The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-08-19
new PUBLICATIONS.


aZlne. Worthy of special mention is the
careful and elaborate study of New Eng
| land family by Pauline Wesley, called
"A Crisis in Heredity," and Her De-
cision,"' by Able Carter Goodloe, is an
equally clever satire on the literary aspi-
ratlons of a young and beautiful woman.
For those fond of humorous tales there is
plentiful provision in this number, and of
those in lighter vein 1.-THE Parrot" trans
lated from the Italian by Mrs. Cavazza, is
a most amusing specimen. The tragedy
OF lie Is emphasized by powerful story,
storm and Calm" concerning the fisher
folk OF the Norwegian cast and their in
cessant struggle for existence with the
cruel sea. There is also a story by Wal
ter Besant, as well as TRANSACTIONS from
the French of such well-known authors
as Iheurlet and Veuillot, the latter author
pelhg represented by charming Chinese
tale, The Nightingale"
In the July-August number of the
NJ agazlne of American History New
ork) appears an account of "Houdon's
Statue OF Washington" by n. B. Win
| ston; Genesis of a University" by Pro-
lessor Willis Boughton; an article by +.
MacBennett, "A Tangle in American
| Chronology Straightforward; an article by
the Rev. Horace L. Hayden on MARY
Washington; an article by Mr.. Quisen-
berry on - ohm Washington" The Rev.
! w. W. Taylor describes the incidents
| CONNECTED with the terrible explosion on
| The ship Princeton. The Town and
County Resolutions of IVA" are furnished
py Graham Dawes. Under original docu-
ments is printed for the first time an ex-
tract from the journal of the United States
steamship Cyane, Edward Trenchard,
| commander, on the west coast of Africa
1871. The usual notes and queries follow,
and full report of the society of the
Sons OF the Revolution.
The August Engineering Magazine
J New York. is a superb NUM- Der richly
Illustrated nv Chief among the papers are
| The Unit OF Value in All Trade" Ed
ward Atkinson; The Leadville of To-
day." A. +. Wuensch. mining engineer
| QIlustratedl; Electricity in the Home
and Office" Professor L. A. c. Perrine,
Stanford University; development OF
Modern Steam Pumps" William NJ.
Barr; The Railroad Development of CO.
!ombia," Juan De La c. Posada, Worlds
Fair Commissioner; Railroad Terminals
| ana New York Harbor," w. n. Black,
author of New York's Commercial
! Blight; Labor Legislation in Eng
land" X. S. Fiktorov, a student of the
subject; Architecture at the Worlds
rair," Barr Ferree, architectural editor
Engineering Magazine"; 1.-THE Power
Plant at the Worlds Fair" w. S. Mon
| roe illustrated.
"Godey's Magazine" for Septembe
published August l5th, 1898, contains a
| variety of matter, aud many attractive
features. First comes the complete novel,
Sis Daughter" by Frederick B. Mott.
Ihls is strong and dramatically told
story OF Western life, and is superblv
Illustrated by George Wharton Edwards.
the Woman Question in Japan is a
timely illustrated article by Helen E.
Gregory Fletcher; Cornelia Kane Rath-
bone has a short story called "a De-
throned IdeaW and Mary Kyle Dallas
contributes Mr.. Magog's Wooing.". The
water color portraits are those of Mrs.
Frances Z. Carolyn of San Francisco and
Mrs. Arthur J. Cation of Chicago, and all
the departments are complete. The
poems are by Clinton Scollard, Richard
Burton, Albert Hardy, Belle Hunt, Clara
Dixon Davidson and others.
"Donahoe's Magazine" for August
tBoston) is handsomely illustrated and is
rlch IN wholesome entertaining matter.
Among the leading papers are: From
Altar Boy to Priest" by Rev. Barry
ONeill, G. 5. c.; Catholicism in Boston.I
by Thomas Carlton O'Brien; Analysis
of the Home Rule Bill" by P. O'Neill
Larkin; NV hat is This Money Trouble?''
by James L. Wright; STRAY Thoughts
on the Exposition" by William J. Ona-
han; I'm American Studios" by Henly
Austin; Thirty Years OF Irelands Bat
. tle," by Hon. John f. Finerty; ''Some
American Audiences" by Geo. Riddle.
Alfred B. Starey, for many years
the editor Of "Harpers Young People,"
died in New York City on the 9th inst,
after short illness. Mr.. Starey was of
English parentage and English education,
having graduated from oxford Uniyer-
slty. Shortly after completing his col
lege terms he came to this country and
began professional literary work, in
which he was thoroughly successful.
Editorial care, of late years, interrupted
his general literary activity, though he
found leisure for occasional contributions
to well-known English and American
periodicals.
In "Harper's Bazar'' for August 10Th
appears a curioasly interesting descrip
tive article: "a Woman's Management of
a Stock Farm" 1t refers to the notable
exhibit at the Columbian EXPOSITION
made by Mrs. S. 2. T. Willets, whose
herds OF Guernsey cattle are now famous
in this country and abroad. Mrs. Will
let's extensive acres, for grazing and
other purposes, are situated at RoslyD.
l.. l. The contribution suggests, Incl
dentally, an enlargement of the activities
OF women beyond merely those dairy in
dustrieS in which so many of them have
been successful.
The "Quarterly Journal of Economics,
George II. Ellis, Boston, for the sum
mer issue has these valuable papers:
1.-The Problem of Economic Education
Simon Newcomb; 1.-The Amalgamated
Association of Iron and Steel Workers"
Carroll D. Wright; "Ethics of the Single
Tax" Joseph Lee; 1.-The Risk Theory of
Profit" Frederick B. Hawley; "ReDort
of the Connecticut Labor Bureau Ed
ward Cummings; 1.-THE Endowment Or
ders," William Morse Cole: ''Thoughts
Upon Labor and Wages" c. F. Crenore
Broder q Schlam, music publishers, 70
O'Farrell street, San Francisco, have lust
published new comic song by George
j. Southwick, entitled 'Since Michael
Learned to Skate" The song is likely
to become a success, as the words are
clever and the music novel and pretty.
1t is sold for 40 cents copy. Thomas G.
Leary, the California comedian, is sing
ing the song at the Tivoli house to
big popular hit
The Music Review for August (Clay-
ton F. Sunny, Chicago is the Musical
Congress mum Der. 1t mas papers by w
w. Lander, Miss Alice c. Fletcher. Mime.
Lillian Nordica, a. B. Marx, c. B. Cady,
George a. VeaZil and others. The arti-
cles are of the highest order of music
study illustration and criticism. There
is no journal OF music that is superior to,
and we doubt if any is the equal of the
Review"
| The September issue of "Blue and
Gray" (PhiIadelphia) will be another
'speciar' number, containing, among
| other war papers, weird and thrilling
account OF the experiences of a private
soldier, wounded and lying upon the
field at ChickaInauga between the con-
tending armies. Miss Emma Howard
Wight contributes one of her charming
war stories, and the illustrations will be
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