Show THE MAGAZINES The Atlantic Monthly for December I opens with a critical article of much power by Theodore T Mungcr The Church Somo ilmmedlato Questions these being the need for the church lo put itself frank ly I on the basis that science nnd modern cschatotogy require Some SecondTerm Presidents by Charles II Harvey dwells on the proneness of n President who Is reelected re-elected to bo more Independent than t In his Urst tCln because he huis flouting more lo hope for from the politicians The LustRoyal Veto Is an Inquiry by Wil liam Ear Ll Into thc exerelse of that power I Tho New Revelations In Science Sci-ence by John Trowbrldgo is I a discourse and speculation upon radlim Tho Pro fession of Publicist by Arthur Reed Kirn ball Is a comment upon the new School o Journalism which he Insists wilt create that profession RoadBuilding among the MoroH by Rv L Billiard Is a paper o the highest interest It proves the au thor lo be nn administrator of marked ability I I and 1 keen observer Santa Clans at Lonely Cavo IH a tttory by Newman Duncan Editing a rambling essay by Ixslle Stephen The Golden Fortune a story by Mary Austin Vanishing Lon don n description by TSlixahcth Robins Pennell The Colonels Accretion I story by Charles D Stewart are all art ar-t ll of much interest There arc good poems book reviews and the short novel by I Harriet I Plcketl Spofioiel The Story of the Queen Is llnlsliod Tno Con ttlbtitors Club Is 1111ull Interesting us always The Atlantic Is always great Jloiighlon Mifllin and Company publishers Boston The Popular Science Monthly I for December De-cember has an able1 discussion by Professor Profes-sor T I I Morgan of Recent Theories In Regard to the t Determination of Sex lr which he takes occasion to explain that but little real knowledge has been gained on the subject The Storm Center in time BnlkaiiH by Dr Allan McLaughlln sheds much light on the I trouble there t i The Growth of Rural Population by I Frank T Carlton argues that Improved I conditions prevail over those which were J I nanlfosUd ten years ago A very Duo lll t wellmerited paptr by the late Professor R II ThurHtdii RearAdmiral G W I Melville Lr I S X and Applied Sconce In the Construction of the New Fleet shows that the new ships have heen built on the t best modeIs ami by I mash of the craft Special articles are The Academy of rJeI 1 piice of St Louis by Professor AVlIIIam Trel aai Ihe let ra iioutnh Kites of Dr Alexander Graham Bell iKmlnn 1 Wave Telegraphy by Dr J J 1 A Fleming The Salmon and Salmon Snllll a11Sllmon SlicamB of Alaska by h President I David Starr Jordan Thls iwignzlno Is l the greatest popular demist there in The Science Press publisher Lancaster Pa The 1 World Today for December has t hIt h-It o I the month wrll net forth and it Is 1 embellished with many pictures and portraits It I has a special iccord of prog icfls during tins y nr H < 0 by I cxperts In art In America astronomy charities nnd correction cor-rection ehcnintry electrical I engineer Ing International I politics 1 literature I natural I monopolies physics physiology religion zoolopcy The Men of the Month the Worlds Thought Books and Reading are nil given full apace and expression Papers Pa-pers of upeclal Interest and Importance arc A Canadian View of the Alaskan Award The American Invasion of Canada Can-ada IJltlKlratod California In Winter Illustrated In tho Sicilian Hills I Illustrated Illus-trated Korea and Internatlomil Poll tics llluatratcd tho Gerntdn View o America Impressions of the Fur Kant Ceylon illustrated EnKllnh Colonial Experience and American Colonial Proh lemo fhe Present Condiion of Music with portraits Christian Service in City Slums 1Now York illustrated The Permanence of LArt Nouveau JllUHtrat cel Some Women Leaders of National t l I Organizations with portraits Shorthand Short-hand and Drains Illustrated Sol Francisco Fran-cisco Under a Labor Mayor Hluslrated It Js one o the best nnd most ureful publications pub-lications In the country The World Today To-day Company publishers Chicago r The Bookman for December Christmas I number ccrtanlly l shows that the publishers publish-ers appreciate It as a medium for publicity pub-licity for It has pagea of advertisements by l the score of new books > and new editions edi-tions On receiving the Bookman wo always 1 al-ways turn t with pleasant anticipation to Us Chronicle and ConnicnU and nlways Is the expectation justified In this number 01CU i more fully than usual I has excellent excel-lent gossip o authors and literary matters mat-ters most admirably presented In text ant Illustration There Is a delicious takeoff take-off In the number the Sherlock of nlmbrr on Holmes revival by Churl ton Andrews it is I pure 1 delight Thu first part of Hilda and tho Wishes an Illustrated story for young children by Harry Thurston Peck is given giv-en with high Leaves from Ih promise frOI a Barnstormers Sketch Book Is t series or skoteheS by Ryan Walker Local Color and Some Recent Novels is a keen paper by