The record-union., 1897-08-09


"Gunton's Magazine al Union
Square, New York; for August has
these papers: The Money Question
Next" "A Practical Remedy for
Strikes" Henry c. Carey's Round Ia
ble," "A Broader Philosophy of Protec-
tion," Editors Comments" ''Discred-
iting Richard, Cebden," "A Jubilee Re-
Prospect" The Path of Progress, -
Editorial Crucible,' - Economics in the
Magazines
''Doxey's Guide to San Francisco and
the pleasure resorts of California is
out for the current quarter. 1t is a
volume of 2OS pages freely and neatly
illustrated, and having several maps.
1t gives brief sketches of all noted
springs, retreats, bathing places and
interior and seaside resorts in the
State and contains an elaborate de-
scription of San Francisco and a direc-
tory of its places of chief interest. 1t
is valuable little volume and is to be
issued with changes quarterly, by VIM.
Doxey, publisher. San Francisco.
IaDle Talk for August (Philadel-
phia) is at hand and rich in variety
and value of matter for the house
wife, the cook, the caterer and the epi-
cure. It's tables of menus, receipts.
etc, are new and valuable. A paper
on wild fruits as food, another on camp
life on the plains, on cookery in camp,
on the social dinners and others are
leading features.
The Church at Home and Abroad
for August Philadelphia) has papers
on Home Missions" by Rev. G. L.
Desfenbaugh; on Pennsylvania, by Rev.
f. j. Aram; on China, by F. w. Chal-
fant; on Corea, by Rev. w. M. Baird !;
on Japan, by Rev. T. B. Ayres; on For
eign Missions, by Howard Agnew
Johnston, D. D.; on the reflex influence
of missions, by George T. Powers, D.
D., and Bishop Charles H Fowler, d.
ID. The usual reports and editorials
appear.
The Engineering Magazine" for
August (New York; has these features
with much fine illustration: South
Africa as a Land of Opportunities, -
Robert Wallace; Difficulties of Trans
| portation in the Tropics c. P. Yeat-
man; Growth and Development of the
Steel Rail in America H. G. Prout !;
Electricity in the Modern Machine
Shop" Louis Bell; Early Steamboats,
on Western American Rivers" Cons. D.
Millar; The Economy of the Modern
Engine Room" T. Carpenter Smith:
stTSOlnfQ6
tions," Percival Robert Moses; 1.-The
Mineral Resources of Arizona" Thomas
Tonge; THE Electric Plant of the
Modern Tall Building" F. A Pattison;
History, Status and Possibilities of
Acetylene," H. H. Suplee, and full de-
partments on Architecture and Build
| ing, Civil Engineering, etc.
THE Forum" (New York; for Au-
gust, edited by J. M Rice, has these
papers: "a Plea for the Army" Major
General o. o. Howard; THE Growth of
Religious Tolerance in the United
States, Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott;
'Emerson's The American Scholar,
Sixty Years After" Chas. F. Thwing;
The Evolution of the Educational
1dea," H., DR.. Friedrich Paulsen; "The
Municipal Government of Berlin .
Frank w. Blackmar; The Future of
the Red Man." Simon Spokagon:
'Statesmanshfp in England and in the
United States" Senator George f.
Hoar; The Proposed Annexation of
Hawaii" Senator Stephen M White;
Political Aspects of the Plague in
Bombay" e. Washburn Hopkins; 1.-THE
Farm Colonies of the Salvation Army"
F. De L. Booth Tucker.
Part III. of Sherman's Fifty Years
of Masonry in California" is out from
the press of George Spaulding & Co.,
publishers, San Francisco. 1t is in
keeping with and up to the standard of
the earlier numbers. This one contains
a fine portrait of ]. H. Neff and a full
page picture of Suffers Fort in 1S4S
VIM. Doxey, San Francisco, has pub
lished, and w. F. ParnelI, Sacramento.
has for sale, "The Missions of Califor-
mia, Their Establishment, Progress and
Decay" by Laura Bride Powers. 1t is
handsome volume, selling at 81 %.
It is freely Illustrated with fine half
Missions of California" is concisely.
but graphically, told by the author.
There is no redundancy of text and no
scant account of any essential histori-
cal facts. 1t is all in all the most COM
pact history Of the missions yet given
to the reading public. 1t is plea for
the mission, their restoration and pres
ervation. and strong and reverent
plea.
The Partisan Magazine Company
| (F'ffty-seventh street and Fifth avenue.
New York; has bought the short STORY
magazine, Romance" and consolidat-
ed it with The Partisan" The first
number of the latter magazine since the
consolidation is that for August 1t
comes in a bright and artistic cover,
and with many beautiful half-tone il
lustrations of Nine Kaubs painting,
The Rose" and two other art works
in the nude, from the Salon of '97:
views on Stockholm: pictures after
HoIbein, and pictures of famous French
actresses in their homes, and views in
Paris. The articles are on Stock
| holm," 'Loreley," 'The Alter" tale;
hdHS folDeln III England, The EX-
| position of 1900" The Flower of
Nice" a story; THE Card Case a
| story; French Actresses in Their
Homes" book chat, Partisan gossip,
and shopping notes
'Ev'ry Month Magazine for Au-
gust (New York;, opens with a notice of
Women in Particular" presenting
fourteen photos of women, whose af-
fairs are of public concern. There is