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One of Thomas Bailey Aldrich's most
charming poems appears in The Critic
CT June 2Gth (New York;, a tribute TO
Hafiz,' the Persian poet and lover OF
the rose. While Mr.. Aldrich was cor
recting the proof of this little gem Haf-
ward was honoring him with the de-
gree of Master of Arts, President EIot
characterizing him as man OF letters,
essayist, story-teller, poet, at home IN
wide field of imagination In the
same paper w. I. Fletcher Librarian or
Amherst College and ex-President OF the
American Library Association, crit
iciseS the loss of influence of the Libra
ran of the Boston Public Library ana
the growth in power of the President
cf the Board of Trustees, which led, he
aserts, to the erection of an inadequate
building at twice the cost originally
proposed Under its new manage
ment, however" (that of Herbert Put
ram), ''the library seems to be imme-
diately resuming it's traditional wise
and liberal policy" General Francis A.
Walker is likely, it appears, soon to be-
come a Trustee and President of the
board '"rhe Critic of July 4th con-
tanned a letter from Thomas Hardy.
The Macmillan Company (New York;
IS about to publish a book which will
attract everyone who has noticed the
curious individuality which crowds at
times assume. 1t is easy to see that the
assemblage of individuals for action in
PRODUCES new psychological character
istics apart from the racial character
istics, as that a company or corporate
board will pass measures which no in
dividual member would care to be re-
sponsible for. The author of The
Crowd-A Study of the Popular Mind, =
Gustave LIE Bon, claims that one of the
chief characteristics of the present age
is this substitution of the action of
crowds, companies, congresses conven-
tions for the activity of individuals.
His arguments are always interesting,
though his conclusions are sometimes
unexpected, as where he deprecates any
attempt to control or check this trend
frx md ad a
ting the correctness of the popular no
items as to the mental and moral infe-
riority of crowds to which we have re-
ferred. 1t is an unusual book and val
liable as a psychological study.
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In it's July number the annals Of the
American Academy of Political and
Social Science" Philadelphia) presents
a series of articles of more than usual
interest and timeliness. Daniel S. Rem
sen discusses Political Fusion Meth
ods," Professor l.. F. Ward THE Prin-
ciples of Sociology" and Hon. Martin
A. Knapp the "Anti-Pooling Regula-
tions of the Interstate Commerce Law"
This free discussion by member Of the
commission cannot fail to attract very
general interest. Another article Of in
terest is an account of Colonial Paper
Currency of Pennsylvania" by DR.. c.
w. Macfarlane. The experiment then
made has a curious resemblance to cer-
tain modern projects of the Populists.
Bound in Shadows" is the title Of
Eva Wilder Brodhead's new serial,
which was begun in 'Harper's Bazar"
on July 4th. The scene of the story is
laid in Kentucky. The point of the
rovel is that always mooted one,
Should girl marry man that she
may reform him?" The hero is fasci-
mating young man with a not honorable
past, and he is placed in contrast with
a thoroughly fine but less interesting
ma who has a clean record. In Bound
in Shadows there is steadily cumu-
lative interest from start to finish.
Lieutenant-Co Commander J. D. Jerrold
Kelley, L. S. N, contributes to "Har-
per's Round Table" published July
1th, an article entitled Queer Pets of
Sailor Jack" Lieutenant Kelley has
been in many hooks and corners of the
world with Uncle Sans sailors, and
tells of his observations of Jack and his
To the same number Mrs. General Lew
Wallace contributes another paper on
1.-The Tower of Many Stories" entitled
The Earl of Essex and His Ring" and
Mrs. NJ. E. M. Davis will contribute a
story entitled "An Outlaw" There is
an installment of Mollie Elliot Seawell' S
serial story entitled "A Virginia Cava-
lier," the last installment of Kirk Mum
roe's serial story, "Rick Dale many
short stories, and a humorous descrip-
tion of boys Fourth of July by Hay
den Carruth.
Romance for July Current Litera-
ture Publishing Company, New York;
is at hand and is freely illustrated, and
is well filled with short stories, sketches
of celebrities, notes and pictures in the
art world, poems, views in yachting and
amateur photography, etc.
''The Review Of Reviews CNew York;
for July is largely a convention number.
II is very freely and neatly illustrated.
Aside from the regular department Of
Leading Articles of the Month";, one of
the most important features Of this in
valuable magazine, these papers COM
mand attention: "Dr. Gray's Tribute to
Major Bright" "The South American
Poets" by Hezekiah Butterworth;
According to the Programme, 'The
Gold Plank at ST. Louis, Harmony
in the Convention" Selecting a Run
ming Mate for Mckinley" "Who is
Garret A. Hobart?" 1.-The Protection
Banner Flaunted High" "A Clear-Cut
Foreign Policy" "Some Recent His
tory" "The Bolt Led by Western Sena-