The record-union., 1896-08-09

they are far from being altogether
vicious. The author holds that Fed
eral legislation on railroads aimed to
secure equitable rates and to prevent
discrimination. Feeling that combina-
tions promoted injustice in rates, the in
terstate commerce law forbade pooling
and strove to uphold competition. In
so doing, it in part defeated its other
purpose Of preventing discrimination,
6n almost inevitable concomitant of an
active competition. When roads unite
to divide traffic and maintain rates, no
lnducement need be offered the shipper
to take one line rather than another
Forbid such combinations and discrim-
ination can scarcely be avoided. On the
one hand, the railroad may offer special
rates to secure shipments; on the other,
the shipper may eXtort such rates by the
threat Of withdrawing his traffic. Such
discrimination is a, double injury in the
first place to the small shipper, in the
second to the railroad which INDUCES
III 1t. Pooling under the proper legal
guarantees would obviate the evil. II is
therefore in the interests of the public
of which he is an appointed guardian,
as we'll as in the interest of the rail-
roads, that Mr. Knapp pleads urgently
for repeal of the anti-pooling section
OF the interstate commerce law.
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The Macmillan Company On. " has
issued a new medical work by T. j.
Maclagan, M. D., on rheumatism; It's
Nature, Its Pathology and its Success
full Treatment" The author deals with
III full
ties, symptoms and duration, the seat
and the nature of rheumatism, with the
various theories which have influenced
its treatment, such as the Tactic acid,
the neurotic and the miasmatic the
ories. He devotes two chapters to the
nature and method of action of ma
laria, discusses rheumatic fever and
it's consequences, such as the heart
complications of rheumatism-endo
ditis pericarditis and myocarditis-and
illustrates freely from a full record of
cases his treatment of rheumatism
Professor George B. Adams of Yale
University is the author of a new book,
entitled 1.-THE Growth of the French Ma
tion," announced for early publication
by Messrs. Flood e Vincent, the pub
fishers of the books of the Chautauaua
Literary and Scientific Circle.
From e. P. Putnam's Sons CNew
York; we have of the Little Journeys
to the Homes of American Authors" Sc
ries, "Walt Whitman" by Elbert Hub
bard; Hawthorne" by George William
Curtis, and ''Simms," by William Cullen
Bryant. The series is monthly issue of
neat uncut pamphlet, of clear and
handsome types and an ornamented
title. The numbers are five cents each,
literary matter is admitted to the series,
Volume XIV. Of the new series of
'.The Critic" January June, 1866 has
just been issued in maroon colored cloth
covers with gilt stamp Like its prede-
cessors, it contains the complete record
of the course of American literature dur
ing the period covered-movements in
letters and happenings in all fields of
the craft. The copyright question, with
its complications and developments, is
carefully followed; the pay of authors
is discussed with common sense and a
true appreciation of it's rewards other
than pecuniary; the standing of Ameri-
can authors in England, and vice versa.
is considered from all points of view;
and some interesting communications
on the Provencal school of letters are in
eluded. The leading books during the
first half of the year were Mrs. Burnett's
Lady of Quality" Stephen Cranes
"Red Badge of Courage Zola's