Show CURRENT PUBLICATIONS Tho Engineering Magazine for Septem ber opens with a description Illustrated handsomely of Engineering at the Glasgow Glas-gow Exhibition Then follows Mechan ical and Electrical Features of the But falo Exposition by W S Aldrich with many Illustrations Georges Cayos remarkable re-markable discussion The Engineering Organization of a Great Exposition at Paris follows the three articles being avery a-very great series American Machine Shop Practice from a German Vlow Point by Peter Luders places American Ameri-can superiority In tho complete coop ra lion of workmen foremen and superin tendents ElectricPower Distribution Systems for Factories by P ll Moses discusses currents and voltage Tho GoldMining Possibilities of Siberia is a speculative paper of Interest by C AV PurJn ton ho tells of primitive methods In a region as rich as tho Transvaal Proper Distribution of tho Factory Expense Ex-pense Burden by A Hamilton Church and Tho WaterTube Boiler for Marino Installations by John Platt are techni cal papers of value A superb practical publication Engineering Magazine New York Guntons Mugarlno for September dis cusses Elements In Economic Harmony Moro Light on tho Maahlnhts Strike Influence of Corporations on Govern ment VanInor of the Steel Strike Power of Chinese Guilds and has a very good series of events of the month It Is a magazine of argumentation and thought The Gunton Company publish ers New York Tho Naval I 13attlo of Santiago By Col A K McClure Philadelphia This pam phlet comprises two reviews the first be ing of Capt Evanss A Sailor Log In which the Colonel scores tho Captain cruelly ax a selfjjloriflcr and competitor of Munchausen The second review IN of Mnclnys now notorious volume In which a malicious and untruthful story of Limo but tie of Santiago is given Cal McClure llnds no words severe enough to scoro Maclay with and tho reader of his rc vlov will bo npt to sympathize with him In hlb despair of finding decent words aovcro enough to characterize such an oulragcouH and mendacious < assault as Maclay committed upon Schlcy and tho apparent connection that ho establishes between Maclay and the Inner ring of tho Navy department Is certainly a mor tification to all honest minds Tho Successful American for September has a very clear statement and analysis of tho points of difference between the steel works managers and tho Amalga mated association showing that the evasive eva-sive denials of Shaffer actually confirm time statement of the employers There is besides good editorial paragraphing l and I general rending The late Gov Plngrcc has a lino portrait and biographical sketch Hon Tom L Johnson receives I like attention and so docs Liberty Emery Holdcn proprietor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer and erstwhile of Utah whero ho made his pile Other prominent and successful suc-cessful Americans also have portraits amid biographies In this very meritorious and useful magnzlno Tho Successful American I Ameri-can New York City I |