The record-union., 1896-05-10

undertake this work The personal and
social sides Of Mr.. Gladstone's life will
be thrown into strong relief. Mr.. Nc
Carthy's skill in graphisc narrative and
III imparting to history the attractive
qualities that many readers look for
in fiction only, are well illustrated in
his book, 1.-The History Of Our Own
Times"
w. H. Mills will contribute to the
forthcoming June number of the
Overland Monthly" (San Francisco)
most comprehensive and exhaustive
treatise on the much h-heralded Japan
ese invasion of the country, under the
caption of 1.-THE Prospective Influence
of Japan Upon the Industries Of Amer
ica." Mr. Mills takes the position that
this country has nothing to fear from
a japanese invasion. The article will
be beautifully illustrated with repro
ductions of the different manufact-
ures of Japan. John p. Young, man
aging editor of the Chronicle" will
answer Mr.. Mills in the July "Over-
land"
1.-THE Forum" for May has these pa
pers: "The Political Situation" E. L.
Godkin; "A Salutary Mandate to the
National Conventions" William Salo-
mon; THE Cuban Question; Our Duty
to Cuba" Senator II. c. Lodge; "The
Question of Belligerency," John Bas-
sett Moore professor of international
law, Columbia University; "Need of
Better Homes for Wage Farmers"
Clare de Graffenried, special agent of
the United States Department of La
Dor; ''The Cultivation of Vacant City
Lots" M. A Mikkelsen; Modern Nor
wegian Litera ture'' Bjornstjerne Bjorn-
sen; "The Unaided Solution of the
Southern Race Problem A. S. Van de
Graaf; "Pestalozzi and Herbart," Will
helm Rein, professor of pedagogy, Uni
versity of Jena; Modern Archaeology;
Recent Excavations in Greece J. Cen
nadius, ambassador from Greece to the
Court of ST. James; us the Power of
Christianity Waning? No. H. K. Car
roll. Thus "The Forum sweeps over
the whole field Of contemporaneous
thought. and presents to its readers
thorough and authoritative discussions
of the leading questions of the day, by
experts in their respective fields of ac-
tivity.
The May number of Paving and
Municipal Engineering" Indianapolis,
a journal of high excellence, which
should be read by every municipal Off
Ger in the land, is at hand. It's illustra-
tions this month are especially fine, and
include many fine exhibits of good roads
and streets of various types, and much
of portraiture. It's leading papers, in
addition to the many departments, are:
THE Pavements of an Australian
City" F. A. Campbell, c. E., F. r. G..
S.; why Good Paving is Essential to
the Success of a City," J. w. Howard,
B. L., c. E.; Views of Minneapolis
Parks and Lakes; THE Chemical Re-
lations of Asphaltum," Professor S. F.
Peckham; "a Rapid Method of Appor-
tioning Cost of Private Street Works"
Thomas Caink, G. E.; New Formula
for the Flow in Sewers and Water
Mains,' w. S. Crimp and c. E. Bruges;
Specifications for Road : Making; /;
Diagram for Paving Statistics; "Ce-
ment and It's Use; Answers to Ques-
tions" (on many topics), ]. w. Howard,
B. L., c. E.; plans for the Betterment
of Cincinnatis Water Supply" Amer
lean Water Works Association "As-
sessing the Cost of Paving Street In
tersections," Rights of Bidders on a
Bridge Contract - 1.-The State Road Bu-
reau for New York" Analysis of Wood
Flock Paving" Tests of Granite for
Paving" Good Roads in New Hamp-
81, all
Personals" Machinery and Trade"
Notes" Improvement and Contract
ing News"
"Appleton's Popular Science Monthly"
for May Cd. Appleton & Co., New York;
has these papers: Niagara as a Time
piece" by J.W. Spencer, Phi. D., F. G. s.,
illustrated; Development of the None
tary Problem" by Logan G. McPher-
son; Principles of Taxation. II. Part
w." by David A. Wells; THE Pygmy
in the United States" by ]. Weir, Jr,
NJ. D., Illustrated; Pending Problems
for Wage-earners," by A. E. Outer
bridge, Jr.; Physiology of Color in
Plants" by Professor ID. T. McDougal,
illustrated; Political Science in a Lit
erary Education" by Professor A. H
Tolman Recent Work on Rontgen's X
Rays; Political Rights and Duties of
Women" by George F. Talbot; Sketch
of Henry Augustus Rowland" by Chas
E. Lloyd, with portrait and illustra-
tions; Correspondence" Professor Ost-
wald on the Mechanical Theory; Edi-
tors Table: Patriotism and Militar-
ism," "The Rontgen Ray" "Regenera-
ton and Science Ethics" scientific lit
erature and fragments of science.
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In the May issue of Table Talk" that
charming little magazine for house
keepers, one finds much of interest that
is seasonable in the culinary line, as
well as many hints through which the
home-m maker wants to stick the pro-
verbal pin. The Inquiry Department,
which is filled with questions direct
from the housekeeper, contains many
tested recipes in the replies for plain,
simple and choice dishes; the New
Bill of Fare" is filled with woman's in
terests, while "a Lunch with Long
fellow" is described by Howard Paul:
Some Features in Jewish Cookery"
by Miss Cornelia c. Bedford; How to
Manage a Husband" by Mrs. Burton
Kingsland: Books of Interest to the
Housekeeper," by L. Hastings West
The publishers of this magazine offer
any of our readers a sample copy if they
will send their address to Table Tafk
Publishing Company, Philadelphia, Pa.
The North American Review" (New
York; for May has these papers: THE
Engineer in Naval Warfare" by Com
modore George w. Melville, Engineer
n-Chief of the United States Na1v. w