The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-03

friends in New Jersey George B.
Smith, in paper entitled General
Grants White Mountain Ride tells of
a remarkable coach trip by the Pres
ident. Frank H. Spearman, in "A
Shifting Boundary" describes some of
the freaks of the Missouri, and in par
ticular of one by which a corner of
Iowa was cut off from the rest of the
State. Readers of the magazine have
been interested in a number of papers
on Historic Dwarfs,'' by Mary Shears
Roberts. In the present issue Mrs. Rob-
erts relates the romantic story of Ca
san, little Tartar dwarf who was in
the service of the great Genghis Khan.
The Festival of Eggs is a story of
life on the Easter Islands in the South
Pacific, written by Charles F. Holder.
In Master Skylark,' John Bennett S
serial, there is given glimpse OF
Shakespeare at one of Queen Bess'
| festivals on the Thames THE Last
Three Soldiers in Mr.. Shelton's Sc
rial find great treasure, which, owing
to their isolated position, they put 10
novel uses. Frances Courtenay Bay
lor's story OF Miss Nina Barrow" de-
velops in interest. In the number there
are poems written and illustrated by
Katherine Pyle and Oliver Herford, be-
sides the usual diversity of verses and
pictures.
Wright & Ditson's Official Lawn Ten
mis- Guide for 1897, which is the recog-
nized authority on the game in the
United States, has just been published.
| hill he hoc n
cents it loses nothing in quality or
quantity. 1t contains summaries OF all
the principal matches played in the
United States and Canada during the
| past year, constitution and bylaws of
the National Lawn Tennis Association,
the Intercollegiate and Interscholastic
Lawn Tennis Association, rules for
handicapping, ranking of the cham
pions, list of tennis clubs, directory of
players, fixtures for 1897, the revised
rules for 1897, portraits of the cham
! pions and much other interesting read
ing. The Guide is for sale by news
dealers or will be sent direct by Wright
& Ditson, Boston.
From Emil Grossman & Co., Cleve-
| land, O., we have their vest-pocket,
handy "Up-toDate Cycling Record
Book" a neat and valuable volume for
wheelmen. We have examined it with
care and find it authentic, concise,
clear and in all ways desirable. 1t is
the record book of the League of Amer
lean Wheelmen, for 1897, a publication
which every cycling editor, race Off
cial and rider will appreciate as a
necessity This handy and useful little
volume is of vest-pocket size, printed
on fine paper bound in leatherette COW
er, and, in addition to all the correct
records made by amateurs and profess
SIGNALS, contains blank spaces to COM
| pile records to date Without one of
| these books at a race meet one might
! be at a loss to know how near the
rider came to record time 1t also con-
tains the names of the officers of the
L. A. w, how to become a member,
and rules for amateurs, professionals
and century riders. Half-tone cuts of
the leading record holders embellish
this pretty book.
'Harper's Magazine" for May New
York;, richly illustrated and most pro-
fusely So has these special features
'Cross-Country Riding twelve illus
trations), by Caspar Whitney; 1.-TWO
Undescribed Portraits of Shakespeare
! -four illustrations, from engravings
after the originals by H. Barnett Wood
burn), by John Corbin; "A Few Native
Orchids and Their Insect Sponsors
Thirty illustrations), by William Ham
ilton Gibson; White Mans Africa
Part VII; the White Mans Black
Man" QllustrateO, by Poultney Bige-
low; THE Hundred Years Campaign, A"
by Professor Francis N. Thorpe; Geo
logical Progress of the Century is one
of the series of illustrated articles on
Modern Science" by Henry Smith
Williams, NJ D. English Country
House Life" is familiar social study
| by George w. Smalley. The eighth part
OF The Marian" by George Du Maui
rier, illustrated by the author, deals
with bohemian artist life in London.
The leading short story of the number
| is "A Captured Dream an idyl of do
mestic felicity, by Octave Thanet. Illus
trated by w. 7. Smedley The other
short stories are: THE Education of
Bob" by Rebecca Harding Davis: "A
Guardian Angel" by Harriet PRESCOTT
Spofford, illustrated by w. T. Smedlev
and THE Lion Tanner" by Henry Gal
| lup Paine The poems of the number
are by Rosamond Marriott Watson
Anna c. Bracket and Katharine 7.
Ferris. In The Editors Study" Chas
Dudley Warner discusses the future of
the American newspaper THE Edi
tors Drawer opens with THE Upset
at Johnnycake HILL" by James Buck
ham, illustrated by A. B. Frost.
"Lippincott's Magazine" for Nav
(Philadelphia). has complete novel. ia
son Hildreth's Identity" by Virna
Woods of Sacramento; Some Bird
Songs" Henry Oldys; "On an Etruscan
Vase" (quatrain) Harrison s. Morris
"On the Santa Fe Trail" William Thorn
son; French Pioneers in America, -
Alva Fitzpatrick; Earning a Living in
China" Dora E. w. Spratt; ''Marthy's
Dress. Carrie Blake Morgan; Drift
wood" (coupleD, Clarence Urmy: "Earlv
Man in America" Harvey B. Bashore
Life in the Cotton Belt" Frances AL
bert Doughty; "A Star Route Case -
Mary E. Stickney; THE Beginnings Of
! Liberty in New York" Mrs. SCHUYLER
Van Rensselaer,; My Pennsylvania.
| Joseph A. Altskeler; Hard Times
Among the Heroines," Eva A. Madden.
|
"Godey's Magazine" for Nav New
York;, profusely illustrated and valu-
able for the faces of beautiful women
has these features: Frontispiece-Miss
Martha Hichborn; "Washington Favor
ties, Carolyn Halsted; Power Boats. y
Fred Werden; "A Eulogy of Vaude-
VILE" Beaumont Fletcher. "Auerica n