The record-union., 1896-06-14

| shakespeare Concordance is one of
their important undertakings, and they
are building up large and carefully
| selected list of works on economics.
They publish the papers of the Ameri-
can Economic Association, Professor
Ashleys series of Economic Classics,
and many individual works such as
Professor Gidding's 1.-The Principles of
| Sociology DIR. Mayo-Smith's Stats
/ tics and Sociology" etc. The Macmil-
Ian Co. issues the Columbia College
| Studies in History, Economics. ETC.,
and publishes for the Columbia Press,
issues the Physical Review" edited by
members of the Faculty of Cornell Uni
versity; 'The American Historical Re-
view," 'The Psychological Review"
and Science" while many of the names
on its authors list connect it with other
leading colleges.
Paving and Municipal Engineering"
| Gndianapolis) for June is at hand and
| roves to be a number of especial in
terest and value. Among some OF the
| important topics treated and some
| with Illustrations are these: 1.-The
| Chemical 'Rela tions of Asphaltum."
| Professor S. F. Peckham; "Qualifica-
| tions for Municipal Engineering"
| Charles c. Brown; Kinds of Pavement
I in American Cities; Cost of Street
Cleaning in American Cities; "Ce-
ment and It's USE; Typhoid Fever
Statistics From the Principal Cities of
the United States and Europe; Ami
NAL and Vegetable Growths Affecting
Water Supplies" A. r. Leeds; "Fecal
bacteria of Water Supplies" DR.. ]. N.
Eurty, C. c. Brown, C. E.; Filtration
Of Public Water Supplies" Allen Ha-
zen; The Good Roads Movement;
The Value OF Well Paved Streets; ;
Village Improvement Societies.;
Benefits Derived by City From Well
Paved Streets" j. w. Howard; ''Dura-
hility of Asphalt Pavements," J. A. D.
Of "The Riverside Series Literature
Series" issued semi-monthly by Hough
| ton, Mifiiin & Co., Boston, New York
and Chicago, we have Shakespeare's
LAS You Like IT, and John Burroughs
| "a Bunch of Herbs and Other Papers"
These are numbers % and SO of the
series. These little pamphlets are print
ed in large type, on broad pages, and
sell at the trifiing sum of 10 cents for
single numbers, 80 cents for double
numbers, 40 cents for triple, and 80
cents for quadruple numbers We
know of no other way in which choice
standard literature can be SO cheaply
gathered in library form.
|
/ From Street & Smith, publishers,
New York, we have Mrs. George Shell
dons latest noval, entitled His
| Hearts Queen" 1t is one of ''The
Clover Series of choice fiction and sells
at % cents. Mrs. Sheldon will be re-
membered as the author of 'Trixy,"
"a True Aristocrat," Mona Thrice
! Welded" and other successful novels
"None But the Brave" is novel by
Robert Lee Tyler, author Of "a
Daughter of Delilah." 1t is from the
press of Street & Smith, New York,
and is dashing military romance, full
of human interest 1t is probable, rea-
sonable and is strongly dramatic 1t
would make the foundation for splen-
did drama.
From n. w. Aver & Son, Philadel-
phia, we have "The American News
paper Annual for 1896, which is COM
piled and published by Aver & Son
| yearly, and has been for so long that
the work has become a standard direc-
tory and one recognized as such among
| publishers and advertisers. 1t is
complete catalogue of all newspapers
of America, and added there is a de-
scription of every place in the United
States and Canada in which news
/ NO iS r111b1iShpd Thprp iS also a
list of all papers in the United States
and Canada that insert advertisements
III the Annual" There is separate
Est of religious and agricultural jour
nails and magazines. Information ap-
pears in connection with each direction
concerning the town or city, the cir
culation of the paper entered, and the
distinctive features of all the larger
places where journals are published.
The value of this publication may be
understood better when we say that it
takes nearly 800 pages closely printed
10 note the facts and information ~+a-
| ted with much other detail to which
we have not referred There is no 9TH
er such exhaustive OF carefully pre-
pared directory of journalism in the
world The statistics of population, in
dustry and production, with descrip-
tions of the characteristics of the towns
and cities and surrounding country,
alone make the annual a work of
great value.
Romance for June is at hand from
the Current Literature Publishing
Company, New York. 1t is very freely
illustrated and has a charming list of
short stories and interesting sketches,
with portraits bf stage notables in
character fashion notes sporting news,
etc.
The Lotus for June is at hand from
the Hudson-K kimberly Publishing Com
pany, Kansas City, Mo. 1t is quaint
idea. this Lotus" A small magazine
Of narrow pages and devoted to short,
precise, enjoyable essays, stories and
roems, mainly stories of and for the
heart, all OF peace, pleasure and of the
rational order 1t is an oddly printed
little magazine. but a most attractive
oddity. It is issued monthly and sells
at five cents.
THE North American Review" (New
York; for June has these papers: The
Ship Of State Adrift," Andrew Carnegie;
..Immigration From Italy DR.. Joseph
II. Senner, United States Commissioner
Icf immigration; Power anu Policy of
the A. p A." w. J. H. Traynor, Pres
lident CT the American Protective AS
sociation: How to Arrest the Increase
Of Homicides in America" the Hon. 1.
c. Parker; THE Outlook for Silver"
nr OTTO Arendt. ssEngland's COlOnia