The record-union., 1896-06-07


papers: ''The Old Things Henry
James (seriaD; 1.-The Bird of the Musi-
cal Wing" Olive I. Miller: The Hum
ming-bird," Ednah P. Clarke; Letters
of ID. G. Rossetti, 1850" George b.
Hill {seriaD; In a Famous French
Home" Mary A. Taylor; Lord Howes
Commission to Pacify the Colonies, -
Paul L. Ford: .The Price of Cow
Elizabeth w. Bellamy; "Orestes Brown
son. George p Lathrop; "The OubIi-
cite" Mary II. Catherwood; The OPP
era Before the Court of Reason" Will
lam f. Biddle; '"The Flight of the Ar
row." r. II. Stoddard THE Whirligig
of Fortune" T. r. Sullivan; "The Poll
tician and the Public School," L. II.
Jones; Restriction of Immigration, y
Francis a. Walker; Recent Studies
in American History; THE Philosophy
of Enjoyment of Art; and THE Con-
tributoTs' Club"
The June number of the Overland" "
(San Francisco richly illustra ted, Is a
notable one for the fame of it's writers
and the timeliness of its articles. w. II.
Mills contributes comprehensivetr treat
Use on the much -heralded japanese in
vasion, under the caption The Pros
pectfve Influence of Japan Upon the IN
Gustries of America" Mr.. Mills posi-
tion will be eombated in the July issue
by John P. Young of the San Francisco
Chronicle" The second installment of
the 'Overland's" explorer, Theodore S.
Solomons' "Unexplored Regions of the
High Sierra has TO do with the sources
of the Kings River. Governor w. J.
Mcconnell of Idaho continues the silver
discussion which was commenced by r.
wing NJ. Scott, John j. Valentine and
Colonel John p Irish. Charles Warren
Stoddard contributes a sympathetic
character sketch OF his friend, Joaquin
Miller. 1t is illustrated by ]. d. Strong.
Rounsevelle Wildman has a striking
sketch of Malayan jungle life, entitled,
"Baboo's Tiger" "a Pioneer Bimetal-
list" is a character sketch of Judge C.
C. Goodwin, editor Salt Lake Tribune -
In line with it's policy of making itself
a California exposition of the cities Of
the State the Overland" devotes thirty
pages to Oakland. This number is the
best illustrated that has appeared and
"As Talked in the Sanctum' is as
bright and crisp. The educational de-
partment contains an article by Miss
Millicent Shinn.
The June Arena" (B. O. Flower, ed
itor, Boston, opens its sixteenth vol
ume, appearing in new dress and be-
ing printed by Skinner, Bartlett & &C.
It is an unusually strong number, open
ing with a brilliant paper by Rev. Sam
uel BarrOWs, d. D., the disting guiShed
editor of the Christian Register" of
Boston, on THE First Pagan Critic
of Christian Faith and His Anticipa-
ton of Modern Thought" Justice Wal
ter Clark, LII. D., of the Supreme
Bench Of North Carolina, contributes
an instructive and delightful paper on
Mexico, the interest of which is en-
hanced by several Illustrations. The
President of the Mercantile Bank OF
New York contributes "A Proposed
Platform for the American Independ-
ents for 1896" which illustrates how
strongly the silver movement is taking
hold of Eastern financiers Recently
Jay Cook, the veteran banker, who
fioated the Government bonds in 1861,
at the time of our sorest need, came
out boldly for free silver. Mr.. ST. John,
who has made finance a study for more
than twenty years, and who is Pres
fdent of a bank having a capital of
81 100000 is no less pronounced on the
subject. Another paper of special merit,
on ''Bimetallism," appears in this
number by A. ]. Utley. Professor Par
sons of Boston University Law School
continues his papers on the Govern
ment Control of Telegraph" 3. O.
Flower, the editor of the Arena, 4"
writes in a most captivating manner
of Whittier, considering him in the as
pect of Poet of Freedom" and giving
many of Whittier's most stirring lines.
A fine portrait of the Quaker poet forms
a frontispiece to this number. The ed
itor also discusses somewhat at length
in his editorials the message of Whit
tier to men and women of to-day, and
the proposed platform Of Mr.. ST. John.
Another interesting feature of this is
sue is Eltweed Pomeroy's Illustrated
paper on the Direct Legislation Move
meut and It's Leaders" Students of
the higher metaphysical thought OF our
time will be deeply interested in Hora-
ito w. Dresser's paper entitled THE
Mental Cure in It's Relation to Modern
Thought" VIII Allen Dromgoole con-
see Life" and Mrs. Calvin Kryder
Reifsnider's "Psychical Romance, -
which opened a few months since, is
prefaced by a digest of the preceding
chapters 1t is also profusely illustrat-
ed with exceptionally fine drawings
These are by no means the full quota
of the strong attractions of this brill
liant number of a progressive, reforma-
tive and liberal review.
A very full number is the June issue
of est. Nicholas" Century Company,
New York;. 1t opens with a ballad,
"The Masters Lesson" by Alice NJ
I.ovett, illustrated by Birch Lieutenant
John NJ. Ellicott writes on What the
Bugle Tells on a Warship'' Grizzly
Phil" by Sidford F. Hamp, is the story
of a quiet schoolboy who became a hero
by rescuing a companion from a bear.
Arthur Hoeber has "Old Heads on
Young Shoulders" The first chapters
are given in THE Story of Marco Polo -
by Noah Brooks. No romance is more
strange than the adventures of this
great Venetian traveller in the hitherto
unknown realms of Cathay Mrs. NJ
Bernard begins a series of Talks With
Boys and Girls About Themselves. y
Rev. G.. Hubbard describes "A Curious
Stairway" The first half of a two-p part
story by Tudor jerks THE Lost Prin-
cess, is given. This is an old-fa shioned
fairy tale, of the kind that is ever new
"Uncle Ted's Mascot" by Virginia Van
de Water, is story of a hotly contested
foot-race. "Clarissy Ann and the
Flood by L. E. Chittenden. is tale of
little Mississippi colored girl who got
the best of her landlord The two seri-