The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-27


colt is sprightly tale by Elizabeth Duer.
entitled 1.-The Green Dragon" There are
short stories by Marion Harland. William
lie Quex, Churchill Williams and others.
Maud Howe has readable paper on Ia
ther Kneipp and His Cure
Harper's Bazaar opens for August with an
illustrated sketch by Rebecca A Insley, for
merly of Indianapolis, descriptive of street
Arabs i'm London. Miss>Daskam's Memoirs
of Baby still continue. but have forced
humor that makes them rather hard read
ing. The fashion and household departments
are unusually full.
Parsons Magazine for August contains
eleven short stories. Among the special arti-
Giles is a most interesting one on the build
ing of the Panama canal, a part of which
| the Journal reproduced few days ago by
| permission of the publishers. Other con-
| tributions are: Weber & Fields. LII. D.
| by John-a-Dre ams How TO Improve Your
| Game of Lawn Tennis" by a veteran play
er. and "Photographing Invisible Ripples."
by Herbert &. Eye.
Good Housekeeping for August opens with
a humorous sketch by Carolyn Wells. enti-
tied "a Literary Luncheon" There is a
talk about the Family Horse."a folklore
J tale telling why the mosquito hates smoke,
and a story of queens outing. Gelett
Burgess has humorous drawing: In addi-
! ton to these features are number Of the
practical papers for which this magazine IS
! noted on domestic and social problems. 1t
is an excellent number.
Everybody's Magazine for August has
| been fortunate enough to secure an article
on Pope Leo's possible successor from
| the pen OF Marion Crawford He gives
Italian cardinals and his estimate OF their
| chances for election to the pontificate Mr.
| Crawford's long residence in Italy anG the
| fact that he is Roman Catholic. also the
| possibility that he may be chosen as this
late Pope's biographer. make what he says
| of especial value. Everybodys, always one
| of the best of the low-priced magazines, has
greatly improved under its new manage
ment. The current issue Is a mine OF good
reading.
The general contents Of The Critic for
August show even more than the customary
variety and include such articles The
Young Man in Fiction" by G. X. Chester
ton: stranger tllan Fiction" by JACK
London; Charles and Mary Lamb" by
! William Archer; Paul Verlaine," by Fran
els Grierson; Maurice Hewlett as Poet. =
by Milton Bronner, and an exclusive illus
trated interview with NJ. Maurice Maeter-
linck apropos his latest play "Joyzelle,
from the pen of The Critics Paris corre-
spondent, Mile Grace Corneau. The initial
article i'm the number is devoted TO the
Pope's life In the Vatican. This extended
paper written by the Italian CORE
spondent and man-of-letters, Signor haf-
| faelle Simboli.
Magazine appears in a dainty holiday cover
and with table OF contents to correspond.
Like several other August periodicals, its
space is given up largely to fiction, and Of
this it offers an excellent variety, Alice
Brown, Robert W. Chambers. Margaret De-
land, Mary L. wilkins Freeman, James
Branch Cabell, Arthur Cotton and Marie
Van Worst being the notable list OF con-
1.-The LUXURY of Children" is by Edward
S. Martin. Subjects of other papers are
The Republic of Vermont" aYacn ..1, at at
Nature" How Bismarck Retired and
Foreign Words in English Speech" The
Illustrations in the number are stri1ng'
and the drawings of children by Sarah >.
Stillwell and Charlotte Harding.
To depict children as they are requires
literary art of fine quality. and success is
oftener missed than not. 1t is missed by
May Kelsey Champion in THE Method OF
Charles Stuart York." in McClure's Maya
zine for August. The probabilities are
greatly exceeded and the impression Is
given that the writer never drew her pic
ture from life. Other stories in the number
are by Mary r. S. Andrews, John McAuley
Palmer George Hibbard. Stewart Edward
| White James Weber Linn. George Barr
McCutcheon. Doane Robinson, In "A Side
light on the Sioux" tells a story of some
good Indians who are not dead, but liv-
ing and deserving or a reward Tor theif
good deds Lincoln Steffens contributes a
sketch of Jacob A Riis. Henry Harland $
serial my Friend Prospero, has much
of the grace and charm Of THE Cardinal $
Snuffbox" and other of the authors later
stories.
The August Worlds Work Is the annual
educational number. Mr.. Booker T. Wash
ington in 1.-THE Successful Training OF the
Negro tells for the first time the results
of his work at Tuskegee Institute Presi-
dent Eliot, of Harvard. explains The New
Definition OF the Cultivated Man. Presi-
| dent Hyde, of Bowooin. recounts The Ed
| ucational Progress of the Year, ana Pres
| ident Taylor, of Vassar, shows what is be-
. | ing done in his field of work In The Edu'
cation of Women" Three problems or com
| mon school education are discussed by ex
: perts and pointed with SPECIFIC stories. Pro.
fessor NJ V. o Shea In The Right Physica
| start i'm Education" shows how medical ex
| animation is helping detective children; Mr.
C. H Poe in Farmer Children Need Farm
| or studies sets forth advantage gained bs
giving country children the training the,
l need and Or. William j. Shearer relate.
his success in regarding schools so as x
, keep children of equal ability always 10
> pether Professor Frederick j. Turner de
tails in Democratic Education In the Mid
r die West what is probably the best edu
cational system in the world.
Among the Publishers.
Molly Elliot Seaweil is writing Severa