The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-21


Bazaar and help to make its pages interest
ing.
The August fiction number of the Wom-
ans Home Companion contains five short
stories by the following well-known writ
ers: Robert Barr, Octave Thanet, Morgan
Robertson, Onoto Watanna and Louis Pen
dleton.
]. NJ. Barrie has published no fiction since
Tommy and Grizel" He has just COM
pleted new novel which will begin in the
fiction number of Scribner's. 1t is told in the
first person by a retired army officer,
crusty club bachelor, who is really most
tender-hearted man.
The Century is about TO bring forward
new Western writer in the person of Flea
nor Gates, young woman Of California,
who spent her early life in Dakota, and
who has lately written 1.-THE Biography
| OF Prairie GIRL specimen chapters of
which are TO be printed in the August,
September and October numbers of that
magazine.
Among the many interesting features Of
Good Housekeeping for August are prac-
teal instructions for preserving pears,
| peaches. plums and other fruits An illus
| trated article on old silver, a chapter
| twins, illustrated description of the in
terror Of Mrs. James Brown Potters Eng
| to household matters make up the num-
/ Der.
| The Literary Collector CNew York; for
July has for its frontispiece a portrait in
tint of Joaquin Miller. which bears
"a striking resemblance to portraits
of Tolstoi. A highly eulogistic bio
tributed by George Wharton James In
| The Reflections Of a Book Lover" the
theory that Americans are not a humorous
people is advanced and supported with
some forcib!e arguments.
Maurice Maeterlnck contributes to the
August number of Harper's Magazine a
sketch on The Wrath of the Bee" in
which he studies the occasional murderous
| attack of these amiable insects upon in
| truders. A French peasant was stung to
death by swarm of bees last spring, and
/ Maeterlfnck makes 1t the text for a very
| suggestive psychological inquiry into this
and other curious phenomena of bee nature.
| Harper's Weekly is issued in two
parts, designated. respectively, the editorial
section and the pictorial section. This ar
| rangement is designed, say the publishers,
to facilitate the family reading and in or
/ der that the literary part of the paper can
/ be read by some members of the family
/ circle at the same time that the pictures
/ and their accompanying text are enjoyed
| by others. They also proudly announce it
| as an original idea, but really did they not
! borrow the plan from the Sunday papers?
'Monsigny," by Justus Miles Forman, is
| the novelette, with which the August num-
Der of the Smart Set opens. 1t is a love
story with dramatic interest Among the
| short stories of this number is 1.-The Dead
! and the Countess" by Gertrude Anterior
| Among the other authors who contribute
| to this number are Oliver Herford, Alfred
| Henry Lewis, Guy Wetmore Carryl, Clin-
ton Scotland Anatole France, Harrison s.
| Morris. Frank Dempster Sherman, Edwin
| L. Sabin, Tom Mason, William j. Lamp
| ton. Charles Hanson Towne Ella Wheeler
| Wilcox. Theodosia Garrison, Louise Winter
| and Minna Irving.
The quarterly periodical. the Book
Lover, is we'll named. since it's quality and
character prove conclusively that it is ed
| tied and compiled by a real lover Of books
for lovers of books. The midsummer num-
| Der is full of matter dealing with things
| literary and is thoroughly entertaining.
! Among articles OF especial value is on
Rare Books" by Charles Goodspeed; a
| Bret Harte photography. a paper on Rous-
seau and an illustrated paper on bookbind-
| ings. The number is made notable by it's
| frOntspiece, which is a facsimile reproduc-
| ton in five colors of the first page of the
| Magazine Bible. The Book Lover Press,
| New York.
Robert Bars latest story of Marconi's
next invention, entitled, THE Voice in the
| Air" was the source of a deal of trouble
1 10 his New 1OTk eQllOTS- 1nlS was MT.
Bars characteristic reply to a sheaf of
letters imploring him to hurry: For no
other man would 1 stop my work at this
| moment and write this story, but when I
was a boy / grew a crop of tobacco, and
| ordered Leslie's Monthly with the money
| so L should like TO get back at Leslie's
| Monthly now. The story runs longer than
/ you wished but l won't take more off IT,
/ You didn't take cent off the price of your
/ goods when l sent my tobacco money
/ Remember that"
In the August Eclectic Magazine Max
! well Gray presents a plea, half serious.
half humorous. for 1.-The Silence of the
Novelist" especially with reference to GER
tain subjects which are treated somewhat
too frequently by the fiction writer's of the
! day. The Quarterly Review is the source
/ Of a biting criticism Of the pOeticaI work
| of Mr.. stephen Phillips. Prof. A. c. Brad
ley is the author of paper on The Re-
| students of Shakespeare will appreciate
/ There is "A View of Ibsen'' from the Con-
! temporary Review and some entertaining
! personal and domestic "reminiscences of
! Thomas Carlyle and his wife. Numerous
other articles OF interest make up a very
/ readable number.
The opening article in Parsons Maya
zine for August is the twelfth in a series
! of The Story of the States" and is de-
| voted 10 Nebraska. 1t is written by VIII
liam r. L;ghton. and is profusely illus
trated. Lord Rosebery forms the subject
| OF sketch by T P. O'Connor. the we'll
known English journalist. and the wonder
| full development and growth OF the region
| about Sault Ste. Marie within the last few
| years is described in the article Harness
| ing Lake Superior" by w. Frank Nc
| Clure and Chauncey McGovern both
| articles being fully illustrated. In fiction
/ the famous Captain Kettle" appears
| again; Ihere are a number OF short sto-
CARDS serial Is given
Among the Publishers.
Mrs. Harrison. wife or Mayor Harrison. of