painter, Daubigny, with illustrations from his own work, portraits of himself, and pictures of his favorite haunts. There is a good deal of fiction in the number, including the last chapters of Dr. Weir Mitchell's "Characteristics," and also of the striking " Nau/ahka," by Messrs. Kipling and Balestier. The seeond instalment of " The Chatelaine of La Trinite " is given; and the third instalment of Mrs. Mary Hallock Foote's story of " The Chosen Val ley," which is being read with peculiar interest in the West. There are also short stories by Maurice Thompson, Charles Belmont Davis (a brother of Richard Harding Davis), and George Wharton Edwards. The contents of Lippincott's Magazine for July are as follows : " White Heron," a complete novel, by M. G. McClelland; " The Newspaper Illus trator's Story " (illustrated), by Max de Lipman; "Peary's North Greenland Expedition " (illus trated), by Benjamin Sharp and W. E. Hughes; "Unc' Ananias" (illustrated), by Molly Elliot Seawell; " Canoe Life " (Athletic Series, illus trated), by W. P. Stephens; "Geographical Fic tion," by Gertrude Atherton; " Trials of a Pub lisher," by Agnes Repplier; " Ashes and Incense," by Robert Burns Wilson; " An Old Boston Maga zine," by Joel Benton.
Parts, Part First, by Ellen Olney Kirk; "Politi cal Assessments in the Coming Campaign," by Theodore Roosevelt; " The Prometheus Unbound of Shelley," I., by Vida D. Scudder. Scribner's Magazine for July contains a striking article about the " Poor in Chicago," by Joseph Kirkland (the author of those very realistic novels of Western life, "Zury" and "The McVeys"). Mr. Kirkland describes graphically the various foreign quarters in Chicago, and the admirably organized special charities, such as Hull House, Liberty Bell, the Waifs' Mission, etc. The num ber is particularly rich in illustration; the paper on "The Art of Ravenna," by the Blashfields, being one of unusual artistic merit. Prof. N. S. Shaler's article on "The Depths of the Sea" also contains some very curious pictures of the bottom of the ocean. There is abundant fiction in the issue, including two complete short stories, " The House over the Way" and "The Planner Mares," with the power ful concluding instalment of Stevenson's romance. "The Wrecker," which has proved the most suc cessful serial in the history of the Magazine.
BOOK NOTICES. Harper's Magazine for July contains several articles of national and patriotic interest, the open ing paper, " How the Declaration was received in the Old Thirteen," containing a great deal of valu able historical information. The usual complement of illustrated articles and fiction, all up to the high standard of this popular magazine, is provided for the delectation of its readers.
Hand-book of all the Decisions of the Su preme Court of the United States, from its Organization to October Term, 1891. Part I., Index by Subjects. Part II., Index by Cases. By H. D. Clarke, Librarian of the Court. The Lawyers' Co-operative Pub lishing Co., Rochester, N. Y., 1892. 1 vol. Law sheep, $7.50 net.
The July Atlantic offers its readers the follow ing interesting articles : " General McClellan," by Eben Greenough Scott; " In a Japanese Garden," by Lafcadio Hearn; " Chicago," by Edward G. Mason; " Don Orsino," XIV., XV, by F. Marion Crawford; " Unguarded Gates," by Thomas Bailey Aldrich; " Arabian Horses," by H. C. Merwin; "Looking toward Salamis," by William Cranston Lawton; "The American Idealist," by Gamaliel Bradford, Jr.; " The Calumniator," by Charlotte Fiske Bates; "A Florentine Episode," in Two
To all practitioners in any of the United States courts, and to all who have occasion to refer to the United States Supreme Court Reports, this Hand book will prove of great value. The duplex Index, giving not only the title of the case but the subjects discussed, date of the decision, and the judge who wrote the opinion, is in many respects quite as satisfactory as a full digest. Mr. Clarke, as libra rian of the Supreme Court, has had exceptional training for work of this nature; and the result is perhaps more satisfactory than any other writer would have produced. We commend the work to every lawyer
