The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-11

The picturesque side of the three famous
Kimberley. Ladysmith and Mafek-
ing-is brought out by General Miles in
article contributed by him to this weeks
Golfers. General Miles is student of
military science who has the faculty OF
presenting his subject In popular and
brilliant style.
A new monthly magazine. in its form
something like the infant "Cnap-Book." is
to be brought out in Boston. 1t is to be
called 1.-The Cornhill Booklet and is to
contain some complete pieces of writing.
either a reprint of something scarce or an
original bit of work. In the first number
will be found the late Eugene Fields ''Trib-
une Primer, only seven copies of which
are known to exist.
According TO an article in the June Home
Magazine New York;, the germs Of the
deadfiest diseases are now actually planted
and cultivated in scientific lighthouses just
the same as the farmer cutivates the most
delicate crop This gives Mr.. w. G. Bow
dom an opportunity for a very interesting
article entitled Microbes and Microbe
Farming" which is descriptive of these
meteorological farms. There are many IL
Illustrations and the article in all is an in
structive one.
In giving each month a comprehensive
review of the events OF tbs entire world.
limited to no locality or section, and con-
Current History is performing a service at
tempted by no other periodical and one
whose usefulness is very evident 1t costs
only Is cents per number. of $50 per year;
and to any person who uses his brain, n Is
worth much more than that as labor
saver. for there are few persons in any
line of life who do not find it necessary to
verify dates or refresh his memory as to
recent happenings
The recent death of Stephen Crane causes
s~~Sz fto1l orff IL
in the June Cosmopolitan on 1.-THE Great
Boer Trek" 1t Is historical In character.
as Crane has not been in South Africa,
but II seems likely that he studied the
history with view to joining the army
of correspondents had his health permitted
This issue of the Cosmopolitan is more
than commonly entertaining. 1t opens with
a description by Charles Theodore Murray
of a circus on its travels. John Gilmer
Speed writes of the Modern Chariot"
meaning the automobile. Senator John NJ
Thurston tells how Presidents are nomi-
on 1.-THE Science of Astronomy in the Year
1900" William T. Stead writes about Queen
Victoria, and there are several short stor-
les. including one by Frank Stockton.
In an article on the Royal Academy Elk
hibition in the June Magazine of Art the
complaint is made that the space In Bur-
lington House which permits but 1000 pic
lures to be hung is not sufficient to repre-
sent the best OF British art properly. Mr.
w. Roberts, I'm an article In the same mum.
Der of the magazine on Sir Lawrence Alma
Tadema's medals, refers TO the American
awards to the artist thus: 1.-TWO of Sir
Lawrence Alma Tadema's medals are
American. They are expansive, and what
they lack In artistic feeling they make UP
in quantity of detail. The figure OF Column
Gus in the Chicago medal Of 1898 more
nearly resembles a stump orator who has
been badly handled by hostile crowd than
anyone of the more or less imaginary por-
traits Of Columbus; and the Philadelphia
medal of 1876 seems wanting In every one
CT the essential qualities which go TO make
Up good specimen OF the medalists art"
These two medals were awarded for Read
ings from Homer and THE Reduction of
Vintage" respectively.
Writing In Cassell's Magazine for June,
Miss Dora NJ. Jones says: Tickets for the
play are only to be had through the VIII
layers. who supply accommodation They go
with the beds, so TO speak Consequently,
If you wish to be present at a performance.
you have to spend two nights in the village
III Is needless TO say that the pressure on
accommodation this year will be immense
and that the proverb of First come. first
served IL OF urgent application. Ober-Am-
mergau itself Is not so interesting I'm its
architecture as Garmisch or Partenkirchen
There are few ancient buildings as the
whole place was burned down and rebuilt
endlessly interesting study AS you go
about the village you see some long haired
man carving crucifxes In his workshop or
talking with friend outside the church
door after mass. and your companion tells
you that he Is the John. or Judas. or