Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-02
MAGAZINES OF THE MONTH.

The Book Buyer for April opens with a
full page portrait of Julian Hawthorne, ac-
companied with a sketch of his career
Louise Stockton contributes a second paper
on "How to Form a Reading Club, with
Some Hints on Organization" and another
interesting paper tells us about "Dr. Phelps
and His Novel Course Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons, New York
Facts and Fiction for March will deserve
special attention for its article, "The Ar
merian Question" by Judge W. B. Hess,
eX- consul general to Constantinope. The
Dominion company, 13i Van Buren, street,
Chicago.
Among the topics discussed in the cur
rent number of Gunton's Magazine are
Building Associations and Savings Banks &"
"a Full Weight Dollar" Restoring Ameri-
can Ships" Economic Aspect of Large
Trading" Political Science Publishing COM
pany, Union Square, New York.
What is in all likelihood the most COM
pete account yet published of the Cuban
situation appears in the current number of
The Review of Reviews. 1t is written by
Murat Halstead, who recently visited the
island in behalf of the New York Journal
The pending campaign in Abysinna and the
Soudan are described by the editor in its
department "The Progress of the World -
The Review of Reviews company, New York
Theater toilettes, reception gowns, marvel
Gus spring hats, childrens frocks and every
thing bewitching and appropriate to the sea-
deSrrin-
tion in the number of Harpers BaZar issued
on April II. Harper Bros. New York
ii. V. Hinckley's paper, Pump Irrigation
on the Great Plains" in the April number
of The Engineering News, tells most inter
estingy the story of the conversion of tbe
grain growing country in the world Under
the title, Pure Water for Drinking an1
Cooking" S. p. AXtell writes on a question
which is forced upon every community each
spring. The suggestions for the improve
ment of water supplies are practical and
should be carefully looked into The En-
cheering Magazine, Times building New
York
An admirable portrait of William McKin
ley serves as frontispiece for the April num
ber of the American Magazine of Civics. Her
bert Armitage Drake contributes valuable
paper, Offering "A Legislative Remedy for
Labor Disputes" Cardinal Gibbons writes
OF Morals and Politics." Ned Arden Flood
furnishes a paper discussing "Wiliam Nc
kinley and the Presidency" Clvics pub
fishing company, 3S Park Row, New York.
The April number Of the Quarterly Journal
OF Economics contains articles by Mr. II. IL
Haynes, on the New Sectlonalism and the gem
eral significance of the populst movement.
by Prof. T.. A. Ross, on the Location of
Industries" and by Mr.. G. o. Virtue, on the
history and effects of the anthracite coal
combinations. Prof. Willard Fisher reviews
NUMBER OF recent American books on money
ana MT. John Graham Brooks gives an ac-
count OF schemes in Germany and Switzer-
land for compulsory insurance of the unem
ployed George II. Ellis, 141 Franklin street.
Boston.
In me Cambridge Magazine for April Mrs
Ole Bull writes about her husband. prof
Trowbrldge Of Harvard university on
cathode Rays" John f. OSullivan about
The American Federation of Labor" The
Cambridge Magazine company, 744 Massa-
chusetts avenue, Cambridge, Mass.