The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-02-21

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The frontispiece of the February Review of
Reviews is a magnificent portrait of King
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proposed as umpire under the general arbitra-
ton treaty between the United States and
Great Britain. The principal topics treated
editorially in this number are the Anglo
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ton, the prospects of the n icaragua canal, the
recent elections of United States Senators in
the different States and the relation OF the
great corporations 10 political campaign funds.
There is also the customary resume OF the Sig
nthcant foreign events of the past month.
The editorial pages, like the other parts of the
magazine, are fully and suitably illustrated.
Among the seasons announcements we
note that Professor Edward B. Tichener, NJ A.
(Oxon.), Ph.D. Ueipzig) Ssge professor of
psychology in the Cornell University, has in
preparation a work entitled "A Primer of
Psychology
This volume is intended as first book in
psychology. 1t will. therefore, seek TO accom-
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OF the subject; TO outline, with as lit
tie of technical detail as is compatible
with accuracy of statement, the methods and
most important results of modern psychology,
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psychology in its various branches.
Lord Acton, whose "Le cture on the Study of
History" attracted International attention
soon after its delivery in Cambridge and sub
sequent publication in this country by the
Macmillan Company, has undertaken to edit
for the Cambridge University Press compre-
hensive history OF modern times under a
general title.
The Cambridge Modern History will appear
in twelve volumes of about 700 pages each,
and Will cover the period from the end of the
Middle Ages to the present day. 1t is expected
that the first volume, dealing with the Renais.
sance will be published in from two to three
years hence, to be followed by two volumes in
each succeeding year. In order that each part
may be the work of a man who has already
made the period covered an object OF special
study, the best historians in England and
America will be invited to contribute. A few
names from the authors list are as follows:
James Bryce, Professor Bury, Dr.. Cunningham,
Principal Fairbairn, Professor Flint, Frederick
Harrison, r. Fl. Hutton, Professor Jebb, Mr..
Lecky, Sidney Lee, John Morley, Mr.. Oman, E.
]. Payne, Sir F. Pollock, Professor Prothero,
Dr. Sidgwick and Vscount Wolseley
The Nation has grown since Washington's
day. For instance, in 1890, the first full year
Of his administration, there were seven ty-hve
postofices in the United States. Now there
are more than 70, 600. and the revenue of the
Postofice Department is 1000 times as great
as 1t was then. Scores of unfamiliar facts like
these, together with many curious anecdotes
of ''old times" are brought out in an article
on the early Days of the American Post
Office" which Postmaster General Will
son contributes to the Washington's
birthday special number of the Youths Com
panion. OF course the usual editorial "fea-
lures found in the same number, and
there are many attractive stories, poems and
sketches, by Louise Chandler Moulton, Sophie
SWEET, Hayden Carruth, Charles F. Lummis
and others. Especially appropriate to the sea-
son is q charming engraving, when George
Washington was Young" by Frank r. Merrill;
and the colored cover. designed by the WE'LL
known Boston artist, Sears Gallagher, shows
the father of his country arrayed in Continen-
tai buff and blue.
The bound volume of The Critic for July
December 1896. contains the record of 2S15
new books published during that period, and
reviews OF 1885 of the more mportant-among
them being Mrs. Humphry Wards "Sir George
Tressady,' Rudyard Kipling's Seven Seas"
Barries Margaret O5ilvy'' and Sentimental
Tommy" shorters Emily B7onte and Her
Circle" the first volume OF Professor Sloane's
Life of Napoleon" and DR.. Hirsch's Genius
and Degeneration" TO mention but few.
Added TO this are a number Of essays and
sketches among them Mr.. Zangwill's
papers on literary criticism; an account
of the sesqui-centennial of Princeton,
with portraits of the receivers of hon.
orary degrees; Gerald Stanley Lees account
of Ian Maclaren as a lecturer, and records of
the dramatic, artistic and musical happen
ings of the period covered. Biographical
sketches and estimates are given of the work
of the writer's who have died-Harriet Beecher
Stowe, George du Maurier, William Morris and
others The Critic, aside from its value as
the only weekly record of American literature.
is OF continuous interest on account of its
portraits of contemporary celebr tiles in The