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The Magazines.

Edward Everett Hale. makes a plea for
''Half- Time in Schools" Prof Gillian dis
cusses 1.-The African Problem The other
articles in this number are woman as a
Political Factor by Judge Robert E Pit
man; progress in Naval Armament" by
Hobart Pasha; Friendship in Ancient
Poetry" by Principal J. c. Sharp; Her
bert Spencer's Latest Critic" by Prof. E. l..
Youmans; Over illustration" by Charles
T. Congdon; aud Restriction Of the Suf-
| frage," BY William L. Scruggs
The Atlantic Monthly for November has
the following table of contents I'm War
! Time" continued; Francesca to Paolo;"
.,Mi>tral's Nertn:" The Embryo of a Com
monwealth;" In the Haunts OF the Mocking
| Bird;" Science in Aryan Cults" Birch
more Mil" poem by Whittier; malta"
''Malice - ''Stephen DeThurst's Autobiog
raphy - ''rhe Consuming Fire" THE Last
stand of the Italian Bourbons;" DE Stnec
tute" "Aivaznfsky;" The song of SiIven-
U.S. THE Lakes Of Upper Italy; Grass,
Reimination;' The Negro Problem; :"
,'Knox's T. $. Notes " The Contributors
Glib d, partmeDt is well kept up. Notes of
Books OF the Month close the number,
The Magazine of American History for
October is an excellent number. For from
ti+piece it has fine steel engraving of Or
samus Holmes Marshall. An article on ''The
Curfosities of Invention." has the leading
place. The author is Charles Barnard. The
other articles are as follows: "Monroe and
the Rhea Letter." bv James Schouler; "A
Bit of Secret Service History" by Allan
Foreman; 1.-THE Nations First Rebellion"
H. G. Cutler; Tribute to erasmus Holmes
Marshall by William L. Stone: did the
Romans Colonize American" dr. NJ. V
Moore Original Documents
Houston on Secession-An original letter
from Gen. Houston. The special depart
ments are well filled as usual.
The Andover Review for October has con
tents as follows: Adjustment" poem by
Whittier 1.-The Function of the Christian
Consciousness" Prof. George Harris; THE
Government of America" Edward f. Hale,
ID. D.. buddhism and Christianity" VIM
NJ. Bryant; 1.-THE British Association at Mon
treal,' Principal Grant. The editorials of
this magazine are always noteworthy. and the
remaining departments are well conducted.
The November number of the Century
Magazine has for its opening article we'd
der's Accompaniment to the Song of Omar
Khayyam," finely illustrated The principal
papers OF tne nuIlUtF are :. lie Olu oeudH
Chair" The Rise of Silas Lapham;"
1.-The Chinese THEATRE" ''In November;
''The Principles and Practice Of House Drain
age;" The Song by the Barada;" 1.-The
Lost Mine,' ''Sculptors of the Early Re-
naissance - IAN Acquaintance with Charles
Reade - "The Battle of Bull Run" "Recol-
lections of q Private;" "A Phase of Social
Science;" Free Joe and the Rest of the
World" How Shall We Elect our Presi-
dents p IA Tale of Negative Gravity"
Special departments well filed with interest
ing matter.
The November Eclectic has among its
more solid articles, "Moiern Mysticism" by
W. S. Lilly; what Dreams are Made Of"
by DR.. Andrew Wilson; English Supremacy
in the East" by F. Bulkeley johnson; PRO
lection from the Workman's Point of View"
by VIM. j. Harris; and THE Darwinlan
Theory of Instinct" by G. j. Romanes. An
article by Goodwin Smith, on '.The Conflict
with the Lords" gives capital study of Il
question exciting much attention in England.
"Fiddlers Three" is pathetic story from
BlackwoOd's, and the lighter articles are full
of interest and variety.