The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-11-30

The December number of the Forum contains
an article on 1.-THE Government of American
Cities" by Andrew ID. White, wherein he shows
that the weakest point of American government
is IN the management of municipal affairs;
Jules Simon, of the French Senate, contributes
an article on "The Stability of the French Re
public;" President Eliot, of Harvard, writes
of Family Stocks in a Democracy" - an
essay in which he maintains that demo-
cratic society is more favorable for
the founding and maintenance of sturdy and
enduring families than aristocratic society.
President w. A. Martin, of the Royal Tung
Weng College, China, writes about the supposed
danger of China's competition with Western
nations Representative Springer publishes re-
suits of the census, some of which have not be-
fore been made public, showing the ratio of the
increase in population in cities and in rural dis
tricts in several parts of the country. Another
notable article ls on THE Humanites," and IS
from the pen of Maj. j. w. Powell, of the Geo
logical Survey.
The December arena celebrated the opening
of its third volume by appearing in handsome
new cover of pearl-gray background, printed in
deep blue and silver. The table of contents will
delight intelligent readers. The frontispiece is
fine portrait of Count TolstoI made from
photograph. The opening paper is on 1.-THE
Christian Doctrine of Non-resistance," and en-
bodies the views of Count Tolstoi and Rev. Adm
Ballou rs set forth in an extensive correspon-
ably shows the real attitude of Count Tolstof on
thsquestion more clearly and foreibly than any
thing else he has written. Rev. Minot j. Savage
contributes delightful paper entitled "Then
and Now" Professor N. S. Sha 'er appears in q
strong paper on 1.-The Nature of the Negro" A.
@. Wheeler writes in a brilliant critical paper of
the late Dion Bouccicault. President E. b. An
drews, of Brown University, writes ably on
"Patriotsm and the Public Schools" Among the
other contributors are Gen. Marcus j. Wright,
Mabel Hayden, II. It. Tertune, and Victor Yarros.
"A Woman's Trip to Alaska is the title of q
volume of travels which the Cassell Publishing
Company will issue in few days. The woman
who made the trip is Mrs. Septima NJ. Collis the
wife of Gen. @. II. II. Coils, of New York. Gen.
W. II. Sherman, who knows the greater part of
the country described, was allowed by Mrs.
Coils to read the proof sheets OF her book, and
he is most enthusiastic ia his praise of its accu-
racy and the agreeable manner in which it is
written. He declares it to be one of the most in
terestng and fascinating volumes he has ever
read.
The Cassel Publishing Company announce the
publication of 1.-The Shadow of Roger Laroque,"
by NJ. Jules Mary. 1t was from this story that
the thrilling drama of Roger lie Honte," in
which Mr.. William Terriss starred through this
country, was taken. Itis said to be one of the
most remarkable novels of the day.
The j. C. Cupples Company, of Boston, will
soon issue very dainty holiday book entitled
"Aunty's Elhu Land" tits a collection of fairy
stories, or rather the combined histories OF
three children who had most strange adventures
in the land of the little folk" They are writ
ten by Mrs. Maria Hildreth Parker, and are
illustrated by Hermann ID. Murphy.