The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-09-05

terestcd IN the new thought OF The age
ana the re7OrmatiNc impulse Of the hour.
The September wide Awake" IS a
bright, descriptive and storytelling num-
her full Of strength and excellence
Ihere is charming description by Fran
ces a. liump!ue y of Old PiyuoUth and
Plymouth Rock as they look to young
tourists, under the title ot "A iied Letter
Day" protusely illustrated. \ paper by
). q. W. Benjamin. on "Our Lighthouses
and Ligntships" Is full Of new aud inter
estinG material. Sophie SWEET has a cap
ltal boys story of school and cricket,
''Iaiferton of New ork.' Chris yann'S
HeMvoy Picnic is by Mary Hartwell
CathCrWoud. Sophie MAY has Il girls
story. Patient Eysie," with the real
home flavor. Theron Brown commemo-
rates this bE-ccntenuial year of the Salem
W,tcncralt BY strong and stirring story
of life at tia troublous time, John Al
denis Peril" Alice Williams BrothertCn
contributes poem, My Princess"
Jennie 4. Thompson has second paper
about our summer SwcetheartS'--lhe
birds OF our farms and dooryards.
Francis Randall has Il humorous poem,
CONDENSED Animals" Mrs. Nrue'S cute
ELF finds the philosophers stone.
Lieutenant Colonel Thorndike tells about
his Night With Chinese Preioct," and
the serials by Kirk Munroe and kato
ID. Lothrop " Co, publishers, Boston.
The Forum for September has these
papers: Tho Alarming Proportion of
Eenal Voters,' Professor j. j. McCook;
The Lesson OF Homestead-A Remedy
for Labor Troubles Hon. Chauncey +.
Black; Publicity as Cure for C0rrup-
tion," Herbert Welsh; "A Plan for Moro
Effective Management" Hon. NJ. d.
Harter; 1.-The Next Great Problems of
III ~. \
Tariff for Reveuue-What # Really
Means" David y. Wells; The ENLARGED
Church." Professor David Swing: RE
hgious Progress OF the Negro" II. X.
Carroll, Special Agent of the Census on
Churches; "A Chlnalnan on Our Treat
ment of China" Gung kiung Yen; PRO
vincial Peculiarities Of Western Life,n
L. w. Howe, author of 1.-The Story of
Country Town; "Scandinavians in the
Northwest" Professor Kendric c. Bah
cock; The Mine LabOrerS in Pennsyl-
vania," Henry Rood; Popular Educa-
ton at the University of Michigan" Pro-
lessor Henry G. Adams. The Forum
Publishing Company, Union Square,
New ork
The September issue of Romance is
special French number more than half
OF its contents being translated from the
French. 1t is announced that this is the
first of a notable series of special num-
hers of the magazine illustrating the fic-
ton OF different nations. The French
number is remarkable collection Of
specimens of the best work now being
done In that nation in short-story writ
ing. Among the authors represented are
Alexander Dumas, Alphonse Daudet.
Guy de Maupassant, Anatole France,
Andre Theuriet, Henri Greville and
Emile lola. The selections made are of
wide range, exceedingly bright, and of
the best character. Several striking origi-
nal stories by American understanding
them Leon Mead, Emile Egan and Chas.
NJ. Sklnner-giye charming variety to
the number. An amusing story by the
late Mrs. Rose Terry Cooke is promi-
nent feature. Romance Publishing Com
pany, Clinton Hall, Astor Place, New
York.
The atlantic Monthly" for September,
Houghton, Mitflin Il Co., Boston, has
these papers: The Story of Child"
Margaret Deland; "Clif- jewellers in the
Canyon" Olive Thorne Miller; IAN
American at Home in Europe" William
Henry Bishop; Might After Night"
Stuart Sterne; Catherine" Mary J. JAG
ques; IA New England Boyhood,' Ed
ward Everett Hale; Romance of Mem
ory," S. 4. Elliott; THE Lost Colors,"
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps; don Orsino,"
L. Marion Crawford; The Primer and
Literature" Horace E. Scudder; IAN
Afternoon Tea" Harriet l.. Bradley;
THE Prometheus Unbound of Shelley;
Vida ID. Scudder; ITO Oliver Wendell
Holiness" John Greenleaf Whittier:
Friedrich Spielhagen"; 1.-Two Virgin
ians"; "A Half-Century of Confict";
1.-THE Contributors Club"
The September number of "Jenness
Miller illustrated Monthly is quite up
to its usual standard OF excellence. The
words and music of q new song, "The
Lullaby Sung Me by Mother" forms q
prominent feature. The words are by
Foster Coates and the music by Stephen
Massett. Mrs. Jenness Miller has an in
structive article on How TO Become
Picture in Your Clothes" There are
sketches and portraits of two famous
foreigners, the Empress of Germany and
Jean Ingelow. Mabel Jenness writes of
ART in Repose and Notion; Mrs. NJ.
y. w. Sherwood tells of Social Diff
culties and Successes; Professor Henry
Drummond discusses books, and a dozen
other well-known writers have timely
and instructive articles. Published by
the Jenness Miller Company, New York
City.
Current Literature" for September ap-
pears in new form-enlarged to the size
OF the standard magazines. The page
form is now double column instead of
single, and an Increase of 80 per cent of
reading matter is presented TO its readers.
The change is a great improvement, and
the publishers are TO be congratulated
upon giving TO the public an attractive
and entertaining magazine, which keeps
its readers posted on the literature OF the
day in the quickest, easiest and pleas
ATTEST way. 1t is good synopsis of the
worlds thought anu progress. Current
Literature Publishing Company, 52-54
Lafayette Place, New York.