fashion now TO be interested i'm
| animals, and so many persons. il develops
/ can write of them entertainingly that IL
! is not difficult 10 acquire an interest i'm
4 four-foo creatures If one has not had
| Il before In this instance the director OF
| the New York Geological Park William
| L. Hornaday, describes Bronx Park. which
! has lately been set aside for geological pur-
| poses. and it's inmates. The article is pro-
/ fusely illustrated. Julian Ralph tells an
| illuminating story of the experiences of war
/ correspondents In South Africa. John Bach
| McMaster contributes the first chapter of
a he of Daniel Webster. Bishop Potter.
| of New York. considers 1.-THE Problem
/ of the Philippines. and what he saws
| should be read by all who have doubts as
| To- the course of the United States i'm the
| matter. Correspondence. testimony of trust
/ worthy persons and personal observation
| have left the bishop convinced that we
/ must go on with our difficult task and that
20 abandon weak people TO the mercies
| of whatever power might assert its author
ity would be dsgraceful He also offers
testimony to the good behavior and high
| character OF our army and civil servants
| IN the Philippines. The fiction OF the num-
| Der comprises several short stories an in
| stallment of the serial. The Helmet of
| Navarro" and the first chapters OF Her
| Mountain Lover, serial by Hamlin Gar
| land.
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