The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-06-27
new PUBLICATIONS.

The President of the American Rail
way Association. Colonel II. 5. Haines,
has written for the July number Of the
"North American Review" New York;
an article on Railway Safety Appli-
ances." the differences between the
methods and reports of English and
American reporters are described in an
article by Edward Porritt. Signor Crispi,
the ex-Prime Minister of Italy, discusses
the Italian situation. ''What Shall the
Ratio be?'' the question that Will en-
gage the forthcoming international con-
| ference, is discussed by Senator Stewart,
Representative Springer, Senator Hans
brough, Representative Bland and Rep
resentative Dalzell. Frederick Douglass
writes of Lynch Law in the South"
| Among the most interesting of the arti-
| cles is one bv Professor Rodolfo Lanciani
on Gambling in Ancient Rome" Nv hat
are the Needs of the New Northwest? '
the Governor OF Minnesota discusses.
! The President OF the American Fedora
ton of Labor writes on organized labor.
| The first of two articles by Archibald
| Forbes on abraham Lincoln as STRAIT
egist" appear. A reply TO Lady Jeune is
| by w. Fl. Mallock, the author of us Life
! Worth Living?" ''Politics and the Pull
| pitt is the topic by Bishop Doane and
son concludes his series of articles on
prehistoric Times in Egypt ard Pales-
tine"
The number of "Harper's Weekly'
| published June 10th is especially rich in
articles and illustrations of current and
timely interest. Scenes and incidents at
! the National Republican Convention at
| Minneapolis are appropriately-de described
and illustrated. Beside spirited double
page picture Of the Suburban Handicap,
! bv Thulstrup, are portraits of ten of the
| leading horses in the race, accompanied
| by an appreciative descriptive article.
/ The recent disaster by fire and flood in
the Pennsylvania oil regions, and also
! the devastation made by the great storms
| in Kansas, are subjects OF several care
! fully drawn and accurate illustrations.
The number for June 18th was q very
/ handsome one, with a double supple
ment.
Bret Harte's young daughter, Miss
Jessamy Harte, made her literary debut
in the July Ladies' Home Journal
/ (Philadelphia) with Il most entertaining
description of Camp Life in the Adiron-
| dacks," in which 1t is claimed every evil
! dence shows itself of inherited literary
| tendencies not unlike those evidenced in
/ Bret Harte's earlier work. Miss Harte
! is a girl still in her teens, and has artistic
as well as literary proclivities, as one OF
the illustrations accompanying her first
| article shows. Mr.. Howells intends
spending his summer in quiet nook in
New England, devoting large portion
of his time to the writing Of his novel OF
American girl-life. to be published in the
autumn in The Ladies' Home Journal, -
The Ladies' Home Journal'' for July
| Curtis Publishing Company, PhiIadeI-
phial is in keeping with the season in IL
| iustration and matter. John Kendrick
Bangs sings of July; Fanny johnson
treats of :. Unknown Wives OF Well
Known Mem; Mrs. Lewis writes oil
| Lawn, Parlor and Out-of-Door Fetes'';
Jessamy Harte deals with Camping in
the Adirondacks''; Mrs. Beecher contin-
ues her "Reminiscences" Palmer Cox
has another lot o. : Brownies" and al
the departments are full as usual and are