The record-union., 1897-01-10


vine Revelation" Rev. w. E. Manley
D. D.; Calves Home and Few OF
Her Friends" George E. Cook: Eng
lends Hand in Turkish Massacres," NJ.
II. Gulesian; Hereditary Influences
ard Medical Progress" j. J. Morrissey,
NJ. D., Restore Metz to France" Pan
Aryan; THE New Old Philosophy of
Life" s. p. Colburn: 1.-The Plea of La
Dor from the Standpoint of Russian
Peasant Ernest Howard Crosby
The Herb Doctor" Will Allen Drom-
gcole.
Municipal Engineering" indianapolis
for January is up to the high standard
set by this magazine that ought to be
read by every municipal legislator and
executive in the land. Chief among the
papers, aside from the great volume of
notes, news and departments, are Ca
pacity of Water Works Systems in
American Cities; Dresden Snow
Plows," Robert Grimshaw, G. E.; The
Trolley of the Sea-; The Influence of
Rails on Street Pavements," Edward p.
North, NJ. Am. Soc. c. E, Water Pur-
veyor of New York City: Highway
Improvement in Vermont; Forms of
Clip and Briquet for Tensile Tests of
Cement" L. c. Sabin, Assoc. NJ. Am.
Sec. C. Z.
The Forum" New York; for Janu-
ary has: Leo XIII.," the Vicomte E.
Melchoir de Vogue, of the French
Academy; Middle Ground on the Tar
iff,'' o. D. Ashley, President of the Wa
bash Railroad Company; How Shall
the Child be Taught? H." DR.. j. NJ.
Rice; Modern Composers in the Light
of Contemporary Criticism Alexander
Moszkow ski; Presidential Elections
Paralyzing to BUSINESS: A Remedy" >"
Hon. Alonzo B. Cornell; The Wanton
Destruction of American Property in
Cuba" Fernando A. Yznaga; THE
Law of Civilization and Decay" Hon
Theodore Roosevelt; "Dr. Eggleston on
American Origins" w. p. Trent; The
Urgent Need of a National University,
President d. S. Jordan; American Ar
Genealogical Work in Greece" j. Cen
nadius: THE Philosophy of Meliorism.
Junius Henri Browne: intercollegiate
Debating" Professor r. c. Ringwalt.
With the January number. "Ro-
nance GAO Broadway, New York }
begins the eighth year of it's life under
new management in new and improved
form, and with a new and striking
cover, and new and original contents.
1t is now the property of ellison Will
let's, who is crowding into it the results
of his experience as an editor and pub
Usher. The experimental stage in the
career of Romance" terminated with
the old management. All its fiuctua-
tions in price, ITS changes in size, its
of purpose which charac-
terized 1t under old management are
ended. The new nagement has
brought Romance" back to its orig
inal and definite purpose; the portrayal
The January number shows the ex-
cellent results of new blood. There
are stories by Anthony Hope. Clark
Russell, John Habberton, and Miss NJ
e. Braddon; serial story by Hall
Caine, several exciting stories in the
Contributors Club; remarkable po-
EN- by Francis Saltus; the stories OF
Three Romantic Frenchwomen," by
the editor; and the stories of the ro-
mantle books and plays of the month
The last number of LIE Francois" pre-
Sents to its readers the portrait and BIZ
ography of one of the most gifted of
French writer's, Francois Coppee, the
lonely and the timid. OF poor and hum
teens those who struggle and suffer, and
employs all the power and beauty of his
genius to sing the heroism of their sacri-
fees. His inspirations are drawn from
the purest and most idealistic sources,
and no unworthy thought ever finds ex-
preston in his exquisite works, which
may safely find their way into any
hands. So superior is everything which
from his pen that it is difficult
to choose, and lie Numero du Regi-
ment'' Is probably a very typical Sc
lection, exemplifying well the authors
style, clear, forcible, yet always full of
SOUL the prose of a poet. Too much
cannot be said in favor of the biographi-
cal sketches in lie Francois" for they
cannot fail to familiarize the student
with the most noted French authors and
enable him to appreciate more fully the
choice selections which follow each
sketch. Christmas, or, Noel" as 1T is
called, is duly celebrated in this num-
ber by a poem from the pen of Armand
Silvestre, a Christmas legend. La Pitie
De PAnge," by Michel Defines, and
Christmas tale called Les Mocassins,"
oy Paul Arene A charming conceit en-
titled "LAnge aux Fossettes, COM
Dletes the reading matter for the month.
The usual space is devoted to the
exercises in grammar and literature,
idiomes. etc, a course by
which any French student would be
benefited Berlitz & Co, Madison
Square, NJ Y, are the American agents
'or LIE Francois"
The North American Review" (New
York; for January has these papers
IF first interest: THE Meaning of the
Votes" Senator Henry Cabot Lodge;
The German Press and the United
Stares.' Poultney Bigelow: Strikes
as a Factor in Progress" NJ. E. j. Kel-
ley; Genius in Children" Andrew
Lang; Pending Problems" Albion w.
Tourgee; Root Difficulties of Irish
T. w. Russell, NJ. p;
Some Aspects of the Drama of To-
Day." Herbert Beerbohm Tree; Folly
If Differential Duties John Goldman;
"A Study in Campaign Audiences"
Lloyd Bryce; THE Danger Point in
American Politics. j. E. MilhoIland:
Mr.. Bryan as a Conjurer, Andrew
Carnegie; Can We Do Away With
Nog?" Alexander McAdie; ''The Rail-
way Vote H. P. Robinson; BOSS Rule
n Old English Municipalities, Edward
oorritt.