Evening journal., 1893-02-01
RECENT LITERATURE.

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RECENT LITERATURE.
In the February number Of the Review
Of Reviews Max West in the article The
Gould Millions and the Inheritance Tax,
says: Collateral Inheritance alone are
now taxed in Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Delaware, West Virginia, Connecticut,
Massachusetts, and New Jersey and they
have at various times been taxable in
several other states. The tax has existed
in Pennsylvania since 1926, in Maryland
since 1S45 and Delaware since 1859 In
the other states it is of more recent date;
Massachusetts, adopted 10 in 1891 and
New Jersey only last spring. The rate is
in most cases five per cent. but in Mary
land and WestVirginia it is two and one
half per cent, and in Delaware it varies
from one per cent. for brothers and
sisters TO per cent. for distant relatives.
Bequests for charitable and educational
purposes are generally exempt as well
as small amounts in other cases Cook
county, Illinois Including Chicago has
system of probate fees which amounts
TO an Inheritance tax of one mill in the
dollar and which applies to direct as well
as collateral heirs when the estate ex-
ceeds 81, 000 At the recent session of
the Vermont Legislature a bill for FIVE
per cent colleteral tax was rejected after
passing one house; but Vermont has
system of probate fees amounting to /
two-ffths of a mill in the dollar"
It is said that ofal Shakespeare's plays |
the great actors Of old times thought /
most highly of "Timon of Athens, says |
The Illustrated American. Timon is at |
times as sparkling as Pericles, as senten- |
tious as Plato, as comprehensive and |
cairvoyant rs Socrates, as wisely curt, |
rs lucdly direct as Cato the Censor or
Solon the Sage. What Timon of Athens
is to Shakespeare's grandiose dramatis
persona, Abram s. Hewitt is 10 the con-
| temporary public men of the last quarter
of century After Benjamin Franklin
there has never appeared among public
men In this republic more philosophic
mind, a more inveterately honest man
than the chief magistrate New York
set aside for the illiterate, chAra1lerless
partisan, Hugh Grant. In 1856, in what
may be called pure abnegation, he con
sented as SavonarDla consented in
Florence, TO lead tho decency of New
York. He was elected Mayor His ad-
miuistration is 60 den page in the
; blank volume OF chief magistrates. He
was set aside for Hugh Grant There
are two sorts of histories; the history of
things as they seem and the men who
figure pretentiously; the history of
thought and conduct and the men who
made thought. In the latter Abram S.
, Hewitt will take his place with Hampden,
f Pym, Savonarola Barneveldt, Wendell
, Phillips
A series Of articles is now being pub.
] II j Al 4
S entitled "The Road of the Rough In
the first installment. Maurice NJ Minton,
o the writer, shows the locality i'm which
the boyhood of young street Arab is
passed. and picturesquely describes 1.-The
slums" of the great metropolis In the
I second article, the writer shows how the
young tough" ahirks W wors, yet gets a
. livelihood and how his tastes are formed
in the shooting galleries, concert halls,
and dime museums, and his final arrest
on a charge of assault In the third
article the reader is taken TO the police
station and thence TO the police court
A gentleman from the upper ten" testi-
ties against the unluoky tough show
ing the crossing of the lines Of high life
Y and low, leading up to some interesting
r. complications i'm this connection The
+ articles have the merit of absolute idel-
70 ity TO life and are illustrated by sketches
} made on the spot by the artist, Mr.
! Trayer.
3 The publ shers Of The National Maga-
e zine have acquiredl the Magazine of
q American History, which was edited by
= Mrs Martha Lamb until her death on
a January 3 last With the February
r Issue these two leading historical jour
s nails are merged into one and the name,
q Magazine of American History, that of
s the older periodical now I'm its twenty
d ninth volume. is retained. General
% James Grant Wilson. weli-lnown as an
y editor of important historical works, in
n cluding Appleton's Cyclop@dia of Amerl-
e can Biography will edit the new maga-
g zine, which is enlarged more than thirty
n pages, while the price is reduced from
e s. 20 "a per aunum The historical
E prize competition, inaugurated by The
!, National Magazine. and Offering S., 600
4 in fourteen prizes is continued by the
Is Magazine Of American History The
h conditions OF the origi nal contest are I'M
Is changed and particulars can be had by
i. sending stamp to the Magazine Of
y American History, No l33 Nassau
IS street, New York city.
n Everything about the Worlds Fair tC
e date is magnidcently Illustrated I'm tn,
r. Exposition Graphic, Of Chicago. Number
n Of the great series is just out, and con
sists of 81 large pages, with colored sup
Al piement Fine views of the prircipa
b buildings are given, portraits of officers
Df illustrations of the dedication ceremonie,
e In October last, including an imposing
Il double page engraving showing the cere
IS monies Ia the colossal Manufacture
d Building. with the largest audience unde
"a one roof In the history of the world Tn,
IS number also contains lne representation
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