The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-18
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Magazine Of American Economics and
Political Science. The first (or january
number since the change comprises eighty
pages. treating of such themes as these:
Philosophy Of the Monroe Doctrine;"
"The Presidents Financial PLAN" "The
Banks and the Greenbacks:" Retire the
Greenbacks Without Issuing Bonds;'
"Non-Partisan Politics." 1.-THE Reed
Dingley Revenue Bill" Negroes Under
feature is the department headed Econ
omics In the Magazines" which is digest
OF important papers in other periodicals.
Professor Gunton, the editor. is a sterling
proiectionist, and has no superior as an
economist in this country.
Although there are in the January Meta
physical Magazine several very able and
interesting papers, 1t Is probable that the
one which will command widest attention
Wines careful monograph on Hypnotic
Suggestion and Crime" The conclusion
which he draws from the experiments Of
others, supplemented by his own expert
ence. Is that while some danger probably
exists with regard to those already crimi-
nal or vicious. and In whom a latent pro-
pensity for evil Is capable Of being called
into play, yet with those Of sound moral
principles and previous rectitude of life
there is no just cause for apprehending
mischief as result of hypnotic sugges-
ton.
Beginning with its issue for Jan. the
New York weekly journal of protest."
Chips, which Is modelled In contents after
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sunes the monthly style of publication
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with this exception that 1t is more at
tractive In appearance, thanks to black
and-rcd cover design, black and white in
terior designs. marginal illustrations. and
gorgeous white-and-black-and full
page pictorial impression of 'the girl
of 49," the latter done by Thomas NJ
Peirce. In Chips handsome twenty-four
conceited things, SO well varied as to
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The January Ev'ry Month contains. as
usual, as its principal feature-music; four
delightful compositions, In which are in
Charles Miller, entitled will Jack Ever
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ern tone. by Maryland. called "Old Mas
sa's Birthday" "On the Rialto," march
song Of true merit. entitled ''rheir Golden
Honeymoon" The magazine contains
some fifty illustrations Of popular interest.
and reading matter OF varied and charm
ing character.
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The January Mcclure, In addition to its
Lincoln life. which Is rapidly growing In
interest, contains q notable paper by Mu-
rat Halstead giving "reminiscences Of
James q. Blaine. Mr.. Halstead shows by
hitherto unpublished correspondence that.
in "a, Mr.. Blaine did not want the presi-
Dental nomination, but instead tried hard
to induce General W. Il. Sherman to take
It, After the election he took his defeat
philosophically. blaming it on Burchard
and the weather. The article is we'll worth
reading.
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The Popular Science News. published at
10 Liberty street, New York, has been
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by its present conductor. Benjamin Lii
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electricity and invention. This is the only
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contains many things of profit and useful