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Following the traditional policy of the REVIEW, the Editor made arrangements for a reply to the Hon. Hannis Taylor's article on the Cuban question from the pen of a distinguished Spanish statesman, which, he hoped, might be published in the present number. The Editor regrets, however, that, after waiting for the promised paper till the last moment, he has been obliged to send the number to press without it. THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW for December presents in its opening pages the first part of a remarkably thoughtful paper from the pen of Professor Cesare Lombroso, entitled "Why Homicide has Increased in the United States," wherein the appalling fact is presented that, whilst in all other civilized countries homicides are yearly decreasing in number, in America there has been an increase of sixty per cent. within ten years and but twenty-five per cent. increase in population. Professor Lombroso was born in Venice, and is a graduate of the University of Turin. As a student of mental diseases and criminology he has become widely known. A most delightful contribution is that on "The Psychology of Golf" by Dr. Louis Robinson, who enters into a discussion of some of the nervous and mental processes involved in the playing of this most popular game. The Hon. Robert P. Porter in a brief but timely article deals with "The Census of 1900." The work of preparation for a census such as that of the United States is as vast and important as the actual enumeration itself, and one of the first acts of the near convening Congress should be, Mr. Porter declares, the passage of a preliminary law for the purpose of putting in motion the machinery for taking the Twelfth Census. Since the death of General Walker, Mr. Porter is the only living Superintendent of the United States Census. His suggestions, therefore, on what Congress should do in this matter carry with them the weight of a large experience. "Edmund Burke and His Abiding Influence" forms the theme of an eloquent essay by J. O'Connor Power. This year, which marks the centenary of the death of Edmund Burke, seems a fitting occasion to draw renewed attention to one who, Mr. Dower offirme mav "he regarded as the greatest of imperial 2 statesmen," and whose influence has been a constant and increasing force in British politics. The Hon. Frederic C. Penfield, late United States Diplomatic Agent and Consul-General in Egypt, furnishes a carefully prepared article on "England's Absorption of Egypt.' clear, comprehensive, authoritative view-from an Americau standpoint of what England has done to lift to its present height of prosperity the land of the Khedive, Mr. Penfield's observations are of peculiar value. In "The Dream of Navigators," Capt. A. S. Crowninshield, U. S. N., dwells forcibly upon the necessity, in both a political and commercial sense, of the United States hastening the completion of the Nicaragua Canal. Captain Crowninshield was born in New York State in 1843, and appointed to the Naval Academy in 1860. By dint of study and application he graduated at the end of three years-the regular course being four. He served with bravery and distinction throughout the Civil War. At present he is Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, being the successor of Admiral Ramsey. An interesting view of "Tennyson in the Isle of Wight "is furnished by Mr. William H. Rideing. Mr. Rideing was born in Liverpool, England, and, journeying to this country, began early to engage in newspaper work. This, in 1874, he relin quished in order to devote himself exclusively to literature and magazine writing. He has for many years been connected with the Youth's Companion, of Boston, and was associate editor of THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW for nearly a decade. A vigorous description of the present depletion of the naval engineer corps, and the threatening situation thereby confronting the entire naval service, is presented by Professor R. H. Thurston, Director of Sibley College, Cornell University, in an article entitled "The Engineer aud His War Engine." Mr. A. D. Vandam writes of "Officers in the French Army," describing the system of military training and promotion in France, and contrasting it with that of Germany. Under the caption of "The National Government and the Public Health" is presented an important symposium contributed to by Dr. John H. Girdner, Dr. Alvah H. Doty, Health Officer of the Port of New York, and Dr. C. M. Drake, Chief Surgeon of the Southern Railway Company. Dr. Drake was born in Greeneville, Tennessee, and educated at Tusculum College in the same State. He received his degree in medicine from Jefferson Medical College, at Philadelphia. He obtained practical experience with quarantine affairs during the outbreak of yellow fever at Brunswick, Georgia, in 1893, in his capacity as Chief Surgeon of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway system, and has since given the subject of quarantine considerable stude |