The record-union., 1898-12-12

a few weeks before Christmas, in which
space and attention were largely devot-
ed to books generally, and to books Of
that season in particular. This annual
book number has been, as many evil
dences show, of special interest to "Out-
look" readers, not only in the articles
and reviews, but also in the very eX-
tended announcements by the publish
ers themselves made in this number.
1t thus affords a record of the book out
put of the year and Of the season. This
year a special feature of the book num-
ber is a fully illustrated article about
the best ten books of the year-books
which have been pronounced to be the
best and most important books of the
year by a vote taken among the readers
of The Outlook" This article does
not consist Of formal reviews, but of
informal talk about the books and their
authors. In addition to this the book
number contains comprehensive spe-
sial survey of those books of the sea-
son which, in the judgment of 1.-The
Outlook" are worthy of the most care
full attention at the hands of readers
and buyers. Other features Of the spe
cial number are: An article by Miss
Jeanette L. Glider, Poets on Their
Own Poems: the final installment Of
Dr. Hale's James Russell Lowell and
His Friends; beautifully illustrated
article on New College and Oxford" ;"
by Hamilton w. Mabie; a charming
French story; account of THE Drey
fus Affair from the beginning to the
present day, by. Professor Adolphe
Cohn of Columbia University, illustrat-
ed. The news, critical and editorial de-
partments are up to their usual stan
dard.
The Forum" for December (New
York; has these papers: THE Doctrine
of Intervention by Hon. Charles
DENLY, late Minister to China; An
nexation and Universal Suffrage" by
Professor J. B. McMaster; Lessons of
the Late Election" by j. w. Babcock;
Forest Fires" by Henry Gannet of
the United States Geographical Sur
vey; Political Activity in the Civil
Service" by Hon. Perry c.. Heath,
First Assistant Postmaster General;
Relation of Japan to Other Nations,
by d. w. Stevens; THE Educated Ne
gro and Menial Pursuits" Professor
w. S. Scarborough; Journalism, It's
Rewards and Opportunities, by Tru-
man de Wesse; Recent Construction
of the Federal Antitrust Act" by Da-
vid Wilcox; Germany and Great
Britain by Albert Won Schaff1e, form
erly Austrian Minister of Commerce;
THE Protest of the Pillager Indians"
by F. E. Lupp; Sociological and
Ethnical Sources of the Greatness of
Venice" by Professor Lombrow; 'Cy-
rano de Bergerac," by Gustav Koffe.
Notes on New Books, 1S9S-99' &c.
P. Putnam's Sons, New York; is hand
ing glmpses of some of the most
prominent books of the year, new is
sues of old ones, and notes of some
famous standard works.
sGunton's Magazine for December
has these papers. departments and
features: Frontispiece of Karl Marx:
New York in the Senate; Atkinson
and Silver; DIR. Savage on Pessim-
ism; Equitable Basis of Interest"
Theodore B. Stork: distinguished
Economists = VI. Karl Marx: Ed
itorial Crucible: Idiotic Argument
Domestic Prosperity-New England
and Imperialism-Cort Manufacture
and the Dingley Law-Wage Reduc-
tions in the South; Civic and Social
Reforms" Civic and Educational
Notes: Against Municipal Lighting
Plants-Educational Progress"; .Su-
gar-Beet Industry in America" Kath-