The first number of THE ARENA for the New Year will fully maintain the high standard of the Magazine of the People. The battle for reform will be continued with unabated vigor. The interest in all reformatory movements and in THE ARENA is indicated by the overwhelming pressure of contributions upon our space. From every quarter the cry of the people is heard. "Freedom and its Opportunities." Governor John R. Rogers, of Washington, will complete his vigorous and patriotic contributions on "Freedom and Its Opportunities." His two papers on this subject will influence not a little the opinion of the times. James J. Wait on Interstate Protec tive Tariffs. The subject of "Our Interstate Protective Tariffs" will be ably presented by James J. Wait, who powerfully exposes the discriminative freight rates adopted by many of the Western railways. Mason on "Municipal Proprietorship." Augustus L. Mason, A. M., ex-President of the Citizens' Street Railway Company, of Indianapolis, will ably review the questions at issue relative to the municipal proprietorship of street railways and similar quasi-public properties. Mr. Mason gives the public one of the most interesting contributions of the period. B. 0. Flower on the Poet Reformer. Mr. B. O. Flower will continue his contributions with an article on "James G. Clarke, the Reformer Poet of California and the World." Canada and the United States. Under the caption "Our Friends the Enemy" Mr. John G. Spence, Barrister, of Toronto, will present one of the ablest discussions ever published on the rela tions of the two great English-speaking peoples of North America. We specially commend Mr. Spence's paper to the attention of the public. "Questionings from the Pews." Benjamin F. Burnham will present a strong article entitled " Questionings from the Pews." In this contribution Mr. Burnham gives a caustic criticism on the condition of religious teaching from the point of observation of a layman. Helen Campbell. Our well-known lady contributor, Helen Campbell, will present an interesting and valuable article under the caption "Is American Domesticity Decreasing, and If So, Why?" Mrs. Campbell discusses this question as an authority, and her views will be received with much interest and favor by the public. 66 Plutocracy and War." The Editor's contribution will be on "Plutocracy and War." In this he will show the crafty double attitude which the money power of the world now holds with respect to international conflicts. Robert Blight on the Mistletoe. An interesting and instructive botanical paper on the "Mistletoe" will be presented by Mr. Robert Blight. The contribution will appear seasonably, and will be read with keen interest. Charles Baldwin's Story. 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