The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02
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Somebody has recently RENTED to The
Worlds Work for ten years subscription in
advance because he knows he wants 1t
Harper & Brothers announce that Howard
Pyle has been exclusively retained by them
to contribute all his illustrative work in
color, or black and white, to Harper's Mag
azine during 1904. The arrangement begins
with the Christmas number, which VIII
be especially sumptuous in illustration.
The announcement in the November Nc
Clure's that Miss Tarbell will again take
up her History of the Standard Oil Conn
pany'' in the December number will inter-
est many who have followed the first series.
1t is announced that Miss Tarbell will end
her series with a character sketch OF John
ID. Rockefeller-this will be a great docu-
ment.
The editorials in wilshire's Magazine for
November are on "Chamberlain's Resigna-
tion." Can Capitalism be Pr~olonged?' 1.-The
Sequel to a Modern Romance Chat Of the
statesman and orator Lasalle and the beau
tiful and fascinating Princess Racowitz),
and 'Munich-A Prophecy" Other articles
are The Growth of Municipal Ownership"
The political Side of the Labor Movement"
"The God of Gold" "Gorky'' and Rest"
An interesting feature of book-seuing is
that there always seems to be room for a
l1CW llL VI Il II III III
and sagacity of the lower animals. An
other candidate for favor in this field has
just been prepared by Arthur H. Miles. and
is to be published under the title of "1,001
Animal Anecdotes" One of its strongest
claims for attention is based on the fact
that 1t is to contain a very great number
Of excellent Illustrations in black and
white. 1t will be published by the Fred
erick A Stokes Company, New York.
Casper Whitney's "Sportsman's View
Do;,t, - nHti,~ L,z - l. Att ~oo,xh
with amateurism and professionalism in col
lege sport, trotting and pacing records made
with wind shield and many other vital SUBJ
jects. The outdoor men and women
sketched this month are Stewart White,
Capt. Charles Barr and Foxhall Keene.
Dan Beard tells us how TO build simple and
attractive gateways for country houses
and William c. Harris tells anglers how to
know pickerel and relates some remark
able catches of his correspondents.
John Lane will publish such literary and
artistic remains of Aubrey Beardsley as
have not hitherto appeared among the art
lists works. These will appear in a volume
entitled Under the Hill and Other Essays
in Prose and Verse. Including His Table
Talk" Besides the ballads, verses, ETC., in
dicated in the title. the volume will con-
tain two letters from Beardsley, and, in
the form of a publishers note will be
a few "reminiscences by the publisher, who
was a personal friend of the author. TIL
DOOh Viii De lully Illustrated With the
artists work.
Country Life in America for November
contains as it's leading feature a beautifully
illustrated description Of Mr.. Spencer
Trask's estate near Saratoga, N. Y. The
article on the training of hunting dogs
will appeal to all sportsmen who love
shooting, and the account OF the building
of a small country house on an abandoned
farm in New Jersey is of special interest to
the jewellers in cities. There is, also, a
story of the John Bartram home near
Philadelphia, an historical spot which has
recently been taken over by a society which
proposes to preserve 1t.
OF unusual value and interest In the No
vember St. Nicholas will be a discussion
by James NJ. Dodge, president of the
American Society OF Mechanical Engineers,
OH THE Money Value OF Training" The
article gives the cream of an address de-
livered by Mr.. Dodge at the annual COM
mencement of the Williamson Trade School,
CT Philadelphia, in March,. 1903. Mr.. Dodge
offers suggestions and statistics of value not
only to those interested in mechanical pur-
suits, but to every American boy who ex-
poets to work for his living. or who is am
bilious to achieve a successful career,
whether on individual lines or as an en-
ployer In some great industry.
The principal features of the November
number of the Review of Reviews are an
article on Men and Issues of the New
York City Campaign" illustrated with por-
traits of the various personalities concerned
by Erwin Wardman, editor of the New
York Press; an illustrated article on The
Nations Print Shop and Its Methods" by
j. D. Whelpley; an illustrated account of
the October maneuverS of regulars and
militia at Fort Riley, Kansas, by Philip
Eastman; a description of the new Spring
field rife by Charles j. Leach; a letter by
the Russian minister of the interior. NJ. De
Plehve, in defense Of Russia's policy in
Finland: and a comprehensive article on
"Radium and Its Wonders" by George +.
Kunz, the expert in mineralogy. There is
also an account of the movemen In Japan
writing and printing. by Stanhope Sans,
and an illustrated description Of Calves
toms Great Sea Wall"
The opening pages of the Bookman are
full of unusually interesting literary gos-
new and old, with something about their
| work. Ar interesting contribution has far
it's title Charles Reade's Opinion of Him
self and of George Eliot" By the way,
the frequent appearance Of Charles Reade's
name in recent periodicals suggests a prob
ability that he is being revived prelim-
mary to bringing out new editions of his
works. Certainly a revival is his due, the
wonder being that his novels were ever
allowed to drop into the background, so
superior are they in dramatic interest and
literary workmanship to most current
1907 on Prison Journalism has a pa
thetic interest Many admirers of Kipling
who have resented the fippant criticisms
of his recent work will be pleased with
what Harry Thurston Peck says of him in
this number.
Among the Publishers.