The record-union., 1896-09-20

tHc original material In winch lrVlHS,
Bancroft, Prescott, Motley and Park
man worked in the preparation of their
histories. Few of the ''Old South Leaf
let's" have been more interesting than
these. They are published opportunely
just as the schools and colleges, with
their classes in history, are opening for
the year. These leaflets, it is interesting
TO know, are finding their way by thou
sands into the schools. immensely stim-
ulating the habit Of studying history in
It's original sources. They are furnished
fer the cost of the printing, few cents,
on application.
lie Francais'' Berlitz & Co., pub
Gshers) for September offers some
charming reading to the lovers OF
French literature, as we'll as excellent
instruction to the student Of the Ian
guage. In fact, the journal seems al
most Indispensable to those who wish
to keep themselves thoroughly enlight-
ened on the intricacies of that polished
tongue. Each number contains bio
graphical sketch well worth careful
perusal, as it gives very briefly the
leading events in the lives of the lead
ing authors of France, with few gen
eral ideas of the character, range and
style of their principal works. Mel
chior de Vogue" is the parsonage OF
this month, and a portion of "L'Oncle
Fedia" is given to exemplify his clear,
effective style of writing. The add1-
tional articles of the month are: I'm
peu de Musique," by Victor Hugo;
Danes Seules,' by Paul de Garros;
'Variete, Retour d'Amerique;" "Cours
de Grammaire," "Cours de Literature
Franchise correspondence" "Exer-
cice de Grammaire," "Morceau a Ira
duire en- Francois" "Poesie a Traduire
en- Anglais," "Corrige des Exercices du
Precedent Numero," "Traduction des
poesies publicus en- JUN ct juliet,
90"
G. P. Putnam's Sons will publish in
the series Of Questions of the Day. a.
monograph by Judge Tourgee, author
of "a Fools Errand,'' ETC., entitled,
1.-THE Battle Of the Standards, or Coin
and Credit the Antidote for Coin With
out Credit" They also have on press a
revised edition of Wheeler's Real BIZ
metallism, or True Coin versus False
Coin" a new edition of Shaw's His
tory of Currency will be ready shortly
for publication in New York and Lon
don.
George Kennan has written three
short stories for the coming volume Of
"St. Nicholas" One is called How the
Bad News Came to Siberia" and de-
scribes how Mr.. Kennan and his COM
rades, while at work on the Russian
overland telegraph, received news Of
the completion of the Atlantic cable.
This. Of course. ruined and brought to
sudden stop the enterprise in which
they We're engaged Another story,
called My Narowest Escape, is an ac-
count of an exciting adventure in Rus
sia. The first of the stories will appear
In the November s''St. Nicholas"
'Donahoe's Magazine" for. September
Boston) has these leading papers, with
many fine Illustrations and the usual
departments: rs Millais a Great Art
ist?" B. Morgan THE Political Over
turn in Canada" Anna T. Sadlier; THE
Angel Of the Market Place." Mary F. NJ.
Nixon; '"The Nature and Extent of
Biblical Inspiration" Rev. P. Gritty;
Lawrence Barrett; Retrospect"
Thomas E. Shea; Henry Grattan," r.
NJ. Sillard: Catholic Growth in Eng
land" William Ellison; "Stanzas,"
Mary F. NJ. Nixon; "Olney's Masachu-
setts Predecessors" Michael E. Hennes-
sy; ''The Ace of Hearts" "a story, W. A.
Fraser; "On Reading" r. r. Horton
"A Treasure From the Sea- Ga story,
Frank H. Sweet; William Blake-Mad-
man or Mystic" B. NJ; lei Cristo de la
Vega" Ga story, Rev. Joseph Nunan.
The "Clack Book" for September
Oansing, Mich.) has within its quaint,
narrow covers these articles: Cover
Designs" Charpiot, Ch.; "The Goddess
Herself Cressy L. Wilbur; ITO Orpha"
(pcen), William Henry Watson; 1.-THE
Gpome and the Fauns," Clara Cahill
Park; 1--WE Regret (poem), E. Everett
Howe; I'm the Cave of Dreams" Per-
cival Pollard; Drawing Leicester
Ralsaigne; .'Ehe Seven Gates" Cert
rude S. Baillie; ''Old Clothes Of Mine"
(poen), Ira E. Randall; "The Literary
Buzz Saw" Maurice Thompson;
"Clacks."
The fiction features of the September
number of "Ev'ry Month are two short
stories by Stephen Crane and Santander
Mark, while the music portion COM
prises a waltz by Richard Goerdler and
a dance by A. z. B. Leonard, together
with several ballads by Oscar Verne and
Raymond A. Browne. The second paper
in the series, by Arthur Hoeber, relative
to American women, in art, holds the
work of Matilda Brown up to admira-
ton, while s. J. White discourses in an
other anent the possible abdication of
Queen Victoria. Beside the able and con-
vincing feuilletons headed Reflections"
there are photos, with appropriate COM
ment, Of the Prince of Wales, Queen
Victoria, Camille Flammarion, the
French astronomer; Bertha Galland,
the late Charles Howard Johnson, Rich
ard Croker, Clara Barton, Mary E. Will
kns, General Lew Wal'ace and Abra-
ham Cahan, the new realist writer dis
covered by William Dean Howells. New
York, Howley. Haviland & Co.
The September number of the Annals
of the American Academy" contains the
following papers: "The Growth of the
Fl ench Canadian Race in America" by
Professor John Davidson Of the Univer
sity Of New Brunswick; "The Union
Pacific Railway" by DR.. j. P. Davis:
Financial Procedure in State Legislat
ures," by f. L. Bogart; Uncertainty
as Factor in Production" by Professor
| Edw. A. Ross of Stanford University;
The High School SYSTEM" by DR.. L.
r. Harley, and Courses in Politics and
journalism at Lille" by Dr. E. p Ober-
holtzer There are, as usual, personal
| notes, book reviews sociological notes
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