Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-24
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The Quarterly Journal Of Economics,
/ April: George II. Ellis, publisher. l4l
/ Franklin street, Boston. Subscription
/ price, 81 per annum.
One of the most lengthy and, perhaps,
| Immediately valuable articles In this num-
Der is that by Edwin r. A. Seligman,
| "Ile Classification Of Public Revenue.
A question in finance which must be fire.
queuty recOnsidcrcd, because actual and
| historic clnssihcatiOns are never the same
! Mr.. Srligman Is, perhaps, one Of the most
competent Of writers on finance and m
this article he discusses from the stand
point Of the individual, nll contributions
10 the government regarded as gr0tui-
tons, cohtraCtual or compulsory. IN the
summing mp he says nil public revenues
are either one or the other Of these; that
the compulsory are levied by virtue of
the power of eminent domain, the penal
power. or the taxing power: and that the
taxing power mauifC9ts itself IN the
throcfOld form Of special assessments,
fees and taxes, He then clearly defines
these three Tho article abounds In
sound logic and is valuable 10 students
Of political economy
"ln Marginal Utility and Value" the
FIRST paper in the journal, Professor ~
NJ. Macvauc reviews the arguments adj
duccd boy Professor Won Wiesser Of the
University of Prague la favor of ihe
claim that marginal utility ought 90 be
regarded rs a regulator Of exchange
value. and demurs 10 the Austrian theory
which would make value the measure
of cost Professor Macvane argues fair
ly 90 the conclusion that marginal utility.
while % may Indicate how much of a
commodity men will take at given cost
and value. 10 is of itself insult ciput. be-
cause 30 as readily adjusts itself 30 one
value as another.
These are but two VI the learned dis
cussiuus which ARE 10 bee found in this
Journal, which C0mmcuds itself 10 such
readers as recognize the Importance of
keeping up with modern thought on the
economic problems of the times.
Bclforis Monthly April. Office Of
publication. Mouon block. Chicago. Sub
scupuou price, 50 year.
The April number of Bedford has q
peculiar portrait VI Sarah Bcnhardt for
the froutispi,co, the view of the face Is
in profile and brings in strong lines the
umnttrHctivc features Of the noted woman.
There iS also u sketch descriptive Of her
studio, which D. illustrated from original
photographs. The leading article of the
month u Sketches OF Concord Philusu-
piers by sara a. Underwood EmbOd-
led in The article are portraits of some
Of the important persons connected and
identified with this school, Emerson, Al
colt. lligginsun, Julia Ward Howe. John
Fiskc and DR.. Edmund Montgomery of
Hampstead. Tex, whose article entitled.
"plutu aud Vital Organization" read be-
fore the Concord school, excited fhp
ihyming Wit of thc Boston Record as
follows.
OurpLArOINg THE pLArUNlSrS
A IpNuu huE no1rpd the Concord crowd
Slug m' aud sing ho! for the great South.
re sent 'om a paper 10 read aloud.
And twas done up in style by one of
thrir best
The Texan Dee loaded hiG biggest gun
With ull the WlHp words hv had ever seen.
Anl Doe nrrd Ut long range with death grim
And slew an the sagcs with his machine.
lio muddlcd the mpcdIcrs with brain.cracl,.
Iic won't lu so deep that hls followers were
drowned,
but DO swan one himself TO tho tcluric
shurp.
Aul arowcd In hls rlcr DER the earth.
Hugs ut,uud
ENVOY.
oh. Plato. dear Plato come back from the
And ven forgive an that you e'cr dld to
Aud, whisE those philosophers an on to
Texas.
In the March number ~ the Magazine
Of Amcrluin history there h. an interest
lux sketch of the Siege Of the Ammo In
on article 10y William m. Mnyes. 'srho
Struggle of Texas for Independence"
which Is % chapter from the history Of
This state thar sO ubouudg iu romance.
a. the conclusion of the article the
poem ,IcNus,' hy Whittier in given,
also 1.-THE Hymn of the Alamo sent
with compliments 10 Judge He'll by the
author Reuben NJ Potter
Nlup of the most Kulunhln asriaa az
papers that has been published, aud is
concluded iu this number. rs History OF
the United States iu Paragraphs" hy
Charles lcdyUrd Norton; the history of
Colorado concludes the series. This H.
Illustrated monthly is very valuable as a
which often come mp In newspaper
oilicc, tine department; History m
Bret, b. made up ut short COMBINATIONS
from the most reliable histories of the
country
IA this number thcrc begins the series.
Great cities of the CVil War which
~ llhrlt ip preserve iu readable form
much of local aud national value,
The Ladies' Home Journal which so
thoroughly covers the field umily
Journal b. supposed tu occupy, tells its
| many renders something about roses.
THE class of rycrhuoming roses liz
summer roses, writes Ebru n. RcNford
! m valuable article uu The FaYnritc
| Of the Flowers in the May Ladies' Home
| journal. They are mostly teas. Burhous
| and Noiscttrs. They begin To bloom
/ shortly after planting and continue 90
/ Hover until the coming of cold weather
| II the branches are cut back, from time
/ time, and % good soil bee given Thorn. they
! bloom very prouscly While not AS
! large as the hybrid popeWuls they are
| quite as rich in colDr, aud ma sweet. and
! much more free loo Towering qualities
| They are $50 easily grown that they
| should De selected hoy those who love
| roses, hW do not feel equal 10 the tnsk
! OF attempting 90 grow other yaritics.
! If you give them % good soil, and keep
| the old flowers cut of, you need not fpnr
| ot failure with thom, because no other
] rcpuys you so richly, because no other
! flower is so beautiful With n bed Hyc
] or siN feet square you ,uu have AN the
] uoWeis you want throughout the season.
! for vases In the house. for personal
! adjournment aud 90 give TO your friends
! without az amy time, robbmg tile bushes
! wholly of flowers. "
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| Godey's, Americans Frst Magazine
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