The record-union., 1896-03-12

burban New York" by Foster Crowell;
"Standpipes for Fire Protection and
Street Flushing" by Louis L. Tribus;
Artistic Engine-room Interiors" by E.
I. Adams; Lighting Residences by
Electricity" by Augustus Noll; 1.-The
Architecture of Modern Bank Build
ings,' by R. W. Gibson; prospecting
with the Diamond Drill by J. Parke
Charming; Practical Assaying at
Mines and Works." by H. Van Furman.
aAppIeton's Popular Science Month
Iy," edited by w. J. Youmans has these
contents for March: Principles of Tax
ation,'' by David A Wells; 1.-THE Fail
ure of Scientific Materialism," Profess
sor Wilhelm Ostwald; "Steppes, Des-
erts and Alkali Lands" Professor E.
W. TIilgard, Illustrated; ''The Study of
Inheritance" Professor w. K Brooks,
concluded; Exercise as a Remedy"
Henry Ling Taylor; Normal and
Heightened Suggestibility," Professor
w. Romaine Newbold; THE Coming Of
the Rains in GUIANA" James Roadway;
THE Ancient Islanders of California"
Professor c. f. Holder illustrated; 'Ac-
climatization," Professor William z.
Ripley; Educational Values in the Ell
ementary School," Professor NJ. V.
O'Shea; THE Velocity of Electricity"
Clifford lie Clear; Sketch of William
Startling Sullivant," with portrait;
Professional Institutions. XII Painter"
Herbert Spencer; correspondence: al
cohol and Crime; Mature of Liberty
The New Natural History; scientific
literature, fragments of science.
The March Annals of the American
Academy" (Philadelphia) contains 1.-THE
Multiple Money Standard" by Professor
j. Allen Smith of Oberlin College; AN
Early Essay on Proportional Represen-
tation,' by Professor Edmund j. James
of the University of Chicago; Rudolf
Won Gneist," by DR.. Conrad Bornhak
of Berlin; Individual Determinism and
Social Science" by G. Fiamingo of
Rome, and New Academic Degrees at
Paris" by DR.. G. w. A. Veditz of Paris.
A new feature is a current photography
giving the more important recent works
belonging within the field of politics,
law, economics and sociology There
is also an account of the recent joint
session of the American Economic AS
socialism and the Political Science Asso-
citation of the Central States. The de-
partments of Notes on Municipal Gov
ernment and Sociological Notes contain
as usual much valuable information in
these fields.
The Monthly illustrator and Home
and Country (New York; for March
is very profusely illustrated with half
tone and wood cuts of ancient and re-
cent art works, portraiture, etc. Among
leading articles are these: Eminent
fry;z 4srx4r.
dema, r. A.; ''The Passing of a Mas
ter by Gilbert Cranmer; From Cux-
haven to Constantinople," by C. w.
Alters; MY Pet Subject" by Arthur
Hoeber; Modern Schools of Painting
by Edgar M. Ward; 'The Stage" by
Robert Stodart; 1.-The Lost Creek Liter
ary Club" Captain Jack Crawford, the
poet scout; 1.-THE Heroes of Texas" by
j. 0. Harris, M. D.; Sarah Barton's
Pension" by Andrew Downing; "The
New Electric Photography" by Park
Benjamin; Public High Schools" by
William Hemstreet; Are the American
People to be Trusted?" by Joseph w.
Kay; Coming Events Cast Their
Shadows Before" by Arthur Somers.
The March number of Romance"
is the most interesting of the series.
since its change into an illustrated
magazine. 1t contains a pathetic little
story, charming poem by Eben Rex
ford, and illustrated articles upon a
half dozen timely subjects There is a
good anecdote told in its brief little
story about dogs, while the article on
the next Paris Exposition gives an idea
of the trend of talk about the great
French fair of 1900 Sir Friedrich
Leighton's portrait, and reproductions
of some of his pictures, are timely
"reminiscences of the great English
painter Beside this variety Romance"
condenses articles upon artists and act
ors, upon new public buildings, upon
authors and celebrities, into narrow
space in way to furnish pleasure and
information Current Literature Pub
ishing Company, New York;
'Lippincott's Magazine" for March
Philadelphia) has these papers: "a
Whim and a Chance" William T. Mich
els; THE Horse or the Motor" Oliver
Mckee; Mis- Pettigrew's Silver Tea
Set" Judith Spencer; Household Life
in Another Century" Emily Baily
Stone; Henry" Mary Stewart Cutting;
'The Tall Office Building Artistically
Considered Louis H. Sullivan; "The
Evolution of the Wedding Cake" Agnes
Carr Sage, about Widows" Frances
Courtenay Baylor; "a Labor Leader"
Clare e. Robie; "a Little Essay on
Love-" Jean Wright; "The Decadent
Novel; Edward Fuller, and poems and
miscellany.
"Maemillan's Magazine" for Febru-
ary Macmillan & Co., New York; has
these papers: "A Bride-E Elect" (con-
cluded) "Some More Recollections of
Jowett,' THE Anniversary in Berlin"
''Ticonderoga,' "The Craft of Hunt
ing" "a Tourist Ticket "Wanted-A
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