The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-14
Current Periodicals..

Commissioner John McGaw Woodbury..
who has kept the streets of New York an
clean as Colonel waring, will describe in
| the October Scribner's how the wastes
ruppish, garbage, ashes. etc-are disposed
OF scientifically so as to bring an income
| TO the city.
In the September number of the Lamp
/ tScribner's) is a very interesting interview
with James Lane Allen. i'm which he dis
cusses literary art i'm general and the
philosophy of fiction in particular. Incl
dentaily he pays a high tribute to Amer
ican women and their work in the develops
ment of our civilization.
Any citizen may become a member OF
the Navy League by remitting 81 to head
quarters, 30 Broadway, New York: and all
members receive the Navy League Journal
without additional charge. The Navy
League is nonpartisan. patriotic organ
ization of citizens for the sole purpose OF
influencing the building of a navy suffi-
GENTLY powerful TO protect our rights II
invaded.
The Burr Mcintosh Monthly for Sep
tember is yachting number. prominence
being given to a portrait OF Sir Thomas
Upton and to views of the yachts, etc. Por-
traits of number of naval and army Of
hcerS are also a feature of the number.
There is the usual variety of panel por-
traits OF pretty actresses A color print,
"A Future Commodore" is admirable.
worth preserving.
Impressions Quarterly, a beautifully
printed little magazine published In San
Francisco by Paul Elder & Co., is evidently
made the mouthpiece of group of thinkers
who have views of their own on art litera-
ture and life. Some of these views are
worth while. "A Dream of School in
Utopia contains some educational ideas OF
interest, If not of value. An essay urging
the teaching of children TO love beauty for
beautys sake, which is quite another thing
from teaching art" is a forcible presenta-
tion.
The Literary Collector Greenwich, Comm
contains an interesting account OF a library
owned by a resident of Paterson. n. J.,
which is remarkable for its collection OF
rare books and documents Concerning a
Certain Affectation OF the Great" is an
amusing little essay in which the writer
gibes at the pose OF the great" meaning
great authors who grow indignant over
the requests of autograph collectors. Other
papers are "On the Question of an Ameri-
can photographed Society,"" "Pibliomania
in New York Thirty Years Ago" and a
London photographed letter.
The opening article of the International
Studio discusses the work of a learned
Spanish painter, Ignacio Zuloaga, by Henri
Frantz There is a glamour about the
Spanish School Of Art which makes study
of it peculiarly interesting. Another article
deals with the work of Mr.. G. f. Watts,
found amongst the portraiture hanging
upon the walls of Holland House Law
renee Bnyon has a critique on the exhibi-
ton OF drawings by the old masters at the
British Museum, beautifully illustrated
with several fine plates in tint and color
The number closes with the usual studio
talk from all the world over. showing vari--
Gus remarkable exhibits In the arts and
crafts from the European countries.
The autumn number of the Book-Lover
is mine of good reading about books and
their makers and the matters OF the liter
airy world in general. The list OF contents
is too long for recapitulation, but here are
a few of the themes taken at random:
'Chaucer as Booklover," 'The Romantic
Twentieth Century" AT Oscar Wilde's
Grave, Forgotten Southern Authors" "a
Chapter in the History of Paradise Lost"
Books Once Owned by Napoleon" "How
Great Minds Jump" "Hallucinations of a
Booklover' and Samuel Pepys's Library
There is memorial sketch of Frank r.
Stockton and some "reminiscences of Bret
Harte. This magazine is to keep on
the library table for frequent reference
1T is published at 80 East Twenty first
street, New York.
The Delineator for October is conspicuous
for general excellence and for the attract
iveness of the fashions portrayed. The
newest fabrics and latest millinery are also
illustrated. and the novelties and fancies
in trimmings and accessories pictured. The
literary department of this magazine is
of excellent character. 1.-THE Evolution of a
Clubwoman,' a serial story by Agnes Sur
bridge, which begins in this number treats
of the woman's club-and promises to be
extremely interesting. 1t is an autobiog-
raphy-a story of fact. There is a story
well illustrated. of adventures There are
two or three interesting short stories, a
paper on the science of lily growing. a
cooking article and the plan of an ideal
suburban dwelling. The children's depart
a M IL nd
tertaining matter, the former including a
sewing lesson.
The North American Review for Septem-
Der opens with series of estimates of the
life and character OF the late Pope Leo by
a number of ecclesiastics, Archbishop
Ireland leading. Among the others are the
Rev. Leighton Coleman, bishop of Della
ware, and the Rev. Washington GLADDEN..
"The Problem of the Balkans" is discussed
by A l.. Snowden. formerly United States
minister to Greece, Roumania and Servia.
Joseph Pennell writes about the late James
Mcneil Whistler and insists that although
he lived in London he was always. i'm spir-
it, thorough American. Other papers
are: British Naval Progress" "Why the
Panama Route Was Originally Chosen
Rival Systems and the Malayan Peoples
The Ideal. OF a University" How Shak-
speare Learned His Trade" THE Anti
Saloon League. "Lefthandedness and Left
sidedness the latter by Cesare Lombroso--.
and 'the Hour-Glass-a Morality" by w
b. Yeats. Mr.. Henry James's serial "The
admirers as the best of his recent produc-
tiOnS.