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the New York Herald and the Wash
ington Star. He has also been fire.
quent contributor to a number of
other newspapers and leading maga-
zines. His long residence in Washing
ton. his high standing in the society
of the capital and in official circles
there. together with his literary taste
and ability qualified him specially for
the writing of this particular book.
Human interest Is the keynote of
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly Its
stories and its articles follow as close
ly as may be the lines Of genuine hui
man experience. Its editors do not
reject romance; indeed. they seize
upon a good story whenever they find
it; but they try to give the magazine
as a whole the flavor of reality. The
reader feels instinctively that most OF
the stories are transcripts from life.
not the commonplace existence too
familiar to most of u.s. but the life of
energy and experience. Take for ex-
ample the January number. 1t opens
with a singularly dramatic article.
The Reign of Soapy Smith" the no
torious boss of Skaguay. The-article
is descriptive of occurrences incredi-
bic almost yet actual. written by a
man who took prominent part in the
long night against Smith and his ring.
The story is more than the extraordi-
nary history of a bad man. 1t per-
feetly illustrates the development of
city bossism. reduced to its simplest
terms in the primitive civilization of a
mushroom town.
From the point of view of the
American citizen. there could scarcely
be more important magazine article
at this time than the unprejudiced
story of Cuba's national convention.
written for Leslies January number.
by two intelligent special correspond
ents. and copiously illustrated. Other
contributions which must interest
every man who works with hand or
brain are; Trading in Locomotives" I"
a vivid account of a remarkable indus
try. and "An Unexpected Result" the
second Of S. A. Nelson's series of Wall
street stories. This last takes up an
ethical question Of business and puts
II in an unusually dramatic form. Like
all Mr.. Nelson's stories. it represents
business as business men know it.
The January number of the Popular
Science Monthly contains a number O.
important timely articles.
Asphaltum for a Modern Street by S
F. Peckham; The Effect of Physica
Agents on Bacterial Life by DR.. Altar
Macfayden; Flies and Typhoid Fever
by DR.. l.. o. Howard; Geometry: An
cient and Modern. by Prof Edwin S
Crawley; An Address Before the An.
thropological Department of the Brit
ish Association. by 4. H. Huxley.
The Story Of Autonous, by Prof. VIII
lam Henry Hudson; The Economi,
Life OF France, by DIR. Edward d
Jones; Pearson's Grammar of Science
by c. S. Pierce; The Structure of tn,
Heavens by Prof. Simon Newcomb
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25th ST., New York City.
1.-THE Electors and the Coming Elec
ton is the subject of an article b,
DR. Albert Shaw in the January Re
view of Reviews. The fact seems t,
| have been overlooked by most peopl
that the actual election Of presiden
and vice-president will take place ol
January IA, when the electors chosel
last November will meet in their res
peetive States and cast their ballot
in accordance with the constitutions
provision. Just what this function
amounts to in the machinery of on
presidential elections. and how tn
Il popular conception Of the function ha
/ departed from the ideal set up by tn
founders of our Government is clear
ly set forth in DR.. Shaw's article. A
as appendix the Review presents tn
names of all the electors chosen in tn
forty-five States-a list which ha
probably appeared in no other publica
tion and which was obtained from tn
official sources.