The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-18

The editors of the Black Cat are follow
ing their rule and offering large prizes for
the best stories submitted to competition.
These prizes, t~hirty-nine in all, range from
500 to a tour of the world whose cost is
to be $2,lO0.
The Youths Companion has issued a very
attractive prospectus for the coming year.
Contributions by the best known writers in
this country and England are promised.
The Companion still takes the lead among
juvenile periodicals, and is as popular with
the children of to-day as it was with their
parents.
In the Eclectic Magazine for December
an anonymous writer, whose article is re-
printed from the Fortnightly Review,
writes on the subject of Two Presidents
and the Limits of American Supremacy"
His article, an English editor,
tartly, may be a wholesome corrective
for those who imagine that there are no
limits to American supremacy.
The Smart Set for December contains for
ty-four signed articles, stories and poems.
The leading feature is a novelette, by Ed
ward S. Van Zile, entitled How Chopin
Came to Remsen," which depicts a prosaic
lawyer who becomes suddenly seized with
the spirit and genius of the immortal com
poser. 1t is at once a psychologist study
and a travesty on the theory Of reincarna-
ton. The second contribution of length
is a story in play form, entitled The Cas-
tie Builder" 1t is a satire dealing with
real ~personages thinly disguised.
Whether the famous Zionist movement
for the redemption of Palestine by the
Jews will ever attain proportions which
mean a general exodus of Hebrews from
America and Europe is a question that
even the leaders hesitate to answer. In
any case the movement is an extraordinary
one, unique in history as an instance or
colonists attempting TO repeople their
mother country. Nothing could better ex-
emplify the paradox of the patriotism or
a people without a country as Israel Gang
will shows in his article in Leslie's Monthly
for December.
The artistic features of the Christmas
number of Scribner's will include an elab-
crate colored cover by Maxfield Parrish
and a f~rontispiece in color by the same
artist. drawings by Castaigne and Jessie
Wilcox Smith. reproduced in their original
colors, and snow scenes in the Adiron-
dacks by Guerin, printed In unts Wnlch
suggest the winter landscape. Another
notable art feature will be the collection or
portraits of American children from paint
ings by Sargent, Miss Beaux, kendall,
Alexander, Chase, Miss Cassatt, Thayer,
Brush, Lockwood and others.
1.-The Story of Texas" edited by c. w.
Raines, the state librarian, and magnii-
Gently Illustrated, is the most prominent
feature of the Christmas number of Pear
sons Magazine. The dramatic story Of
the Lone STAR State, its immense size.
being larger, indeed, than either
or France, and the big scale of its indus
tries, invest the subject with a peculiar
interest. The article is worth reading. An
entertaining contribution is an account OF
the journey Of an English scientist through
British Columbia. made in order TO study
the beautiful effect of moving snow waves
and drifts. Some curious photographs OF
monster snow formations resembling giant
mushrooms illustrate the article A CHRIST
mas play for children is a feature OF the
number.