The record-union., 1891-10-15

tho Chinese Army by Andrew T.
Eihbaid. The number has many ilIustra-
tious.
The seven early novelettes of Mrs. +.
/ II. Burnett are published at the low
price OF twenty-five cents each by IT,
y. Jefferson i Brothers. Philadelphia, Pa,
in their New Twenty-Five Cent Series.u
Of all OF Mrs. Burnett's r0aIanccs, those
which first attracted public attention to
her fine gifts were first published in
,Peterson's Magazine" and they are still
! her best. She has done more mature
work, but never anything more pleasing.
THESE are all love stories of the brightest,
| happIest and most entertaining degcriD-
tlon. Their names are ''theo,v ''Katfl-
leen,p Pretty Polly Penberton," Miss
Crespigny." "Lindsay's Luck, /" "a Quiet
Life" and 'Jarl's Daughter.''
Charles Darwin, His Life and Work -
| Is an octave volume of the LEADERS in
Science series. 1t is by the accomplished
writer Charles Frederick Holder. himself
q scientific student. 1t is from the press
or u. i. Putnam's Sons, New York and
London, and sells at 81 so by the Bancroft
Company, San Francisco. 1t is a COM
plete exposition Of the life work Of that
remarkabie man, Darwin, lite work
that can only be realized and appreciated.
as Mr.. Holder well says, by those who
are familiar with the Darwin monographs
and books from 1883 to 1882. The mere
record Of the memberships and honors
conferred upon Darwin fills four pages
OF this octave volume.
Among the attractive features of the
current number Of ''Harper's Weekly''
! is an illustrated paper OF both popular
ana SCIENTIFIC interest on THE Tele-
phone in New York; by Herbert Laws
Webb; an article, with page of illustra-
tIons, on the LELAND Stanford Jr. Uni
yerslty"; and the first instalIment of a
iour-part story, "The Jonah of Lucky
Valley" written by Howard Seely. and
illustrated by Frederic Remington.
lhere is also timely review of the Mity-
more, late OF the Sixty-fourth Regiment.
Brltlsh Army, and Honorable Lieutenant
OF the Royal Navy Reserve
Llppincott's Magazine" for October
has these among other papers: Lady
Patty," by The Duchess; Healthy He
roines,1 by Julian Gordon; "a Tiffin
with Taotai," by Edward Bedlow; The
franklin Atherton; x Minor Chord;
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox; 'Dream and
Deed" by Katharine Lee Bates; ''The
Common Roads of Europe" by John
GiImer Speed; with Washington and
Wayne" by Melville Philips; 'fThe Lost
'Landialp OF Columbus" by William
AgneW Patton; Humanitarian Hours.r
by Lillian North
Gustave Flaubert's MADAME Bovarv.
or 1oqntry ihie IN France" is published
by /. B. Peterson 81 Brothers. Pbiladel
pnla, IN their New Twenty-Five Cent
Series" Madame Bovary,'' a handsome
country girl, marries, and is a woman
who wishes to rise above her class. has
vague and extraordinary aspirations, is
dissatisfied with her lot and contanni-
hdteu py vague sentimentality, while
at last her pride turns against herself.
and she disappears from her role of wife
ana mother. 1T is an unreal, unwhole-
some story OF illicit passion without a re-
deeming trait.
Mrs. E. d. e. n. Southworth,s story.
The Haunted Homestead; or. T6e
Brides Ghost" is published by Il. b.
PETERSON " Brothers, Philadelphia. in
| their New Twenty-Five Cent Series.u
MIS- Southworth's style and the charac-
ter OF her fiction is too well understood to
call Tor any exposition here. There is a
class OF readers who admire her works,
and they have in consequence a large
sale. 1t is literature, however, that
does not improve the taste or cultivate
the intellect.
Church and Creed" is by Rev. R.
Heber Newton, Rector of All Soui,s
Church, New York. 1t is from the press
OF q. +. Putnam's Sons, New York. and
is for sale by the Bancroft Company. San
FRANCISCO at 81. 1t consists of three
essays or sermons on the creeds of the
Protestant Episcopal Church. The ser
mons defend Mr.. Newton's position re-
gardlng certain uncanonical practices
charged against him in the celebrated
'Remonstrance" sent to Bishop Potter,
in April last. I'll
Khaled, a Tale of Arabia" is by +.
Marion Crawford, and is from the press
of Macmillan & Co., III Fourth ayenpe
New York, 81 %. ''khaled'' is one of the
best of Mr. Crawford's oriental tales. and
there are no modern writer's who are
abreast with him in the romance of orr
entahsm. The present issue of this
mystical story is in new and hand
somely-bound form.
The Birds Christmas Carol,' by Kate
Douglas Wiggin, is from the press of
Houghton, Miffiin IL Co., Boston and
| New York. 1t is one of the most de-
lghtful, touching and beautiful stories of
child-life that has been given to the time.
1t first appeared in 1886, and is now in its
thirty-fiith thousand sale.
"Willmoth, the Wanderer,u is a novel
by {. G. Dali, from the press of j. S.
| Ogilvie, New York. It is strange. weird
story, mystical as fairy tale, and deals
with the adventures of being supposed
to wander from Saturn, his home. to the
Earth, where civilization is to him an un-
ending surprise.
THE Business of Travel'' is the title of
handsome volume that gives history
/ of the rise and success of the business of
! Thomas Cook II Son, the excursion and
travel agents. The author is W. Fraser
Rae, and he has well performed the task
given him.
Carl Schurz's mastery essay on Abra-
ham Lincoln has been issued in neat
book form by Houghton, Miffiin & Co.,
| New York and Boston, with a fine arto-
| type portrait of the great war President.
"A Woman in the Case' is the title of
an attractive novel of sustained dramatic
| interest, published by j. S. Ogilvie. 81
| Rose street, New York.
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| tired feeling and debility, and in the
weakened condition of the system, dis
eases arising from impure blood are liable
to appear. To gain strength, to overcome
disease, and to purify, vitalize and en-
rich the blood, take Hoods Sarsaparilla.