RECENT PUBLICATIONS The January Janum Forum orum opens Its cus customary ternary tomary survey of ot tho the worlds wends progress s with a searching analysis anal by Alexan Alexander Alexander der del D Noyes of The rIte Financial In tho Site United Suites States tracing the causes slId and prophesying l the probable le consequences Henry West Ves follows with his hlA usual article on American Politics In which he gives gilel special attention to The New Con Congress gross gress and tho tIme Presidency Mr A t Maurice Low discusses In his hlA usual In and entertaining manner tnt tn present trend of oC foreign affairs em on the dawn of ot better relations of at England with Germany on the flue ono one hand han and with Russia Kusila on the ethos othel Arthur Hoeber the tho well vohl known ait art critic has hns sortie some caustic and well found founded ed ad observations lions to make Concerning our DIU oil Ignorance of at American Art and md Clayton Hamilton analyzes no less lesa than lImit nine new plays plas l by y Dramatists Dramatist of or time tho Current Season Tho The Survey of ot Literature reviews by Prof William Lyon Lon Phelps Edward Clark Marsh Prof Proto Christian Gauss Gaus Prof Irot Ernest L Bogart Arthur BLit lett Maurice and amid Frank Moore Colby holo J me Ille special articles Why Five FIo Acts ActA by Prof Mat Mathews fot hews who whit discusses tho the origin ana anti emphasizes H tho the illogic of ot the tho COIen lIelet division of ot tho the drama Songs und arid Song Writing by Brian Hooker who has recently como COme into inlo public notice as liS author of nt if the tho now liow prize song at III Yale University and The Art Att It of lC If Drinking by Louis Wind Ind muller which deals In lit a n commonsense marmot manner with the proper use of ot tea ten entree and wine 45 East St Now York Tho The World Almanac und arid die dla for Cor or 1308 1508 l OS tho the saty of that well known refer reference once alice book bool lies has just been beell Issued This Thill year oar It Il Is III much larger moro inure complete antI and comprehensive than harm over ever before heCor comprising 1000 page images and giving about facts CUt and II II d which may bo be depended upon ns aim being bolnar accurate and right up tip to tho ito last minute of ot It U It III is n a 1 v veritable library of tIt universal knowledge o between two covers The ho World orld Is IR In use tiso In III the tho public schools of Greater Now York has been adopted by most mOAt all time tho normal schools anti and hundreds ot of if public high bight and giammar throughout tho the country It Is Ie certainly n a book hook that hint ho bo In library and In every home Success for far January con u a number of ot Important articles Through D I Thomas A oll describes de his Invention the lie house hOUR Upham Adams A begins heln nU his series rles Tho Thu of ot Tammany Hall Samuel Sumuel the thu of ot the to throw Ihlow off orr the tho opium curso und Frank Fa lays bare I lIre Thomas W mV V UH 1114 a II prophet Preventing tho the Next Panic Pank uy py David Graham Evans advocates government guarantee of ot na no national bank deposit deposits In the tho hue lino ot itt Mo tIe Motion lien harm are ure ur To ID Kill the tho President by Imy U ic Do Pus Pile by b Aldis and Len tuba by W V C Morrow Murrow A now no do tin In i editorials by Iho ho well known poet upon topics Thu Tue editor mi that mt Mr III may write an us h ha and on any uny topic regardless of 1 f he mite policy ot of the tho magazine This Is III certainly eert ln a novel arrangement Tho The covet cover design Is 18 by b J 1 C ir Square r New eW Yo York k