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in short paragraphs the kinds of public ex- 

 penditure, the sources of public income, the 

 forms of property on which taxes are laid, 

 the varieties of public debt, and the ways of 

 managing it. There is little discussion of 

 policies in the body of the book, though the 

 chief reasons for and against certain finan- 

 cial methods are briefly stated. Mr. White 

 has, however, inserted discussions on taxa- 

 tion of mortgages, of personal property, of 

 corporations, of land values, and taxation on 

 consumption. Prof. Cossa's bibliography of 

 the science of the finances is reproduced 

 with additions, and compilations of the tax 

 systems of New York and Pennsylvania are 

 appended. 



Tlie Modern Bistrihutive Process, by 

 John B. Clark and Franklin H. Giddings, 

 is composed of four articles, two by each au- 

 thor, contributed to the "Political Science 

 Quarterly." The titles of the papers are 

 "The Limits of Competition," "The Persist- 

 ence of Competition," Profits under Modern 

 Conditions," and "The Natural Rate of 

 Wages." They are studies of the new con- 

 ditions of the distribution of wealth resulting 

 from the interference with competition caused 

 by pools, trusts, labor unions, etc., and aim 

 to show how much of the Ricardiau theory 

 of distribution persists in this new stage of 

 economic evolution. 



A fourth edition (revised) of Constiiu- 

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 the United States, by Siino7i Sterne (Putnam, 

 $1.25), has just appeared. It is a popular 

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 tution of the United States as it stands in 

 text, and as it is interpreted by the Supreme 

 Court, accompanied by a history of the po- 

 litical controversies which resulted in the 

 formation of and changes in that instrument, 

 together with the presentation of the actual 

 situation of political parties and questions, 

 which, in their turn, may produce constitu- 

 tional changes." In the new edition, part 

 of the book has been rewritten, and addenda 

 have been supplied bringing the constitu- 

 tional history and political changes of the 

 nation from 1882 down to the end of 1887. 



There are many persons who will be en- 

 abled to transact their business more secure- 

 ly by means of Hints from a Lawyer, a little 

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 $1.25). Its object is to present the laws 



and methods relating to the care of property, 

 the investment of money, the distribution of 

 estates, and to marriage and divorce. It 

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 the lawyer's counsel should be sought, and 

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 large part of the text is in the form of ques- 

 tions such as a client would ask a lawyer, 

 with the appropriate answers. It is adapted 

 to all the States. 



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