The record-union., 1892-07-06

renee Skiff," by c. B. Vaux, illustrated;
The Military Schools of the United
States,'' by Lieutenant w. r. Hamilton,
U. S. A., illustrated.
The numbers of ''The Living Age"
for June 25th and July I'd contain State
Pensions for Old Age" and The Queens
Messenger" Quarterly; Japanese Gus
TOMS" "reminiscences of Z. A. Free
man." and Among the Chiefs of Bech
uanaland," Fortnightly; Lord Lytton's
Rank in Literature and Recent Sci
ence," Nineteenth Century; ''Mashona-
land and it's Inhabitants" New Review;
I My Witches Caldron," Macmillan's;
Madame du Chatelet," Temple Bar;
Florence in Spring. All the Year
Round; 1.-The Numidian Pompeii," Spec
tator; ''Of Old Licenses" Chambers:
Amelia Blandford Edwards" Saturday
review; with Rosemary for Remem-
brance," 1.-The Mathematical Masters
Love Story" and poetry. The new vol
ume began with the number for July I'd.
For fiftY-two numbers of siXty-four large
pages each the subscription price is S..
The Cosmopolitan Magazine for July
New York;, now edited by VIM. Dean
Howells, as well as J ohm Brisben Walker,
It's initial editor, is rich in illustration
| and varied and deeply interesting in text.
We place the Cosmopolitan" among the
first Of magazines of the age. Its rise has
been very rapid, but precisely as de-
! served by the energy, skill and fine judg
ment expended upon it. The July num-
Der has so many articles of value that we
do not pause to catalogue them, but con-
tent ourself with saying that the issue is
volume of beauty and usefulness.
The Century Magazine" volume 43,
handsomely bound, and embracing all
the numbers of the magazine between
November, 1891, and April, 1892, is at
hand from the Century Company, New
! York. The volume makes a handsome
! book and largely reflects the activities
and best thought of the period. No bet
| ter magazine is published anywhere.
| The volume shows far better than could
any single number the diversified char
acter of the contributions that go to the
making OF this famous periodical.
''An American Statesman-the Works
and Words of James G.. Blaine" is the
title of volume by Willis Fletcher
johnson, a. NJ, and just issued from the
press of A. r. Keller Company, Phila-
delphia. 1t is illustrated freely and en-
braces nearly 600 pages. 1t appears to be
fair, full and graphic biography of one
of the most distinguished men of the age.
1t is very full in relating the political
scenes through which Mr.. Blaine has
passed and in treating Of the men con-
temporaneous with him.
The "Home Magazine" for June (sup-
piled to all subscribers to the WEEKLY
UNION for the nominal sum of % centS)
is one of the best home journals in the
land and admirably supplements the
WEEKLY UNION published from this
office. 1t Is conducted by Mrs. John A.
Logan and is published by the Brodix
Publishing Company, Washington, ID. G.
The June number is especially handsome
and is even more than ordinarily strong
in its papers, literary features and several
departments.
sports Afeld' for June excels even
its general excellence in the matter of
good things and number of illustrations.
1t is a fine number Of a good sportsman's
journal. With every department filled
with clean, acceptable matter and an
array of entertaining stories, supple
mented by a charming series of illustra-
tions, it is rival to any journal of it's
class. 1t is fine example Of Western
Guire, publishers and editors, Denver,
Col.
The Electrical World" (Times build
ing, New York;, which we receive
weekly, we put in the front rank of the
| best of our technical exchanges, and one.
from which we derive more practical in
formation on electrical science than any
other. 1t is for electricians probably the
| best work in the world, because exhaust
i've and freely illustrated. It is edited
with vigor and critical judgment that
| inspires our respect.
Rose Geranium" is a novel from the
| press of Morrill,, Higgins Il Co. While
it is erotic and voluptuous, yet it is so
! interviewer with tragedy and the wages
OF sin that, whatever it may do in excit-
| ing passion, it counteracts by the horrible
punishment depicted as the result of evil
doing. Yet it is book that tells of no
new roads to purity and is best left un-
read, for 1t is not strong and its tragedy"
is unnecessarily recited.
Colonel Starbottle's Client' is. one of
! Bret Harte's best stories; indeed it is in
| the front rank of all he has written. This
story, with eight others written by Bret
Harte, has been issued in full-bound
form by Houghton, Mifflin IL Co., Boston
and New 1ork, and is for sale at 81 %. 1t
makes up charming volume of capital
short stories.
''St Nicholas" for July (The Century
! Company, New York. is rich IN illuStra-
ton, choice in text and varied and bright
i'll all things. A better journal, or one
more attractive for youth, we do not have
! any knowledge OF. 1t is clean, whole
some, stimulant of good tastes, informa
tory, and generally safe and helpful
work for young folks.
"Harper's sWeekly" for July I'd had
over fifty illustrations and consisted of
/ twenty-eight pages. 1t was a splendid
number, rich especially in portraiture,
election activities, boat-race views and
I portraits, Worlds Fair views and a
| tull-page view of an army and navy re-
| ception at the White House.
The California Architect" for June
/ (San Francisco is very full and inter-
esting number. The "Architect' is a
! thick quarto, well filled with technical
| information for architects and builders
and much matter of general interest to
| property-owners. 1t fills large field
well and vigorously.
"Wood and Iron' (San Francisco) for
July is a thick quarto, freely illustrated,
and notably with portraiture of lumber
/ men of Mendocino and scenes in lumber
! ing regions and ports. 1t is indeed the
best illustrated number ''Wood and
| Iron" has ever issued.
"Our Little Ones and the Nursery''
! eThe Russell Publishing Company, Bos-
tom for July is well supplied with matter
and illustration especially adapted to the
J tastes of little ones.
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