The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1894-11-19
new PUBLICATIONS.

than the "Review of Reviews New
York; we have never heard OF 1t. In
THE Progress of World" its editorial
department for November, the political
campaigns naturally receive extended
comment, which is supplemented in the
Record of Current Events by notes on
the issues presented and the nature of
the contests decided on November 9th in
the various sections of the Union. to-
gether with a full list of the Guoernator-
ial candidates. 1t has some suggestive
paragraphs bearing on the present at
tempts at municipal housekeeping" in
the great cities, and takes the occasion to
emphasize certain lessons to be learned
from European municipal experience.
In speaking of Glasgow's system of street
cars, owned and operated by the munich
pality, the editor points out that this re-
sponsibility was not undertaken by the
city until municipal government had
been tested with many large enterprises
which it had shown its fitness to control
and operate successfully. There are notes
on European politics and editorial trib-
utes to the memory of DR.. Oliver Wen
dell Holmes and Professor David Swing
of Chicago. 1t is plainly labor of love
with DR.. Hale. which he undertakes-to
sum the life and charm of the late Oliver
Wendell Holmes. AS a close friend and
ardent admirer of the dead poet, and in
spired, as he was, by the same intellectual
atmosphere, DIR. Hale is, perhaps, of all
men, the most worthy to give the first
comprehensive and authoritative account
OF the autocraps work to appear in the
magazines. There are several portraits of
DIR. Holmes and illustrations OF the scenes
which surrounded his life. How Law
yers Are Educated" by l.. X. Meekins,
points out many glaring abuses, and sug-
gests practical improvements. IA Tragic
Sequel to Ramona" by Edward u.
Howell, calls attention to certain specific
errors in our Indian reservation policy.
The Arena" for November (Boston)
. has fine portrait of Emerson and papers
on the Oriental war by Professor kuma
Oishi; THE Religion of Emerson" by
Rev. W, II. Savage; ''The New Slavery"
by Congressman John Davis; The
brotherhood of India,' by a student of
occultism; Effective Voting by Moral
lzer of Politics" by Catherine II. Spence;
'Imbecility, Pauperism and Crime" by
Martha l.. Clark; christianity as it is
Preached" by Byron y. Brooks; I'm
migration and the Land Question" by
q. j. Buell.; 1.-TWO Views of Modern
Spiritualism," by II. a. HART. NJ. d..
and j. NJ. PEBBLES, Nj. ID. There are
papers also on The Century of Sir
Thomas More" by Editor b. .. Flower,
being the first paper OF the series; The
New Learning North of the Alps" and
on Political Corruption," by Professor
Thomas L. VIII. There is no boiler
d.
free that IL runs to radicalism ometimes
and to extremes in it's desire for the bet
torment OF all men. But these are vir-
tues compared with the cold cOnserva-
tism that never moves and warns to-
ward nothing. We like the Arena"
greatly, for its vigor, tearlessness and
progreSslveneSs, even though we feel
compelled quite often to disagree with
its detail of progress and hope for the
Nation and mankind.
In the November number of the IAN
nails of the American Academy (Phila-
delphia) new feature has been inaugur
ated. 1t is a series of Notes Oh NUM-
cipal Government" prepared by DR.. Leo
>. Rowe, who has made special study of
municipal government at homo and
abroad. He spent four years abroad en-
gagged in this study, and visited London,
Paris, Berlin, Rome and Vienna The
November Annals contains some notes
on New York, Philadelphia, Chicago,
Berlin and the Italian cities, because
municipal problems are attracting daily
more attention than ever before. The
question of relief for the unemployed is
one OF the most puzzling of modern
civilization. Among the most successful
of recent experiments were those tried in
Boston during the past winter. One of
these is explained by Miss Helen S. Dud-
ley in the November number. In her
paper Miss Dudley gives an account of
the Relief Work Carried on at the Wells
Memorial Institute" by the Denison
House college settlement. One of the
interesting questions Miss Dudley dis
cusses is why so few girls care to enter
domestic service.
"Harper's Weekly" for Novem ber;had
as editorials: THE Crisis in Germany:
THE Farmers and the Sugar Trust';
England and France in Africa; ABDUL
terated Foods in Ohio'': The Situation
=,
1.-THE Emperor of Russia" with por-
traits; 1.-THE Parasitic" by A. Conan
Doyle, illustrated; "St. Bartholomew's
Loan Bureau" by j. A. mcknight,
Manager ST. Bartholomew Loan Fund,
illustrated; maj General Oliver Otis
Howard" by Henry LOOMS Nelson,
with portraits; The Fifth OF November,
and Its Ancient Associations" by Laur-
ence Hutton; 1.-THE Metropolitan Mu-
scum of Art" illustrated; The New
Spooner Library at the University of
Kansas" by John M. Steele, illustrated;
1.-The Conquest of the Misti," by Charles
+. Dummis, illustrated; The New Chan
cellor of the German Empire" with por-
trait; ''War Notes in Japan and China"
special correspondence from the East by
Julian Ralph, illustrated; This Busy
World" Z. 5. Martin; Amateur Sport"
Caspar w. Whitney.
The show of distinguished beauty.
now taking place at the Academy of Fine
Arts in New York, has been anticipated
by the Cosmopolitan Magazine, New
Y ork) in its November issue, in an arti-
Gle by William A. Coffin, with illustra-
tions of some of the more beautiful faces
The "Great Passions of History" series
has for this months subject the romantic
career OF Agnes Sorel, VINO influenced the
destinies of France under Charles VII,
1.-The Art Schools of America" 1.-THE
Great British Northwest Territory"
1.-The Chiefs of the American Press and
the Public Library Movement" are
amongst the "Cosmopolitan's" table of
contents. Survivors of the war and their
children will find intense interest in
1.-The Story of Thousand" a personal
narrative begun in this number by AL
bion w. Tourgee, who tells in graphic
way of regiment which saw fierce serv-
ice-of its organization, it's marches its
sports and its death-roll.
The Humanitarian" for November,
edited by Victoria Woodruff Martin
(London) has portraits of ST. George Mi
vart and Rev. j. +. G. Weldon and these
papers: "Heredity," St. George Mivart,
L. r. s., Phi. D.; AN Equal Standard of
Morality" Lady Burton, Clement Scott,
Rev. IL. Il. Haweis, NJ. A.. Helen Math-
ers, Mrs. Josephine Butler, DIR. Andrew
Wilson, 4. Frankfort Moore, Lady Guen-
dolen Ramsden, Miss E. j. Curtis, w. H.
Wilkins; Morals and Politics." Rev. j.
Is. c. Welldol, NJ. A.; Lynch Law in
the United States" John ID. Leckie; 1.-The
New Woman in Fiction and in Fact" NJ.
Eastwood; 1.-The General Medical Coun-
Gil" II. Estelle Mills; The Strike of g
Sex" George Moves Miller; review, "The
Lesser Questions" by Lady Jeune; cor