The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-04

American game by John s Wise: charac-
ter sketches OF the late Bishop Whipple
and Dr. D. X. PearsOns. the generous giver
10 the small colleges of the country, an
Illustrated article Fiction Read and
illustrated survey of American History
and Biography in 1901 by William y.
Shaw: and brief exposition of Some
Changes in Publishers Methods.
The complete story in Lippincott's Maya
zine for November is The Anvil" by R. V
Risley. 1t is a story of young man who
dreamed a dream. a solitary. selfish. ideal
istc dream, till youth was past. then loved
and sacrificed his happiness and that of
the girl who loved him because, though
true and brave. she did not meet the full
requirements Of the ideal standard he had
set out to follow. 1t is no doubt true to
life but none the less somewhat SAD and
unsatisfactory Titled Authors OF the
Eighteenth Century" by Austin Dobson, is
worth preserving for reference by those
who not supplied with the books and
data of that intellectual period. "Petticoat
Politics." by Anne Hollingsworth Wharton,
is a recital of the Eaton episode OF Andrew
Jackson's administration, with addltonai
matter pertaining to the personality or
Mrs. Jackson, the Presidents wife. In
| Bulbs" by Eben T.. Rexford, who is con-
sldered an authority on subjects connected
with flowers, directions are given now TO
grow bulbs in the garden and house. just
| now is the time for lovers of bulbs 10 need
4
| OF Nature" by Richard Herrick; In on
the Ground Floor" by Caroline Lockhart;
The White Counterpart" by Paul Lau-
renee Dunbar; Friendship, by Louis
| Zangwill, and Peter and Number Six by
Francis Churchill Williams. The contents
are, as usual, of fine literary flavor and of
| varied character, combining entertainment
and information.
| Besides the article by Sydney Brooks,
mentioned elsewhere, the Atlantic Monthly
| for November contains number of I'M
usually interesting contributions. In THE
| Solitude of Nathaniel Hawthorne" Paul
| Elmer More offers sympathetic study of
! the character and mental processes of the
great author Daniel Webster is the sub
! ject of a well-considered paper by Samuel
| w. Mccall. In THE Mississippi Valley Or
ganized" James X. Hosmer talks of the
social, political, but particularly the indus
| trial, development of that region and the
need of closer commercial understanding
| between the different districts composing
| bilities. In the concluding lnstallment or
| his "Reminiscences of a Dramatic Critic
| Henry Austin Clapp writes of Salvini;
Adelaide Nelson, Madame Janauschek and
a number of later stage celebrities. While
/ Mr.. Clapp does not think highly of present
| theatrical development, he thinks better
! day for the drama and theater In America
! is about to dawn, the public being prepared
to demand it and the actors ready TO adapt
| themselves to new conditions. other con-
tributions are I'm Argonne.n a BIZ OF
| Modern Murder Trials and Newspapers.
| The last mentioned treats of the part taken
by' newspapers and newspaper reports In
| unearthing crime. While he considers that
some abuses grow out OF this participation
| in official duties, he believes that on the
whole it strengthens the influence OF our
courts and does more good than harm. An
installment of Miss Johnston's Audrey
| and two three short stories make up the
| fiction OF the number
Notable articles in the November Century
! are "A Retrospect of American Humor.
by w. p Trent, professor Of English litera-
ture in Columbia University, and 1.-THE
Dirigible Balloon of N. Santos-Dumont,"
by Sterling Heilig, this article, with illus
| trations, occupying twelve pages. The
Legend of the White Reindeer" by Ernest
Seton-Thompson. with pictures by the
| author, tells how Norway was saved by the
white reindeer, who, maddened by a savage
blow from his driver, "the creature who
so nearly sold his country, whirled off the
road and with blood-shot eyes, madly
! steaming, careered up the rugged ascent
up to the broken stormy Hoifjeld, mount
ing the hill as a petrol mounts the rollers,
skimming the flats a fulmar skins the
| shore, followed the trail where his
mother had first led his tottering steps.
| Faster than man beast could follow-up,
! up and on. There every sign and
trail was wiped away by the drifting storm,
| Morse folk awoke as from horrid night
mare. Their national ruin was averted;
! there were no deaths, for there were 40
! proofs, and the tale bearers strife was
ended. 1.-The Settlement Of the West; a
! Study in Transported ton" by Emerson
Hough, with pictures by Frederick Reming-
| ton, is the beginning of a series. THE AS
sassination of Kings and Presidents" by
| j. NJ. Buckley, LII. D., is both historical
and didactic John d. Long, secretary of
! the navy, recOunts Some Personal Charac-
| Gregory aims good-humored satire at "Our
Foolish Virgins" and Charlotte Harding
picturesque attire: The stories are Mr.
Applebys Vote" 1.-THE Indiscreton of John
Henry" the conclusion of ''Trent's Trust. "
by Bret Harte; 1.-TWO Little Tales by
Mark Twain, and "Barbarossa," a dra-
matte sketch in four parts, by Cyrus
| Townsend Beady. This. the first part, in
dicates striking and tragic developments.
Sydney Brooks an English writer, con-
tributes to the Atlantic Monthly a paper
dealing with the distrust and dislike fel,
by Europe for the United States and the
recent growth Of this feeling because OF
aggressive trade competition. There is. he
says, distinct anti-American sentiment
which will be an anti-American movement
whenever a practicable plan suggests it.
sell. AT present statesmen and economist Is
are at sea. only one, NJ. Paul Leroy-Beau-
lieu, believing possible an economic ALI
ance of all Europe and the forming of pro-
tective trade treaties. Meanwhile" Mr.
Brooks says, 1.-The United States has nc
friend in Europe. Americans, / know hate
TO think that they not beloved, and
wrapping themselves up in sentiment and
tradition, refuse as long as possible to face
the plain facts of international life. Some
times 1t ceases to be longer possible. Some
times, as in the Spanish war, the veil is
torn aside, and then nothing can surpasS
the ingenious surprise of the average
American on finding that the France oil
Lafayette is not necessarily the France OF
to-day; that England has no thought OF
hitting out another Alabama; that Ger
many, instead of being a benevolent neu
trail, seems strangely waspish; and thai
even Russia can actually so far forget the
dear old past to drop hints Of coalitions
and point with bewildering tactfulness tC
the unfortiied state of the Pacific coast
Then for a lucid interval does America
realize that ii is not quite safe always tC
judge the present by the past" Mr.
Brooks dwells at considerable length on tn,
European opinion of the Monroe doctrine
TO Europe he says, that edict is the
most domineering mandate since the days
of imperial Rome. Ii is an abridgment Of
his neutral rights, enforced he regards
the matter simply i'm the interests Of the
dog in the manger. The United States viii
! neither take South America for herself mol
! let any one else take IL" The article as
a whole is well worth reading. though not
likely to add to American self-complacency
Among the Publishers.