The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-08

crisis In the worlds politics. The first OF
the series appears in the October issue
''The Story OF Our New Island Posses
sions. as Told by Pen and Camera Is
given first place in the illustrated Meth
odist Magazine. and recites some Of the
adventures OF Jose de Olivares, author and
Walter B. Townsend. artist. In gathering
material and views for their recently pub
hshed book. Our Island Possessions" The
story Is illustrated from photographs OF
characteristic scenes in Cuba. Porto Rico.
Isle OF Pines. the Hawaiian islands and
the Philippines. The twentieth chapter OF
The illustrated History of Methodism."
"Asbury's Helpers and Successors" deals
with an interesting and important period in
the history OF the Methodist Church in the
United States.
In Mrs Wards story Of Eleanor" i'm
Harper's Magazine, the agonizing OF the
elderly heroine over her love disappoint-
ment is becoming altogether too long drawn
out for the readers patience. Whatever
may be the history OF such cases in real
life. in fiction literary art calls for judi
cious restraint The public grows unsym-
pathetic. Fiction occupies considerable
space in this issue OF Harper. Besides the
installments OF Mrs. Wards, Stocktons
and Zangwiil's serials. Gilbert Parker has
Angelo" tale Of the Huguenot exiles.
There are also short stories by Mary Will
kins, Virginia Frazer Boyle. w. w. ia
cobs and Seumas McManus. Among other
features are paper by w. o. Atwater on
THE Nutritive Value OF Alcohof and an
article by Alexander II. Ford on The
Waterways Of America"
OF practical or special economic impor-
lance the following articles are to be no.
ticed in Grams Magazine for October: "our
Foreign Trade and Its Possibilities" 'Hy-
giene and Proprietary Medicine" and West
Indian Hurricanes" In the department OF
travel and descriptions OF people are:
Wave Beats from the Atlantic" ''Ha-
waiian Historical Tales" I'm South Africa
with Butler" China: its Capital. Empress
and Reformer' and ''koko-Nor Tibetans."
In addition to these the very full table OF
contents contains the continuation of Mil
nette: Tale Of the Crusades," by George
+. Cram: King Henry VII OF England"
Stories of the Marvellous" (from the Chi
nese), What / Saw OF the Great Chicago
Fire" and the usual departments Of Young
People,, Woman and Her World. Books
of the Hour" THE Worlds Doings" and
''In Washington Corridors. Certainly a
very attractive literary menu.
Harper's Magazine for October opens
with an interesting account by Poultney
Bigelow of the occupation OF Wei-Hai-Wai.
China, by the British in 1ses. and the adj
vantages resulting. He says: II escorted
one lady through Canton, but / would
rather she had asked me TO chaperon her
across South Africa. The individual China
man may be most amiable and scholarly
gentleman. but the collective Celestial.
when rounded up in the filth OF city. and
under the influence of his officials, makes
composite OF mob malice. Wei-Hai-Wa al.
by the terms OF its cession. gives the Brit
ish policeman a range OF ten miles from
the center and consequently We shall have
here the only summering place in the far
East where a white lady and her children
can ramble into the country on foot, on
horseback or on her bicycle. enjoying prac-
tically the same security that would be
hers in Devonshire or the White noun
tains. In all other European settlements
that / know of the whites are suffocated
by the heaviness OF the yellow mans
breath"