The Indianapolis journal., 1902-02-28

which was awarded the third prize I'm the
recent contest rs published 10 Is by James
Gardner Slater and Is entitled The III
grimage OF WI Sin and All FAN
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for
March is a special Charleston exposition
number. and devotes thirty pages 10 pro-
fusely illustrated account OF the great
Southern fair This il the first time the
exposition has been fully treated in =
Northern publication. and the account Is
worth reading.
In iIppincott's March magazine there Is
an article on "Trappist Monks by John
Ball Osborne. from which the following
pathetic fact is quoted: Many letters
come TO the monastery announcing the
death Of relatives of the monks these are
seen by the abbot only, and at chapter ne
may simply announce: The mother OF one
OF our number is dead. let Us pray TOT her
SOUL Never 10 his dying DAY does the oe-
reaved Trappist learn that he was praying
Tor his own mother
The March Smart Set opens with nov
elette OF melodramatic character by the
Baroness Won Hutton, dealing mainly with
flirtations in which married people. men
who do not intend to marry and young
girl who Is not able TO diVest hersell OF
genuine feeling and sentiment chiefly hs-
ure- The girl is the victim. II Is an un-
pleasant tale with hothouse flavor. Sew
eral OF the short stories are OF a much pet
and well won place OF its own In the taVor
Of the public.
The Eclectic Magazine for March might
almost be described as a Maxine Gorky
number for it has an interesting biograph-
ical and critical sketch OF that literary
phenomenon by the Count de scissors. and
also translation OF one OF Maxine Gorky
most characteristic stories, ''Tchelkache-
other special features Of literary interest
include a clever paper from the Cornhnl
Magazine on Music IN Fiction. critical
sketch Of Mrs. Humphrey Ward. and an
essay on "The Best and Second Best In
Literature" which advances some highly
sensible and conservative views.
Iron and Steel. a trade journal published
in Chicago, and well known. because OF the
accuracy of its quotations on iron and steel
products, and the reliability of its editorial
expression has been sold 70 the Bruce y.
Crandan Company. publishers of two other
trade papers known as the Railway Master
/ Mechanic and The Contractor Ihe new
/ publishers. appreciating the importance OF
/ Chicago and the great middles West say
they intend 10 make Iron and Steel pub
I lication in every respect worthy OF the
/ Western section of this country, which II
more especially represents.
/ Harper's Monthly. for March, contains
the continuation of THE Deserted Nil-
/ lage," illustrated with drawings by Edwin
/ A. Abbey. r. A The initial article is
The Lineage of the English Bible" by
/ H. w. Hoare. THE Joy of Gardens, with
two fine illustrations in cOlors, Will be a
pleasure TO many. The author is julius
/ Norregard. Korea and Her Emperor Is
an up-to-date paper by Alfred Stead. The
Romance of the Koh-i-Noor" is furnished
by A Sarath Kumar Ghosh. "A Seashore
: LABORATORY" illustrated. and invisible
/ Beauty" by Henry +. Osborn, Of Columbia
University, and Marcus Reed, are interest
| ing TO scientists Fiction is represented by
/ William Dean Howells, Mark Iwaln'
Eleanor Hovt. Roy Gibson, Arthur Cotton
| and Marie Van Worst. Agnes Repplier
| writes OF THE Point OF View in Fiction
in a way likely TO make the readers OF nc-
| tion become observers.