The record-union., 1892-08-20
annaI Raktata a1n.nner.

an article "Should the Colored Vote Di-
vide Pr The question, "Should We Give
Mr.. Cleveland a Second Term?" is an
sWered in a comprehensive article by the
editor, Francis ID. e. Curtis.
he Culver" for September reminds
us that the melancholy days are coming.
The opening article tells us of Those
Other Mothers who devote their lives to
me care OF children not their own.
Jonah" Is the subject Of the fifth Of the
sketches OF Spiritual Failures Then
we come to an interesting account of
bath and Its Memories" by Herbert
russell, illustrated with characteristic
sketches OF that quaint old town. one
would scarcely think that there was vari-
ty enough in alms-boNes to make an in
teresung article on the subject, but there
is, and the illustrations that accompany
the article are proof of the statement.
Professor W. q. Blaikie contributes an
essay on the subject, Are the Conditions
of Life Improving?" INV Expcriences
ued. stories, serials, special articles,
poetry, and big bundle Of short Ar
rows" make up the contents.
short Stories" for September New
York, 81 Lafayette Place has these
stories: The Farm Girl" Mrs. A. q.
thompson; Love in Chicago" Boris
y; Drone; The Robber Of Piroche, J"
Alex. Dumas the Younger; Another
" World" Frances Burr; His First Case
ana Last" Sidney Grundy: "a Dead
Letter Oftice,' Isabel Smithson: Fire
iles,3 isolde kurz; The Flood" Gil
pert Parker; "a Delicate Position" Lud-
oVlc HaIeyy; THE Witch's Pool" Laura
Dearborn; THE Ashes Of the First" Re-
Nue llNOtique; short Creek Dawes Con-
version" Alfred Henry Lewis; "Story of
" uhammad Din" Rudyard Kipling
Uncle Locks Legacy" James Payn;
Love in Nippon" X. Z. Takahashi;
The Little Nihilist," r. L. Ketchum:
The Lady Of Golerus," r. Crofton
Croker; THE Floating Beacon" Black
woods
"Peterson's Magazine for September,
Philadelphia, is a star number It is
beautifully and copiously illustrated.
is story. "Mr. Englehardt's Nephew"
by William Bilbo, and "A Summer Fal-
low by Louis Pease, are couple Of tales
as unlike as they are good. Under the
Rose" by Miss Kent, is the first install
ment of q novelette,. The Court of Mon
tenegro," Home Decoration" "a Sea
Change" and Meath Orchard Boaghs''
are all illustrated. The fashion and
household departments are practical. 1t
IS evident that the literary and artistic
element is becoming more aud more inn
portant il the publishers eyes.
Romance" the magazine of complete
stories, shows every month new signs Of
the improvement in its character, which
began when Mrs. Kate Epson Clark be-
came its editor. The September issue
will be the first of a notable series of
special numbers illustrating the fiction
OF different nations, at least half of the
stories In 1t being from the French
Special numbers devoted largely to
stories from other foreign languages will
follow. The November issue will be q
special American number
"Harpers Weekly of August 18th
contained illustrated articles on the clubs
of Chicago, on the State buildings at the
Columbian Exposition, on the statue OF
Columbus presented by the Italian Gov
eminent, on the anarchists of New York
and their haunts, on the yacht races. etc.
There was the usual interesting variety
OF timely articles on current topics, short
stories and poems, making altogether a
very attractive and valuable number.