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sition; of the Pension Bureau. etc. Mr..
| Foote concludes that it is necessary to re-
peal the silver purchase Act and the State
| bank tax Act, to revise the tariff sched-
1 ules, so that import duties shall be as
sessed as to render the greatest possible
! protection to domestic industries, and, in
! cidentally, so as to secure revenues for
| the support of the Government by indi-
rect taxation; to revise pension legisla-
| ton; to revise civil service legislation.
Baron Montez of Panama and Paris"
is novel by Archibald Clavering Gun
! ter, author of "Mr. Barnes Of New York !"
| MIR. Potter of Texas" etc. 1t is from
the press Of the Home Publishing Com
pany. No. last Fourteenth street, New
| York. 1t is very dramatic story, full of
| life, activity, vim and personality. 1t
would act splendidly, and will, proba-
| bly,, find its way into dramatic form. It
! hinges upon the loves of two very brave
and shrewd people, and upon the vii
lainy of a man who was the chief agent
! for the Panama Canal Company in the
| bribery of the French Deputies and Sem
ators.
| "Calabazas, or Amusing Recollections
of an Arizona City" is a volume by j.
| Cabell Brown of Oakland, and published
by the San Francisco News Company,
San Francisco and Chicago. 1t is illus
trated with several pictures from designs
| by the author. The sketches are anus
ing but not elevating. In one or two in
stances they descend to the level of the
vulgar. AS, for instance. it is not at all
| witty, to say nothing harsher, to describe
| the scene "silhouetted" upon d canvas
! partition as a woman. unconscious of
| spectators of the shadow scene, prepares
| herself for her bed.
! G. z. Putpam's Sons, New York and
! London, have published in handsome
form, in the "Heroes Of the Nations Sc
ries," William O'Connor Morris ma
| poleOn." 1t is one of the best estimates
| of Napoleon and his times that has come
/ under our notice. 1t is an accurate por-
trait> of the master mind OF which it
treats; scholarly, without over color; ac-
curate. historically and critical without
acerbity, yet vigorous in its free criti-
! clsm, it is not only the latest, but will re-
main one the foremost. OF historical
! estimates.
"Carlyle w. Harris is the title of a
book by Fanny McCready Harris, who
dedicates it to the thousands who believe
| young Harris, her son, was not guilty Of
! the crime for which he was executed not
! long ago i'll the State of New York. The
! book is made up of extracts from news
| papers, the story of the young mans
| poetry, review of the trial and the claims
/ Of untairness, the speech of young Har-
ris when sentenced to death and other
matter. New York, j. S. Ogilvie pub
Usher.
OF 1.-THE Story of the Nations Series"
we have now ''4he Story of Poland, by
| w. r. Morrill,, NJ. a. G. p. Putnam's
Sons, New York. The volume is level
with its predecessors, which constitute
! i-.vH, L.,
| torical Libraries ever sent from press.
The volume is readable history in
which WEAKNESS is impossible; 1t is spir-
! tied and full of activity; well sustained
narrative was never better presented. 1t
has no political bias, is not a harsh and
yet bold critic--in short, it is fair,
vigorous and concise historical recital.
Grover Pease Osborne has sent from
the press Of Robert Clarke q Co., Cincin-
natl, a volume of nearly 500 pages en-
titled principles of Economics; the Sat
isfaction of Human Wants, in so Far as
Their Satisfaction Depends on Material
Resources We find available time now
insufficient to read this fat volume. To
attempt to give a sketch of the authors
scheme of debate without doing so would
| be to merely repeat the table OF contents.
We reserve this volume for later and
fuller examination.
The Golden Era" for August (San
Diego had Madge Morris Wagner's
poem, Liberty Bell" with picture of
the new 1,300-pound liberty bell, and
history of the bell, the casting of which
was suggested by Mrs. Wagner's poem.
! There are numerous illustrations in this
issue of the Ezra" interpretive Of the
Worlds Fair, San Diego and vicinity,
etc. 1t is very interesting and attrac-
tive number. The September number is
also at hand, and is up to its usual stand
ard of variety and intelligence.
"Unforgiven" is second and Illus
trated edition Of Miss Anna G. Reifsni-
der's story. 1t is one of the "Happy
Hour Library" and is published by the
Anna G. ReifSnider Book Company, st.
Louis. The lady is the author of a vol
ume, "How She Earned It," noticed not
long ago in these columns. Her plot is
very original; it is of strong dramatic in
terest and the story is told of love, trial
and triumph in vigorous, yet graceful
style.
1.-THE Star that Falls'' is the title of
novel by Edward Tero. 1t is a tale of
illicit love, sensationalism and evil. 1t
is probably true enough as a reflector of
stthe rotten at the core'' section of human
kind; but it contributes nothing to bet
terment to write and publish such errotic
stuff as is between the covers of this
book. Donohue. Henneberry q Co., Chi
cago, publishers.
Few women writer's have done moro to
kaWaken attention to evils in the social
system and to point out remedies than
Helen H. Gardner of New York. She is
vigorous, fearless writer, full of love
for human kind, and strong of faith in
the ability of mankind to accomplish re-
forms. Her latest work is Facts and
Fictions of Life" Charles FL. Kerr 81
Co., Chicago.
From the Century Company New
York; we have the bound volume of the
Century Magazine" embracing the
issues from November. 1892. to April,
1893. The Century" is current history
of a large part of the political, art, literary
and social activities of the times. A
volume of the Century, is now an es-
sential feature of every good library.
1.-THE Drama" is Henry Irving's book
on the stage. 1t consists of four lectures
before the Philosophical institution. Ed
inburgh. and other societies on 1.-THE
Stage as 1t Is,'' 1.-The Art of Acting,n
-Four Great Actors'' and on 1.-THE Art of
Acting" again. TAFT. Sons & Co., Union
square, New York, publishers.
From the Railway Age and North
western Raiiroader." Chicago we have
Directory of the Railway Officials of
America" as edited and compiled by I.
a. Bushey. 1t is a large octave of AS
pages. and is exceedingly valuable as
personal reference book.
The ''Music Review for September
clayton f. SWEENEY, Chicago,) is at
hand, and filled to repletion with criti-
cism, review, treatise and music exam
pies The number closes the second vol