The record-union., 1894-12-03
Hornaday; "This Busy World" by E. S.
Martln; Amateur Sport" by Caspar w.

Fanny May, and is the story OF the at
tempt OF voluptuous woman to win
Irom MS sense OF honor and duty the
rector OF her parish. She was a wife, but
inad with the desire to conquer the
fectors coldness she pursued him with
wlles only the few could resist. In part
sne trlumDhed, but he at last shook her
on and reclaimed his self-respect. and
true to his cloth he won the reward of his
conscience. The story is told with alto
gether too fiorid an Imagination. The
purpose OF the tale is we'll enough. and
doubtless there have been such passages
In lie; but ii was not necessary TO relate
IN such detail the amorous wiIes of the
contemplate woman, who used her
beauty to forward scheme to dishonor
her husband simply for love OF victory
over sanity man. The description of
this siren is altogether too strong in
color, and the detail of her arts and of
partial yielding to them by the clergy
man when influenced by the advances of
this implacable temptress, is not healthy
readlng, even though the purpose is to
show how a resolCte heart may resist
temptation and triumph over the flesh.
Fungi and Fungicides" is a practical
manual concerning the fungous diseases
OF cultivated plants and the means of pre-
venting their ravages, by Clarence NJ.
Weed, ID. ). G., Professor of Zoology and
A'othHys -NO" pSuII0
College. New York: Orange Judd Conn
pany, 222 pages, 80 illustrations, l2mo,
cloth 81, paper 90 cents. We have been
thus explicit as to the cost of the book
and how it is to be obtained because it is
OF such high value 10 horliculturists,
norlculturlSts and others that we assume
very many will wish 10 know just what
II Is and Its cost. IN a practical manual
professor Weed has now brought to-
gether, III easy accessible form. tho esson-
tlal facts concerning the injuries, lie his
tories, characteristics and preyeutives of
plant diseases. The book describes, i'll
simple but accurate terms, that anyone
can understand, what fungi are, and
shows how they Are propagated and
destroyed. Formulas are given for every
mixture the application of which, by
spraying or otherwise, has proved help
tul, and exact directions are furnished
for applying these fungicides, either alone
or in combination with insecticides.
"Harper's Bazaar" New York for No
vember 24th was Thanksgiving num-
ber. 1t contained much matter of inter-
est to women aud much for the general
reader. 1t was more freely illustrated
than usual and had an illuminated cover.
BESIDES fashion papers, it had these:
The Hour OF Peace" poem, by Har-
riet Prescott Spohord; Portraits of
Women" by FiIlie Hamilton French;
. Paris Letter." by Katharine De
Forest; "A Group of Books for the Hol-
days" by Margaret d. Sangster; Christ
mas Decorations; "a Song OF Praise"
poem. by Mary Joanna Porter; Mis-
tress Dorothy's Thanksgiving Day"
poem, by Laura Spencer Porter: The
Horse Show" by Adelia X. Brainerd;
The War Song" a poem, by Mary J.
Satford After the Wedding" by Bessie
Chandler; Beyond the Dreams OF Av-
ori f,it ID al, -
witch Hazel" Thanksgiving story,
by Hezekiah Butterworth; The Larks,"
one-act farce, by Fannie Aymar
Mathews.
"Chatterbox" for 1894 is at hand estes.
" Lauriat, Boston, Dublishers). 1t con-
tains great variety OF original stories,
sketches and poems for the young, and
all the illustrations which appear in it
are expressly designed for this work by
the most eminent English artists. Over
200 tull-page original illustrations. This
years volume is printed better, and on
finer quality of paper than ever before.
This Is acknowledged as a king among
Juvenile books, both as to merit and
amount OF circulation. and it is fully up
to its standard OF excellence this year. 1t
seems TO grow better every year, and
must be eagerly looked forward to by
thousands of young people as the holiday
season approaches. 1t contains over 400
pages and 2O0 original illustrations by
English artists, and is not only most in
teresting but very instructive book. Its
healthy moral tone has always been ac-
knoWiedged.
''Spalding's Athletic Library" which
is out is book that will prove valuable
to anyone interested in football. 1t is
called How to Play Football" Walter
Camp has an exhaustive article describ-
ing just how team should play, and also
the duties of each individual man on the
team. As Mr.. Camp has had a great deal
to do with the formation of the new rules.
his article should prove highly instruct
i've. a. diagram is published showing
the formation OF both teams at the kick
off, according to Mr.. Camps theory.
Quarter back play is described in spe-
cial article by Phil King Of Princeton
College. Anyone who is ambitious to
play quarter back will benefit by reading
this article. Half back play is written by
Lawrence Il. Bliss. How to Give Sig
nails" is treated, and an article on Train
ing Football Players" by Lathrop of
Harvard College. American Sports Pub
lishingaCompany, New York.
The Popular Science Monthly" edited
by w. j. Youmans and published by d.
Appleton IL Co., New York, has these
contents for December: athletics for
City Girls" by Mary Taylor Bissell;
Responsibility in Crime from the Medi-
cal standpoint" by Sanger Brown, il
lustrated; Tine Need OF Educated Men,"
by David Starr Jordan; The University
as Scientific Workshop" by Dr. +.
Paulsen; "Pithecoid Man." by Prof T. p,
Evans, illustrated; Studies of Child
hood" by James Sully: The Econo1aic
Theory OF Woman's Dress" by DR.. 4.
Veblen: ''Shinto. the Old Religion of
Japan; by Nobuta kishimoto; The An
1t 80 I
w. NJ. Davis; The Chemistry of Sleep"
by Henry Wurtz; The Geology of
Natural Scenery" by f. j. Ii. Merrill,
"Geologies and Deluges,' by Prof w. L.
Sollas; Sketch OF Zadoc Thompson,
with portrait, and the usual departments.
Joint Metallism' is by Anson Phelps
Stokes and is "a plan by which gold and
silver together, at ratios always based on
their relative market values, may be
made the metallic basis of a SOUND, hon
est, self-regulating and permanent cur
rency without frequent recoinings and
without danger OF one metal driving out
the other" 1t is from the press OF q. p
Putnam's Sons, New York and London
The letters which make up the book APP
peared III two leading New York papers,
except the last. There is an appendix OF
valuable statistical data. Tho attempt
will not be made here to sketch MIR.
Stokes plan-it would be manifestly un-
just to do SO. The book is small and the
text clear aud unambiguous. The "plan''
is worthy the profound attention of
financial students, and it has the respect
of some OF the best minds of the day.
ga Protege of Jack Hamlin's, and
Other Stories,' is by Bret Harte 1t is
from the press of Houghton, Mlffln q Co..
is an Svo., and sells at 81 %. 1.-The Pro-
tege of Jack Hamlin's' is one of the best
of Harte's later stories. 1t deals with the
chivalry Of Hamlin, the gambler. with
the misfortunes ola woman he befrienedd