The record-union., 1896-09-27
the expeditions to witness the solar

So many good things are given in the
October number of Frank LeSlies
Popular Monthly" (New York; that il
is impossible, in our limited space, to
describe them ALL The principal feat
ures, all splendidly illustrated, are:
The Road to the Stage in which AR
thur Hornblow tells how actors and
actresses are made, and something
about the dramatic schools: General
Lees Last Campaign" by General Ho-
ratio c. King, the ninth paper in the
great Lee series; the opening chapters
of new serial story, Father John,
by Edith Sessions Tupper: The United
States Revenue Cutter Service giving
the history and duties of an importan.
branch of our navy. by Joanna K
Nichols; The Free Silver Issue" by
Senator " uliam NJ. Stewart, being the
first of two papers on The Leading
Issues of the Two Great Parties.' to be
followed next month by an article from
the gold standpoint: The Art Student
in Munich" by George Willis Bardwell;
an account of visit to the old Italian
city of Perugia, and The Microscope
as an Amusement" by William G
Bowdoin. Then there are four short
stories, some illustrated poems, an at
tractive Young Folks Department, ("
Talks About the New Books" etc.
The Atlantic Monthly" Houghton
Mifflin & Co., Boston, for October is
one of the most important issues of the
year There is the usual fine literary
flavor to the contents, and this is sup
plemented by timely papers on political
scientific and historical subjects.
The leading article, by President Elio.
of Harvard, is on Five American Con-
tributions to Civilization" viz, the
practice Of arbitration instead of war,
the increase of wide religious tolera-
ton, the safe development of manhood
suffrage, the proof that people of a
great variety of nations are fit for po-
litical freedom, and fifth, the diffusion
of well being among the population in
general.
Professor John Trowbridgc sounds a
note of warning in the vigorous article
entitled The Imperiled Dignity of Sci
ence and the Law" There is second
installment of Girls in a Factory Viii
lage," by Lille b. Chace Wyman.
Professor Lanciani, whose volumes
are standard, gives in detail the roman
tic career of one OF the most wonder
full structures in the world, in a paper
entitled The Fate of the Coliseum"
Mrs Alice Morse Earl gives charm
ing glimpse of Sunday in New Meth
erlands and Old New York. Mrs
Agnes Repplier prints another of her
delightful essays under the title Cakes
and Ale" giving selection from famous
drinking songs.
The feature Of this issue which will
attract the widest attention is an in
novation. A new department. is opened
having the attractive title, Men and
Letters" to which our best writers will
contribute short signed articles on lit
erary subjects, "reminiscences, sugges-
tions, criticisms and the like. The de
partment is opened this month by w
d. HoWellS with a charming paper
reminiscent of his days as editor of the
Atlantic" He is followed by John
Burroughs on The Poet and the Mod
ern,'' and w. P. Trent on reading the
FIVE hundredth volume of BalZac.
Exhaustive book reviews and THE
Contributors Club" complete the issue
"Harper's Magazine" for October
CNew York;, richly illustrated, has as a
frontispiece the portrait of the author OF
The Martian,'' and these articles: This
Blue Quail of the Cactus" by Frederic
Remington, with six illustrations by the
author; the first chapters of THE Mar
tian," a novel, by George du Maurier
with five ilustratio by the author:
Nv nct IA We
Thanet. with illustrations by A. E
Frost; Mistress Alice a poem, by Nora
Perry, with illustrations by A. l. Keller;
Some American Crickets," by Samuel
H. Scudder, with nine illustrations by
l.. J. Bridgman; THE Unlived Life Of
Little Mary Ellen" story, by Ruth Nc
Emery Stuart, illustrated by Clifford
Carlton; Wind and Wave,' poem, by
c. E. Woodberry; ELECTRICITY Tin the
Great American Industries series), edit
ed by r. r. Bowker, with twenty-four
Illustrations; The Pity of It, a story
ter Of American History" by Walter
Clark, with two maps; ''The Vigil OF
Mcdowell Sutro," a story, by Brandel
Matthews, with illustrations by w. T
Smedley; Hereafter" poem, by Al
Il.
story. by Martha McCulloch Williams
with nine illustrations by E. w. KEN
BILE: MY Two Rivers poem, by Maud
King Murphy; AT the Hotel Grand ST
Louis" a story by Georgiana Peel; "Ir
the Shadow a poem, by Margaret f.
Sangster; Faith and Faithfulness. q
story, by Sarah Barnwell Elliott; Edit
or's Study" by Charles Dudley Warner;
ID of ,fc-''
Editors Drawer" with Introductory
story by Laurence Hutton, and illustra-
tions by Frost, Hyde, Sterner, Perard
and William McNair. Jr.: Literary
Notes." by Laurence Hutton.
"Godey's Magazine for October con-
tains the first chapter of a short life OF
BENJAMIN Franklin. written by George
c. Lay Poor Richard had perhaps
the most engaging personality among
the founders of the republic. and his la
hurs were of the highest Importance, sc
that the story of his life could hardly
fail to hold the readers interest. Ida
Rose McCabe's account of the "Oberlin-
Wellington Rescue; an Anti-Slavery
Crisis which almost precipitated the
civil war in 1859 through the secession
of the North" comes out at a time when
the political parties are again discussing
the means to be employed in dealing
with measures believed to be unjust
Another election time article is called
'T'he Present Campaign in Cartoon" re-
flecting in newspaper pictures the polit-
ica! sentiment throughout the coun-
try Mary c. Francis writes something
further about Anna Ella Carroll. whose
services for the Union We're set forth in
the last number of "Godey's": Miss
Francis suggests concerted action on
the part of the women's organizations to