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schist, but the experience derived from that
swindle set her to studying geology and min
eralogy and she Is now an expert and a
successful mining woman whom no man can
fool Two Of the most successful mining
companies in Colorado are managed by two
women, Miss Stewart and Miss Dillingham;.
Miss Mccarthy of Denver manages a big
Cripple Creek company and there are several
other omen in the business. One of them.
-. - lWnlee Of Denver, is q decided beauty,
Judging from her photo. The Era gives many
pages to literature for young people.
The Bookmans Chronicle and Comment
is full of good points and the number is, in
every respect, very interesting. Attractive
indeed, is Mr. Chestertcn's "England's Novel;
lists In the National Portrait Gallery. includ-
ing photo from Highnnore's portrait Of
Samuel Richardson Of Pamela" and "Ciar-
issa'' fame Captain Marryat, Wilkie Col
Inns and Bulwer. A feature of the number
is the illustrated paper on Balzac and Nine.
Hanska, whose romantic attachment was the
only bright thing in Balzacs life Included
are some of the Hanska letters Professor
Peck contributes paper on MRS. Trollope's
Book on the Americans in which that lady
ridiculed and found fault with us, but not
malicously, Professor Peck thinks. The
illustrations reproduced from Mrs. Trollope's
book very interesting.
In the International Monthly Justice Brewer,
of the federal supreme court, discusses the
jury system, the abolition Of which he pro-
tests against but he believes it should be
reformed and suggests that better compensa-
ton be given. jurors to secure jurymen of
better quality, and that eight Jurors reason
ably paid are better than dozen poorly paid.
He would reduce the hours of jury service
and would not shut jury up and conflne it
day and night--a process which is "crime
against society," The verdict should be
unanimous. Judge Brewer shows the neces-
sty that the people as @ whole should real
iZe that the administration of justice is a part
of their work. Valuable papers in the num-
Der are Camille Mauclairs French impress
sionism and It's Influence in Europe" Things
Municipal' by Edmond Kelly, Tendencies in
German Life and Thought Since 1S7O,' by
, Georg Simmel, and Contemporary France"
by Andre LebOn In the latter paper it is
argued that France has lost some of her
"old time illusions and transports and is
hestating and rejecting, no longer believing
| in the omnipotence of abstract formulas and
principles. .. a.. o.
Current History includes the record for
September, so eventful in this country Con-
siderable space is given to China and the
South African war, to our insular affairs and
the South American disturbances. There is
a complete record Of events of Importance
throughout the world and Current History
continues to be most useful book Of refer
ence. Boston: Current History Company.
| The Forum contains dozen papers of de-
cided interest Among these may be men
| toned Professor Mead's Problems of Irri-
cation legislation He shows that, in
stead of handing the whole matter Of irriga-
! ton over to the government, the adminstra-
| tive systems should be left to the states, and
| each state work out its own problems so
| leaving the solution to the people most fam
iliar with the subject the government simply
giving certain aid to the states. John Charl-
ton discusses "Recfprocity with Canada and
| argues in favor of the development of a vast
and mutually advantageous commerce be-
! tween the United States and Canada, through
| reciprocal concession. He points out the
| great increase Of trade between the two coun-
| tries under the reciprocity treaty of 1854. To-
| day Canada is the third largest customer the
| United States has in the world and this under
! the restrictions Of our tariff President Hyde
of Bowdoin contributes a paper on educa-
! tional problems in which he severely con-
| dennis the high pressure methods with un-
| developed child minds; the predomirance OF
| the memoriZing- system the selection of teach
| ers on wholly technical grounds, measuring
| their worth by the quantitatve standard only
! etc. Professor Harris contributes an interest,"
| ing paper on 1.-The Place of Geography in Ele-
mentary Schools. A paper of interest is
Professor 'Reinsch's "a New Era in Mexico, >,
| wherein he shows the great accession of sta
| Dlllty and security for person and property
| and the large measure of prosperity under
| the Diaz regime. Great development of re-
| sources is going on through foreign capital
! and the only cloud is the instability of the
! currency, exchange last, summer being at the
| rate Of PIG dollars silver for 100 dollars of
/ gold. Js.-. 49, .EIs 49,,
! In the Political Science Quarterly there is
| an interesting paper on the finances of Port O
Rico by ]. H. Hollander, author of the Hol-
lander law. He discusses the financial expe-
rience through the course Of military govern
ment; from the establishment of civil gov
eminent, May 1, 1900, to the enactment Of
system of insular finance by the nsular leg
! islature on Jan. 81, 1901, and the period under
the operation Of the new revenue system and
| the passing Of the island from insecurity to
a solvent, self-supporting community. A Sc
cure financial basis has been laid, and while
problems like municipal finances, extension
of banking facilities, regulation of credit
currency remain, there is intelligence and
! ability to solve them as they come UP. c. C.
| Plehn contributes valuable paper ron taxa
ton in the Philippines under the Spanish re-
gime. The tax laws were not Ill adapted to
| the character Of the people and their economic
life, although the Spanish authorities fire.
-quently administered them corruptly and
made collections and took fees not permitted.
The Spanish official considers himself entitled
| by custom to these stealings. The legal stat
utes provided, in the main, logical fair
| and equitable system of taxes. There were
personal taxes or tribute paid by the natives
per Individual which could he paid in money,
rice or tobacco. All incomes were taxed ex-
cept those from agriculture, the latter exemp-
ton being designed to promote that industry.
A tax was levied on the annual rental value
! Of city realty and one on salaries, dividends
and profits, the rate being per cent Mr..
Plehn conmends this system as precluding
false statements and Misrepresentation
paper by Monroe Smith on the four German
jurists, Bruins, Windshield, Jhering and
Gneist. Boston: CHM Co.
| In the Annals of the American Academy Of
Political and Social Science there two
| papers on the isthnllan canal, one on its eco.
nomic aspects by Emory Johnson, and the
other on the canal question as affected BY
treaties and concessions, by Mr.. Pasco of the
! isthmian canal commission. The latter makes
. clear statement of the grants, concessions
contracts and treaties looking to the con
struction of the ship canal, and sets forth thu
, rights which should accrue to the United
States, in view Of the Importance OF the I'm
dertaking emphasis being laid on the neces
, sity that the canal strip shall be under the
absolute control of the United States
Mr. Johnson in his paper, discusses the re
lation of the canal to the industries and com
. merce of the United States and the available
, and prospective traffic of the waterways
. Light tolls are advised as conducive to traf
. fc An annual traffic of 1000 900 tons at 5
, a ton will yield 100000, The expense o
operating the Panama canal would be $4,000,
600 year. and that of operating the N1cara
qua canal s3,35OOOO. There is a paper OF
; American shipbuilding by ]. F. Crowell, VIII