Literary Notes

'The Progrese of the World, "the editorial department of the Review of Reviews for December, sums up the significant rosults of the November elections, discusses the probable action of Congress on the "Baltimore plan" of bank-note issues, comments on the progress of the civil service reform movement, and again emphasizes the extont of England's encroachments in Venezuela ; the department also chronicles important movements in European politics, and the hi story of the war in China is brought down to date. - Rcview of Reviews, New York. liessor Dr. E ugen von Bawerk, the distinguished Austrian economist, is the author of a monograph on "The Ultímate Standard of Value," whichhas lateiy been issued in its series of publications by the American Academy of Political and Social Science. Every person interested in political economy can obtain f rom thií work the latest views of the Austrian School on the important subject of "value." The book has been translated by Dr. O. W. Macfarlane. This is the fourth Germán scientific vvork whichthe Academy has brought within the rcach of English-speaking public. The others were Prof. Meitzen's "History of Theory and Technique of Statistics," Prof Gusta v Cohn's History of Political Economy," and Prof. Gusta ve Schmoller's "Idea ofJustic iu Political Economy." Von Ba werk Eugen. "UHimate Standard of Value." American Academy of Political and Social Scienca Publication No. 128. Pp. 6a Paper 8vo. Price, 50 cents. Philadelphia, 1894. The December numbar of the Forum contains a notable article by Mr. E. B. Hepburn, ex-comptroller of the currency and president of the third National Bank of New York on the]"Baltimore plan" of currency reform, which was lately endorseü by the Bankers' Convention-the fullest explanation of this plan to provide an elastlc currency that I has yet appcared. - Forum Pub. Co., New York, N. Y. Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for December is one of the earliest to appear, and certainly one ot the most brilliantly attractive, of the illustrated Holiday magazines. The leading paper is an original contribution from the famous Egyptologist and romancer, Dr. Georg Ebers, entiled "My Tomb in Thebes." profusely illustrated with views taken in Egypt expressly to accompany it. Other notable articles in this number are : "Living Pictures on Broadway," "The Old and the New in Japan, " atimely paper, full of interesting information, by ErnestW. Clement; and "Tho Historie HudsonV' with a score of beautiful wood engravings. There are, moreover, complete short s tories. - Frank Leslie's Publishing House (Department Bi. 4-2-44 Bond St., N. Y. City. Thesparkle of bright musió, in a now bailad by Sir Arthur Sullivan, entitled Bid Me at Least Good-Bye," adds much to the pages1 of the Christmas Ladies' Home Journal, in which the full piano score and worda are given. '"rank Stockton opensone of his clevertales with an equaüy clever title Ono Woman to Ar.o'he-:" Eugöhe Field is particularly happy in a striking1 bit of character verse, to which a whole page with illustrations is well givon: John Kendrick Bangs begins his "I-'aradise Club" in a really funny "take off" on the èqual suffrage question : the Rev. S. D. McConnell makes a very real belng of the mother of Christ, in his artide ' 'A Girl of Galilee." Robert .1. Burdette is funny and wise in a Christmas artiole and in addition to all this there are not less than twenty articles on the practical side of a woman'slife at Christmaa time. This is indeed a creditablo aumber of the Ladies1 Home Joiu-nal - the best, in fact, which it has ever issucd. One dollar per year. - The Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia, Pa.