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466 Notes and News lation ", by W. F. Dodd. The articles are followed by four departments: Notes on Current Legislation, News and Notes (with the sub-sections Personal and Miscellaneous, International Law and Diplomacy, Munici- pal), Book Reviews, and Index to Periodical Articles. The Magazine of History, four numbers (May-August) of which are before us, offers its readers a mixture of serious contributions, reprinted articles, reminiscences of the oldest inhabitants, fragmentary genealogi- cal notes, " historical fiction ", documents, and poetry. The revival of interest in the Mecklenburg " Declaration of Independence " is respon- sible for the reprinting, from the old Magazine of American History, of the well-known controversial articles by Cassius M. Wilcox and James C. Welling and of some not very important reminiscences of Morgan Brown. There are useful articles on " The Commonage System of Rhode Island ", by Franklin C. Clark ; " Religious Restraint among the early Puritans on Long Island ", by R. S. Guernsey ; and "The Flag in Kansas ", by George W. Martin. The American Historical Magazine for November prints as its lead- ing contribution " Reminiscences of the Panic of 1857 ", by Henry Dexter. It also includes the fifth paper by John A. Stevens on " New York in the Nineteenth Century ", dealing with the " Beginning of Greater New York " ; and the continuation of Theodore Schroeder's " The Origin of the Book of Mormon ". A twelve-volume edition of Prescott's Complete Works has been brought out by Thomas Y. Crowell and Company. The Department of State has published in eight volumes (volume VIII. being a general index) a Digest of International Laiv. by John Bassett Moore. This work was commenced in consequence of the act of February 20, 1897, which provided for completing and perfecting the second edition of Wharton's Digest. As the work progressed under Mr. Moore's direction it became evident that it was necessary to adopt an entirely new plan, hence the present volumes constitute an independent digest rather than a revision and continuation of a previous one. As described in the sub-title, this work is " a digest of international law as embodied in diplomatic discussions, treaties, and other international agreements ; international awards, the decisions of municipal courts and the writings of jurists, and especially in documents, published and un- published [the manuscript records of the Department of State were drawn upon to July i, 1901], issued by presidents and secretaries of state of the United States, the opinions of attorneys-general, and the decisions of courts, federal and state." In the August number of the German American Annals we note a historical sketch of " Scandinavian American Literature " ; in that for September-October the first installment, translated and edited by Luther Anderson, of the " Diary of Rev. Andrew Rudman ", provost of the Swedish churches in America. The diary opens on July 25, 1696.