matters of public concern, and aiming to
present clearly the more important facts of American railroad business,
to explain the principles involved, and to compare the railroad
legislation of different countries and the results achieved. Mr.
Hadley's book admirably supplements the extant literature on the
subject, prominently presenting and ably discussing many hitherto
neglected features of importance. The book will prove valuable to
railroad stockholders, to statesmen desirous of a fuller understanding
of a question of great national interest, and to the American public
generally.

FOOTNOTES:

[G] Heath, Mass., Centennial, August 19th, 1885. Addresses, Speeches,
Letters, Statistics, etc. Edited by Edward P. Guild. Published for the
Committee.

[H] New York and London: G. P. Putnam & Sons.

[I] Boston: published by the author. For sale by B. P. Russell.

[J] G. P. Putnam & Sons: New York and London.

INDEX TO PERIODICAL LITERATURE.

(First numeral refers to foot-note and name of periodical.
Second number to page. Date of the periodical is that of month
preceding this issue of the NEW ENGLAND MAGAZINE, unless
otherwise stated.)

ACADEMIC AND EDUCATIONAL. Tufts College. _Rev. E. H. Capen. D.D._ 8,
99.--Abbot Academy. _Annie Sawyer Downs._ 8, 136.--Overwork in Schools.
_John D. Philbrick, LL.D._ 10, 330.--Education in Rome. _L. R. Klemm,
Ph.D._ 10, 335.--The Problem of Woman's Education. _Nicolo D'Alfonso._
_Translated by V. Chamberlin._ 10, 360.--The King's English at Home and
at School. _J. H. May_. 10, 369.--Our Insular Ignorance. _John Robert
Seeley._ 16, 199.--The Lady Teacher. _Margaret W. Sutherland._ 17,
55.--The Year's Work. _Elizabeth Taylor._ 17, 68.--How Shall we Teach
Writing in Primary Grades? 17, 77.

ANTHROPOLOGY. The Dance in Place Congo. _George W. Cable._ 7, 517.

ARCHAEOLOGY, PHILOLOGY, AND MYTHOLOGY. The Origin of the Alphabet. _A. H.
Sayce._ 16, 145.--Solar Myths. _F. M. Mueller_. 16, 219.--In the
Catacombs of Italy. 18, 202.

ARCHITECTURE. Recent Architecture in America. _Mrs. Sckuyler Van
Renssalaer._ 7, 548.--A New England Home. _Lyman H. Weeks._ 19,
142.--The Architectural Exhibition. _M. G. H._. 19, 146.

ART. Antoine Louis Barye. _Henry Eckford._ 7, 483.--On Drapery and its
Interpretation. _Thomas Gordon Hale._ 16, 255.--Fresco Decoration. 19,
144.--The Decoration of City Houses. _Ralph A. Cram._ 19, 150.--New
Lamps and Old. 19, 148.--Some Designs