The record-union., 1897-05-10

The Cosmopolitan Magazine" for
May Qrvington, n. " is rich in illus
tration. Some of it is grewsome, it is
true-the pictures of After the Bat
tie" in Walsh's paper on The story
of War" But, then, such pictures nave
high value in cooling the ardor Tor
war of men who talk of scraps ana
''whipping of nations" The other day
the Record Union referred editorially
to the article and pictures in question:
and drew therefrom a valuable lesson.
Other pictures of this beautiful mag
azfne are THE Turkish Messiah, The
War of Worlds" THE Collection OF
News" Modern Education and Con-
fessions of a Physician" The depart
ments are very full and very inter
esting and OF high literary, art and
scientific value.
Queen Floras Triumph is a new
march by Louis Meyer, published by
the Zeno Mauvais Music Company,
San Francisco. 1t has very handsome
title page, with a fine portrait of
publicity by Sousa's S famous band at
Manhattan Beach, n. Y, and achieved
at once decided success.
New Occasions" for May &C. H.
Kerr & Co., Chicago has among 9TH
ers these features: "Chicago's New
Mayor" competitive System Doomed
A Practical Christ Corrected
School History of the United States, y
by Frederick Upham Adams; THE
Convict Problem" by Jesse Cox; A
Fundamental Reform" by Wallace
Rice; Spirits Of 10" by Frederick Up
ham Adams; News From Nowhere, :"
by William Morris.
The New Moon for the current
month Oowell, Mass) has seasonable,
readable, timely, cleanly literature IN
variety, fiction, correspondence, re-
view, boys and girls and home depart
ments, essays, etc.
The American Catholic Quarterly
Review for April Charles A. Hardy,
Philadelphia) has these papers: ''Au-
thenticity of the Book of Acts" Rev.
a. ]. Mas. S. J.. 'LacOrdaire and La
mennais," Rev. Reuben Parsons, d. D.;
1.-The New Political Issue in Ireland"
John ]. O'Shea; THE Trappists in
Algeria" T L. L. feeling; THE Sit
uation in Rome" William ]. D. Coke;
How the Turk Came to CONSTANT
nople," Bryan J. Clinch; Christian
Faith and Modern Science" Very Rev.
John B. Hogan, S. s., D. D.; Frances
Aid TO America in the War of indie
pendence," Richard H. Clark, Ii. D.;
Scientific Chronicle Rev. 7. j. A.
Freeman, S. J.
Romance" Q440 Broadway, New
York;. as the mirror of a romantic age,
is a winner. The May number certainly
carries out its motto, namely: A short
story magazine pOrtraying the roman
tic side of modern life. Romance" has
hit the right chord. The last two num-
bers of this publication are certainly
ahead of anything on the market in the
way of short story magazines. "Ro-
nance" is progressive. In respect to
its stories it is almost aggressive. 1t is
at least unconventional, in that it ig-
nores all old-fashioned rules in regard
to what sort of stories the public
wants, and prints only such stories as
the up-tO-date magazine reader de-
mands Romance, therefore, is al
ways peculiarly interesting In the
May number, before US, its stories, as
usual. are far above the ordinary dull,
short stories with which We are being
flooded.
"Home and Country for May (New
York; is very profusely and handsome
1y Illustrated. The leading papers and
features are: a CoqUette," Jan Van
Beers; "Sault Ste. Marie" with illus
trations, Mercia Abbott Keith; a
Courtship of Snences,' short story, Mu-
riel c. Lindsay; How Hawksworth
Redeemed Himself" a frontier Incl
dent: with the Artists Illustrated,
Charles II. Israels; "Carita, a Cuban
Story" serial, Louis Pendleton; "A
Sculptor's Adventure with illustra-
tions; The Pride of the New Navy"
with illustrations, Nhnna Irving; The
Ice-bound Islands Of Newfoundland"
I.urana w. Sheldon: THE Story of Os-
ceola," with Illustration, A NJ Barnes;
For Her Own King" a story, Howard
Marlle Hoke; THE Drama with illus
frations, Robert Stodart: Between
Home Corner" Mrs Lillian Marshall
The National Magazine (Boston) in
its May number presents a fine array of
interesting articles. DR.. Edward Ever
EFT Hale's Some RecOllectiOns of the
Century" which is now in the second
chapter Of its serial form. very natu-
rally takes precedence, in view of the
interest which attaches itself to any
thing of a reminiscent nature. coming
from so gifted pen. with the Fur
seal Hunters" by w. c.. Emery, illus
trated from photographs taken in the
northern attitudes, furnish a very at
tractive account of this industry in the
Alaska regions. A notably timely
sketch is Armenia and It's People;
Some Personal Aspects Of the Queens
of Europe" is by George +. Kenton; the
seventh chapter Of the serial Christ
and His Time" by Dalals Lore Sharp.
with illustrations from the paintings of
the old masters. appears. The list of
illustrated articles is completed by a