The record-union., 1892-10-18
new PUBLICATIONS.

| Volume AAlN. Of The COlum Dlan
Cyclopedia" (Gunelson, Cox & Co., New
| Y York, Buffalo and Chicago; 365 Seventh
street, Buffalo, is out. This cyclopedia
we have already noticed and commended.
| 1t is a model work, compact, clear, eX-
haustiVe and covering a wider range than
any other OF its order and withal it is
cheap, within the means of the masses of
the people. In this volume the first title
is Pituitary, the last is Propititiate. One
of the strong features of this volume, as
of each of its predecessors, is its compre-
| hensiyeness. The number of topics
| treated is very great ana their character
is wonderfully diversified. We find
sketches of the lives of many people who
have become famous in various walks of
life. Among them are biographies of
Plato, the philosopher; Play iair, the
mathematician; Edgar Allen Poe, the
poet; James X. Polk, the President; Le-
onidas Polk, the Bishop and soldier;
Marco Polo, the traveller; Polycarp, the
martyr; David D. Porter the naval Off
Prentice, the journalist; Prescott, the
historian; Priestley, the philosopher, and
| Richard a. Proctor, the astronomer.
Many cities and countries are treated, as
| Plymouth, Poland, Polynesia, Portland,
! Me-, and Portland. Or, Portugal, Pough-
! keepsie, Prague and Prince Edward
Island. In the latter class OF topics
there is a great deal Of statistical informa-
| ton which is brought down close
to date. There are good many legal
| topics which will be very useful to nom
professional readers, as Possession of
! Property; Prescription; Primogeniture;
| Principal and Agent; Procedure, and
| Promise. Farmers will be Interested in
| the articles on Pleuro- pneumonia; Plum
! Pork; Potash; Potato; Potato Beetle;
and Potato Rot and Poultry. Among
the large number Of religious topics we
notice Plymouth Brethren; Prayer; Pre-
I destinations; Prelate; PreSbyter; PreSby-
terian Church, and Presbyteranism
! Priest; Procession of the Holy Ghost;
| Propaganda, and Prophecy. Then we
| might specify articles relating to all the
! various sciences and trades did space per-
nit. We can only touch on a few treas
ures OF what may be called the general
! information which the book contains.
There are articles on Plague; Planets;
Plant; Pleurisy; Pneumatic Dynamite
| Gun; Pneumonia; Poetry; PoisonS; Polar
| Expeditions; Pole Star; Police; Political
| Economy; Political Parties in the United
| States; Polo; Positivism; POstoifice; Pot
terry: Pre-Adamites; Prison; Mathemat-
| ical Theory of Probability, and Profit
Sharing. Many of the articles are finely
| illustrated. An invaluable feature Of the
work is found in its combination, under
one alphabetical arrangement, of a pro-
nOuncing and defining dictionary and
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particulars, with specimen pages, can be
had on application to the publishers.
"Belford's Monthly" formerly Bel
ford's Magazine" has been moved to
! Chicago and has changed hands. The
Journal IS much improved, though al
ways vigorous and strOng-this we con-
! 3ede, though disagreeing with it as to pol
tiles and national policies. The October
number has the first OF Il series OF pa
pers by James Maitland, the compiler of
/ the ''SIang Dictionary entitled The
! Men Who Made the West" The article is
/ illustrated with full-page portraits. The
TWO readable novelettes are by OLA Z.
/ I'oph OF Indianapolis, and d. j. Carnegie of
Colorado Springs, Col. John Il. Doyle Of
| California tells OF California wines, and
challenges Champion Bisseu of New
! York to a test Of the merits OF French and
| California wines of the same prices. 4.
! Ende of Chicago writes Of Women in
Music" Opie Read (the Arkansaw trav-
| eler) gives resume of the work OF Dr.
Leslie I<eeley. DIR. Charles Zaremba of
! Chicago tells US how he conceived the
| idea OF the Worlds Columbian EXPOSE
! ton. Helen II. Gardner contributes a
humorous sketch, Trough de Souf" A
| fine rendering from the original of "Ca-
tullus' Nuptial Song" by Champion
Bissell, is a treat. Joel Benton has good
deal TO say on the tariff, as has Mr.. Last
lake and y. j. King. Things of the
/ Spirit and Matthew Arnold" by George
D. Black OF Ohio, is a thoughtful essay.
! Mr.. Whitney of Detroit writes on Ora
matte Construction" Fred Lyster has a
contribution on MATTERS Lyric and Dra-
matte" The editorials are forcible and
sensible. A new feature, which will be
invaluable to many, is the department
headed. History Of a Month"
In the Social .Economist' for October
the editors discuss still further the eco
nomic methods OF Mr.. Atkinson, claim
/ ing the errOneOusness of his assertion
that the protective system reduced Eng
| lish laborers about 1910 TO ''beggary and
/ desttution." They say that the facts are
that English workmen improved their
condition every decade of the century
both as to real and nominal wages, which
were Is shilli1gs week in 1900 and 80
shillings in 1910; in 1900 they would buy
Isl pints of wheat only, and in 1910 $50
! pints. Joel Benton, in a sprightly ar
ticle, reviews the ills which would come
upon society if the Nationalists, founded
on Mr.. Bellamy's Looking Backward
could have their own way. He finds it
/ impossible for their reorganization to
take place on account of its practical
| difficulties, and decides that human pro-
| gress in the main must come from indi-
| vidualism, as it has heretofore, and that
it must be worked out on existing scien-
tific lines. He concludes with humor-
! Jus IcddeI liOIil Illb OdlIy JaIlddlQll''
| or the year 1000 A. r., in which he hits off
the absurdities Of prophesies in contrast
with the then existing realities. Pro
tessor Bohm Bawerk's "Capital and In
! terest' is criticised as not furnishing an
answer to Carl MARI, and being unable to
! furnish scientific explanation of inter
est. Free Lance furnishes a lively criti-
cism of many magazine articles. and the
! Editorial Crucible many lucid structures
upon current events.
The October number ofthe Republican
| Magazine" well sustains the reputation
! it has gained. The frontispiece is
portrait of General J. S. Clarkson, Presi-
dent of the Republican National League
/ Clubs. Judge II. J. Curtis of Iowa treats
CT Protection and Reciprocity The
well-known writer, Z. J. S., asks "What
| Does Labor Want?" The question of pro-
lection is treated at length by Theodore
| Cox. Harry Watkins, the veteran actor
and writer. discusses the NEGRO Ques-
ton" why Irishmen should be Re-
| publicans" is demonstrated by Thomas
T. Byrnes of Kansas. The first of a
series of articles on 'Republicanism in
/ Spanish America" by T. L. Oswald. is
found in this number, the subject being
/ Chile. ". 7. Galbraith exposes the
David B. Hill Idea" Alfred f. Sears
treats of an incident which viii be enter
tanning to all who are interested in our