The record-union., 1895-06-08

continent. The price of the magazine,
IS year. is small i'll view OF the vast
quantity and high quality of its contents,
q years numbers forming four large oc-
tavo. volumes of S24 pages each. AS a
special inducement, to those who desire
to make trial subscription, the twenty
six umbers. forming the first half OF the
year 1895 January and june inclu-
sive). is made at low rate. Perhaps no
better exhibit could be found OF the
progress and expansion of thought IN the
different fields of literature, politics and
science during the last half century than
complete set of ''Littelps Living Age"
would present. Each volume is mirror
rejecting the living literature of the
months it covers.
In the June number of "Paving and
Municipal Engineering" is given re-
view OF the outlook for public work in
the United States, based on information
furnished by city engineers in 300 cities
OF more than 10000 population. 1t shows
that more public work will be done than
in any previous year, and also indicates
the tendencies Of preference as to mate
rails. Among the other special articles
are Americas ViIrified Brick Pave
ments,o by William Pierson Judson, G.
E.; street Sanitation" by Professor w.
L. McNutt; kinds of Stone Suitable for
Paving" by Clemens Herschel; "Muni-
cipal Engineering in Troy, n. "" by
Morris K. Sherrerd. G. E.; difference
in the Treatment OF Asphalt in America
and Europe" by Professor S. F. Peck
ham, with other contributions by Colonel
Albert A. Pope. Rudolph Herring. G. E.,
L. Hugh Boorman and others, together
with special articles on the cost of NUM-
cipal lighting, various phases of paving
and sewerage. Municipal Engineering
COmDaflv IndianapoliS
The Popular Science Monthly" for
June ID. Appleton d Co., New York; has
New Chapters in the Warfare of Science,
From the Divine Oracles to the Higher
Criticsms-L The Older Interpretation"
by a. d. White, LII. D., Phi. d.; PRO
fessional Institutions-1I. Physician and
Surgeon" by Herbert Spencer; Two
Ocean Pass" by Barton w. Evermann.
illustrated; "The Decline in Railway
ures OF the Telescope-In Summer Star
Lands" by Garrett 2. Serviss, illustrated;
"The Psychology of Woman" by Pro-
lessor G. T. w. Patrick; 'Irrita bility and
Movement in Plants" by d. Il. Mac
Dougal. illustrated; The Spirit of Mill
tarism," by A. b. Rome; "Journeying
in Madagascar" by Frank Vincent. illus
trated; survival of Sun Worship" by
Fanny D. Bergen; - Timothy Abbott
Correspondence. Editors Table, Literary
Notices and Popular Miscellany.
The midland Monthly for June CDes
Moines, Ia.) is freely and very hand
somely illustrated. and has these leading
articles: Julia G. K. Dorr and Some OF
Her Poet Contemporaries" Mary j.
Reid; bicycle Ride From Fort Custer
to Livingstone" Eugene May: "Oxford
and Its Students" Mary Bowen; IA
Naturalist's Voyage Down the Macken-
zie" with ilIustrations), Frank Russell;
"The Iowa Semi-Centennial," George +.
Parker; "On the Island" story. Will
iam Schuyler; 1.-The Nebraska and Kan
sas Bill Of '54," Clyde b. Aitchison; "A
Day in Holland-the Editor Abroad"
XIV; 1.-THE Women's Clubs of Wiscou-
sin" with portraits and illustrations),
Fanny Kennish Earl; Lake Mime
tonka," J. d. Cowles; "Club Federation
in Iowa." Ella Hamilton Durley; 1.-The
Captain OF La Gascogne" (poem), H.
G. II.
The American Magazine of Civics"
for June (3S Park Row, New York has
these papers: progressive Individual
ism," John R. Commons; "Woman's
Part in Political SINS" Ella w. Winston
us Monopoly Always Victorious?'' Gill
bert l.. Eberhart; 1.-The Coffee-house as a
Rival of the Saloon" l. w. Howerth;
The Issue in Ninety-six," A. j. War
ner; why Municipal Reform is a Fail
ure," Charles h. Burton; presidential
Possibilities-Hon. Joseph G. Sibley,"
II. M. Irwin; Jury Reform" Horace f.
Cutter; ''Indeterminate Sentences" Geo.
NJ. Buck; "Decennial of the American
Institute of Civics," Henry Randall
Waite. Lectures of the American Insti-
tute of Civics; Decennial OF the Ameri-
can Institute of Civics; Good Citizenship
Activities. Notes-Political and social.
The "Cosmopolitan Magazine of New
York, for June is very handsome num-
Der, and is especially rich in illustrations.
The leading features are: Bathing at the
Continental Seashore Resorts" j. Howe
Adams; IAN Epitaph for a Husband
man." Charles G.. d. Roberts; "The
Chautauqua Movement" III. IL. Boyesen;
''The Pleasant Occupation of Tending
Bees" w. II. Hutchinson; The Paris
Solons of 49," Charles Yriarte; 'An In
dian Story of the Sierra Madre." Dan de
guile; whist in America" Frank w.
Crane; ga Hypocritical Romance" Caro-
line Ticknor: How Successful Plays
Stranded Yarn" w. Clark Russell;
progress of Science" with many notes;
SIN the World of Art and Letters"
.'Harper's Round Table," formerly
"Harper's Young People," is much I'M
proved under its new title. Each week.
issue appears to be better, stronger and
more instructive and entertaining than
its predecessor. A recent paper in the
Round Table, by Theodore Roosevelt
on the Heroes of America and the
Charge at Gettysburg" has especially
won our interest. In the issue for June 4th
Henry Cabot Lodge has an article entitled
"a Day in. the House of Representa-
tives.n In the same number is found the
first chapter of short serial, telling once
again, from new point OF view, stories
of King Arthur's Round Table.
''Spalding's Athletic Library No. &c."
lust published, is devoted to golf This
is the Official Golf Guide, revised by l..
B, Stoddart, the well-known amateur
champion. The book is fully illustrated
with half-tone portraits of L. A. Have
meyer, L. b. Stoddart and George Hun
ter, and views of the links of the ST. An
drews and other golf clubs and contains
the official rules and regulations as au-
thorized and adopted by the United States
Golf Association; valuable hints to play
ers, list of clubs and glossary of tech
meal terms. Sports Publishing Com
pany, New York.
1.-THE Book Buyer for June Charles
Scribner's Sons. New York; has a fine
portrait of Julian Ralph, one Of Samuel
j. Tilden, views in Mrs. Wards house, a
profile view of Oliver Hedford, portrait
of Mrs. Humphrey Ward and Of Lillian
Bell, portraits of Bismarck and of Coler-
idge. paper on the Dodge collection of
book plates, papers on new books. notes
of literary news, etc. 1t is one of the fore
most of newsy and critical book reviews,
not so much critical, however, as newsy
and informing.
"True Bimetallism Expounded" or
"Coin's Financial School Exposed and
Closed" is by an anonymous writer, and
is from the press of The Luning Printing
Company, Norwslk, Ohio. 1t is in the
form of dialogue between an old man
-, G,o nd ;u CHI L.