The record-union., 1892-07-07
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

abraham Lincoln and Men of War
Times,' is volume by the veteran jour
nalist, Colonel A. X. Mcclure, Ii. D.,
Editor-in- Chief of the Philadelphia
Times. 1t is issued from the Times office
and is sold by subscription only, or IS
sent from the Times office. Cloth, -;
morocco gilt, SO. Colonel Mcclure needs
no introduction to the public. or the
many books that have been published
relating to Lincoln and his admlnlStra-
ton this is among the most interesting.
1t is not a biography of Lincoln nor
history of the civil war, but it presents
series of pictures Of Lincoln in his rela-
| ton to the great events Of his time and TO
| the distinguished men who surrounded
| him from the point of view OF an eXpe-
rienced observer who was closely assoc
ciated with the political movement of the
day and was frequently called into the
confidential councils Of the President.
| Mr.. Mcclure records in this book only
those things Of which he had personal
| knowledge, or which came to his knowl-
edge directly, and his personal recollec--
! tons of Lincoln present a truthful ana
vivid portrait of that great man at many
of the critical periods Of his life. The
work is freely illustrated.
The "Forum" for July New York;
shows its enterprise by entering the Pres
| idential campaign at the very start. 1t
now contains two articles on the Presl-
Dental candidates. HARRISON" by Sen
ator Hawley; and "Cleyeland," by
Charles Francis Adams. In these two
numbers of the Forum" therefore, is the
campaign material for the whole sum
mer's discussion. But by reason of its
political enterprise the Forum" suffers
no falling off in the usual variety Of its
discussions of other subjects. The July
number is notable for these papers. "The
Coal Supply and the Reading Leases"
/ Iv praSi6ant McI God. ga Stn6U Ot the
European Armies" by Colonel Theodore
A. Dodge; Communal Ownership the
Cause of the Russian Famine" by Will
lam G. Edgar; THE Standard Oil Trust:
the Gospel of Creed" by Roger Sher-
man; 1.-The Waste of Women's Intel
Rensselaer,; ''Why Women Are Paid
Less Than Men," by Colonel Carroll d.
/ Wright, United States Commissioner OF
Labor; ''The Consumer" a study of cur
rent political mis-economy, by Isaac l..
Rice; Thomas Hardy and His Novels"
by William Sharp; The Necessity for
Uniform State Laws by Prof. James f.
Colby, and "Does the Negro Pay for His
Education?'' by George w. Cable.
1.-THE American Analyst" is the title OF
journal OF high excellence. 1t is pub
lished at 10 Park place, New York. The
scheme of the analyst is to expose adul-
terations, advocate use OF pure food and
| treat OF uldnS physical USOu anu cOIulOIl
in all matters of consumption. The con-
tents Of the number TOR June 18th lit is a
semi-monthly quarto) are: "Adultera-
tion," ''Alum Baking Powders Scare
of the Hands," "Chlorinated Lime as a
Disinfectant,'' ''Our Beef Supply
Food Before Sleep" Gingerbread and
Vaccination" Honey and Its Adultera-
tions,'' Household, Hygienic and Medi.
cal Departments, "Medicated Skin Var
nishes," miscellaneous, ''Postoffice
Don'ts, 2 shopping by SYSTEM "Suc-
culent Clam"
The American Bookmaker'' (HowarC
: Lockwood IL Co., New York for the
month of June is up to the high stand
ard this fine publication has maintained
during its thirteen volumes-it is now il
its fourteenth. 1t is devoted to printing
book binding, engraving, illustrating
and all arts related to the production o
printed matter. 1t is a large, thick
! quarto monthly, exquisitely illustrated
and is a model of topographic grace. /
is exceedingly varied and broad in it!
text matter, and by all book lovers vii
. be found companionable, entertaining
and instructive. We esteem it highly
, and quote it frequently.
, "The Three Fates' is one of the fines
works of fiction of the many that hav'
come from the versatile pen of i. Marion
Crawford. 1t is mastery work, and w,
,, regret that we cannot find time and space
) to outline the story and point out wha
/, we deem surprising excellence in it
Macmillan u Co., New York; 81.
, The "Housekeeper'' minneapolis
; Mimi is received regularly. 1t is
semi-monthly, rich in matter of frs
value to housewives and to householders
); 1t is one of the first of journals devoted
; to domestic economy, and is original
strong and influential.