The record-union., 1896-01-13
new PUBLICATIONS.


Smithsonian Institution" by Professor
Henry Darlington Bolton, Phi D. Gllus-
trated); Principles of Taxation" by
David A. Wells, LII. D., D. C. L.; "A
Students Recollections of Huxley" by
Professor Angelo Heilprin; THE Bo-
tanical Garden Of Buitenzorg, Java"
by NJ. Albert Tissandier (llustrated);
'Helium. It's Identification and Proper
ties" by Professor c. A. Young; ''Scien-
tific Temperance" by President David
Starr Jordan; THE Geological Work of
the Air" by NJ. Stanislas Meunier (illus-
trated); New Outlooks in the Science
and Art of Medicine" by T. Mitchell
Prudden, NJ. D.; "SuggestibiIity, Auto
matism and Kindred Phenomena, by
Professor w Romaine Newbold;
Studies of Childhood; XIV, The Child
as Artist" by James Sully. NJ A. Ii.
D.; THE Fifth International Prison
Congress" by Samuel J. Barrows;
Both Sides of Profit-Sharing, by
Frederic G. Mather; Sketch of Ebene-
zer Emmons" with portrait); "Profes-
sional Institutions; TX, Architect" by
Herbert Spencer; 1.-THE Electric Fur
mace in Chemistry by NJ H. Moissan;
''The Drift of Population in France;
editors table, scientific literature and
fragments of science.
Paving and Municipal Engineering"
for January indianapolis, Ind is one
of the best issues yet of that very val
liable magazine that fills so large and
useful a field in technical education.
Every municipal officer in the land
ought to have and read the magazine
Among the many valuable papers in
this number we make note of these: "A
Municipal Testing Laboratory" illus
trated, A. D. Thompson, City Engineer,
Peoria; .tBrick-Paying from Start to
Finish NJ. Nicholson, C. E.; 1.-The Park
| System OF Boston, Sylvester Baxter;
Paving Bricks Discussed by Manu-
facturers," Difference Between Fire
Clay and Shale," depressing Paving
Brick" Salt Glazing of Paving Brick, .
Commercial Phases of the Paving
Brick Industry in 1895" Cement and
Its Use,' L. c. Sabin, Associate Mem
Der of American Society of Civil En-
gineers and w Elwood Snyder: "The
Asphalt Contest in New Orleans,
"Omaha's Liability for Maintenance of
a Street" obstruction by California
Highway Commissioners" IAN Asphalt
L
Pavement in New York" "Public-spir-
tied Work in Securing Physical I'm
provement of Cities" Fort Wayne's
Garbage Disposal Crenatory," legal de-
cisions, machinery and trade.
The editor of the "Review of Reviews"
(New York;, in the January number of
that international Journal ventures a
brief forecast of the new years develop
ments in which he predicts the settle
ment of the Cuban, Turkish and Chinese
problems of nationality and govern
ment, the rapid industrial advancement
of Japan, the still greater progress of Eu-
ropean enterprise in Africa, the unpre
cedented fastening of railway building
in Northern Asia, the laying of two Pa
cific cables, the practical use of horse
less carriages in Europe, the replacing
of steam by electricity on some import
ant lines of railway and valuable dis
coveries in medical and sanitary sci
ence. On the whole, the Review looks
forward to a hopeful and interesting
new year. The character sketch of
the Sultan of Turkey will acquaint
many readers for the first time with the
real personality of that functionary,
who is described as the Chief Constable
of the East-''a poor policeman, but the
only policeman there is in that portion
of the earth. The number is rich in va
riety of matter, illustration and valu-
able criticism.
1.-The American Magazine of Civics"
for January (New York; comes to us in
a new and handsome cover. Among its
many papers are: "The Obligations of
Christian Citizenship" =. A. L. Rich
ards; "The United States Government;
a Dual Organization" H. H. Perry;
Our Aristocracy," Robert n. Reeves;
Scientific Temperance instruction in
Public Schools" Albert F. Newton;
1.-The Law of Demand in Work. Will
lam B. Chisholm; Realty versus Ro-
nance in Economics. T. E. Wilson;
1.-THE Monroe Doctrine and It's History"
William F. Burrough; THE Ethics of
Commerce." Allen Ripley Foote; "A
Workingman's Plea for American
Homes" John B. Hammond; Mob
Law" Duane Mowry; "Our Attitude
Toward Foreigners" B. w. Williams;
Indian versus American Cotton-M Mill
Operatives, ]. w. Bennett; Political
Betterments Through Improved Legis-
lation, Wilbur F. Crafts; Practical
Bimetallism and Ideal Protection"
Frank Rosewater; Sociology and
Criminology," Clark Bell.
That bright and entertaining maga-
zine for young people. Frank Leslie's
Pleasant Hours for Boys and Girls
(New York;, has some particularly good
things in its January number. There is
beautifully illustrated article on "The
United States Naval Cadet by Joseph
Coblentz Croft, which tells how appoint
ments to Annapolis are secured, and de-
scribes the daily life of the cadets;
Charles Frederick Holder contributes
splendid short story about some boys
who caught sharks for a living; there is
an article telling how boy may build
low-priced iceboat and learn to sail it,
by Wilt P Pond; an illustrated New
Years story in verse, by Ethel Hatton;
a paper on "Snow Igloos and Images
and How to Make Them,' by J. Carter
Beard; the continuation of the two Sc
rials by Edward S. Ellis and Jeanette
H. Walworth; several other short
stories, some tricks and puzzles and the
EDITORS interesting chat on the new
books for boys and girls
We have part eight of W. c. Harris
"Fishes of North America" 1t is a
part of a most valuable work 1t is of