The record-union., 1893-09-09
new PUBLICATIONS.

The ''Review of Reviews" for Sep
tember is a number of fine variety and
Iimeliness. 1t epitomizes and synchron-
ICES the whole planet for the month of
August, 1893. 1t discusses the monetary
crisis, the silver debate, the tariff out
look, the Behring Sea decision. the
French attack on Siam, the progress of
the Home Rule bill, the politics of the
European continent. various matters at
Chicago and the Worlds Fair and other
timely subjects, the whole mum Der being
prOiusely illustrated with portraits and
pictures. A sketch of Engineer Ferris
and his great wheel is g readable article.
and MIR. stead contributes a character
sketch OF Lady Henry Somerset. There
is a review Of the story Of Joan of Arc, a
group of papers on the silver question by
professors in the University of Chicago.
The Leading Articles of the Month" are
notably well selected, while the "Record
Of Current Events gives one a summary
day by day of the remarkable course Of
the recent monetary crisis, and cartoon
reproductions in the Current History IN
Caricature."
The Magazine of American Historvu
New York;, which, for so many years.
1t has been our pleasure to commend
with warmth, under the new manage
ment necessitated by the death of Mrs.
Lamb, the late editor. continues to be
strong, attractive and invaluable. This
admirable patriotic and exhaustive his
torical work ought to 20 into every adj
vanced school III the land, and be found
on the reading table of every citizen who
loves his country and wishes her history
10 be kept fresh in memory. Such a
journal is able to present a vast quantity
OF matter of a character that can be OBJ
tained by the general reader in no other
publication. The number for July and
August, Just at hand, is handsomely
illustrated, and has, among leading pa
pers. one on kings Mountain Battle
held" by Robert Shackleton, Jr.; on
Mary W ashington," by II. L. HAYDEN:
on the slavery Ordinance of 49," by
Il. w. Quaintance; on the "Houdon
statue at Washington" by n. b. VIM
ston, and "Old Round Top" by 5. L.
Frey.
Without any question whatever the
best number OF the "COsmopolitan'
New orkj ever issued is that for Sep
tember. Indeed we mark it down as a
model magazine OF the finest type. 1t is
almost wholly given over this month TO
illustration aud treatment of the "Colum-
bian ExpOsition;" in papers by Walter
Besant, Julian hawthorne, Ex-President
Harrison, h. II. Boyesen, Thomas \.
Janvier, Murat HaIstead and several 9th
ers. All these articles on the fair are
illustrated profusely, and in the finest
naiL-LOnG lAONESS NOAA II LAS 6hEI DEeO
our fortune to meet with. AS a matter OF
fact the Cosmopolitan" for Septemb Der
every one should have and keep as an
illustrated history and description of the
architecture and decoration OF the build
ings of the White City.
The North American Review for
Septembe New York; has a notable
table of contents. Chief among the pa
ners are-"England and France in Siam, 3"
bv a member of Parliament: "Curzon
and Madam Adam;'' General Greelev's
PoIar Probabilities for ISg4;'' The
Wealth OF New York" by its Mavor:
,.Cbristian Faith and Scientific Free
DOM Rev. J. \. Zahm; The Lesson of
Jarejitv." by DR.. Il. 5. Williams"
..The Silver Problem" by Andrew Car
DeTie and Sir John Lubbock. There are
ot6er reviews and essays full Of interest.
sncb as ssPrison Reform" and the south
Carolina Liquor Law Experiment"
M ! of Volume II. of THE News
,,aner Man" san Francisco, is at hand,
kkatng the August number. The maga-
gine IS OF thirty-two pages, and is wholly
davoted to news OF special interest to
2onrnalists. publishers and printers.
Sands ". Forman is editor, and mani
+aSIe ability to handle the work of such a
l,rec;sltv Each month it presents por-
tr@it of some newspaper man with a
Sltatch of his life. It treats OF journalism,
s9Srortisir,p. ol news OF the papers of the
coast and gives new designs in