The record-union., 1891-08-31

! SIolleS is lIidI Oh Inc 10y LduID anu tHe
/ Little Siren,'' by Il. Cayazza. Mrs. Mar
garet Preston contributes the seashore
ballad of Only one Boy" and Edmund
| Collins tells OF the seabirds that may be
caught with hooks. Besides these sea
| stories, there is picture of the little polar
/ bears that drifted down into the Gulf
/ Stream on cake of ice, and the Moon
| Prince embarks with his companions in
! fairy ship for voyage among the stars.
! There is a capital story of "a Hypotheti-
! cal Boy" by Tudor jerks; a rainy-day
poem, by Hetta Ward; long installments
of the two serials now running, and be-
wildering variety Of other interesting
reading matter
"Lippincott's Magazine'ss for Septem-
Der philadelphia, has these papers:
Emery Stuart (novelet completel;
! Julia Marlowe," by Alfred Stoddart;
| where Love Hath Been" by Susanna
| Massey; Real People in Fiction" by
| William S. Walsh; GA Murderer for an
Hour" by Julius Chambers; "a Plea for
Helen," by Julia C. r. Dorr; Thou or
Day on Clapham Common" by Thomas
Cities,'' by Mrs. NJ. e. w. Sherwood;
Country Roads and Highways, "by John
elmer Speed; ''Encouragement for
Poets by Louise Imogen Quincy; Mrs.
Van Brunt's Convert,n by Raymond
briggs; mo Tears for Dead Love-" by
Philip Bourke Marston; "Notes From an
Engineers Camp" by Henry Collins;
His Majesty the Average Reader,'' by
| Edgar Fawcett; The Days That Are to
Be-" by j. K. Wetherill.
! The August "Sanitarian'' "a. n. Bell,
| NJ. D., Brooklyn, American News Com
pany, New York for variety and excel
| lence OF contents was a number of great
| Tn+ol III A =
| mospherlc Pollution-Germs and their
| Culture" by an expert; Contribution to
the Etiology of Diphtheria." by E. Kline,
! NJ. d., L. r. s.; Longevity of Actors;
The Little House, by NJ. NJ; "Insur-
ance Without Medical Examination" by
Insurance Monitor; Higher Medical
form" by The Living wing Church; ?"ifg "Hggienic mic
Conditions of Passenger Cars,'' by
| Granville P. Conn, NJ. d., First Vice
! President Of the National Association of
| Railway Surgeons; ''Fireproof Build
! ings," by Insurance Monitor; Develop
ment Of the Pig" by Saturday Review;
| Medals, Jetons and Tokens Of Santa
tion," by Dr.. II. r. Storer.
The New England Magazine" if local
! in name, seems to be ever widening in its
| synpathies, and there is no State III the
! Union to which it does not appeal. The
! september number is especially attrac-
| tive to CalitOrnians, and to those inter
| ested in the progress of educational insti-
! tutions everywhere, for it contains COM
! plete and impartial account Of the found
! ing and working OF the University OF
| California. The article is by Charles
! Howard Shlnn, an able and pOpu-
/ ular writer, is prOfusely illustrated
! with fine portraits, views and draw
ings, reproduced in the best medium
OF pictorial art, and printed with exquisite
care and taste. Another article IN the
same number that will reach a very wide
! public on the Pacific slope, as well as in the
! East, is a. G. McNey's paper on Edward
| Burgess and His Work" It is also finely
| illustrated.
! The Overland Monthly for Septem-
! ber (San Fraucisco) has these papers:
| Trout Fishing in California" by Ray
mon E. Wilson, with illustrations; The
| Hoonah Indians Visit Sitka," by Anna
| Maxwell; "a Foine Man." by e. P. H;
"a Day in the Redwoods of Lagoon
/ Creek by Laura Lyon White; Drag
! ging Her Anchor" by Carrie Blake Nor
gan; The Greek and the Russian
! Churches by Andrew 7. Sibbald: 1.-The
! Sword of Luis Gonzales" by Charles z.
! Brimblecom; Letters from Pitcairn's IS
! Island,' by ROsalind A. Young; IAN
! Epitaph,' by Wilbur Larremore; ''Veri-
| sinilitude," by Sybil Russell Bogue; "a
/ L.
! H.; AN Answered Prayer" by Jean
Kenyon; 'Justicia's NotiOns,' by Ada
| h. Ferris.
! 'Harper's Weekly for August 18th
contains two pages of illustrations of the
races and other incidents at the annual
canoe meet, which took place recently.
! The supplement to the number comprises
! an article, with portraits on The Young
Men of New York" giving some inter
! esting facts regarding the large number
! of comparatively young men who have
! achieved marked success in the profess
| sions or in business in the city of New
| York.
'Harper's Bazar'' for September 5th
| has wealth of good things, chief among
| which are sensible editorials, Acadian
! sketches. How Women Should Ride -
The Art Of Travelling Comfortably"
Besides these are fashion articles, per-
Sonal and news notes, and great variety
! of fine illustrations. two or which 1.-The
| Honeymoon and ''Neighborly Greet
| ings," are sentimental but charming.
The September number of Harper's
Magazine" is one of the most varied and
rich in contents of which we have mem
ory. The article and illustrations on
| The New York Chamber of Commerce"
| is one of special attractiyeness and value.
as also is that on "Glimpses of Western
Architecture" and likewise the second
paper by Walter Besant, 'London-PIan-
taganet."
Entertainment Council Bluffs. la
! for August is rich in matter calculated to
afford entertainment in the home circle,
| social gathering and public gatherings.
1t is pleasing, well-conducted journal of
| amusement, education and recreation
''St- Nicholas" for September is rich in
illustration, overtlowing with good read
ing for young folks, and in every way a
JOY and pleasure for youthful readers.