The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-18

The book contains eight tales and is pub
lished by Houghton, Mifilin & Co, Boston.
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THE German Idea OF a Gentleman a
| the title OF a short paper in the Internal
t:onal Magazine tchlcago) for February. by
Carina Campbell Eaglesfeld What shs
| has TO say is OF interest as bearing on the
| influences OF mems minds and characters
OF their environment and political life-
The American Kitchen Magazine. pub
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j. Lincoln. a teacher Of cookery, Is one
| OF the editors. IS practical little period
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Brush and Percil. the Chicago art maya
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Is the author OF an illustrated paper treat
ing OF Charles Dana Gibson and his art
| The opening number for the new year Of
Poet-Lore Quarterly opens with tale
in verse, THE Chariot OF Fire" by James
Edgar Smith This is followed by a short
| play in four acts, by n. III. Musselnan.
1t contains much conversation and not
In inter- Of s Nature Earf Sn colonial
Poets" 'SRakspeare's Fidelity TO History
and 'Santayena on Browning" The study
| programme relates 10 Macbeth" Among
| the reviews. is one OF American poetry Of
| the past year.
The Bookman for February contains
nothing of especial interest, perhaps be-
| cause there is lull in literary activity
and writers are lying quiet waiting on their
| publishers. or looking for inspiration 10 re-
newed efforts There is a good deal OF gos-
| sip about authors and their plans-Mrs.
| Atherton, Winston Churchill. Conan Doyle,
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| Hosts of the Lord" Lafcadio Hearn's
| "Shadowings." Norman Duncaus ''The
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| Isle of Unrest"
Everybody's Magazine has begun an in
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| Dunmore contributes to IL something \
| little out of the common, being study Of
| the habits and characteristics OF a beaver
| in confinement at the Washington National
geological Garden. In Photography as Z
| Fine Art" the progress made in the art Il
| traced
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NJ. De witte. Russian minister of finance,
suddenly become object OF interest IL
Americans, will be the subject of a paper
Il
of Scribners Magazine. De Witte is re-
garded as the most powerful political man
| in the empire. Mr.. Norman has recently
returned from visit TO ST Petersburg
and writes of existing conditions. The new
| economic and industrial Russia is crea-
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his pronounced American sympathies arc
! sufficient reasons why the world. and espe
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> | recent QiSpatclpS indicate
his love for America will not be allowed by
| him to stand in the way OF Russia's inter
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Pearson's Magazine for March opens with
an illustrated article showing the curious
shapes taken by water when thrown from
a bucket to the ground. The eye hardly re.
allies these forms and their variety. Sc
quickly do they pass. but they are caught
by the camera wheeling on the Bottom OF
the Sea" is the title OF an article by c. NJ
| McGovern, which processes to give ac-
count of a tour OF submarine boat In the
| reighborhood Of New York. IL sounds as
| IL the author had allowed his Imagination
| free scope, and the reader is left in doubt
as to whether the boat described is an
actual creation or not. but the story Is an
| entertaining one nevertheless. An article
by William Douglas, superintendent OF ma
rine police of Glasgow. describes Bertillon's
| new system OF detecting criminals by ac-
| curate description 1t is system which re-
| Quires that the detective shall have studied
facial peculiarities and the features of the
| face so that he knows precisely what sort
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Bertilon method OF description Florida Is
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| 'Story-of-the-States' series projected by
this magazine. 1t is written by Earl Mays.
| and summarizes not only the past history
of that commonwealth, but its present con-
ditions. Ii is profusely illustrated. why
the Giraffe Has Long Neck is the title
| of a paper by Louis Robinson, NJ. D., in
which this and similar problems in the
animal world are answered scientifically.
| A paper on Historic Mysteries" ac-
count of the way japanese gardeners
, | manipulate the stems OF plants. making
. | them grow into grotesque shapes. and
several short stories of good quality, make
| up a very entertaining number.
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