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THE FORUM, 



In view of the fact that the Cuban and 

 Hawaiian questions are receiving so much 

 attention the leading article in the Decem- 

 ber Forum is of especial interest. It is 

 entitled "The Policy of Annexation for 

 America," and in it the writer, Hon. James 

 JBryce, P. C., M. P., of England, gives his 

 reasons for thinking that the annexation 

 of either or both of these countries would 

 be bad for America. The third installment 

 of "Notable Letters from my Political 

 Friends" is given in this number. Other 

 subjects treated of are: "Unconstitution- 

 ality of the Hawaiian Treaty," contributed 

 by Daniel Agnew; "The Wolcott Com- 

 mission and its Results," by Hon. James 

 Eckels; "The National Guard and our 

 Sea-Coast Defense," by Capt. J. C. Ayres , 

 and "Railway Pooling from the People's 

 Point of View." 



MCCLURE'S. 



The January number has an unusually 

 pretty cover in honor of the new year, the 

 colors being particularly harmonious. The 

 inside is equally attractive. Two stories 

 of every-day people and common-place 

 events are well told, one "Accordin' to 

 Solomon," and the other "Sairy Spencer's 

 Revolt," tells the pathetic tale of a farm- 

 er's wife who rose in rebellion against the 

 monotonous drudgery of her life, unbright- 

 ened by words of sympathy or kindness 



from her husband, and at length but 



"that would be telling. Suffice it to say 

 that many a farmer can get from it profit- 

 able hints. Under the heading "The Life 

 of the Railroad Man," an old railroader 

 relates some of the adventures occurring 

 during his fifteen years' experience on the 

 road. Robert Barr gives, besides his story 

 of "The Long Ladder," a sketch of Sam- 

 uel L. Clemens, or "Mark Twain," as he 

 is more commonly known. There is also 



a sketch of the renowned John Brown, and 

 a continuation of the Dana Reminiscences. 



SCRIBNER'S. 



In the January issue we are given the 

 opening chapters of the serial story, "Red 

 Rock," written by Thomas Nelson Page, 

 which are full of promise. Henry Cabot 

 Lodge takes us back a hundred years as 

 he tells of the beginning of the war of the 

 revolution under the title "The Story of 

 the Revolution." The article is finely il- 

 lustrated with pictures of historic interest, 

 one of th^ prettiest being that of Concord 

 bridge at the present time. "Lizzard Cas- 

 tle," is one of the short stories. 



REVIEW OF REVIEWS. 



The January number takes up the top- 

 ics of current interest and deals with them 

 in the usual interesting manner. Some of 

 the most important things discussed are: 

 "Plans for Currency Reform Before Con- 

 gress," in which Charles A. Conant com- 

 pares the plans of President McKinley, 

 Secretary Gage and the Monetary Com- 

 mission; "The Sea-Power of England and 

 the United States," an article consisting 

 of three divisions, the first entitled "The 

 Position of the British Navy," written by 

 Lord Brassey, the second division is a 

 letter from Mr. Roosevelt in answer to 

 this, and is in regard to the rebuilt navy 

 of the United States and the third is "Our 

 Need of a Navy" an extract from Capt. 

 Mahan's new book. 



The Cheyenne (Wyo.) Daily Sun-Leader 

 has a very attractive Christmas number. 

 The body of the paper is in a bright blue 

 and the heading and an outer border in 

 a pretty shade of red. One of its leading 

 articles is concerning the state lands re- 

 cently secured by Gov, Richards. It is 

 probable that 130,000 acres will be granted 

 in lieu of the school sections in Yellow- 

 stone Park. 



