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Commentaries on the Constitution Of
the United States, Historical and Judi
cal, by Roger Foster. The Boston Book
company, Boston. Vol / Cloth. rs
haSes, elegantly bound. The Importance
anu Nalue OF this work can be readily UNI
Net STOOD ny the average student. In con-
Slderlng IL the following facts should be
hept IN mind, namely, that IL is the first
dttempt at thorough treatise on the
CONSTITUTION since StOrV's conventions
publlsred in 1898; that il presents fully the
result Of recent researches into the
sources Of the constitution and the in
tentons OF Its powers; that il discusses
al lehgth the theories of notification and
secession, the constitutional history OF
the confederate states. the recOnstrlctfye
measures and latter developments bearing
upon the Interpretation OF the constit
tlon, ali IN spirit Of judicial imDartiali-
" In view of the recent debate in con-
Sress as TO the Impeachment of Mr. Bay
ara fuIl discussion of the topic inn
parchment is given in Vol. /. Ii is not
necessary to enlarge on the Importance
OF such a treatise.
History of the Jews" by Prof. H.
Graetz. Vol. 5. Jewish Publication Soci-
ETY., Philadelphia, 10l5 Arch street. This
the NTH Vouume, covers the period from
the Chmlelnic1 persecution of the Jews
IN Poland 1918 c. E.. to the present time,
1870 {. ). This volume has already been
noticed IN the Morning News. Volume
sixth viii contain matter that will facili-
chief features will be a portrait and
a memoir of the author; a chronological
ANALYSIS Of Jewish history; a new and
complete index of the five volumes; a Sc
ries of maps illustrative of the history
at Inherent periods.
Architects of Fate, or Steps to Success
and Power" by Orison Sweet Marden.
Houghton. Mihlin & Company, New York,
Cloth. $50. The author of this volume
mad great success with his work entitled
Pushing to the Front" Architects of
Fate" is on the same lines as Pushing
20 me front, ana OF similar scope but
d1nerent treatment, dealing with the sub
1ectS IN fresh, unique and attractive
way, with a wealth of striking and apt
Illustrations. The book has twenty-four
line portraits, and viii be published uni
form with Pushing to the Front" 1t is
peculiarly suitable for gift book.
Poems and Stories in Verse;" by Mary
E. Bryan. Charles 2. Byrd, Publisher.
Cloth. This is a charming little volume.
elegantly bound and finely printed. The
poems are of the kind that are well worth
reading. Mrs Bryan is a gifted woman,
and whatever she writes, whether il be
poetry or prose, finds ready market.
MAGAZINES.
The Century for January. following
upon two special numbers-the twenty
fifth anniversary and the Christmas num-
ber-is not lacking either in individuality
or distinction The capable and pictu-
rescue artistic work of Mr. Castaigne
would of itself give distinction to any
number of magazine. This month his
pencil IS applied to the illustration of the
first of several separate papers on Rome
by Mr.. f. Marion Crawford, who first
gives us "A Kaleidoscope of Rome" set
ting forth contrasts of the Eternal City,
with, SO TO speak, a reconstruction of
the city as 1t was in the time of the en-
perors, and coming down to the Rome
OF the present day, which he describes
with very distinct detail Another novel
article is an account by Borchgrevink, the
explorer, of THE First Landing on the
Antartc Continent" being an account of
the recent voyage of the whaler Antarc-
tic. Miss Alice c. Fletcher contributes
another paper in her series of Personal
Studies of Indian Life" occupied this
month with the Tribal Life Among the
Omahas." In the third part of Sir George
Tressady," Mrs. Humphrey Ward reintro-
and the contrast between herself and Sir
Georges fiancee is graphically indicated.
Evidently there is trouble ahead for the
new member of parliament. Prof. Chaun-
cey M. Cady contributes curious article,
based on personal experience, entitled,
Responsibility Among the Chinese" The
Napoleon Life deals with Jena and the
Prusslan campaign, and is particularly
rich in Illustrations by Myrbach Among
other attractions is f. Hopkinson Smiths
novel, Tom Grogan." Tom" being a
woman contractor in difficulty with a
labor union The Century Company,
Union Square, New York.
Harpers for January is a particularly
fine number. In the article. London s
Underground Railways" Mrs. Pennel
aided by ten brilliant illustrations from
Joseph Pennell, suggests what would
seem to be the only practical solution of
the great question of rapid transit
through the crowded streets Of modern
navy gives special interest to the paper
by T. r. Lounsberry, THE United States
Navy" PORT Woodrow Wilson of Prince
ton University, writes a charming OPEN
ing to his new biography Of Washington,
entitled I'm Washingtons Day." illus
trated from old portraits and old draw
ings by Howard Pyle. The second install
ment of Caspar w. Whitney's journey,
ION Snowshoes to the Barren Grounds"
describes the first taste of life in the open
with temperature of 40 degrees below
zero. THE German Struggle for Liber-
ty' is brought by Poultney Bigelow to
the period of the revolt of Germany
against the tyranny of Napoleon These
thoughtful papers are interspersed with
fiction, continued as in William Blacks
"Briseis,' and short stories by Julian
Ralph, The Story of Miss Pi. "Twen-
ty-four: Four" tale Of New England,
by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, and THE
Courtship of Col. Bill" by j. j Eakins-
all fully illustrated-while the editor dis
cusses topics of the day in a genial and
OplifulStlc temper. 11dfpeF BIOS, New
York.
The first issue of the Atlantic Monthly
for 1896 opens with an unpublished Note
Book OF Nathaniel Hawthorne, now
printed for the first time. There are also
the opening chapters of a new three-part
story by F. J. Stimson q. s. of Dole en-
titled Pirate Gold" 1t deals with ro-
mantle Boston life in the fifties Two
political articles will be sure to attract at
tention, THE Emancipation of the Post
office" by John r. Proctor, chairman of
the United States civil service commits
sion, and Congress Out of Date" the
latter being an able statement of the evils
due to the present system of converting
congress a, year after its election. Other
features of this issue are "The Country
of the Pointed Frs a short story by
Sarah Orne Jewett; and THE Johnson
Club" being an entertaining description
by George Birkbeck Hill of the meetings
of Johnson enthusiasts at the Cheshire
Cheese and other of Dr. Johnson's famous
resorts. Houghton, Miffiin & Co, Boston.
Three important leading articles of very
timely interest are presented in the Janu-
airy number Of the Engineering Magazine.
The first is entitled, Representative
Money and Gold Expectations"
by Horace White, in which he
shows that expectation of gold
must inevitably follow an excessive issue
of paper money, such as our silver certif-
Gates, greenbacks, etc. The conclusion
drawn is that the only permanent remedy
for existing financial difficulties is 10 re-