The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04

Current Periodicals.
Golfers Weekly announces that its cor
respondent, Mr.. Frederick Palmer. is al
ready in China, and Mr.. Hemment, its
photographer, is on the way.
The New England Magazine is an out-of-
door number. and is worth reading by
those who are undecided as to their sum
mer outings, while those who must remain
at home will enjoy the accounts of other
| peoples camping and other summer pleas
ures none the less.
The Popular Science Monthly, which was
established in 1872 by the Appletons and
which has at present the largest circula-
ton OF any scientific journal in the world,
is now being edited by Professor James Nc
Keen Cattell, of Columbia University, and
published by Mcclure, Phillips & Co. Pro-
| fessor Cattell is we'll known as. a psycholo-
gist and as the editor of Science.
Years ago Bret Harte wrote a series of
| stories which he called condensed novels"
humorous tales, in which he burlesqued
the style, mannerisms and peculiarities of
the authors of the day. Mr.. Harte has
just completed, for the Saturday Evening
Post, a new series of these inimitably
funny literary ca~ricatureS. The first of
them, 1.-The Jungle Folk" appears in the
Post of June 80.
1t is said on good authority that a new
magazine will be published this autumn
by Doubleday, Page & Co., to be called
The Worlds Work" Mr.. Walter H. Page
will be the editor, and the periodical will
differ from present publications both in
size, Illustrations and characters, as might
be expected in a publication coming from
a firm which. in the last year, has done
many original and suggestive things in
bookmaking.
Gen. VIM. Barclay Parsons contributes
an illustrated article on the Coming En-
cheering Development of the Far East"
to the Engineering Magazine for July.
Three other timely papers are those by
j. Stephen Jeans on 1.-The Iron Situation
from a British Point of View" an editorial
article on 1.-The Settlement of the Machin-
lists Strike in the United States" and
an illustrated description of the Power
Features of the Paris Exposition" by Mr..
w. II. Bonner.
The American Illustrated Methodist Mag
azine for July deals largely with educa-
ton. Just now, when many are hurrying
to the various Chautauquas which in
vite the summer wanderer, DR.. Jesse l..
Hurlbut's excellent account of the parent
institution at Chautauqua, N. Y, is eSpe-
cially timely. Still another educational ar
ticle. from the pen of DR.. Calvin NJ. Wood
ward, of Washington University, st.
Louis, describes the efforts that have been
made to meet the problem of colored edu-
cation.
In an article by Hudson Maxim, the mill
tary expert. appearing in the July Home
Magazine, but written some time ago., he
presages the events now happening in
China, which threaten to involve the whole
civilized world in war. Mr.. Maxim's ar
ticle is entitled THE Coming War" He
discusses the conflict that is bound to
come, sooner or later, between Russia and
England and their allies for the suprem-
acy of the world. He considers in turn the
various factors in the struggle and puts
Up a strong argument for his conclusions.
Universal Brotherhood Path. the organ
Of the Theosophical Society New York;.
contains a number of short articles bear
ing moro or less directly on the theosoph-
ical faith or philosophy. buddhism is a
discourse on the beauty of the life and
teachings of Buddha, whose objects, the
writer declares, were identical and in har-
mony with those of Christ and other great
teachers. Other topics are The Fadism of
the Age" THE World of Mind" 9Th
Philosophy of Omar Khayyam.' Mature
and Man, Teachers of the Soul and
Music"
The special features of the July number of
the American Monthly Review of Reviews
are character sketches of President McKin-
ley and Mr.. Bryan, the standard-bearers of
the Republican and Democratic parties for
1900; a fully illustrated article on THE
Provision for Children in Public Libraries
by Miss Katherine Louise Smith; a plea for
the development of industries for young
men and women in the country. by Mrs.
Helen II. Albee; Cotton Mills in Cotton
Fields by Mrs. Leonora Beck Ellis; an
account of New Developments in Textile
Schools" by Miss Jane A. Stewart; and
a summary of the provisions of the new
Australian Constitution, by Hugh III. Lusk,
who was formerly a member of the New
Zealand Legislature. The Progress of the
World" gives prominence to the national
political conventions, also summarizes the
warlike events in China, and the progress
of affairs in Cuba and the Philippines.
The Forum for July contains a number
of timely and interesting articles, two of
which bear upon the absorbing topic Of
China. One of these is entitled, Chinese
Civilization: The Ideal and the Actual;'' the
other is "Kiaochou-A German Colonial
Experiment" This article is by Mr..
Charles DENLY, jr, an Indianian, who has
spent many years in China. Mr.. DENLY be-
lieves that the larger part of China will
come under the rule of European nations,
and consequently that the cessions obtained
by the Mckinley administration. by which
no discrimination can be made against 1t,
lis wise and foreseeing craftsmanship"
Mr.. Charles a. Conant writes of THE
United States as a World Power" and Pro-
fessor Falkner produces statistics showing
that crime is not increasing. Other papers
are equally interesting.
Mr.. w. L. Alden, in his latest London
letter. says: "The Strand Magazine is be-
lieved to have a circulation of something
like 100000 copies, and yet 1 have never
seen In any paper the slightest allusion
TO the fact that Mr.. Anstey has now run
ming in the Strand one of the most delight
full stories that he has ever written. The
Brass Bottle" is, like the Fallen Idol
a story In which the supernatural is
treated in a peculiarly up-to-date and
humorous way. l have found IL most anus.
ing, and so must thousands of other PEG.
pie. Nevertheless IL does not seem TO at
tract notice. This is an odd feature OF
serial publication. Unless a serial story
is written by kipling. or possibly Mere,
6ith. nothing is heard of IL. and when II
Is subsequently published in book form
every one speaks of it as If it were a com
plete novelty. l mentioned the other day
the fact that Grant Aliens so-called post
humous moved, "Hilda Wade" was pub
lished some time ago as a serial. No
] a single critic has hinfed at any nrexiou,