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The opening article in Appleton
Popular Science Monthly for March
(New York; describes "A Summer jour
ney to the Sahara Desert. Ii Is py
Professor Angelo Heilprin of the Phlia-
delphia Academy of Sciences, ana Is
copiously illustrated. Franklin smith,
under the title AN Apostate Democra-
cy." sharply criticises the degeneration
of American politics. Dr. Fred 4. Leon
ard discusses the question of physical
Training in the Colleges The AGA
denny of Natural Science at St LOUIS
is described by Professor FREDERICK
Starr. In a World Half as Large" is
by the late NJ J. DelboeuA The con-
Guiding chapter in Professor William
T. Ripleys series on THE Racial &C.
ography of Europe" takes up the prob
lens of city populations An archaeo-
logical paper, by f. S. Dellenbaugh, is
entitled "FabIicMa Pottery THE
Taxation of Chooses in Action" is the til
tie Of David A. Wells sixteenth chap
ter. Harold w. Fairbanks describes
the curious geological structure of The
Great Sierra Nevada Fault Scarp;" the
text is accompanied by instructive illus
trations. The First Thermometers "
IS by NJ. P. Duhem. The sketch is of
Sir Joseph Lister, the author of antisep
: tic surgery. The Claims of Science"
and THE Upward Struggle of Society"
are the titles in the Editors Table
The bound volume of the Century
NJ, Nov RI
October. '97 Century Company, New
York;, is a volume that needs little, If
any Introduction, so widely known is
the Century Magazine" and so high
its news. literary and thoughtful char
acter The volume bound makes a
handsome book, and one that will grace
any library shelf anywhere.
Municipal Art in Italy is the sub
ject of one of the most important arti-
Giles in the March New England Mag
azine" (Boston). The author, Allen
French, shows how the influence of art
has been enlisted in the cause of good
government and public spirit in many
of the historic Italian cities. Wheaton
Seminary, in the town of Norton, Mass,
is treated by Rev George H Hubbard.
DR.. Henry BoyntonS excellent article
on Woodstock will be appreciated by
all lovers of that beautiful old Yer
mont town Rev Francis f. Clark'S
paper on New England in India tells
of the noble work accomplished by
many New England men and women
in the mission field of India Another
article showing how far-reaching New
England missionary influences are is
that upon The American College for
Girls at Constantinople." by Emma
Paddock Telford Richard Webb con-
tributes an able article on William Pitt
FessendenS public career, and a por-
trait of Fessenden forms the fronts
piece of the number. Joseph Lee, in a
thoughtful paper entitled Expensive
Living the Blight of America" ex-
plains why our American nation falls
short of our national ideal. A brief
survey of the life and works of Alfred
Ordway. who was one of the Nestors
among New England artists, by Leila
Woodman Usher. is accompanied by
portraits of the artist and charming re-
productions of some of his character
istic paintings There is an admirable
work by Louis H Gibson on "Archi-
lecture and the People Two good
short stories appear in this number,
and several poems The Editors Ia
BILE" is devoted to the subject of Amer
lean historical painting.
The American Journal of Sociology
for March University of Chicago
Press has leading papers as follows:
Character Building at Elmra," illus
trated, r. c. Bates: The Philadelphia
Gas Works-Modern Instance" Clinton
Rogers Woodruff; "A Statistical Study
in Causes of Poverty" A NJ. Simons;
Official Statistics" w NJ Stuart;
1.-The Relief and Care of Dependents
CID, II. A Mills; Social Control
(XII.), Edward Alsworth Ross: The
Persistence of Social Groups George
Simmel.
The readable short stories printed
each month in THE National Maya
zine" of Boston are increasing the al
ready remarkable popularity of that
periodical to very appreciable ex-
tent. Few more brilliant literary
vignettes have been published than
those appearing in the Smiles and
Tears department. If subject to any
criticism ii is because Of the persist
ent newspaper flavor that is retained
in this department. The sketches are
nearly all by newspapermen. Without
attempting TO rival the function of the
newspapers in getting the latest news,
The National" has an exceedingly
timely article. upon THE Situation in
Cuba To-day" by Ebert y. Hastings.
1t is very evident that the article was
in type at the time of the Maine ex-
plosion, but the situation had been so
carefully forecast that the explosion in
cident had the continuity OF a sequel
rather than an addenda There is an
article also on the author of QUO
Nadis." Henryk Sienkiewicz There has
been but little known about the distin-
guished writer heretofore. and Ameri-
cans VIII be interested in knowing that
in days gone by this scholar gypsy was
the member of Polish colony in Cal
ifornia. OF which Nine Modjeska was
a member. The article is written by
Joseph l. French. and handsomely IL
Illustrated.
The school Review" for March
University of Chicago Press has these
leading papers: Proceedings of the
Association of Colleges and Preparatory
Il.