The record-union., 1896-04-12

From Houghton, Miffiin & Co. (Bos-
tom we have a large octave entitled
Architects of Fate, or Steps to Sue
cess and Power by Orison SWEET
| Marden, author of Pushing to the
Front and Success Under Dithcui-
ties" 1t is illustrated with thirty-two
fine portraits of eminent persons. 1t IS
of nearly 500 pages and sells at 81 oo.
1t is a volume that should be in the
hands of and read by every youth IN
| the land If example can stimulate
anyone, then this record of great eX-
amples ought to be simulant to youth
and advice as well. 1t treats OF nav
! ing one unwavering aim; of the use or
obstacles, of grit, of self-help, or de-
termination, of charity, of schools, OF
reading of decision, of duty to nature,
and so on through many departments.
| Mr.. Marden says: "Inspiration to char
| acter-building and worthy achieve
ment is the keynote of the present vol
ume; its object, to arouse to honorable
exertion youth who are drifting with
out calm, to awaken dormant ambl-
tions in those who have grown discour-
| aged in the struggle for success, to en-
courage and stimulate to higher resolve
! those who are setting out to make their
own way, with perhaps neither friend
| ship nor capital other than a determin-
alton to get on in the world.
| Nothing is so fascinating to
youth with high purpose, life and en-
ergy throbbing in his young blood as
stories of men and women who have
brought great things to pass. Though
| these themes are as old as the human
race, yet they are ever new, and more
interesting to the young than any hc-
tion. The cry of youth is for life,
more life No didatic or dogmatic
teaching, however brilliant, will cap
true a twentieth boy, keyed up
| to the highest pitch by the pressure of
an intense civilization. The romance
of achievement under difficulties, of OBJ
scure beginnings and triumphant ends;
the story of how great men started
| their struggles, their long waitings,
amid want and woe, the obstacles over
come, the final triumphs; examples
which explode excuses, of men who
| have seized common situations and
made them great; of those of average
capacity who have succeeded by the
| use of ordinary means, by dint of in
domitable will and infexible purpose;
these will most inspire the ambitious
youth. The author teaches that there
are bread and success for every youth
under the American flag who has the
grit to seize his chance and work his
way to his own loaf; that the barriers
are not yet erected which declare to
aspiring talent, Thus far and no far
ther.' -
t G.. P. Putnam's Sons (New York; will
include in their series of the Writings
of the Fathers of the Republic" The
| Works of James Munroe," edited by S.
/ NJ. Hamilton. Mr.. Hamilton has, for a
number of years, had charge in the
State Department in Washington of the
series Of manuscripts in the national
historical collection, and his co-opera-
ton has proved of great service in the
preparation for the press of the sets
previously published by Messrs. Putnam
in this series. There have already been
| issued in this series THE Writings of
Alexander Hamilton edited by Henry
| Cabot Lodge; 'The Works of Frank
lin," edited by John Bigelow; THE
Writings of Washington" edited by
Worthington c. Ford; THE Works of
Jay" edited by Henry p. Johnston;
''The Works and Life of George Mason, -
edited by Kate Mason Rowland; The
Works of Thomas Paine" edited by
Moncure D. Conway; 1.-The Writings of
Thomas Jefferson edited by Paul l..
Ford, and 1.-THE Life and Writings of
Rufus King" edited by Charles r.
King. Of the earlier sets, the limited
letterpress editions were promptly ex-
hausted and the copies have largely ap-
preciated in value. The Works of
Monroe" will be completed in four VOL
umes, published uniform in style and
in price with the others of the series.
"Harper's Weekly for April 11th-
an issue of unusual size, comprises for
| ty-eight pages and an illustrated cover
and is a ''bicycle number" and yet by
no means exclusively devoted to the
wheel. The following is a partial list
of it's literary and pictorial features:
! Double-page drawing by W. T. Smed
| ley, "An Afternoon Spin on Riverside
Drive; two full-page drawings by A. B.
Frost; "a Century Run-On the Home
stretch; Tourists: front-page draw
| ing by A. J. Keller, THE Michaux Club ;
The Story of the Wheel" by A. G.
Batchelder GllustrateO; Touring" by
James B. Townsend Gllustrated); THE
Racing Side of Bicycling" by Albert
Mott Gllustrated; THE Bicycle in the
Army" by Major Howard A. Gfddings,
c. n. G. Gllustrated): THE Bicycle in
Relation to Good Roads," by Isaac B.
Potter; "The Bicycle in Relation to
! Health" by Henry Smith Williams, NJ
| D.; 'The Moderns A-wheel." by Harry
A Cushing; Into the Happy Hunting
Grounds Of the Utes," by Hamlin Gar
land, with full-page illustration by
Harry Fen; Ancient New York Market
Rights" by Julian Ralph, with full
page illustration by Al Hencke; THE
Naval War College at Newport" by
Lieutenant s. A. Stanton, u. S. N, with
full-page Illustration by w. L. Sonn-
| tag; "a Natural Protector" complete
story. by Thomas Wharton, Illustrated
by T. de Thulstrup..
| The Review of Reviews" (New York;
for April is freely illustrated, many of
the pictures being fine half-tones. The
/ Progress of the World department is
very comprehensive and really covers
all political financial and social activi-
| ties of world prominence for thirty days
| Special articles are: "Murat Halstead
Journalist" by Albert Shaw, with por-
trait; "An American Heroine in the
Heart of Armenia" by DR.. Grace Kim
ball with portrait; English Response
to the Appeal for International Arbi-
tration,'' with portrait; Shall We Pre-
serve the Poe Cottage at Fordham? ?" by
Fred NJ Hopkins. The leading articles
condensed and treated are from all the
! first -cla SIS magazines and reviews Be