The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03

article on "Bird-nesting and Bird-nesters."
from the Cornhi1l. Other features of read
, able kind are found, including an anony-
nous and mildy-critical article on The
from the Speaker.
The Navy League Journal for August
contains articles on "Our Growing Sea
Power" and ''The Strategic and CONNER
cial Value of Our Domination of the North
Pacific" Both take broad views of the
future of the United States upon the
The graphic sketch of Paul Jones is con-
tinued and there is a vivid description of
his world-famous sea fight in the Bon
i1omme Richard against the Scraps. There
is fine picture of the Kearsarge in the
number. The League, of which this per-
iodical is the literary exponent, and whose
purpose is 10 promote the interests or the
and any citizen RENTING 81 not only be-
comes q member but receives the Navy
League Journal each month for one year
without further charge. The headquarters
of the League are at 81 Broadway, New
York.
The August international Studio opens
with an article on the work of Albert Paul
Besnard by Mrs. Frances Keyser. Besnard
is French artist, showing a considerable
English influence. particularly that of
Turner and Rossett His work ranges from
portraiture to landscape, and in almost
every medium. 1t is as a painter of horses,
however, that Monsieur Besnard claims
greatest admiration. In this field OF his art
he comes close to the great Rosa Bonheur.
Mr.. Ernest Radford contributes an article
on the lead work of s. p Bankart, which
Is richly illustrated, comprising an ex-
tremely entertaining study of this artistic
lead panelS<jn relief and garden vases fig
ure in this article, and remind that the
most unitarian thing can have its artistic
q ynro eli tick &c foil cd hy- hQ
second contributions by Winford Dewhurst
TO the consideration of "ImpresSionist
Painting, its Genesis and Development
This is fully illustrated (67 Fifth avenue)
The special features of the August num-
Der of the Review of Reviews are a char
acter sketch of the late Pope Leo XIII.
by w. I. Stead; sketch of the artist
Whistler, by Ernest Knaufft, with repro
auctions of several of Whistler's character
istic works; articles on 1.-The Present Stat
us of the American Labor Movement" by
John r. Commons and 1.-The Plight of the
English Worker" by Frank Fayant;
study of the recent German elections and
the triumph of the Socialist party, by Wolf
Won Sutherland; character sketch of M
Jaures, the present leader of the French
Socialists. by Othon Guerlac; an illustrat-
ed account of this years wheat harvest in
Kansas, by Philip Eastman, and three arti-
cles treating of the latest phases of cleo
tric-power development-on the upper Hud-
son river, in southern California and in the
State of Washington, respectively. In
1.-The Progress of the World the editor
deals with the postoffice scandals, the prev
alent mob spirit American diplomacy In
the far East, the coming changes in the
army and the principal current questions in
foreign politics.
The leading article in the August Cosmo-
poltan is Dramatic Schools and the Pro-
fession of Acting" by David Belasco. Will
liam ]. Wilgus, vice president of the New
York Central & Hudson River Railroad.
contributes an article on 'Railroading" to
the series Making a Choice of Profess
sion.' Frank Moss, in an article entitled
"A Great Public Service" deals with the
courage. determination and skill exhibit
ed by the men who have undertaken TO re-
lieve New York's poor of policy thieves.
In the same number appear "A Pound of
Meat" a description of the great meat
packing industry and the twenty-five 9TH
er industries that the. by-products help to
speare in Modern Settings by Frank c.
| Drake, and THE Romance of the Klon-
dixie" by Samuel f. Moffett. There are
| two character sketches, Meyer Gpggen-
| helm and his Seven Sons" by Edwin Le-
| fevre, and Charles Steele by c. +.
| Speare, in which the author portrays an
| excellent likeness of j. Pierpont Morgan's
partner. Several short stories add TO the
interest of the number.
Scribner's Magazine opens with a clever
newspaper-like study OF county fairs
seen in Illinois, but it is lifted above news
paper level by the drawings, reproduced in
color with all the facilities belonging to a
book publishing house and a quality of
paper that adds so much to their clearness
and makes so superior to the illustrations
of the daily press. These drawings are by
Edwin b. Child. Some drawings of remark
able merit are those by Frank Brangwin
accompanying the sketch by Hilaire Belize
entitled 1.-The Sea Fight off Ushant''-the
first sea fight between the French and the
English i'm the revolutionary war. The
| serial by John Fox, jr., 1.-The Little Shep-
| herd of Kingdom Come reaches conclu-
sion The first of two-part story by
Edith Wharton. entitled Sanctuary" has
curious resemblance in theme TO James
Lane Aliens THE Mettle of the Pasture,
| The confession made by the lover to his
sweetheart is not of the same sin, but the
| shock to the young womans sensibilities
| is much the same. The manner in which
| this young woman deals with IL will serve
| to show the difference between the mascu-
| line and feminine view on such matters. A
| poem of moderate merit. by Beatrice Han
| scom, lends itself we'll 10 Illustration ana
much is made of ii in this line. Several
short stories complete the number.
The midsummer number of the Century
contains what is really a new and novel
| feature in magazine literature, namely, an
| illustrated description of scenes I'm the
| antarctic region. The writer, Frank Will
| bert Stokes, is also the artist, and the illus
| trations, which are reproduced i'm color
| from his paintings, are striking. Another
paper, descriptive of Yellowstone Park as
| "A Place of Marvels,'' has some notable
| illustrations, though not in color. A second
| paper OH "John Wesley" is contributed by
| Prof G.. T. Winchester, OF Wesleyan Uni
| versity IAN English Game Park Is the
| subject of an interesting sketch. New
| Light on Lhassa the Forbidden City, of
Thibet, Is an article of rather unusual
| character contributed by j. Deniker, a
| writer who is said TO have devoted much
| time to the study of this little-known land.
/ There is a second installment of the letters
] written by Sir Walter Scott to Mrs.
! Hughes, being his own account OF his
| literary labors, business adversities. family
| life and last days" A special feature which
| distinguishes this number of the magazine
| is the first of a series of chapters from the
| diplomatic life of Hon. Andrew ID. White,
1 contributed by that gentleman. Both his
| experience and his literary ability qualify
1 him to be extremely entertaining, and this
| first installment rewards the readers ex-
| pectation. The fiction of the number is not
| notable but there is a clever horse story
| by the author OF "Gallops." If the dialect
| nut into the mouth of PA GLADDEN. by
| the author. Elizabeth Cherry Waltz were
| less painful and more probable that series
| OF tales, of which one appears in this issue,
| would make better reading.