The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-19

did church fresh evidence Of it's close
connection with the English nations
history. Professor Marshall S. Snow,
in his article on English History in
Canterbury Cathedral in the Decem
Der New England Magazine" dwells
upon the chief events connected with
the cathedral for the purpose of illus
trating what wealth of material is
there to be found by the student which
will help him. as the author says, Ito
realize more fully than before the true
character of the events, the men and
the life of some bygone days in the
history of England" The many photo
graphic reproductions which accom-
pany the article are worthy of special
attention. Warren F. Kellogg, 5 Park
Square, Boston, Mass.
"Gunton's Magazine" for December
opens with vigorous and readable arti-
Gle ON Congress and Monetary Relief,
by Financier William c. Cornweli,
Chairman Educational Committee of the
American Bankers Association. 1t is
one of the few really understandable
discussions of the currency and bank
ing situation and necessary reforms.
Among other contributors are Julius
Moritzen, whose Danish and Scandi-
navian work is familiar to the public;
w. F. Edwards, a strong educational
writer, ex-Judge Alden Bell on the wo-
man suffrage question, etc. The four
teen-page Review of the Month" Is q
valuable new feature, as interesting as
it is trustworthy and complete. Free
Thought in College Economics" is sensi-
bly, discussed and the departments OF
Editorial Crucible," "Civic and Educa-
tional Notes. Correspondence and
Questions" Book Reviews" ETC., are
full Of varied and instructive matter.
Alleyne Ireland opens the December
Atlantic" (Boston) with ''Briton and
Boer in South Africa" clear, strong
and comprehensive statement of the
events and causes leading up to the
present war in the Transvaal, stated
from the English standpoint. Hamilton
w. Mabie contributes brilliant and
searching review of Edgar A. Poe's
Place in American Literature" Jacob
A. Riis concludes his tenement series
with Reform by Humane Touch" in
which he reiterates the belief that such
reform, to be thorough, must begin at
the top. In IA Philistine View" Pro-
fessor T. r. Lounsbury discusses the
success of Browning's "A Blot on the
'Scutcheon'' as an acting play. Henry
D. Lloyd contributes an enthusiastic
tribute to New Zealand. Under the cu-
riosity- provoking title of "Wanted-A
Chair of Tent Making" Alfred Brown,
layman, discusses the causes Of the
modern decline of the ministry. In
1.-THE Seven Seas and the Rubaiyat,
Paul E. More contrasts the character
Of Kipling's verse with that of other
poets. Harriet Monroe pictures the
glories and wonders of the Grand Can
yon of the Colorado. Andrew F. West
contributes is There Democracy OF
Studies?" Mrs Ella w. Peattie treats
1.-The Artistic Side Of Chicago" Nor
man Hapgood treats the latter-day
platonic friendship between men ana
women, springing from the emancipa-
ton of woman and the new relations
between the sexes. Alvan F. Sanborn
discusses French Openmindedness"
Lucy Martin Donnelly contributes an
adroit and sympathetic essay I'm Praise
of Old Ladies'" The fiction and poetry
Of the number are unusually brilliant
and original.
The Engineering Magazine" for De-
cember (New York; is marked through
out by the union of the strongest con-