The record-union., 1896-10-04

by Barthinias Wick, author of ..The
Icarian Community" In the Foot
steps of Bryan" and a Maumee Valley
sketch, also a group of women writer's
in Michigan complete the illustrated
articles. Frank Collins description
of a wolf hunt is fine piece of realis-
tic writing. The Graveyard at Dorn. F"
by a new writer, is a pleasing story of
the Mississippi Valley in old times. "A
Widower.s Wooing," by the author of
"Piety Corners" is a love story with
a humorous turn. The October number
is strong all around.
The Open Court Publishing Co. Chi
cago, have just issued in their Religion
CT Science Library a cheap edition of
Professor Mach's Popular Scientific
Lectures" which We're well received on
their first appearance and pronounced
tC have scarcely a rival in the whole
realm of popular scientific writing"
Professor Mach was formerly Professor
Of Physics in Prague, but has recently
been called to a chair of philosophy in
Vienna.
Ex-President Harrison has written a
noteworthy article on the "Silver
Question" for the October number of
THE Forum" 1t is probably the ablest
contribution to the discussion yet made.
President Mccall of the New York Life
Insurance Company and President King
of the Union Trust Company have arti-
cles pointing out clearly and forcibly
how free coinage at a ratio of 16 to l
would affect life insurance and trust
companies, and especially their clients.
Free Coinage and the Farmer" is the
title of a strong article by Hon. John NJ
Stahl, himself farmer and the Secre-
tary of the Farmers National Congress.
Professor Thomas Davidson, who has
Just returned from a two years sojourn
in the East, has very timely and i'm
portant article entitled The Greed of
the Sultan; It's Future" Professor
Davidson sets forth clearly and con-
cisely the simple truth regarding Islam,
basing thereon a few suggestions with
regard to it's treatment at the hands of
Christendom. He advocates the de-
thronement of the Sultan and the re-
moval of all political power from the
Mosem until such time as they have
escaped from fanaticisn and learned the
lesson of liberation. THE American
Ballot is the title Of forceful and
suggestive paper by Hon. Hugh H.
Lusk, ex-member of the New Zealand
Legislature. Mr.. Lusk describes the
workings of the Australian ballot and
declares that the system now in use in
this country is nothing like 1t. Edmond
de Goncourt" is the subject of an appre-
ciative paper by NJ. Henri Frantz, we'll
known Partisan editor. In October
Princeton University will celebrate its
one hundredth and fiftieth birthday.
Apropos of this interesting event, Pro-
fessor Hibben of Princeton has an en-
tertaining article entitled, Princeton
College and Patriotism" The full text
of Lord Chief Justice Russelrs mastery
address before the American Bar Asso-
citation on international Law and Arbi-
tration" is published in the October
number Among other interesting fea-
lures are Banks of Issue in the United
States" by Professor w. G. Sumner;
Robert Schumann. Lyrical Poet" by
Joseph Sohn: THE Study of Folklore" P"
by L. ]. Vance; King Oscar of Sweden
and Norway" by Professor Harald
Hjarne.
The Overland Monthly" for October
(San Francisco). freely and handsomely
illustrated, presents the following in
viting table of contents: Frontispiece-
Lake Chab bot, Alameda County From
tispiece-"Come on, the Whole Bilin' av
yez, Come on." Frontispiece-Unit
States Senator George c. Perkins. From
tispiece-Patrick William Riordan,
Archbishop of San Francisco. AS
Talked in the Sanctum," by the Editor,
Humboldt Bay and Its Jetty System,
w E. Dennison; Under the Headln OF
Truth Batterman Lindsay; Autumn,
Harriet Winthrop Waring; The Com
petition of Japan" George c. Perkins;
'Tomtit," o. o. Howard; Santa Cruz,
George E. Crump; 1.-The Young Men
Institute" Frank j. MuraSky; haru
Times Review" Irving M. Scott; santa
Teresa" Bradford Woodbridge; Pro-
gress," John J. Valentine; Commerce
Not an Accident" Charles T.. Naylor;
Good Roads, Charles Freeman john
son: rs the West Discontented! John
F. Bennett: "A Mule-Skinner' Coincl-
dence." William Bleasdell Cameron;
1.-THE Closed Temple" Alberta Bancroft
''The Lamp of Experience" Tlrey L..
Ford: rs the Money Question a Class
Question:" L. H. Transom; Book Re
views" Funding the Pacific Railroads
Indebtedness" Congressman Grove l..
Johnson.
saThe Cosmopolitan Magazine for DC
tober (New York; is richly and profuse-
ly illustrated, and the leading FEATURES
in addition to the crisp, vigorously eu-
tied departments are: "A summer 1oul
I'm the Scottish Highlands, Thomas Il.
lanes: THE Story of a Child Trainer,
Mary Radolet Powell; ''The Perlls and
Wonders of a True Desert, captain
D. D. Gaillard, U. S. A.; "A MODERN
Fairy Tale" Theron {. CraW1oru'
..Hofman's Object Lesson" illustrated
nv 6. w. Van Schaick, John j. A Beck
Of personal Recollections of the Tai
Ping Rebellion" General Edward For
ester: The Modern Woman Out OF
Doors" Anna Wentworth Sears; Some
Examples of Recent Art" Carbon Stu
dio r. Poetzelberger, Edwin Long;
"The True History of Our Cooks, Illus
trated by B. West Clinedinst, Frances
Courtenay Baylor; I'm the World of
Art and Letters" "The Progress of
Science"
..The American Journal of Sociology"
nuh,ished from the University of Chi
cago university Press Division) is
ma eazine that should be read by every
citizen whose thought Is directed to-
ward social and governmental better
ment AS an example of the character
of subjects considered, take the con-
tents Of the latest number at hand:
Superiority and Subordination as Sub
ject Matter of Sociology" Georg Sim
..ca,,,a Snoiol Eo0pOmic ProblarYtc