The record-union., 1896-08-30

of primitive Buddhism as found in the
sacred books of the Last. the official
documents of the early Buddhists, and
elsewhere. The book is to be published
by Scott, + oresman & Co., Chicago.
Chicago.
The September number of Frank
Leslie's Popular Monthly New York;,
just out. is brilliant one. 1t is impos-
sble to even mention all of its special
features. A few of these are: Co
lonial Danes and Their Daughters,
Sally Nelson Robins, of the Virginia
Historical Society, illustrated with
many old portraits; the second paper of
Colonel Garnett's description of Gen
eral Lees part in the battle of Gettys-
burg, forming the eighth article in the
Popular Monthlys' great Lee stories;
"A Staff Officers Recollections of Cen
eral Lee" by Colonel NJ. V. Moore; The
United States Lighthouse Establish
ment." by Joanna r. Nichols, deScrib~
ing the buildings, vessels and buoys in
our waters, and their maintenance, lib
orally illustrated; The Nuremberg of
the Masters Singers by George Willis
Bardwell with seventeen pictures; The
War in Cuba" by Frederick A. Ober,
giving an account of the battles and
progress of the struggle for independ-
ence, with. portraits, battle scenes, etc;
Signaling on the Battlefield" showing
how meSsag geS are transmitted during
an enga cement. Then there are num-
Der of short stories and poems, the con-
clusion of a serial, an attractive young
folks department, and other features.
"McClure's Magazine (New York;
for September has a stirring barrack-
room ballad by Kipling, a thrilling in
stallment of Anthony Hopes "Phroso,"
a dramatic sea story by an actual sal
lor, and characteristic stories by Mrs.
Spofford and Clinton Ross. More in
teresting even than the fiction, in this
number, are some of the graver arti-
cles. Mr.. Lows recollections of his art
student days in Paris. Mrs. Morton s
account of the heroic laborS of her hus-
band, DR.. w. T. G.. Morton, in over
coming incredible pre- judice and OBJ
struction and getting his humane dis
covery of anesthesia perfected and in
troduced; the vivacious, yet sympa-
thetic account of the painter Whistler;
Elizabeth Stewart Phelps account of
her life down among the Gloucester
fishermen are the very best of good
reading All are fully illustrated with
portraits and other pictures. Consid-
ering abiding value as we'll as imme-
date interest. the feature of the num-
Der is Lincoln's Lost Speech h''-raised
to the fullness of life as it were from
=
speech, as persons who heard it have
always SO ardently testified Delivered
at Bloomington in 1856, it practically
created the Republican party in Illinois.
But the reporters We're so absorbed in
listening that they forgot to report,
and the speech was supposed until now
to be irrevocably lost. Joseph Me-
dill, editor of the Chicago Tribune" "
who heard the speech, introduces it
with an interesting description of the
occasion.
'Lippincott's Magazine" for Septem-
ber Philadelphia) has these features:
"A Marital Liability" Elizabeth P.
Train; The Natural History of Fiat
ISM" Fred. P. Powers; "a Tiger Hunt
In the Night" Robert G. Walsh; The
Life of a Medical Student" A. L. Bene-
dict; How to Conduct a Local Newspa-
per-" John A. Cockerill; "Maidenhair
Fern" Clinton Scollard; "a Hard An
swer," Alice MacGowan; advantages
of International Exhibitions" Theodore
Stanton; How Hawkins Was Regu-
| lated" Henry A. Parker; I'm Platte
| Canon" poem), Mary E. Stickney;
| Company, Charles c. Abbott; "A
Painting of Apelles,' Wolf Won Schier-
| brand; "Heroines, Past and Present, -
| Nina r. Allen.
| The "Sanitarian" for August Or. A
| n. Bell, Brooklyn, N. ", besides its
regular report and news departments
| has, with other interesting articles
| these papers: Sanitary Progress in
Savannah" L. G. LIE Hardy, NJ. D..
THE JenneTian Centennial at New
port-Edward Jenner as Naturalist,
H. R. Stover, NJ. D.; Foods in Dis
ease George Fisk, NJ. d; School
room Hygiene" William A Mowry;
Safety in Caisson Work." consular re-
port Max Judd; Fifty Aphorisms or
Alcohol" ]. E. kemph, NJ. D.;
| Plague of Mice in Russia" consular
report, Thomas E. Heenan: "Spontane-
Gus Ignition of Coal,'' Professor Me-
dern.
1.-The Black Cat" for September
(Short Story Publishing Company, New
York; has these tales: THE Reapers,
| Eatterman Lindsay. "a Kindergarten
Hold-Up." Mabel Shippie Clarke; 1.-THE
| Guardian of Mystery Island,'' DR.. Ed
mcnd Nolcini; "a Mental Mischance,
| Thomas F. Anderson; ''The Barber OF
the Alpena," J. Harwood.
"Godey's Magazine" for September is
richly illustrated and has these fea-
lures: Political Caricatures and Car
icturists,'' Robert Shackleton; En-
tailed Poverty" Kathryn Staley; "A
Sketch of Poster Styles" Richard G.
Badger; Anna Ella Carroll CThe So
called member of Lincoln's CabineD
Lucinda B. Chandler; Clinton Place.
Frances A. Mathews; "The Wrath OF
Wrosley," Kenneth Lee; 1.-TWO Hearts
Negations," Francis NJ. Livingston
| Great Singers of This Century" Albert
L. Parkes; "A Prophet in His Own
Country" George M. Simonson; Music
in America Rupert Hughes; "Trau-
merei" Myrtle Reed; Talks by Sue
cessful Women" Alice Severance; 1.-The
| Bookery, The Rise of Stephen Crane
| Chelifer; Fashion, Fact and Fancy
| Countess Annie de Montaigu.
"Harper's Round Table" published
August 18th, has for young people these
| features: THE Flying Dutchman Ur
| to Date y w i Henderson UlluStratedl