The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-04

with each issue. Henry Francis is making
his Marie Antoinette' an excellent bit OF
history. An illustrated description Of the
Philadelphia mint and its workings Is a
feature of the number. other papers arr;
The Volcanic Activity OF the Earth, ana
"Shakespeare-Bac con Parallels. Inc ncIloh
consists OF an installment OF joel ShahuIe.
Harris's Gabriel Tolliver. ana shorl
stories by julius Gordon, cyrus IoWhseHu
Brady and others.
Mrs. Margaret Deland, author OF Old
Chester Tales and John Ward, Preach-
err" has been writing a series OF IWeh-
tieth-Century Talks TO Women for Har-
per's Bazaar, the last one appearing IN rhe
Ba2ar for August, under the uIie ny
Passing of Dora In this paper Mrs ~
land writes Of the charm Of women OF tne
Dora Spenlow type, and how they cdptlno.S
just as Dora captivated David CoppernStS
and everybody else. She contrasts heI VIZ
the more vigorous type of the girl no"
prevalent.
The Worlds Work for August is not what
its title would indicate. since its pages are
devoted to The Republic at Play" 1t is a
vacation number, with 100 Illustrations and
descriptions of places in every part or the
country where people who are able 10 20
spend their vacations. An article OF IN
usual interest is entitled West Point AFTER
a century. The Illustrations depicting the
outdoor life and instruction OF the cadet
show that the men who are made ~ofhcers
80 ~ AoNN4N ga ~ N~
work OF a soldier.
The August Cosmopolitan, unlike most
other magazines of the month, is not a
fiction number. but contains a number of
interesting articles on miscellaneous topics
The Organization Of a Modern Circus
diversions of Some Millionaires,' What
Men Like in Men" Captains Of Industry.
city Ownership of Seaside Parks" The
Soul of Mozart" and Herbert George
wills and His Work" The CAPTAINS or
Industry" Of whom sketches are given are
Rockefeller, Yerkes, Flagler, Whitney ana
Cassatt. In addition are five short stories.
The opening chapters of j. NJ. Barrie's
new serial, THE Little White Bird APP
pear in the August Scribner. 1t bears as a
subtitle, "Or Adventures in Kensington
Gardens" F.. Hopkinson Smith brings
"Ihe fortunes of Oliver Horn TO a con-
cluslon in this issue. An Italian sketch by
Edlth wharton, and a clever bit or boy
literature, THE Grandfathers of Bob by
Mary r. S. Andrews new name in maya
zine hction-are other features. The illus
tratlons, as usual with this magazine, are
admirable.
1t is a queer psychological whimsey that
serves as the basis of Rudyard Kipling's
story, Wireless in the current Scribner.
From somewhere out of space. drawn by
some occult power, perhaps, the similarity
or the earthly conditions once experienced
by the poet to those of the hapless drug
N1' NDS q NhOuShN AhdN oANt spa
Keats, and is expressed in the same met
rical form by the clerk-a wireless" mes
sage. 1t is a tale that, because of its fan
tasuc quality, Will not bear analysis, but II
would be interesting to know what sug-
gested the weird fancy to the author.
A readable article in the August Book
man is entitled the Confessions of a Dime
Novelist" 1t is in the shape of an inter-
view with Eugene T. Sawyer of San Jose,
Cal, author of that series of tales known
to dime-noyel readers as Nick Carriers
Adventures How he came to write them,
where he gets his material and what are
his processes OF work he tells Mr.. Gelett
Burgess. who reproduces the tale. Mar
guerite Merlngton in her series Of papers,
The Bases OF the Drama" treats of THE
Actor" The book reviews and literary gos-
sip are of notable variety for a dull season
number.
AS if the public had not had enough of
the Stone abduction story, McClure's Mag
azine gives Mrs. Tsilka's version of the
tale, with full details concerning the birth
of her baby. 1t is a story of which people
generally must be very tired, and many Of
the incidents here narrated had better have
been left untold. merely as a matter of
good taste. S-antos-Rumont tells how he
became an aeronaut, there is a sketch and
character study of Mitchell, the labor lead
er, and a scientific paper by Professor He'll
prin on the explosion of Mont Pelee; an
i~nstallment of Booth Tarkington's serial,
and several short stories of Indifferent
quality make up the number.
The opening article in the August Critic
is devoted to Italian Writers of To-day"
The most of these are not very well known
to the American public. An article in
which the public can hardly take much in
terest gives the views OF publishers as to
the value of book reviewing. A paper on
Edgar Allen Poe, a review of recent the
atric literature and a Sketch of Russian
Literature" are other features. A Paris
letter from Theodore Stanton contains a
fiat denial by Leon Daudet. son of the nov
elist, of the assertion made by Hughes lie
RouX in Chicago last winter that he, LIE
Roux, was really the author of La Belle
Nivernais." 1t appears that lie Roux. dur
ing the elder Daudet's lifetime was strong
ly rebuked by that gentleman for having
claimed 10 have collaborated with him in
writing the story, and that lie Roux then
admitted that there was no truth in the
assertion.
In a paper in the Atlantic Monthly for
August Edmund Gosse gives credit Ia
Stephen Phillips for a revival Of the poetic
drama. Concerning this revival he dis
courses entertainingly on the stage and its
evolution. An essay, which is really a po-
etic eulogy of the desert, is from the per
of Werner u. Reed. One Of the most enter.
tanning contribution to the number is ar
account by Martha Baker Dunn of the
way in which she came gradually to enjoy
and appreciate and be stimulated by
Browning. The writer is witty, sane anC
sensible. "B. p" with Brander Matthew'S
book, THE Philosophy of the Short Story
as a text discusses the art OF
short-story writing. Elizabeth Robin.
Pencil writes another chapter about
her cookery books. there is a pa.
per on The M~oonshiners at Home" Z
sketch Of Bret Harte, several short storie:
and as many poems-the whole making VI
a most satisfying table of contents.
The special features of the August mum.
Der of the Review of Reviews are illustrat
; ed character sketches of Ar. Balfour. the
new British premier. George Frederick
Watts, the artist chosen by King Edward
to represent his profession in the new
Order of Merit, and Senator Spooner, OF
{ Wisconsin, whose name is identified will
the most important legislation Of the las
session of Congress; an account of the
, Bloch Museum of Peace and War, recently
opened at Lucerne, with pictures; an Illus
trated study of the new methods Of rice
farming i'm the South; papers on "Industria
r and Commercial Conditions in Cuba" "Th'
: Cuban Municipality" and The New Port'
t Rican Law Codes" There is also an &C
count Of the gubernatorial campaign II
e Georgia and a genial essay on "Amenitiei
of City Pedestrians The seven-masteS
; schooner launched at Quincy, Mass, il
July. and the long-ranFe rifle just com
1 pleted at Watervliet Arsenal for the ue
Tense of New York harbor are pictured an,
i, described.
> Among the Publishers.