The record-union., 1897-01-03

| advocates ''middele ground" between
the two extremes of policy. DR.. ]. NJ.
Rice continues his valuable series Of ar
| ticles ON the problem of elementary ed
| ucation, with paper ON THE Essen
| tials in Elementary Education" Herr
| Alexander Moszkowski, eminent Ger
man musical critic, contributes a paper
| on Modern Composers in the Light of
| Contemporary Criticism THE Wan
| ton Destruction of American property
| in Cuba" brings out protest from Fer
| nando A. Yznaga, who. after showing
| that this destruction is unnecessary,
| that lit has already cost American citi-
zens more than $50, 1000, 900, advocates
| interference by the United States Gov
ernment. Hon. Alonzo B. Cornell, ex-
| Governor of New York, contributes a
timely article on the paralyzing effect
upon business of Presidential elections.
]. Gennadius contributes an interesting
paper on the work of the American
| School of Archaeology in Greece. Two
{, important new books are reviewed in the
January Forum Hon. Theodore
1
| teresting paper Brooks Adams The
Law of Civilization and Decay" and the
| first volume of DR.. Edward Eggleston' s
| History of the United States" is re-
viewed by Professor William p. Trent
of the University of the South. Other
articles are: 'The Urgent Need of a
National University at Washington, F"
| by President David Starr Jordan. THE
Philosophy of Meliorism,' by Junius
Henri Browne, and a paper by Profess
sor r. c. Ringwalt of Columbia Uni
versity ON intercollegiate Debating"
II +
Notable, even among so many excel
lent features as are presented in the
New Years Ladies Home Journal"
(Philadelphia), are articles on the
Prince of Wales visit to America,
Prince Bismarck, South Pole explora-
tions, Jerome X. Jerome's new short
story, and delightful musical compo-
sition. Ex-President Harrison dis
cusses "The Judicial Department of the
Government" Edward w. Box writes
to young men, lucidly and practically,
solving numerous problems relative to
business and social advancement. The
second part of Herbert D. Wards Sc
rial, THE Burglar Who Moved Para
disc" brings the reader into closer con-
| tact with the amusing personages.
| "Rock-a-By-Baby, a lullaby, is a
charming musical feature. Mr..
Moody's second paper to his Sunday
school class is in clear, forcible style.
There are also poetic calendar for
1897, attuned to children's fancy; the
| first of a series of papers on Amateur
Photography at It's Best" various arti-
| cles and departments covering every
| feature of home life and it's needs. The
cover of the January Journal is by
Edwin A. Abbey, the famous illustrator.
1t is a fine composition, striking in its
coloring, and is admirably reproduced.
Another art feature is the page illus
tration by Alice Barber Stephens, the
! first of her series of six pictures typify-
ing American womanhood.
The complete novel in the January
issue of ''Lippincott's Magazine" (Phil-
adelphia) is stockings Full of Money,
by Mary Kyle Dallas. 1t is tale Of do
Henry Willard French, in "a Christ
mas Midnight in Mexico" narrates an
adventure of the road which might
have ended disastrously. The other
short stories are "An Anonymous Love
Letter" by Virginia Woodward Cloud,
and Robert the Devil" by Claude M.
Girardeau. The question, Are Ameri-
can Institutions of Dutch Origin?" is
discussed at some length by Sydney G.
Fisher who controverts the late Doug
las Campbell's contention that the
town meeting came from Holland. r.
G.. Robinson writes lucidly and in
structively on South Florida Before
the Freeze" The relations of THE
Western Housekeeper and the Celes-
| tial' are described from experience by
May Hoskin. Emily Baily Stone treats
lightly, with many citations, of Mar
rying in the Fifteenth Century" "The-
ter-g going in St. Petersburg" is ham
died by Isabel f. HapgoOd. Allan Hen
bricks tells of am outing with the
| WhitefiSh Nets" and Lee J. Vance ex-
pounds the mysteries of Walnut Lore.
The poetry of the number is by Marie
NJ. Meinell, Julien Gordon, Mary E.
Stickney and Carrie Blake Morgan.
The New Year (January) number of
the Overland Monthly" (San Fran
CISCO is such a departure from the
Eastern magazines that comparison is
not to be made. 1t is full of California
and the West from cover to cover,
even Rounsevelle Wildman's "As
Talked in the Sanctum" has to do with
plagiarism among California writer's.
The leading article, Should the Cali
fornia Missions be Preserved?" is pro-
fusely illustrated with mission cuts.
Resides being a complete history of the
| mission movement, it discusses and
questions regarding the preservation of
the old buildings that have a senti-
mental interest to all. To Californi-
ans and those looking Californiaward
| for homes and investments probably
the most interesting article in the book
is Millions in Gold" an historical and
descriptive account of Siskiyou, by
Robert j. Nixon, editor of the Yreka
Journal" At this time, when the char
ter question is again being agitated, DIR.
j. II. Stallard's discussion of the "Mu-
nicipal Government of San Francisco
as compared to the English system will
be appreciated. r. S. Solomons contin-
ues his "Unexplored Regions of the
High Sierra" and Joaquin Miller tells
OF his life on the Hights. There are a
number of good Western stories
"Harper'S Weekly for January ID
oontlps the first installment of "Je-
rome, a Poor Man" by Mary E WIKI
ms This is thought to be the strong
est novel she has yet written. Colone.
George E. Wargng. Jr., writes of
/ Street Cleaning in Paris" A striking