. Review of reviews and world's work. THE CHINESE EMPRESS.(From a Drawing by a Native Artist.) THE AMERICAN MONTHLY Review of Reviews. YOL. XXII. NEAY YORK, SEPTEMBER, 1900. No. 3. THE PROGRESS OF THE WORLD. With the beginning of September, wePolitical sum- shall see some signs of activity in the^?- Presidential campaign. It has beencustomary, in Presidential years, to keep the can-vass hot for almost four months. This year,however, as if by common consent, July andAugust have been comparatively quiet, so far aspublic speaking, torch-light parades, and the out-ward demonstrations of campaignin


. Review of reviews and world's work. THE CHINESE EMPRESS.(From a Drawing by a Native Artist.) THE AMERICAN MONTHLY Review of Reviews. YOL. XXII. NEAY YORK, SEPTEMBER, 1900. No. 3. THE PROGRESS OF THE WORLD. With the beginning of September, wePolitical sum- shall see some signs of activity in the^?- Presidential campaign. It has beencustomary, in Presidential years, to keep the can-vass hot for almost four months. This year,however, as if by common consent, July andAugust have been comparatively quiet, so far aspublic speaking, torch-light parades, and the out-ward demonstrations of campaigning are con-cerned. Never before in a Presidential year hasthe country seen so much evidence ot the growthof the summer-vacation habit. In that respecteven the past four years have shown notablegains. The political leaders have done no little. Hhotoby Clinedinst. MH. ROOT IN THE WAR DEPARTMENT. (The Secretary of War was the busy member of the Cabinetlast month.) conferring and planning; but they have managedto do it for the most part in a leisurely way, withrest and recreation as the ostensible we shall see a better and wiser manage-ment of the campaign in the coming eight weeks,by reason of the comparatively calm and deliber-ate manner in which the contesting parties haveprepared themselves for the ordeal. , Meanwhile, the administration at A PfGOCCUpl€Cl Adminisira- Washington, which the Republicans^^^ ask the country to approve and tocontinue in power for another four years, hashad little time to devote either to electioneeringor to political dress parade. It has had its handstoo full of important business to give itself pri-mary concern over the political situation. Presi-dent McKinley endeavored to obtain some restby going to his much-beloved home at Canton,Ohio. The critical nature of some of ou


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