The record-union., 1897-05-19

-
The Nav number of the American
Journal of Sociology completes the
second volume of this important re-
view. Two years ago many critics eX-
pressed doubts whether there was room
for such a journal. Some of the most
skeptical of these have already pub
lished their opinion that the journal
is indispensable for people who would
keep abreast of social thought and
movement. The present number is
calculated to confirm that opinion. It's
contents are: Insurance Against
Non Employment" Paul Monroe;
.Some Economic Losses in the Building
Trades" S. T. Woods: The Present
Status of Sociology in Germany" (con-
Guiding paper), DR. Q. Thon; Collect
i've TeIesis'' concluding paper, Profess
sor Lester F. Ward; Social Control"
Professor f. A Ross: Some Demands
of Sociology Upon Pedagogy" Profes-
sor Albion w. Small; "A Programme
for Social Study" l. w. Howerth; re-
views. notes and abstracts, Bibliology,
index to Vol. II. The University of
Chicago Press.
The manuscript of Anthony Hopes
new novel, the sequel to THE Prisoner
of Zenda." which is to begin publica-
ton in "McClure's Magazine" in Sep
tember (New York;. is now in the
hands of c. D. Gibson. who is to
10 Of f,,J
to be published with the several in
stallments in "McCIure's." The title
of the novel is "A Constable of Zenda .
Those who have been permitted to look
into it say that, while a sequel to THE
Prisoner Of Zenda," and introducing
the same people who made that so ire
sistible, it is entirely complete and in
dependent and will be found by any
reader a rare good story in itself. 1t
simply runs over with romantic ad-
venture.
Captain Mahan is the literary lion OF
the hour In England as in this coun-
try, his Life of Nelson" has been re
ceived with unanimous praise, and it
seems as if mis- book We're to make
new record by passing the reviewers
NllIlDut q SlIlSIt dttdth. VI tie IGIIEi-
Gus portraits of Captain Mahan it has
been our pleasure to see, none COM
pares with that published in the April
Month" (New York;, for which the
historian sat especially. It is not only
its pictorial qualities, however. that
should recommend the Month" to the
reading public. Among its contributors
are General A. w Greedy Admiral S
Theodore Stanton DR. w. J. Rolfe
Gerald Stanley Lee, Frank r. Stockton.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Locke Rich
ardson. Bliss Carman. John Vance
Cheney. Rossiter Johnson. Richard
Gottheil. Franz Boas and Ellen Burns
Sherman-a goodly array, indeed.
The New York Critic" of May Sth
opened with an illustrated article on
the Authors Club by Rossiter
Johnson. The aims and scope Of this
organization. the principal events in its
existence of fifteen years, and the rec
reations OF its members are fully de
scribed. The question of Poe's plagi-
arism from DR. J. II. Chivers is dis
cussed at length. The writer in the
Critic says that the influence
Go use no stronger word) of DR.. Chi
vers' verse upon POe's work is undeni-
able. If Poe had not echoeu thea.
they would hardly have been needed
when they We're first written, much
less remembered or referred to now.
1t is a case where the note itself is
nothing; the echo. everything Among
the illustrations of this number we no
tice a portrait Of the late Benjamin
Jewett. Master Of Balliol College OK
ford, and reproductions of the posters
Of the May magazines Nor should we
forget to mention Rudyard Kipling's
new poem The Vampire" " printed here.
we believe, for the first time in this
country.
In entering its ifty-fourth year The
Living Age" (Boston) seems to have
entered a new career of prosperity and
popularity Among the evidences OF
this is the opening of new departments
which enable il to cover a much wider
field than ever before It's translations
bring its readers into close touch with
the leaders in thought and action of
Continental Europe, while, in the
Monthly Supplement selected readings
are given from leading American peri
odicals and from new books. as well
as a list of the Books of the Month. "
The gain in quantity is shown by the
addition Of lightweight pages IN the
first quarterly volume Of this year This
alone. continued through the year,
would make good-sized volume Of 3D.
pages. OF the more notable articles
which have appeared in recent issues
may be mentioned The Mission OF
Tennyson," by ". 5 Lilly; Henry
Drummond." by W. Robertson Nicou;
Fathers of Literary Tmpressionists''
Gibbons Autobiography" by Leslie
Stephen; France and Russia in Chi
ma, by Holt : Hauett; Herbert
Spencer and Lord Salisbury on Evolu-
ton" by the Duke of Argyle; "A Day
of Celebration" by Walter Besant ''Ir