The record-union., 1896-10-18

the edltor or the Engineering and Min
ing Journal
The American Magazine of Civics"
for October (3S Park Row, New York;
presents these valuable papers: "Citi-
Zenship," Judge William J. Gaynor;
Economic Aspects of Immigration"
John A. Roeblin; The Evolution of
Money" H., James Denton Hancock;
Democracy and Despotism," Rabbi
Adolph Moses; THE Coming Struggle"
Fred E. Tasker; '.The Limits of Indi-
vidual Liberty and of State Authority"
]. McLain Smith; Whom Shall We
Elect for Vice President ?" Duane Now
~; "Clean Streets and Their Benefits"
La Sale A. Maynard; Three Timely
Topics" l.. A. NJ. Capitalization the
Cure for Political Corruption" l.. p.
Gratacap; THE Armenian Question; a
Possible Word for the Turk w. r.
Claxton; Fiat" Charles Q. de France;
Appropriations for Sectarian Schools %
Literary Digest"
From G. P. Putnams Sons (New
York; we have pamphlet '16 to i,
What Does 1t Mean?" by Uncle Ben
1t may be said to be the primer of
the silver question. 1t is the whole
thing boiled down to simplest and most
understandable propositions. 1t ex-
plodes the free coinage theory COM
pletely. 1t is witty little book as well
as a wise and entertaining one. 1t is
written primarily for workingmen.
The current number of "Spalding's
Home Library is devoted to the game
Of "Reversi." The book contains rules
for playing, technical terms and names,
general hints for play, objects to be
aimed at attaining by the players, early
play, irregular openings, FOOLS mate,
final play, royal reversi, etc, etc. 1t is
complete treatise on the game and
will be sent postpaid to any address
in the United States or Canada upon
receipt of 10 cents. American Sports
Publishing Company, New York.
Wages 16 to L. by J. Dew. War
ner; Free Coinage Dissected'' by the
same author, and The Silver Stand
ard" by George II. Yeaman, are the
latest issues of the Present Problems
Publishing Company, New York. The
pamphlets are for sound money and
are strong arguments. The sell for l
cent each.
The first volume of the new uniform
and complete edition of George Mere
dith's works is out from Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons, in connection with Archibald
Constable & Co. of London Mr. Mere
dith has revised his works for this edi-
ton, has made a number of changes in
the text, which will thus be final and
definitive. He has also included some
work which has not hitherto been is
sued in book form. The new and strik-
ing portrait by ]. S. Sargent, A. r. A,
is a feature of the first volume.
So great has been the demand for
Villari's Life of Savonarola" that
new and popular edition has been pre-
pared by Charles Scribner's Sons. This
is to be in one volume printed on thin
paper, and will be at popular price, so
that this important biography Will be
for the first time within everyone's
reach.
The Cambridge University press has
in preparation, as the second volume
1.-The Geographical Distribution of
Mammals" by r. Lyddekker, B. A.,
+. r. S.
An article by Richard Harding Davis,
published about three years ago in
"Harpers Magazine" describing the
exploring expedition in Northeastern
Africa then being carried out by Will
In Acstn ha y1p IN
public interest in the matter. Mr.. Chan
Ter has now completed a book describ
irg the explorations, which will be pub
lished by Macmillan & Co.. under the
title Through Jungle and Desert"
Macmillan G. Co. have just published
the first volume of their new edition of
Gibbons Decline and Fall of the Ro-
man Empire The work, which will
be completed in seven volumes, is ed
tied, with introduction notes, appen-
dices and index, by J. B. Bury, M A.,
Professor Of Modern History in Dublin
University, and author of the important
History Of the Later Roman Empire.
"The Bond and the Dollar is we'll
known essay by John Clark Redpath,
the historian. A new edition. the one
hundred thousandth run, is out from
the press of the Arena Company, Bos-
ton 1t is a free silver essay and very
strong.
"The School Review for October
University Of Chicago Press has these
leading papers, with reviews and notes
ty Professor Thurber the editor:
Greek and Latin in the Higher Schools
OF Germany, L. James E. Russell;
Should Papers Dealing With Matters
of Scholarship or Papers on Method Be
the Chief Feature of Teachers Meet
ings?" Francis w. Kelsey; THE Teach
ing of Economics in Secondary Schools
Henry w. Thurston; Dramatic Incl
dents in the Conquest of Gaul," j.
Raleigh Nelson; Outlook Notes." C.
Fl. Thurber
"The Travellers and Shippers Di-
rec tory" for October CThe Den Born
Company, San Francisco,) is, as have
been its predecessors, the completest
and most satisfactory guide for travel
on the coast known to print.
Telegraph wires will last for forty
wears near the seaShore. In the manu-
featuring districts the same wires last
only ten years and sometimes less