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is so admirably classified and conveniently arranged for reference, that the book cannot fail to prove of great service and value to all interested in this branch of the law. It will be seen that the Income Taxlaw of 1894 is included, as well as the old repealed laws of 1861 et scq. The annotations are numerous and to the point, and the index has been prepared with evident care and discrimination. A Practical Treatise upon the Law of Judicial Writs and Process in Criminal Cases. The sufficiency, validity, amendment and alteration of process; its execution and return, and the powers and liabilities of officers thereunder. By William A. Alderson, of the New York Bar. Baker, Yoorhis & Co., New York, 1895. Law sheep. $6.00, net. In this treatise Mr. Alderson gives the profession a new book upon a new subject. The scope of the work covers every conceivable point likely to arise concerning judicial writs and process. The author has not contented himself with merely giving cita tions to support the statements advanced, but has carefully and thoroughly discussed the principles which underlie and govern the questions presented. The book is admirably adapted to the practitioners needs, and is also invaluable as a guide to officers who are entrusted with the service and execution of writs. Forms of Practice; or, American Precedents in Personal and Real Actions. By Benjamin L. Oliver. Fifth edition, revised and en larged. By Bordman Hall, LL.B. Little, Brown & Co., Boston, 1895. Law sheep. S6.00. Oliver's Precedents have been so long and so favorably known by the profession that they need no words of commendation from us. They have ever been regarded as the most complete and valuable set of precedents collected, and they have stood the test of long continued use. This new edition has been completely revised and much enlarged by Mr. Hall, and the work is now in such form as to fully meet the requirements of the practitioner of to-day. An admirable index makes the contents of the book easily accessible. miscellaneous. Russian Rambles. By Isabel F. Hapgood. Houghton, Mifflin &: Co., Boston and New York, 1895. Cloth. $1.25. In these sketches of travel in Russia, Miss Hap good gives a better idea of the ordinary conditions of the life and characteristics of the inhabitants than

we have been able to obtain from anything heretofore published. Russia is a most interesting country, and, notwithstanding the terrible stories which have been told of police espionage and other drawbacks to which the traveler is subjected, Miss Hapgood*s experience shows it to be possible to travel with as much ease and pleasure there as in any European country. The book is filled with charming descrip tions and amusing anecdotes. God's Light as it Came to Me. Roberts Brothers, Boston, 1895. Cloth. $1.00. This little volume is the outcome of a desire on the author's part to lead others to some understand ing of the reason and necessity of all the suffering and turbulence, both physical and mental, that hold and overpower humanity to-day. She believes that each individual experiences in life that which will sooner or later uplift, no matter how direful the process through which he must pass may be. The book is pleasantly written and will bring comfort to many a doubting soul. Under the Man-Fig. By M. E. M. Davis. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston and New York, 1895. Cloth. $1.25. The story of a life overshadowed by an unjust suspicion, is most interestingly told by the author. Not until after the death of the unhappy object of the universal distrust of his neighbors is the mvstery satisfactorily cleared up and his noble qualities made manifest. The book is delightfully written and con tains some remarkable character delineations. Prinxe Bismarck. By Charles Lowe, M. A. Roberts Brothers, Boston, 1895. Cloth. $1.25. The life of Germany's great chancellor is one replete with interest. His career is the most remark able of any of the prominent figures who have ap peared upon the stage of action of the nineteenth cen tury, and Mr. Lowe's biography of Bismarck is an exceedingly valuable and timely work. His political career is vividly portrayed, and some insight given into his- domestic life. As a whole this work is the most readable and satisfactory sketch of this great man which we have ever read. A Soulless Singf.k. By Mary Catherine Lee. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston and New York, 1895. Cloth. $1.25. This is a charmingly told story of a beautiful woman possessing a marvelous voice, but lacking the soul necessary to truly interpret music. The experiences of life, however, develop the required quality, and she becomes a truly great singer. A simple love-story is mingled with the theme. The book is well worth reading.