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THE CENTURY MAGAZINE," Vol.
LVII.. Now, 1s9s--April. 1899. g60 Pages.
illustrated. Cloth, $40. Gilt Top, GU.
Half Russia, IS. New York; The Cen
tnry Co. ~
1t is the authoritativenoss, rather
than the amount, of war matter it con-
tains that impresses tho reader OF the
5Tth bound volume of The Century for
the six months ending with April, The
names of Sampson, Shafter, Sigsbee,
Hobson, Greene, &C., are u guaranty
of first hand accounts of the chief
events of the West Indian and Philip
Pine campaigns. AS memoirs pour
servir for a final history of the war,
their value is obvious. 'Lowel's I'm,
pressions of SPAIN deal with period
when peace prevailed even In Cuba !;
and while military prowess is cele-
brated in Prof. Wheeler's notable series
of historical studies Of which Alexan-
der the Great is the theme, the Mace
DOMAINS campaigns are too remote in
time and place TO come into the same
category with the 'war-story,' Of to-
day. James Bryce, writing on Eng
lands colonial experiments, presents
the observations of one who is not only
student OF the art Of government, but
also an experienced parliamentarian,
cabinet officer and traveller. Equally
expert, in their several ways, and
of equal popular interest, are Walter
Wellman IS account Of tho beginning Of
his expedition "On the Way to the
North Pole;'' Paul L. Ford's many
Sided Franklin" with chapter on
each of several of the ''many sides' of
character and career without parallel
in American history; John q, Van
Dykes "Old English Masters, I" accom-
panying Coles engravings; and
Charles Henry Hart on "Gilbert
Stuart's Portraits of Women" with
engravings by Henry Wolf A Dip Mt
random into the pages Of this book
brings up such tidbits as Lewis Car
rolPs unpublished letters to little
girls, Mark Twain's From the London
Times of 1884, "Absolute Zero'' ian
illustrated description Of tine possibili-
ties of liquid airl, Noah Brooks enter
tanning "reminiscences of Mark Twain
and Henry George In California, The
Carlyles in Scotland Tissot's
christmas at Bethlehem, " and short
stories by Jacob Riis, Ruth McEnery
Stuart, Mary Hallock Foote, &c.
Among the serials are Mr.. Crawford's
Via Crucis" apd Mr.. Stockton's fan
tastic tale "The Vizier;" and among
the innumerable illustrations---s several
of them printed in tint--the first in
order is Miss Beaux's ffontispiece por-
trait of DIR. Weir Mitchell.
Received OF tho publishers.
The special features of the june
number of the American Monthly Re-,
view of Reviews are an article on
"Trusts-The Rush to Industrial
Monopoly" by Byron W. Holt with
list of 1875 concerns capitalized at over
$40, 600, 600 each, including those formed
very recently); an article by W. T.
Stead on .'Oliver Cromwell and the
National Church of England" with
reproductions of famous paintings of
Cromwell; an illustrated account of
the Mormon settlements in Mexico, by
Charles W. Kindrick, United States
consul at Ciudad Juarez, Mexico; an
illustrated paper on nThe State as q
Farmer. by Leonora Beck Ellis; and
an illustrated survey of the seasons
new books. The editorial department,
1.-THE Progress of the World" deals
particularly with the industrial and
commercial conditions of the times, in
GLIDING survey of the most recent de-
velopments in the business world.
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