The record-union., 1892-07-06
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

The "Arena'' (Boston) for July is illus
trated more freely than any number that
has preceded it. Notably this is true in
exquisite portraiture Of Mrs. NJ. French
Sheldon, the African explorer; views III
the circumnaYigatiQn of Lake Chala by
her; portraits OF Julia Marlowe in her
strongest dramatic characters: portraits
of leading women in the Alliance move
ment. These put the Arena" quite
abreast with illustrated work OF the day;
but still the great charm and strength of
the review and magazine is its dual char
acter. 1t is not so stiff and formal as the
strict review; nor yet so cautious and So
licitous of public favor as the general
magazine. On the contrary it presents
strong, vigorous essays, no matter about
the direction in which they cut
the idea of Mr.. Flower, the editor,
seems to be to treat living questions,
to make the ''Arena" a free, fair
field for honest expression by think
ers with something TO say that is
worthy of attention. At the same time
he comes down to magazine work with
stories by notably strong American writ
ers; with dramatic biographies, personal
sketches, ETC., as in the present number
is illustrated. He even goes TO the extent
of using illustrations where helpful to
the text, or where they will assist one in
forming an estimate of the person treated
of he will employ portraiture. nOta-
bic paper in this number is part one of a
department. entitled 'In the Tribunal of
Literary Criticism" The subject is
Bacon VS.. Shakespeare, and part one is a
brief for the plaintiff, by Edwin Reed.
Part two is to present the case of the de-
fendant, and part third is to give the ver-
dict of the jury, being the consensus of
critical opinion rendered by the worlds
leading Shakespearean scholars. In this
number also, Hon. William NJ. Springer,
Thomas +. Watson and j. G. Burrows
discuss respectively the cause of the
Democratic, the Peoples and the Repub
lican party, while Editor Flower tells us
more about hypnotism and mental sug
gestion.
To make the campaign as instructive as
possible, the Forum" (New York. will
take an active part in it. The June num-
ber contained an explanation of all the
issues involved in the present contest, by
eX-Secretary Bayard and Senator George
f. Hoar. The July number contains a
review of the candidates, of Mr.. Harri-
sons Administration by Senator Haw-
ley, and of Mr.. Cleveland, by Charles
Francis Adams. Following these viii
be discussions by able writers on the fol-
lowing subjects, among others: "Reci-
procity-Results so Far''; 1.-The McI<in-
ley Tariff Law = What Has Been it's
Etfects'' "The Purchase of Silver by the
Government-Should the law of 1890 be
Repeatedly" civil Service Reform-A
Review Under two Administrations;
1.-THE Secret Ballot and the Venal Vote;
SHOULD the Receipts and Expenditures
Of Campaign Committees be Published?"
"a Study of the Irish Vote in Our Large
Citiesr; Municipal and State Bosses
Have they Helped or aindered their
Parties in National Elections?" Besides
these studies of politics made especially
pertinent by the campaign, the Forum
proposes to take up at once for continuous
discussion two great topics that are more
important than the election of either can
didate for the Presidency-"M Municipal
Government" and the Maintenance of
Sound Currency"
The July Magazine of American His
tory'' is a charming summer issue. 1t
opens with a picturesque article by the
accomplished editor, Mrs. Lamb, "The
Beginnings of the City of Troy" The
second paper, entitled Fort Harrison in
History" is by A. G. Duddleston. 1.-THE
Pre-Columbian Literature of America
follows, by the eminent scholar, Profess
sor Cyrus Thomas. The Hon. S. II. NJ.
Byers presents an historical sketch of
Switzerland S Model Democracy" 1.-THE
Making OF State-Discovery and Settle
ment Of kentucky" is specially enter
tanning. "Dr. Louis +. Linn of Mis-
souri," a contribution by Hon. Charles
Aldrich; "What Constitutes Good Citi-
zenship ?' Franklin Becher; "Virginia's
Statesmen in 1888" an excerpt from Kate
Mason Howland's work on George Ma
son; zone of Washington's Letters"
from Miss Tyler of Ithaca; president
Lincoln's Portrait the frontispiece, tells
the story Of his life. Parkman's S account of
"the Destruction of the Village of Deer
field, l704, by the French and Indians" is
a deeply interesting paper. Published at
743 Broadway, New York.
The Engineering Magazine for July
(New York. is very freely illustrated
and has this table of contents: ''Some
Lessons in Rapid Transit by Louis
Heilprin; Convict Labor in Road maxi
ing," by Albert Roberts; New York's
Commercial Blight" by William Nelson
Black; Intuition III Machine Design
ing" by John L. Hawkins; 1.-The Prog
The Greatest of all Fair Buildings" by
Joseph Kendall Freitag; Engineering
OF Cape Hatteras," by Captain }. W.
Walters; 'fThe Gold Fields of South
Africa" II), by Gustave Halle; 1.-THE
Facts About Rain making," by George
L. Curtis; practical Hints on House
heating tII.), by Leicester Allen; "Elec-
tricity." by Franklin L. Pope; 'Mechan-
les" by Frederic Il. Hutton; "Archi-
tecture.'' by Barr Ferree; Civil
Engineering" by T. Graham Gribble;
Mining and Metallurgy," by Albert
Williams, Jr.; "Aiachne-shop Notes."
by Albert D. Pentz. Current technical
literature.
Outing" for July New York. fully
sustains the fine reputation of that maya
zine OF healthful sport and pastime, The
illustrations are as bright as sparkling
waters, and with text occupy ninety-six
pages. The leading papers are: "A Plea
for the boat,5 by C. L. Norton,
illustrated; From the German Ocean to
the Black Sea-" by Thomas Stevens;
saddle and Sentiment" by Wenona
Gilman: illustrated; July Rides" by
Jessie F. O'Donnell; "Trouting with a
Camera" by "Multiplier''; ''5hot-Put-
ting" by Malcolm w Ford, illustrated;
The Ballast Fin," by A. j. Kenealy,
illustrated; "Woodcock- Shooting on the
Upper Mississippi" by t. S. Van Dyke;
"Pickerel Fishing in South Jersey" by
J. Clifford; The Oar in the Northwest"
H. w. Wack, illustrated; 1.-THE ST. Law
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