The record-union., 1896-03-20
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
Reviews, Magazines and Current Liter
ature of the Day.


1t is probable that no review of the
present month is so rich in able discus
slons of social, economical and political
problems of special interest as the
Arena" for March (B O. Flower, Bos-
ton)- Among the subjects treated with
Vlgor, foFcefuIness and frankness we
mention: DR.. John Clark Ridpath, the
eminent historians third paper on the
hlsbory of The Bond and the Dollar /;
professor Frank Parsons mastery ar
Ta1gnment of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company. Justice Walter Clark,
LID. on THE Prosperity of Mexico, .
magnificentIy illustrated; B. o. Flow
er's paper on "a Successful Experiment
Tor the maintenance of Respecting
Manhood Qllustrated); why the
South Wants Free Silver by United
states Senator Marion Butler. Profess
sor George d. Heron on "The Social
Value of Individual Failure and a dis
cussion by George E. Waldron, A. NJ,
on Wealth Production and Consump-
ton by the Nation" illustrated by nu-
merous diagrams and tables.
The American journal OF Sociology
Tor March presents a group Of articles
more varied and valuable than either of
the four preceding numbers has offered
me table Of contents is: Social Con-
troll, Professor E. A Ross, Stanford
University; "A Belated Industry" Miss
Jane Adams, Hull House; "A Pro-
gramme of Municipal Reform" Hon
FRANKLIN MacVeagh; Scholarship and
Social Agitation" Professor Albion w.
small; The German Inner Mission, .
Professor Charles r. Henderson; So
GEOLOGY and Psychology" Professor
Lester T. Ward; Social Evolution. :"
Rev. George AcDermot, House of the
Paulists, New York; ssThe Christian
Doctrine of the State, Professor Smaller
MatheWs; book reviews, digests of no.
table Investigations, discussions and re-
ports in the sociological field. This last
department is new feature in the
journal and puts its readers in pos
session OF the best thoughts of the lead
ing thinkers on social questions
throughout the World University of
Chicago Press.
Harper's Round Table" dated March
nth contains an article entitled Fore
telling the Weather by w. J. Hender-
son, who describes in a popular way The
methods employed and Instruments
used by the men who are so Familiarity
known as weather prophets. In the
same number THE Construction of a
Great Roadway" is described by ].
Parmly Paret. With the aid of excel
lent Photographic illustrations Mr.. Pa
ret instructs the reader in regard to the
progress of what will probably be the
finest road in America--the New York
speedway. Mollie Elliot SeawelI con-
tributes a splendid story under the title
Of "A Boy of 1775." There is an inter
estng installment Of the new. serial bv
Kirk Monroe entitled Rick Dale" and
A. J. Ensign contributes ''The Voyage
Of Hiram and Dave
The United Service" a. monthly re-
view of military and naval affairs Oslo
Chestnut street, Philadelphia, is at
hand for February, and has this table
of contents: The Old Still" by Ed
ward Field, Captain Fourth Artillery:
General Jackson at New Orleans" by
David Graham Adee; Five Weeks
With the Cuban Insurgents" by Hon.
Hubert Howard; Famous Words of
Great Commanders by Ben c. Tru-
man; Reminiscent of the New Iron
sides Off Charleston" by George E.
Belknap, Rear-Admiral United States
navy; Naval Progress in 1895" by
Lewis S. Van Duzer, Lieutenant United
States Navy; Service Salad
Horatio Alger, Jr., contributes to the
March number of the Writer (Boston)
practical and suggestive article on