Frederic Tabor Cooper Five Books of the Day Is a composite review Special articles are an appreciation with portrait of William Butler Yeats The Drama of the Month American Under srnduite Dranatlcs and the state of the book trade and sales In the latter among the recorelp of beHtFCllIng books in the different cities the favorites in this city In their order were for LIme month Llonn of the Lord j The Little Shepherd or Kingdom Come Gordon Keith The Mettlo of thu Pasture Maids of Paradise Para-dise The Shcrrods The Bookman is the chief purel > literary magazine Dodd Mend Company publishers New York City S The Reader for December hats for cover page a portrait In tilt of Mark Twain I Is I initial summary Writers and Renders S Rend-ers with twelve Illustrations form a very fine literary melange Tho Little Stories I of Journalkim by John Chambers second sec-ond paper arc most readable The Me aiolrs of Etlenne Gerard by Clmrlton Andrews S An-drews is n travesty on Conan Doyles Brigadier Gerard and Is very well done An Altar to Aphrodite by Bliss Car S man is a singular mixture of melting melody and stiff halting feet the llrst having distinct reminder of Swinburne tho second o an apprentice The Land of the Basques by Vance Thompson tells of the presentation at Fooa of tho ancient mystery play detailing the history S his-tory of Abraham an exhibition crude but strong Women acid Bargains by Nina 1 Allen is a lively sketch The Modern Note by Claude Bragdon runs the gamut of the sentiments of many authors Miriam Mi-riam MIcheleonB serial rho Bishops S Carriage progresses well and there lire many line sketches and much excellent reading In the number The literary and book rcvclva arc of I high order The Reader Publishing Company New York SI Nicholas for December Is a beautifully fully Illuminated Chrlstnas number it has a winter scene In color for titlepage I and a jolly scene for frontispiece a bachelor bach-elor and a doll which Is an lllustnillon I for I pleasant story The Bachelors Doll by Temple Bailey Tic Thrcu Caskets Ii a double story with a beautiful beau-tiful I lesson running through It told h George M T Twose It ia well told Indeed There Is another fine story President Washingtons Turkey Dinner ln which I there was no turkey bur bIght sentiment The Babys venturous Dayanll Mine by Lyon Townsend Brady lu cheerily narrated The Signs of Old London lirst paper by Julian King Col ford Is entertaining There arc many line stories and poems and an excellent array of good things of all sorts for the young people I t Is I great number of nn Indispensable Indis-pensable publication The Century Co publishers New York Tales from Town Topics for December has for novelette The Internal I Lrba or nonlete Triangle by h Jane Tobltt written with C good deal 1 of power it deals with the old problem o how far a woman Is I Justified In going In the service of the mal she loves nnd this story presents the case In a fargone form but It fascinates the reader Other stories In the number arc General Staifords Morning Ride by I Richard Honry Sat ac Hearts to Mend An Old Bachelors Bache-lors Romance As It llappcnrel and a largo number of others nil brightly written writ-ten and also I number of good poens A quarterly magazine of fiction Town Topics Top-ics Publishing Co Nov York The Literary t Collector for November show some ruro samples of luxurious hookbinding it I treats of I ran pamphlet on early troubles in Now York gives an jiccount of lie library of the Conul eie Fortsas i of American bookbinding In tins library of Ilenry I William Poor has 110101 on modern art hat book not > 1 and ic views a guides to the magazines nnd give t current book prices The Literary Collector tot Press Greenwich Connecticut I Lesltes Weekly Thanksgiving number Is brilliant In a coverpage In color nnd brone ant the ont IHt iro festive in seasonable cheer There are Thanksgiving scene galore and good ami appropriate I store and other reading for the l day I There is a fullpage picture of the opening open-ing scene of the extra session In the House I of Representatives a page of St Louis JSxposltlon views n doublepage of prlxu photographic Illustrations n page of football foot-ball scenes nnd a very large number of smaller pictures It I Is a splendid sample of an aelmlnible publication The Judfjo J Company publishers Now Vork City Municipal ICnglncoring for Decembcr lulls of the waterworks of Erie Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania with Ilium rations of ll l syphon ami other mrohlnory has editorial dl ell slon or when a pavement should be In Sicte ted the suparvlsion of Municipal accounts ac-counts Int meters for public water aim pIll p-Ill There are many questions UI city nf fahj answered nnd court decisions on municipal mu-nicipal matters are reported 1 There hi he sides u great I army of reading Important all useful to thoso having municipal n fair f-air In ciinrue I Is an xuelleui monthly lit Its held 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