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NEW PUBLICATIONS.
The .sForumr for February.

H u k0E cUFudEys
In the Forum for February will APP
pear an article on the Ethics of Prop
erty, by W. s. Lilly, the English
essayist, who explains in what the
ownership of property consists, and
the necessary moral obligations that
it carries with it. He condemns the
law of merciless competition as in
human, because it leaves out person
atty and is essentially unjust; and he
argues that morality in business
affairs required some system of c o
operation in place of the present
competition.
Another article will be on Americas
Fourth Centenary, by General
Francis A. Walker, who was Chief of
the Bureau of Awards of the Phila-
delphia Exposition in 1876. General
Walker points out what a great
Worlds Fair should be, and how the
opportunity to make n in 1892 is
greater than any preceding oppor-
tunity enjoyed by any people, and its
possible effects, not only on the
trade, but on the politics and social
institutions of the world.
Key Notes from Rome, by Henry
Charles Lea, is an argument to show
the fallacy of the declarations made
at the recent Catholic Congress in
Baltimore. Mr. Lea maintains that
situations may easily arise where q
Catholics obligations to his Church
may conflict seriously with mis- oibiiga-
tons as a citizen of the United States.
Problems of American Archaeology,
by Major j. w. Powell, is a survey of
American archaeology, and an explain
alton of specific American problems
that await solution. He shows that
there is a large and profitable field of
investigation that is neglected for
smaller and more nearly exhausted
fields in the Old World.
The Power of the Supreme Court,
by Eaton s. Drone, an able lawyer
and thinker, is written apropos of the
centenary of the Supreme Court,
writes an explanation of its powers
and of it's relations to the other
branches of the Government; why it
is the most powerful. tribunal in the
world.
There are numerous other enter
tanning articles.
Magazine of American History.
Mrs. Lambs article Americas Con
gress of Historical Scholars is q
great attraction in the February
Magazine Of american History. II
answers in the authors clear, vigor-
Gus style the question so often asked,
even by the most cultivated people,
What is this new national associa
ton of historians, and what does it
DOR The Illustrations OF the theme
are unique, supplementing the pic
torial text, of which is a group OF
portraits of it's six successive presi-
dents. and another a section of the
whole distinguished body on the steps
of the national museum at Washing
ton. Recent Historical Work in
the Colleges and Universities of
Europe and America a COM
prehensive and scholarly survey by
President Charles Kendall Adams,
LII. D., OF Cornell Univers-
ity, is the longest paper in the num-
Der, and brilliant with information
upon a popular subject about which
every one wishes to learn. 1t was his
inaugural address before the historic
association of which he was president.
1.-THE Spirit of Historical Research is
philosophically discussed in the next
contribution by James Schouler, the
well-known author OF the History OF
the United States. THE Fourteenth
State by John l.. Heaton, is more
dramatic in character from the very
nature Of the subject, Vermont hav-
ing figured as a picturesque coquette
before slipping its willing head into
the harness of Union. Mr.. Heaton
has written apparently with exact
knowledge of Vermont's affairs, and
his paper is delightfully."- readable.
Following this George M. Pavey gives
interesting data about Modern State
Constitutions which will be found
well worthy of permanent preserya-
ton. There n also four shorter pa
pers.