The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-05
Current Periodicals.

With the March New Lippincott begins
the long promised yet timely series of pa
pers by Stephen Crane on THE Great Bat
Ties of the World" The first paper is de-
voted TO the Brief Campaign OF New
Orleans.
number of Harper's Weekly is the Hon.
John Barrett's article on IAN American
School of Diplomacy" in which the author
gives a clear and comprehensive account
of this new institution, which for the first
time opens to the young American an
opportunity to take up seriously the pur-
suit of a diplomatic career.
The publishers of The Bookman are ex-.
pecting the public to be much pleased with
the serial by John Uri Lloyd. ''stringtown
on the Pike" just begun in that maya
zine. The tale touches closely upon the
conditions which led up 10 the recent
political tragedy in Kentucky. Lloyd is the
author of that curious book, "Etidorpha,"
which attracted attention some years ago.
There is NJ more interesting phase OF
psychology than that OF the development
of low-grade. feeble-minded child into an
intelligent, self-guiding person." says Mrs.
Kate Gannett Wells In the New England
Magazine for March. Her admirable ar
ticle entitled THE Education of the Feeble
minded" treats OF the excellent work he
ing done in this direction by DR.. Fernald
ar the State institution in Waltham, Mass.
Mr.. Kipling's first piece OF sustained work
since his illness proves to be series OF
animal stories, described as of ridicu-
lousy droll character. These stories have
been I'm Mr.. Kipling's mind for several
years. and when his physicians gave him
permission TO resume his literary work. he
turned with Zest TO writing them. They are
said TO show the author at his very best
and strongest. He has given the entire
series to the Ladies' Home Journal and
in the April issue of that magazine the first
story will be printed. IL Is called THE
Elephants Child" and tells, as Mr.. Kip
ling says. how II happened that the ele-
plant got his trunk.
Among the leading articles in the Eclectic
Magazine for March are a discussion Of the
political and social trend of affairs In
American cities. reprinted from the Nine
teenth Century; South African Remi-
niscences,' by Sir John Robinson. formerly
Premier of Natal; a paper on Recent
Science" by Prince Kropotkin; an interest,"
ing survey OF the Relations OF English
and Dutch in the Past" by A $. Green; a
description OF Macao and Canton. trans
lated from the French OF NJ. Andre Belle
sort. and Review OF French Poetry In
the Nineteenth Century" by the critic, NJ.
Ferdinand Brunetiere A Quarterly Review
article on Scott and His French Pupils"
opens up an interesting subject OF literary
study. The Living Age Company. Boston.
puOISucfc
With the issue Of the fourth number OF
the Current History Quarterly for 1899 this
valuable magazine OF reference completes
its contemporaneous record OF the history
OF the last ten years. II the present num-
her the developments in South Africa are
traced I'm all their bearings, with many
accurate maps and portraits 10 elucidate
the text 1.-THE American Colonial Prob
lem" The Issues OF the Presidential Cam
paign." 1.-The Open Door I'm the Far East"
1.-The European Political Situation" Cur
rency Reform" ELECTION Results" ftabu-
lated), Work OF Congress" Business and
Commerce" Canadian Affairs" "Isthmian
Canal Question. Progress OF Science"
New Inventions" Art" Education"
Music" Drama" Literature" .Reli-
gion"-under all these headings and many
others. the leading facts are faithfully and
impartially recorded. Portraits maps and
other Illustrations abound, and biograph-
ca: sketches OF prominent personages are
numerous.