The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-16
CURRENT PERIODICALS.

The Cooking Club is the name of a neat
little monthly dealing with foods. cooking
and culinary economies, published at Co
shen, Ind, by Mary Starr and Adella c.
Starr. 1t Is edited with intelligence and
care.
The photogravure representing Emersons
"Old Manse" that forms the frontispiece
Of the current issue of the Booklover is
picture worth having. There is much EN-
erson matter in the number. besides the
usual variety OF literary miscellany.
The May issue of the Bookman contains
the opening chapters of George Barr Nc
Cutcheon's new story. THE Sherrods." 1t
Is a tale quite unlike his earlier books,
"Graustark' and Castle Craneycrow."
and deals with American life of to-day.
The May Atlantic contains the last Of the
selections from the autobiography of Mr..
Trowbridge which are to appear In that
magazine. This concluding installment,
and Longfellow, is In many respects the
most interesting of the series.
Arthur Schneider's story of his acquaint-
ance with the Sultan of Morocco is an en-
PERTAINING contribution to the May Century
A paper that farmers will read with
interest Is w. S. Harwood's account Of
the economic experiment of 500 Iowa farm
ers. There is some readable miscellany
In the number.
The International Studio opens with an
article, the first of a series, on impress
sionist Painting: Its Genesis and Develop
ment." The writer speaks Of 1t as "a pow
erful method Of work." Painted Endm-
els is the subject Of another paper. An
account CT a London arts and crafts ex-
petition is interesting.
The May number Of the New England
Magazine opens with two admirably
ebration Of the hundredth anniversary, May
Is, of Emersons birth. The first is entire
ly devoted to that subject and the second
shows the great philosophers relations to
the transcendental movement
Pittsburgs type OF municipal corruption
differs from the methods that have dis
tinguished, or. rather. disgraced Minneapo-
lis and St. Louis, and Lincoln Stenens tells
about 1t In forcible way in the May Nc
Clure. Miss Tarbell adds another striking
chapter to her history of the Standard OIL
Company. The number contains some good
fiction.
The Red Book is the title Of a new month
ly devoted to the publication of short
stories 1t has some very good names
among it's contributors-Morgan Robertson,
Gen. Charles King and Cy warman, for
instance-and promises to do its part in
appeasing the popular hunger for this class
Of fiction. 1t is published by the Red Book
Corporation North American building, Chi
cago.
The New York Automobile, though a
trade publication, is worth mention In this
column because of the pra ctical informa-
ton il contains concerning the horseless
vehicle The issue of April IS contains
descriptions of many different varieties OF
the machines, so detailed and clear that
anyone meditating a purchase may easily
decide which is best suited to his especial
needs.
"Mr. Desmond, U. s. A is the subject of
a new serial story by John Coulter begun
in Conkey's Home Journal for May. Mr..
Coulter was war correspondent for many
years. and army officers who have served
in the West will recognize hundreds of IN
cidents which Mr.. Coulter has woven into
his story. A clever romance runs through
1t in which Mr.. Desmond the son of a
colonel. is used by the author to expose a
great many army practices which are not
supposed to be known TO the public.
Abbey's Illustrations of king John" in
the May Harper are fascinating. One turns
again ard again to the weird figure of the
king, which, in spite OF its repellant quail
ity, carries with it the force OF portrait
Admirers of Margaret Deland's stories will
welcome the first of a new series Of .'Oid
Chester tales which appears in this issue
Ralph Waldo Emerson, who figures in all
liz this one by Hamilton Wright Mabie
The fiction of the number is varied and OF
good quality.
The complete novel in the May Lipptn-
| colts Magazine Is by George Gibbs II IL
| called THE Love of Monsieur" and fol-
lows the path made to public favor by
| Mr. Gibbs's first novel. "In Search of Mad
| emoiseIle." THE Love OF Monsieur" Ia a
| high-born English beauty Of the dicine
| and duelling days of King Charles She
| Is heiress to a great fortune whose real
| heir has been lost OF course, this Ia mon
| sieur a splendid French adventurer on sea
| and land. who escapes on a buccaneer into
| the Spanish main and wins his lady from q
| gang OF mutineers. II Is full Of action and
adventure
| The first issue OF the Monthly Review,
entitled the National Civic Federation.