Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-12
REVIEWs AND MIGIZINEy.

The Office Mems Record makes its quar-.
terly visit loaded with practical information
for the counting room. The Office Mems
Record company, Major block, Chicago.
The Kindergarten News has for its leading
article in the October number, a review of
the career of Miss Constance Mackenzie,
director of the kindergartens of Philas
delphia. An excellent photogravure of the
lady appears as a frontispiece. Milton,
Bradley company, Springfield, Mass.
Canal life in it's picturesque and simple
surroundings is the setting of the story,
THE Wandering WILLIE told by Julia Ditto
Young IN the November Romance, and this
is only one of the many delightful short
stories running through this issue. Romance
Publishing Company, Clinton Hail, Astor
Place, New York.
"Historia' furnishes its readers with q
new account of the Sepoy mutiny in it's cur
rent issue. "Gunooat Life or the Missis-
sippi, y by Wallace C. Bartlett, ~revives recol-
lectlons of the late war. From Ulm to
AusterlitzH is a continuation of the series Of
articles on the great Corsican, contributed
by FL. r. Rhoades. The Historic company,
Chicago.
St. Nicholas for November is the first en-
larged number representing its union with
w wv ~ III WIS utllD ~ AflGtl n
Twain's new story, Tom Sawyer Abroad, !"
and a series of tales of India by Rudvard
kipling. An exceptionally interesting article
is, The Children of the Plalsance," by Clara
Doty Bates. The Century ompan Union
square, New York.
In addition to the usual serial stories the
November Cassell's contains three delight
full short stories and a large stock of miscel-
laneous papers. A beautiful young girl
practicing on a violin is pictured as 4 frontls-
,ippa II ic antit1nJ SNNJu Stefan Arnno =,
and is from a painting by lrlam Briggs. ex-
hibited at the Royal academy, 1898. Cassell
Publishing company, 104 and 106 Fourth
avenue, New York.
Current Literature keeps abreast in liter
airy matters by its sparkling Gossip of
Authors and its department of Literary
Thought and Opinion % it's Readings from
New Books y its Brief COMMENT bright.
clear bits OF gossip, news and INNER of
authors and its carefully edited and classl-
fed Magazine Reference and "Book List
Current Literature Publishing company, So
81 Lafayette Place, New York.
Frank Leslle's Popular Monthly for No
vember opens with an illustrative article
Electricity Up to Date" by Arthur Vaughn
Abbott. The progress of this science from
Centennial to Columbian is reviewed and the
part it played in the latter exhibition forms
a most interesting and marvellous tale. The
usual variety of topics embracing a wide
range Of subjects appears. Mrs. Frank
~ l. Y Shu xNC~ ilph
TIL Overland Monthly for November de-
| votes particular attention to the coming
California Midwinter international exposl-
ton. The Man Beyant" is a bright char
acter study of an I"ish landlady. "Tales of
a S~muggler" exposes many a sharp trick
that has been employed to deceive and
evade customs officials. The illustrations
and miscellany of this issue help to form a
charming ensemble. Overland Monthly
Publishing company, San Francisco.
Tho JlnurnYr nf Qnuin--c p,o,g t,, Nvo,,A..
Der number with the usual brief summary of
"The Progress of the World in which the
contest in the senate and the state elections
receive the lions share of attention. ''The
Worlds Far Balance Sheet" presents some
interesting figures that go a long way to
Illustrate the relatively greater prosperity of
the American people as compared with
Europeans. Possibilities of the Great
Northwest" by S. A. Thompson, is well
illustrated and exposes the immensity of the
remaining unopened territory to the north.
The Review of Reviews, ID Aston Place, New
York.
MIR. Rein w. McAdam, in the November
Harper's, furnishes some glimpses of life in
Indian Territory under the caption, IAN In
dian Commonwealth" The second part of
Edwin Lord Weeks description of the route
from the Black sea to the Persian gulf as
seen from a caravan, sheds luster on this
number and supplies a stock of very inter
esting illustrations. "Along the BAYOU
iSthts " tii III a1oSIl Iuo H.
600 descendants of the Acadians as they live
in their present picturesque Louisiana home.
A most charming sketch is that furnished
by Richard Harding Davis, London in the
Season." describing this leviathian city as a
show town, dwelling on the spectacles to be
witnessed in the House of Commons, the
morning parade of fashion in the row, and
particularly the concert hall, which differs
from similar places Ill our own country.
Daniel Roberts gives q "Reminiscence oil
Stnnhap A Douglas ~ and yNillinn plnrl
contributes the finale to "The Handsome
Homes" Short stories and poems are ND to
the usual high standard and all the depart
ments ring with the old-time pith. Harper
g. Brothers, New York.
Mr.. +. w. Taussig discusses "The Duties
on Wool and Woolens' in the October issue
of the Quarterly journal of Economics, anc
concludes as a result of the prospective re
ducJion in tariffs in wool that "meanwhile
wool will be somewhat cheaper, and wooden
cloths will be cheaper, too. The consumer
cannot fail to secure some degree of ad
vantage, and those who believe he is the
main person whose welfare the Legislature
Is called on to consider in matters of tariff
policy can look forward TO the COMING
changes with confident expectation of som,
solid gain" t. N. Carver treats the subiec
Of THE Place of Abstinence in the Theory
o Interest" taking n new stand re
presenting portions of two distinct positions
held by differing schools, namely, that it il
part of the product of capital and that 1T il
the reward of abstinence from consuming
in the course of the acquisition of capital
+. A. Walker gives an elaborate dissertation
on "Value of Money" which could have
been more effectively presented in simple
form. He attributes the recent panic tC
sudden withdrawal of money due to distrus
of financial legislation. AS far us this with
drawal was done by the masses IL did pre-
cipitate the panir, but as far as IL was
withdrawal by foreign holders of securities
it is not directly responsible, it havlns
merely frightened bankers ana officials
where unwIse ntterances scattered broad
cast over the land frightened in time tn,
masses and led to runs on banks and tn,
general panic consequent. George IL. Ellis
l4l Franklin street, Boston.