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SOME BOOKS OF TIIE WEEK.

[Under this heading tr. notice such Books of ths week as hare nil leen reserved for review in other forms.] Municipal Glasgow. (Glasgow Corporation.)—This useful volume gives a detailed account of the municipal activities of Glasgow, a city which has long enjoyed an enviable reputation for good government. The present Lord Provost, Sir Daniel M. Stevenson, contributes a preface in which he sets forth some very interesting civic ideals. The book should be in the bands of all who wish to study a model municipality.