The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-29
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May number and l. between Mr.. william
Archer and Mrs. cralgle (John oliver
Hobhes.) The first OF these unique CONVEX
sations was between Mr.. Archer and Mr..
Thomas Hardy.
Many women have been rcproached FOR
living for the sole object OF entertaining.
No one doubts that such an aim II petty
aud narrowing. bat Il II equally certain
that it II n woman's duty TO understand the
Irt OF entertaining and this forms the SUBJ
jcct OF an interesting article hy Lady Jeuns
in the Cosmopolitan for May.
Cleveland Monott IL telling I'm 50. Nicho-
las Magazine a series OF stories OF careers
of danger and daring In the everyday oc-
equations Of civilized lie. In the May
numbcr lust issued n a Hhivcry yet faHciu-
ating account OF the periiH Of the work
men engaged about ne new hreSs'yn
the vivldncae of the descriptions.
A Cuban view of the American admlnis-
tratlon's view Of the cuban view of inde-
pendcncc. signed by Juan Gualbcrto Gomez
president OF the conventions committee on
relations, and Endorsed by Domingo Men
dez capotc. PRECEDENT of, ne Snn"n nons,a'
delegate, ana editor or Ia Tflnnnn, az
pears IN the current Issue OF 'ohlefs
Weekly.
In Mccluro's Magazine for May appears
Capt. Alfred Dreyfua'a " story Of his
UiItNis u'hlhHaAlNH NNN AAafFiff'fff
pevil's island TO this story ~ added .
portion OF the diary kept by preyfuH on
the island, for his wife, and referred To 80
often and 80 mysterlouris In Inc lf"nnss
trial. bat never made public. These doeu-
menta are from Drcyfua's book soon To os
published.
The Worlds Work for May has two arr
tlcles which deal with tho transmission OF
electricity, one by Theodore Waters. detail
ing the rapid progress and extent OF TINS
new use of electrical power; another 10y
? Dwight r.. Woodbridge, who, ia Discerning
the great work OF Francis n. clerguc, shows
the use he has made OF a.. story ~
the difficulties which Mr. clersue met anu
conquered II a thrilling one
The MAY number or the Ledger Monthly
contains all the usual departments. THE
Cultivation of Physical Beauty" Thoughts
Affecting the Life OF a Young Girl" "A
New York Girls News and Views" How
90 Market for the Home Table, 'Cufitht
Fashion, STANDARD and penorest fat.
terms" '"The Washing of summer dresses,
Helps 10 Good Housekeeping, "louth
and Home Department. WORLDS frog
ress' and much more interesting miseei-
lany.
The greatest gathering OF young men
the new century has seen will take place
at Boston carly In the summer. when the
Young Mems Christian Association VIII
celebrate the nftIeth anniversary OF the
littIe meeting of George Williams with a
few young men I'm that city on june o. io1o'
which gave rise TO this great organiza-
ton. Leslie's Weekly OF April - con'aihs
an interesting illustrated article on the
worldwide development OF the Young Men
Christian Association, by Luclen I. war
ner, chairman of the international commit
tee.
Pa,fl Laurence Dunbar's new novel. THE
Snort of the Gods"-a striking title. by the
way-is published in full in the May num-
| Der of Lippincott's Magazine. 1t is UNI
doubtedly the best piece of fiction yet pro-
| duced by this writer. 1t is the story of a
| Southern negro who comes North 10 seek
his fortune. II is pathetic. even tragic. IN
places, but ends happily after the ZOOS
| have tired OF their sport. Lippincotts has
been publishing a series or college stories.
| The one in this number relates TO chicago
University, and is written by James WEBER
| Linn. assistant in the department or
rhetoric AT Chicago. There are other read
able short stories i'm the number.
Kate Miner Rabb, of Indianapolis. who
has a charming way of telling stories.
| shows the humor and sentiment of the
| teachers institute in her story, 1.-The In
| stitute at Glendeane," printed In the May
| Delineator. Another article In the number.
| devoted to the unromantic life or Charles
| Dickens. shows how the woman ne mar
ried was a little less 10 him than a true
mate. and how his whole life was shad-
owed over with a sense of incompleteness.
| The beautiful simplicity OF the nome IRE
| of Quakers in America is touched on very
alphabetically by Walden Eawcett. lis
day." and deals largely with the younger
element of the Quaker body.
The special features of the current num-
Der of the Review OF Reviews are a char
acter sketch OF DIR. Edward Everett Hale.
nv George p. Norris" 1.-The Steel Trust IN
the Great Lakes" by w. Frank Mcclure;
'Russia's Readiness for War" by Charles
.uN TAnn ~ 49, 80
ueI f. Morett: Funston: a Kansas Prod
uct." by James H. Garfield; Frederic Har-
rison i'm America" and Celebrations and
Gatherings of 1901: a Forecast" In The
Progress of the World" the editor reviews
the municipal elections Of the past month,
the labor disputes. developments In rail-
road consolidation, the capture Of Agui-
naldo, the Cuban negotiations and other
important events at home and abroad.
1.-TWO Bosses: Platt and Croker is the
leading article i'm Ainslee's for May. The
name of the author is not given, but who
ever he is. he seems TO understand his
subject we'll. 9TH Men that Control Our
Railroads" by Earl d. Berry. is a study
of the eight men that control the two hun
dred thousand miles OF railway IN Inc
Northend Benjamin., is a well illustrated
study of japanese life from the viewpoint
of a woman. Rubber by H j.. Arm
strong, a we'll writer account OF this enor-
NOUS industry, contains a graphic detah Oh
tbe dramatic career OF Charles Goodyear,
that NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ambitious Yankee &c
whom all ubber millionaires are In eternal
debt. Topics of the Theater Is unusually
well illustrated; and there Is a batch oil
good fiction.
Miss Mary Johnston's new story, "Au-
drew" whose first chapters appear in the
Nav number of the Atlantic Monthly.
nromises TO possess all the charm that
made her prisoners OF Hope and ITO
Have and to Hold 80 popular. The scene
~ the tale is laid In Virginia In l7Z7. II "a
htstoric I'm a sense, several historical per-
sonares appearing I'm the pages. but IL Is
woven about no special incident OF history.
Miss Johnston certainly has the story-teli-
ing faculty TO an uncommon degree. and
the eagerness with which they are received
novel of incident. the purely romantic tale,
will find welcome no matter how tired read.
ers in general may be OF the ordinary his
tcrical novel Of commerce, or no matter
what the prevailing fashion I'm acti0n may
he. The Atlantic has been especially FOR
tunate of late in securing "A good class OF
fiction.
The Eclectic Magazine for May opens
with a review OF THE Victorian Stage.
reprinted from the Quarterly Review.
which is good-tempcred and discriminating
There follows a bright and gossipy descrip,
ton Of the new House Of Commons. ~
John Foster Fraser. i'm which the personal
characteristics and political importance fl
the leading members are sketched. a
Chinese View OF the Chinese Problem 4.
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