WITH OUR EXCHANGES. 



THE FORUM. 



From the thirteen articles that make up 

 the December issue of The Forum, one 

 may, without invidiousness, choose that by 

 Mr. Henry L. West as likely to attract 

 most attention. Mr. West reviews "The 

 Programme for Congress" and his forecast 

 is luminous and convincing. The Secretray 

 of the Republican National Committee, 

 Hon. Perry S. Heath, enumerates the 

 "Lessons of the Campaign" in a pardonably 

 exultant tone, and Mr. John Ball Osborne 

 recounts "The Work of the Reciprocity 

 Commission," which should prove inter- 

 esting reading for the tariff-tinkers. In 

 distant relation to the latter stands an 

 article by Mr. John P. Young, the manag- 

 ing editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, 

 entitled "The Economic Basis of 

 Protection." In answer to Mr. Eugene T. 

 Chamberlain, the United States Commis- 

 sioner of Navigation, is an article entitled, 

 "The Development of British Shipping," 

 by Mr. Benjamin Taylor, an acknowledged 

 authority on British navigation figures. 

 Mr. J. I. Rodriguez, who was the unofficial 

 adviser in Spanish law to the American 

 Peace Commissioners at Paris, asks: "Can 

 there ever be a Cuban Republic?" in an 

 essay which may possibly foreshadow the 

 course of the Administration in regard to 

 Cuba. The "Progress in Penology" is 

 reviewed at length by ex-Congressman 

 S. J. Barrows, who is now the Correspond- 

 ing Secretary of the New York Prison 

 Association, and the "burning" question 

 of "American Coal for Englaud" is con- 

 sidered by Mr. George C. Locket, who is 

 heavily engaged in England in that impor- 

 tant branch of industry. Some of the 

 remaining titles are "America in the 



Pacific," by Hon. John Barrett, late U. S. 

 Minister to Siam; "The Chinese System of 

 Banking," by Hon. Charles Denby; 

 "Vacation Schools," by Dr. Helen C. Put- 

 nam; " The Education of a Millionaire," 

 by Hon. Truxtun Beale; and "The Higher 

 Education of Women in France," by 

 Anna Tolman Smith. 



MO CLURE'S. 



In McClures Magazine for December 

 appears the first instalment of "Kim,'' the 

 latest and most important novel from Kip- 

 ling's pen. From the beginning it reveals 

 itself as a masterpiece, worthy alike of its 

 theme and of its author. Anthony Hope 

 begins a series that will be welcomed by 

 every wise reader. The ' 'Dolly Dialogues ' 

 won for this brilliant writer his first pres- 

 tige. The "Dolly" of those beguiling con- 

 versations was an artist's creation, a per- 

 sonality absolutely new in literature yet 

 true living. That daintiest and most de- 

 licious of modern matrons was beloved by 

 all for her piquant graces, her adorable 

 minglings of naive and worldly wisdom. 

 Now the author permits us new glimpses 

 of this delictable lady, and in "More 

 Dolly Dialogues," her witcheries re-assert 

 their gentle way. An article of permanent 

 value in this issue is the first of two in 

 which are repeated "The Last Days of the 

 Confederate Government." This was 

 written by the late Stephen R. Mallory, 

 Secretary of the Navy in the Confederate 

 Government. He shared in the experi- 

 ences of the administration during the 

 closing days of the war and his personal 

 nairative of those thrilling times is here 

 given. There are, too some notable short 

 stories in this issue, and the illustrations 

 throughout are of exceptional merit. 



