The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-08


amateurish production. The short stories
OF the number by III. b. Marriott Watson,
Thomas Cobb. Jeanette Lee and others
make better reading.
The New England Magazine for Deem
Der contains story by the Novelist Frank
Norris who died recently. entitled The
Ship That Saw a Ghost" The chief feature
OF the number is an illustrated article on
the work OF Charles II. Davis, the we'll
known landscape painter.
The current issue of the World To-Day
(Chicago). besides the usual review OF the
events of the month, contains special ar
ticles on the Michopicoten region OF Lake
Superior. 'The Smoke Evil Remedied.
How to Use a Public Library. The Far
East of To-Day and over the Trans
caspian Railway"
The author of the famous poem '-Sher-
mans March to the Sea" contributes TO
the Christmas number of Harper's Maya
zine a poem entitled THE Growing or
the Cock" The author is Major ;. II.
campaign its well-known title. This poem
was written while Major Byers was inn
prisoned by the Southern forces at Column
bia. s. c.
THE Story of King Arthur and His
Knights" written and illustrated by How
ard Pyle, which began in the october num-
Der of st. Nicholas Magazine, will continue
to be feature of that periodical for sew
eral months to come. Among the contrib
utors TO the December number are those
entertaining writer's. Ruth McEnery Stuart
and Alice Caldwell Hogan. Each offers an
amusing story
The book number of the Outlook. it's date
Dec. 6, contains an interesting discussion
by number of well-known writer's on the
question OF what constitutes Americanism
in literature T. w. Higginson. Brander
Matthews Owen Wister, Hugo Munster
berg, George f. Woodbury., Edward
Everett Hale, Edward Dowden. Charles We
Kent, Hamln Garland and Grace King ex-
press opinions on the subject
Harper's Weekly OF Dec. 6 is filled with
Christmas literature and illustrations. and
is truly a holiday number. dozen or more
full-page pictures in color after paintings
by well-known artists. as many black and
white drawings. numerous short stories and
sketches and several poems. one OF them
by w. ID. Howells. all make up strikingly
attractive issue. The cover. like that or
Harper's Magazine for December, is In ini-
tation of leather.
''Summering IN Winter" is the attractive
title Of an interesting illustrated article
descriptive of the charms OF Jamaica with
which the December Era opens. THE
Bellies of Manila" another illustrated pa
per showing the characteristics. social and
physical, of the women OF the Philippines,
is worth reading. George Sands Good
win occupies several pages In discussing
the question. What Anarchy is" There
is a variety OF entertaining fiction.
The Literary Collector Greenwich. Comm
is not magazine of many pages. but all OF
them are sure to be read by any lover OF
books who chances upon a number. in
the current issue is a brief paper by The
odore L. Devinne on THE Chap-Book and
Its Outgrowths," in which he offers some
interesting lore. The rambling Reflections
of Book-Lover" are worth reading. There
ChQnter American
rooms and variety Of notes snd comment
on books.
Harper's Weekly of Dec. Is is the Christ
mas number and is a most elaborate ISSUE
1t contains one hundred pages. of which
sixteen picture pages are printed In color
and represent Christmas in many phases.
The editorial comment is omitted in this
special number. the space being filed by
| fifteen short stories by w. ID. Howells,
Mark Twain. John Kendrick Bangs. Jose
| phine Dodge Daskam, Elizabeth G.. Jor-
| dan. Roy Rolfe ellison, Morgan Robert
| son, Van Tassel Sutphen, Charles Battell
Loomis and other writer's.
"Babyhood," the standard nursery guide
| for mothers, begins with the December
number it's nineteenth volume. The issue
is full of practical suggestions concerning
the care of young as well older children.
| Prevention and Cure of Winter Colds" Is
| timely. Many questions under the heading
| OF What Ais My Baby?" are answered
| in an interesting and helpful way by the
medical editor. Such topics as Stimulating
| the Growth of the Hair, symptoms or
Ricketts," Sucking the Fist" Proper
Amount OF Food" "Contagion and Disinfec-
| ton are among them
The December number Of the Internal
tional Studio contains unusual amount
Of interesting matter, including several re-
productions in color and photogravure OF
paintings by famous artists, an attractive
article on Recent Scottish Domestic Fit
| tings and Decorations" with eight illus
| trations, and a collection of designs for
| book plates with thirty-ive illustrations.
There is also a report OF the Austrian sec
| ton of the international exhibit of deco
| rative art at Turin Lovers OF old French
a Sroa1cfions fre WIG ir s1y rue
Views OF Paris and Its Environs," pub
| lished i'm 1903
Men and Women is the title OF a new
magazine published at Cincinnati. The pur-
pose of its promoters, as explained by the
editor, s. A. Baldus, is to provide a high
class, inexpensive home journal for Catho-
lie readers. the Catholic magazines now in
| the field being high-priced and not of a
character adapted to the popular taste
The purpose. so far this first issue Is
concerned is well carried out. The con-
| tents are well chosen and OF varied charac-
ter, being mingling of fiction. serious ar
| ticles and sketches, verse, matters of house,
| hold interest etc. Among the contributors
| are John Uri Lloyd, Maurice Francis Egan
| and Louis F. Nau.
An article by the late Frank Norris In
the December number OF the Critic on
1.-The Responsibilities OF the Novelist
proves that this talented young man took
his calling very seriously. A portrait ac-
companying his paper shows him 10 have
been remarkably handsome. The Critic
| in this issue goes rather extensively into
illustrations. Among them are some strik-
ing portrayals of the work of the French
sculptor Rodin. They accompany an inter-
view with Roden. One of the features OF
the number is a study by the Rev. Percy
s. Grant OF Mary of Magdala" % played
presses himself as greatly pleased with ~.
Sympathetic and appreciative character
sketches of the late Frank Norris, the Cali
fornia novelist, and the late George Doug
las Brown. author of THE House with the
Green Shutters" appear in the December
Bookman. A discussion OF Russian writers
by Abraham Cohan throws an interesting
light upon literary conditions I'm the land OF
the Gar THE Poe Cult" Is the subject
OF a paper. number OF books are re-
viewed Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler's Fuel
of Fire" reaches its concluding chapter.
and there is a study of Disraeli hy George
s. Hellman. Chronicles and Comment
betrays the hand OF the senior editor not
entirely, IL must be acknowledged. to its