The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-09
Current Periodicals.

General Lew Wallace's story in the Cen
fury of How 1 Saved Ben" will set In
dianapols readers who are old enough to
recall the period of which he writes TO
guessing as to the identity of Ben" and
TO locating "Crowder's" restaurant.
The most striking feature of McClure's
Magazine for September is the account by
Sir Harry II. Johnston, X. C. b., of the
"Okapi," the newly discovered beast living
I'm central Africa. Evelyn Bridges Baldwin,
the explorer, tells how he hopes to reach
the north pole, Prof. Simon Newcomb dis
cusses the airship, Clara Morris contrib
rett, Walter Wellman tells OF 1.-THE Rise of
the American City and Anthony Hope
offers another Dolly Dialogue" Several
short stories and sketches and an INSTALL
ment of Kipling's kim" make up a very
readable number.
The poor of New York form a favorite
topic for magazine writer's, but the &C
count, by Robert Aston Stevenson, in the
September Scribner, is much pieasanter
reading than such articles usually are. The
author is temperate in his statements,
does not eXaggerate, and is willing to ad-
NIT that though there is much suffering
ters, yet the entire population of New
York's East Side is not made up of OBJ
jectS of charity. General Francis V.
Greene contributes to this number of the
magazine the first OF a series of three
papers on The United States Army" this
dealing with its beginnings and early his
tory. An illustrated paper on Paul Revere
and his work as an engraver is a feature
of the number. The second installment of
j. A. Michell's serial story presents an un-
usual situatiOn-quite an achievement for
fiction writer in these days.
The international Monthly is an unpre-
tentious magazine published in Burlington,
VT, but each number contains a half
dozen articles of high merit. The Septem-
Der issue has two instructive papers re-
lating to China. Diplomatic Life in
Picking" is by Elizabeth Won Heyking
whose husband, a German diplomat, left
China before the outbreak. 1t is a we'll
written account of life as IL was at the
legations and of the official and social life
at Picking. Her description of Ii Hung
Chang is entertaining, and the converse
ton she had with him at dinner shows
the peculiarities OF that wonderful and
willy old man. She declares that the stories
of the great cleVerness OF the Empress
dowager are exaggerated. Her greatness
consists in coming personally unscathed
out of events which have destroyed thous-
ands THE Basis of Chinese Society is by
| Professor Williams of Yale. In this article
is set forth the causes of the long life of
! the Chinese nation, and the conclusion is
| drawn that the condition of the people can
| only be changed by the acceptance OF some
| high spiritual conception.
The opening article in the Atlantic is
| contributed by Thomas Nelson Page, his
| subject being The Southern People Dur
| ing Reconstruction" The paper is a bit of
| special pleading, and does not convey a
favorable impression of the writer's fair
mindedness. He seems TO cherish the belief
| that the evils Of the reconstruction period
| were due entirely TO Northern mismanage-
ment and the bad qualities OF the negroes.
/ ard that Southern whites were "A peace
/ able and nOnresenting element. John Muir,
/ the California naturalist. writes enter
/ tainingly about the redwood trees and their
| characteristics. An essay by w. j. Still
man treats OF beauty and it's influence on
| the mind. One OF the most entertaining
/ papers In the magazine Is the second in
/ stallment OF Henry Austin Clapp's Rem
| iniscences OF a Dramatic Critic. 30 He re-
/ calls in this chapter William Warren, j.
| l.. Toole, Charles James Mathews and
| Charlotte Cushman. Rollin Lynde Haritt
| offers "A picturesque description OF the city
OF Buffalo at night. Other papers are The