The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-27
1bin C Co., 4OO-4I2 X Street, Sacramento

that has ever come to our table. The
number is unusually rich, by the way,
through all it's illustrated pages. There
seems to have fallen into this number
remarkable excellence of art work in
illustrating. The leading features are
Mrs. Jordan" by George Romney;
1.-THE Exhibition of the Royal Acade-
N.Y." with six illustrations; THE Col
lection of w. Cuthbert Quilter, M. P
V. Various Masters by F. G.. Stevens,
with five illustrations; Our Rising Ar
lists: w. Reynolds-Stephen by M.
H. Spellmann, with a portrait of Mr..
Reynolds Stephens; 1.-THE Royal Painter
Etchers,' by Frederick Wedmore, with
three illustrations; Recent Illustrated
Volumes The Wallace Collection -
the Editor, with three illustrations;
The Art Movement: Art at Nancy"
by Henri Frantz, with twelve illustra-
tons; THE Building Trades Exhibit
tion," by Aymer Valance, with eight IL
Illustrations; Notes and Queries, the
Chronicle of Art; THE Royal Collec-
ton: Decorative Art at Windsor Cas-
tle," by F. S. Robinson, with twelve
illustrations.
"Cassell's Family Magazine" for
July (Cassell Publishing Company,
New York and London) has some very
happy fiction, full "Gatherer'' depart
ment of new things in invention and
discovery; a paper on driving, one on
Handel in England with portraits and
views; one on a Central African vii
lage and it's activities; Some Club
Ghosts" by Sir Wemyss Reid, an espe-
cially valuable paper of biography
There are stories, serials, poetry and
comment.
'Silver in China" is the title of a pa
per by DR.. Talcott Williams, published
by the American Academy of Political
and Social Science philadelphia,
which presents much curious and in
teresting information. The author
combats the prevalent notion that sill
yer has, in China, an undiminished and
unvarying purchasing power. The evil
dence presented is drawn not only from
historical works, but from newspapers
published in the Flowery Kingdom. OF
these, copious extracts are presented in
appendices in which economic events
are depicted in an unusually quaint
and naive language. The author shows
moreover, that silver is by no means to
be considered the standard of values
in China; that this function belongs
rather to the copper cash which are
universally used. They, too. have
had their ups and downs, depreciating
here and rising there. The evidence
reveals, as the author states. that
monetary laws act in the same way in
China as elsewhere
"McClure's Magazine" New York,
Tor July contains an article on the late
Professor Drummond, by his intimate
friend the Rev. d. M. Ross Mr.. Ross
paper deals especially with his per-
sonal traits. With it are printed sew
eral portraits, among others the last.
and what his friends regard as the
best, taken of Professor Drummond
The actual daily life of the citizens of
William r. Georges Boys Republic"
One of the most interesting phiIan-
thropic enterprises yet undertaken-is
depicted in an article by Mary Gay
Humphreys. The article is illustrated
from photographs taken expressly for
the purpose and covering all the inter-
esting features of the life of the little
republic. Along with a series of life
portraits of Andrew Jackson, is a paper
Of "reminiscences of Jackson by his
granddaughter, Rachel Jackson Law
renee. who was reared in his house and
received, perhaps, his last conscious
look when he died. Hamlin Garland
concludes his series of papers on the