The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-29

a Garden" The illustrations are, as usual,
admirable specimens of Photographic art.
Town and Country, a weekly magazine.
founded on the old Home Journal estab-
lshed by N. p. Willis and George p. Nor
ris. is a new candidate for public favor.
II Is published in New York and its leading
feature Is town and country calendar of
society, theaters and sports, with especial
attention to the smart set of the metrop-
oils. Apart from this local record, it's lit
erary features and illustrations are of good
quality and of general interest.
The October issue of the Cosmopolitan
gives its first page to an article entitled
Alexander Hamilton" by the late John
Fiske, which is as full Of interest as IL this
statesman were not constant theme of
essayists and biographers, to say nothing
Of novelists. W. T. Stead tells Of the "Coro-
Industry" is a series of short biographies
OF such men as Prick, of the Carnegie
works; Mankind in the Making" What
Woman's Ideals FALL" are the titles of
other articles Several short stories add to
the interest.
The Woman's Home Companion for Oc-
tober contains an interesting account, by
Edward B. Clark. of the "old fiddlers' con-
test" held some time ago at Terre Haute.
The author says very truly that lit is a
matter of regret to the lover of things prim-
tive that there Is a disposition to make
show of these old-time fiddlers' contests.
Their proper settings are the little hotel,
the few houses and the great trees at the
crossroads The fear is that the cities will
rob the contests of their simplicity, and
thus destroy their chief charm Another
feature of this number is an historical and
descriptive sketch of the Western College
for Women at Oxford, o.
The Pilgrim. new and attractive Illus
trated monthly, is published at Battle
Creek. Mich, and edited by Willis j. Abb
bott. 1t offers variety of interesting
reading matter from well known authors.
In the September issue is the first of a
series of articles on palmistry contributed
by Nellie Simmons Meier, of Indianapolis.
Mrs Meier, an extremely clever and intel
the study of this fascinating science as a
pastime, but found 1t of such interest that
she pursued IL seriously and is now recog-
nized as an expert and an authority. thus
making what she has to say on the subject
of especial value to those who have a lean
ing to the occult.
A new weekly is Brandur Magazine (why
"Brandur" is not made KNOWN, published
in New York and edited by Orlando j.
Smith, president of the American Press AS
ISOLATION. 1t contains half a dozen short
stories and a number of brief signed arti-
cles on a variety of topics. Its purpose
seems mainly to be the presentation of
class of literature are asked for. 1t is
we'll printed periodical and has what to
many persons is a special attraction-that
of an absence of illustrations. Among the
contributors TO the first issue are Cyrus
Townsend Brady, Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Tom Mason. Clara Morris, Gilmore Elliot
Peake, Julian Hawthorne, James L. Ford
and John Gilmer Speed. $50 Fifth avenue.
Mrs. Humphry Wards serial. Lady
Roses Daughter" continues to be the CEN
trail point of interest in Harpers Maya
zine. Unlike the most of this authors
novels. which begin better than they hold
out. this story sustains its interest well.
The short stories of this October number
are also of uncommonly good quality
The magazine opens with an account OF
"Amana," the prosperous religious COM
munity of Iowa. Prof. Woodbury. offers an
entertaining paper entitled The Knicker-
booker Era OF American Letters" well
written article on Monte Carlo. a botanical
Definitions of Electricity" and Some Let
ters of Bret Harte" are other contribu-
rions; The poems OF the number have a
gether the number is highly satisfactory.
Christys illustrations for Mrs. Wards
story are in color and very effective.
Those who appreciate the best reading
are certain to have the Atlantic Monthly
on their list of magazines. Its attraction
is in its literature. not pictures, and that
attraction seems TO hold year in and year
out. The October number contains more
than twenty articles. touching wide va
riety OF topics. but each bearing evidence
OF the wide information and the ability
or the writer. The first article, "A Study
In Local Option by Frank Foxcraft a
lfe-iong newspaper writer. treats of a
subject that Is now attracting much at
tention In States In which prohibition is a
partial failure. The value of Mr. Foxcrafts
paper Is that he is a prohibitionist so far
as ms vote goes, but his observation has
convinced him that the better method of
dealing with the liquor traffic is to have
the people In every city decide at each
election whether they will have prohibition
or nigh license for a limited number OF
saloons. An exceedingly interesting article
Is Russia, which, if the reader accepts
IL as fact, Will cause many 10 change their
views regarding the rule OF that autocratic
government and OF the people generalIy
Such articles follow as Limitation 10 the
Production of Skyscrapers" "a KnightIy
Pen, referring to George Meredith sThe
Sound of the AK" Moral Hesitations of
the Novelist" Gardens and Garden-
craft Edward Atkinson's paper, entitled
'Commercialism." is defense of the
money making drift of the period. COM
pared with militarism. Among the poems
OF the number lis one by Meredith NichoI-
son. entitled Wide Margins
Ainsiee's Magazine. from the beginning
distinctive and original. has nearly doubled
in size-though only advancing from 10 to
Is cents In price-and has taken on some