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forty-eight years all the states "have evolved a body of laws which set the races apart from one another and .... the courts, both state and federal, have upheld these laws." The present article discusses the legal definition of Negro and Mulatto, how it is slander to call a white man a TCegro, and what the proper name of the black man is. Status (Filipinos). Professor Jules Valery writes to the Law Quarterly Review (25 L. Q. R. 9, Jan.) to say:— "It cannot be assumed that Filipinos have no nationality. By Art. 3 of the treaty of Paris, 'Spain cedes to the United States the archipelago known as the Philippine Islands.' Consequently these islands became part of the territory of the United States, and their in habitants became American subjects. It is true that under Art. 9 their civil rights and political status are to be determined by Con gress, and this question is not yet settled. But this is a point of internal, not of inter national law." Stock Exchanges (State Regulation). "The Poison of the Street." By Frederick S. Dick son. Everybody's Magazine, v. 20, p. 226 (Feb.). A vivid article on New York Stock Ex change methods, by a Cleveland corporation lawyer. He earnestly advocates the clean sing of Wall street by means of legislation insuring to the state intelligent and just control of the most vital of all public utilities. Tenement Houses. "The Slum as a Na tional Asset." By Charles Edward Russell. Everybody's Magazine, v. 20, p. 170 (Feb.). Contrasts the methods of tenement housing existing in Germany and the United States, and urges the adoption of German methods in this country, asserting that the German government's labor policy is much more humane and civilized than our own, the prin ciple of working men's insurance being par ticularly commended. Torrent System. See Conveyances. Trade (Promotion). "The Extension of American Commerce." By Avard L. Bishop. Atlantic Monthly, v. 103, p. 235 (Feb.). Commends to this country the example of Germany's systematic promotion of foreign commerce by means of the Imperial Con sultative Board and other bodies through which close co-operation between the govern ment and business interests is established. Trade-Marks. See Labor-Unions. Universities. "The Law of the Universi ties—V, Discipline; VI, Education; VII,

Finance." By James Williams. 34 Law Maga zine and Review 136 (Feb.). Wagers. See Contracts (Illegal). Wills. See Contracts. Miscellaneous Articles of Interest to the Legal Profession America. "The Future of America." By Gilbert K. Chesterton. Hampton's Magazine, v. 22, p. 273 (Feb.). A satirical article on America and the bad outlook for an Anglo-American entente. Biography. "Cleveland the Man—The First Administration and the Second Campaign." By George F. Parker. McClure's Magazine, v. 32, p. 337 (Feb.). Gives a graphic portrayal of Mr. Cleve land's industrious and painstaking methods during the first administration, from the pen of one who worked with him at the White House for seven weeks, and also throws much light on his attitude toward political and party affairs. Biography. "Heney: A First Class Fighting Man." Current Literature, v. 46, p. 154 (Feb.). Describing the personality and career of the aggressive San Francisco attorney. Biography. "Reminiscences of Some of the Dead of the Bench and Bar of Richmond." By Judge George L. Christian. 14 Virginia Law Register 657 (/o».) and 737 (Feb.). Biography. "The Oratory of Lord Erskine." By J. A. Lovat-Fraser. 34 Law Magazine and Review 129 (Feb.). "Whatever his failings in Parliament or as a judge, Lord Erskine was, as Lord Camp bell has said, 'without an equal in ancient or modern times, as an advocate in the forum.'" China. "The China That Is." By David Lambuth. American Review of Reviews, v. 39, p. 209 (Feb.). Throws some light on political conditions in China and prospects of the progress of free institutions. Currency. "The Banking and Currency Problem in the United States." By M. W. Hazeltine. North American Review, v. 189, p. 242 (Feb.). Sketching the subject-matter of Victor Morawetz's recent work on the above topic and explaining how his plan for a central agency regulating the issue and redemption of national bank notes would work.