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| A noteworthy article upon 1.-THE Cap
ture Of Government by Commercial
ISM by John Jay Chapman, opens the
! February Atlantic" QBoston). He
points out how the revolt from boss
rule as evidenced in the recent New
! York campaign, indicates the awaken
! ing of a public conscience and de-
mand for better things, which is the
| first step in shaking off the shackles OF
the boss and the regeneration of the ma
| ton; in which conclusion from entirely
! different premises he strikingly COIN
| cides with the deduction drawn by Ed
ward NJ Shepard in his thoughtful pa
per in the January Atlantic"
strong paper upon an unusual but use
full topic is that upon The Danger OF
Experimental Psychology" by Profes-
sor Hugo Munsterberg of Harvard Uni
versity. In the Labor Unions and the
/ Negro" John stephens Durham. for
merly United States Minister to Hayu,
brings to notice the manner IN winch
| the trades unions of this country, by
| excluding colored Workmen from their
memberships, have gradually succeed
ed in driving the negro from nearly dll
skilled occupations. Colonel L. w Hig-
ginson relates his experiences on the
lecture platform, the stump, and IN
public life, with many amusing anec-
dotes and suggestive comments.
The second installment of Gilbert
Parker's THE Battle of the Strong
realizes the promise of the opening
chapters; The Proper Education of an
Architect" by Russell Sturgis, points
out that little or no advance has been
made for many years in architectural
training, and gives valuable sugges-
tions as to what course should be
adopted in the schools to raise and i'm
prove the standard of the profession.
Hopkinson Smiths Caleb West" draws
to a close with unabated power and in
terest "A Ghetto Wedding" is
touching and characteristic sketch of
Jewish life in New York by Abraham
Cahan Mrs Wiggin's "Penelope's Pro-
gress'' continues with undiminished vi
vacity and sparkle. Poetry, short stor-
les, book reviews and 'The Contribu-
tors Club complete a number Of
marked excellence.
"Godey's Magazine" for February
(New York; appears with new make
up and various typographical embel-
lishments, which give it a fine appear
ance It's contents-table contains nine
illustrated articles, essays, ETC., seven
new stories and two strong poems, be-
sides the work of the various depart
ments Among the articles Of special
value are: George C. Lays "Prelim-
mary Period of the Revolution" part
second the conclusion of Stanley Ed
wards Johnsons tale Of THE Wimpled
Maid of Nantucket" the facts concern
ing the Chinese in San Francisco, by
Gordon Poynter; the third paper on
.Triumphs in Amateur Photography
superb article on rare "Old Blue and
White Pottery:" by James w. Guthrie;
The American Jewish Minister" by
Charles S. Bernheimer; "Pansies and
Violets," by Nancy Mann Waddle; two
humorous stories of excellent quality,
and a beautiful and majestic poem,
THE Fallen Caryatid," by Aletta Wa
terbury Goss The Bookery, Editorial
notes and Scrap Book are full of bright,
up-to-date topics, and contain much
that is worth reading from various
points Of view.
The first authorized American pub
lication of Herbert Spencer's reply to
Huxley's famous Romanes~ lecture,
which was originally published in the
London "Atheneum," appears in Apple
tons Popular Science Monthly" for
February (New York;, under the title.
Evolutionary Ethics" Professor Hen
ry Lincoln Clapp has an interesting IL
lustrated article on School Gardens"
In city public schools where nature
study has been introduced, obtaining
the nece ssary supply of plants is al
ways difficult. The idea of having gar
dens cared for by the pupils, in which
the desired specimens are always at
hand mas been attended with consid
erable success abroad, and the same
arrangement is urged for our adoption.
The important question of the "Preser-
walton cf Our Forest" is discussed by
Charles d. Walcott, Director of the
United States Geological Survey. Sci
entific Progress in the Closing Century"
is the title of an article by Professor
Ludwig Buchner. The high position
which Professor Buchner occupies in
the scientific world and the great wealth
of this subject, should make a most
interesting article. NJ. J. Delboeuf has
curious article entitled I'm a World
Half as Large" in which he calls at
tention to some of the inaccuracies in
Laplace's Exposition du. Systeme du
cusse1 question of Physical Training
in Colleges" is treated by Dr. F. f.
Leonard of Oberlin College. David
Starr Jordan, President of the Leland
Stanford University. has an article on
Evolution Of the Mind"
Current History" third quarter,
1897. Edited by Alfred S. Johnson, Phi.
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upon by the Record Union depends
not only upon the scope of the field
which it covers, but also upon its char
acteristic regard for accuracy and inn
partiality, it's elimination of non-essen-
tials, and its preservation of due pro-
portions in treatment of events. In all
maintains the high standard which has
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