The record-union., 1894-04-07

score. Mrs. S. t. Rorer, tells OF NV ed
ding Breakfasts" Robert j. Burdette de-
fines the attitude OF the father toward
son; Palmer Cox has his brownies" IN
Florida; the Rev. T. De Witt Talmage
points out what are the chief Enemies
of our Happiness" Edward w. Box an
swers the peculiar questions OF -Four
! Uncertain Young Women;' While all
through the other articles runs that read-
able and popular quality which make THIS
magazine foremost one
''The Literary Digestn for March 18th is
notable number. Among TOPICS OF
the Day. are papers on The Nauonal-
lzation OF Railways" The Canadlan
Premier and the President OF the United
States,' "a German View OF Socialism
in America" The Elmira Reiorma-
tory" Sound Economics in Congress"
etc. Under Letters and Art' are sew
eral striking articles: "a Frenchman's
Opinion of Female Education Ill the
| United States" ELECTRICITY in Ar" !"
"Russian View of the American Press,
etc. Those specially interested III science
will find papers OF special value: Ocean
Negetation," Electric Cultivation OF
Plants, - Scientific Problems OF the fg-
ture," etc. The religious department IS
full of interest, and many will be thank
full for such papers as Egypt in the Time
OF Noses" Ancient Churchmen and
Politics." "rbe fatherhood of God"
etc. From Foreign Lands" large
amount OF most valuable material from
England. France, Germany, Holland
Italy, Spain, South America, Japan,
india, Denmark, New Zealand. Hawaii.
The number is profusely illustrated.
Funk y Wagnalls Company, New York.
The April number of the American
Journal of Politics. is devoted TO the dis
cussion of live political, social and econ
Onic questions. The first article is An
Order OF American knighthoOd," by W..
| of Lords" by John /. Hume OF New
York, is, perhaps, the ablest article that
has ever been recently written in favor OF
abolishing the United States Senate.
Among other able and interesting articles
| in this number are: "What DO the
American People Read?" by Carl Sny-
der; ''Ihe Single Tax and Transports
tion," by w. Edwin Brokaw; us Tariff
Revision a Necessity ?' by Lewis NJ.
Neiffer; "Who is Responsible for Pow
erty ?' by Ellen Battelle Dietrich;
American Socialism," by +. l.. Greene;
Legal Obstacles to business Enterprise,
by Frederick Ii. Cooke, and Political
Exigencies," by Hon. Clark Waggoner
This magazine occupies d field more or
less peculiar to itself. II is unique and
invaluable. Andrew j. Palm & Co., New
York.
The Forum" New York;, edited by
Walter II. Page, is very choice for April.
1t has these papers: MIR. Cleveland's-
Failure?" An Independent; Lord Rose
berry and the Liberal Crisis in England" J"
J. Castell Hopkins: American Universe
ties and the Training of Teachers" Presi-
dent @. Stanley Hail; "Why Christian
Missions Have Failed in India" Vir-
chand a. Gandhi; American Achieve
ments in Surgery" DR.. George f..
Shrady; "A Definite Step Toward Mu-
nicipal Reterm," Herbert Welsh; "The
Irish Conquest of Our Cities" John Paul
| Bocock; "What 'Americanlsm' Means, ;"
Theodore Roosevelt; ''Has the Interstate
! Commerce Law Been Beneficial ?'' Col
onel Aldace +. Walker; SIS New York
More Civilized Than kansas?" j. w.
Gleed; "a Gentle Warning to Lecturers" :"
Agnes Repplier; HAS Farm Machinery
Destroyed Farm Life2" E.. " Snialley;
"a Notable New Book: Mrs. Wards
| 'Marcella,' II. w. Mabie. The price OF
! the Forum" has been reduced to twenty
! five cents number.
! The Atlantic Monthly for April
| BOSTON, has these papers and stories,
! poems and essays, beside the depart
! ments philip and His Wife, ,serial,
! by Margaret Deland; General Lee Dur
/ ing the Campaign OF Seven Days" Eben
! Greenough Scott; WARS Use of the En-
| gines OF Peace" Joseph L. Brent; "rhe
| Oath OF Allegiance" Elizabeth Stuart
| Phelps; Mature in Old English Poetry"
Richard Burton; "The Secret of the Wild
Rose Path" Olive ThOrne Miller; the
Shepherd Girl" Josephine Preston Pea
| body; "Jerry-A Personality" Elizabeth
Cavazza; Early Latin Poetry" Il. Y.
| Tyrrell; 'SupplicatiOn," Julia G. K.
Dorr; 1.-The Referendum in Switzerland
and in America" a. Lawrence Lowell;
THE Windlgo," Mary Hartwell Gather
wood: '.Sone Causes OF the Italian
Crisis" William r. Thayer; Opinions" ,"
Agnes ReppIier; Bronson Alcott'; "a
! Pioneer in Historical Literature; 'The
! Contributors Club"
THE Cosmopolitan" New York for
! April is at hand. 1t is richly illustrated
and is full of good matter. a notable
| feature is a story by Napoleon BOnaparte
! from an unpublished manuscript con-
| fided to his uncle, Cardinal Fesch. The
story of the manuscript is given also, and
| in itself is romance. A paper on The
| Suez Canal" another on Some Colonial
! Women" one on the "Russian Sailor
| and Navy" Mr.. Howel's delightful
Letters of an Altrurian," paper on "A
! Plutocratic City," paper on The En-
ployer of the Young Man." one on
| ''Home Rule in Cities.' story by II. II.
! Syms, and another by Armando Valdes,
with several poems, science and letters,
! departments, complete a very choice
number Of one of the foremost and cheap
| est magazines of the day.
! In variety, originality and excellence
! the April number of "Romance" is not
| surpassed by any Of its predecessors. Its
| leading features are powerful story by
| Arthur Beardsley Mitchell, and a group
| of three thrilling narratives of adVen-
| ture, all written expressly for this nlaga-
zine. Besides these, which are all Ameri-
can, there are stories of Spain, France
Germany, England and Japan; good
ghost story; charming love stories by
| Julia Schayer, Harriet Prescott Spotford
and S. Elgar Benet; one OF the strangest
fantasies of Alphouse Daudet; strong
tale of the western mines, and many 9TH
ers OF uncommon merit in different lines.
| Romance" is issued by Romance Pub
fishing Company, Clinton Hall, Astor
Place, New York, at 70 cents number.
The midland Monthly" (Des Moines,
Iowa. has these papers and many illus
trations, poems and the usual depart
ments: ''Nooks and Crannies of Scot
land.U G, w. e. Hill; "A Colorado
'Grasshopper' Carl Louis Kingsbury;
"a Far Reaching Charity" B. L. Til
Hnghast; "Christmas in Malaga" Charles
s. Jacobs; Beatrice: a Story OF Bayou
Teche." Alice ugenfritz Jones; THE
Purser's Romance" Minnie Douglas;
'.Sunset and Dawn" Mary A. Kirkup;
Trials and Triumphs of an Autograph
Fiend." f. G. Moorhead; Edwin
Booth" Isadore Baker; "Representa-
tive Men (James Wilson McDilD." S. r.
Davis "Some Thoughts on Education
and Labor" J. NJ. Pile; "Mothers in
Clubs" Maria G. Weed; Irving as
Lear-The National Gallery"
"CasselPs Family Magazine" for April
(Cassel Publishing Company, New York.
is at hand. The ''Gatherer" is, as always,
full of interest, with its notes and illustra-
tons of new inventions. Gossip From
Brookland,p - "Chat on Dress" ''Educa-
tion of Girls the regular serials, several