October 1896

In This Issue
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Articles
Five American Contributions to Civilization
The Political Menace of the Discontented
Marm Lisa
Cakes and Ale
The Spirit of an Illinois Town: In Three Parts. Part Three
The Imperiled Dignity of Science and the Law
Mystery
"'T Is Sixty Years Since" at Harvard
Girls in a Factory Valley
The Old Things
The Fate of the Coliseum
Abandoned: A Tale of the Plains
Winter
Sunday in New Netherland and Old New York
Margaret Fuller in a New Aspect
The French and the English View of India
The Columbian Fruition
Men and Letters
Comment on New Books
Desirable Occupations for Ancestors
The Orbit of Good Stories
The English Speech on Irish Lips
