The record-union., 1898-03-28

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THE Man Who Duttived Himself" is
volume by Albion w. Tourgee, au-
thor of "A Fool's Esrrapd'' New York:
Fords, Howard & Hurlbert. 1t is some
years since Judge Tourgee. came before
the public with "a Work of fiction. The
Man Who Outlived Himself" certainly
bears evidence of Fourgee's striking
ingenuity and of bis dramatic descrip-
tive powerl The tale is of an active
Ebrained man with Wife and daugh-
teri, who, although apparently OF hit
erary taste and talent. is engaged IN
Wall street transactions. His anxiety
and distress over some SpeculatlonS re-
suit in his mysterious disappearance.
Years later, after extraordinary expe-
riences, he returns to. New York and
seeks to learn the fate of those dear TO
him. The essential popularity of the
story lies in the graphic descriptions
of the two processes of losing and re-
gaining mental equilibrium, and in this
Judge Tnurgee evidently writes from
close observation and study Of similar
cases, while the human Interest of the
narrative is intense and the interplay
of character very absorbing. The OBJ
servations of the Lresrrected man in
coming back to the great city after
an absence of twelve, years give oppor-
tunity for much shreWd and amusing
aIo ln G,o6S n
buildings, street cars, lighting, men,
women, costumes, manners, ETC.; his
seeking out the old haunts and ac-
quaintances, the finding of his wife and
daughter, the hazards of recognition
and agoniZirfg questions within him.
self as to whether-being as good as
dead-he shall rejoin or forever aban-
don them, and the ingenious conclu-
sion, combine to make a most unusual
and Weirdly@ attractive tale. Although
dealing With abnormal conditions, 1t
is thoroughly wholesome, In the same
volume are two other stories, full of
Judge Teurgee's keen, knowledge of hll-
man nature and his store of acquaint-
ance, with quaint characters. Poor
Joel Pike is "a complicated mystery
in the. life of an odd old countryman,
yet .redoient; Of youth. and love, and
rich in descriptions Of nature, with en-
tertaining talk of animals &farming,
logging, country lawyers and r other
miscellany The Grave of Tante An
gelique" is an adventurous romance.
located amid picturesque Southern sur
roundings. 1t is, spirited, and is a ca
pable little love story, we'll deserving
it's place IN this group. sr !.
The National Magazine for March
tBostom is handsomely illustrated, and
presents as Leading, features: .:Mother
and Child ~ from the painting by
George de Forest Brush; The Wealth
of American, Forests" Mitchell Manner
ing; '"Chrfst- and His Time (conclud-
ed, Dallas Lore Sharp; Some Notable
Wrecks, Joanna Nichols Kyle; The
Taking of the Oath . in the. German
Army" Conrad Richter M. D.; "Da-
vid" (story), Mary NJ. Mears; Carr
rolls Promotion (story-concluded)s
Francis. Lynde;. The Author of Quo
Vadis, ," Joseph L., French Types of
Railroad Travellers" Joe Mitchell Chap
ple THE, Situation in Cuba To-day"
Ebert B. Hastings; "'Twixt Smiles
and Tears; "A Day. Dream" Helen
l. Nichols; 1.-THE Influence of Mind
over Natter Tom Hall; The Man
Who Made the Storm: Tom Hall;
Club Women and Their Work" con-
ducted by Mrs NJ D. Frazar; The
National Question Glass; Mrs NJ d:
F'raZar. r.~s -d
The economic lessons to be learned
from the. results of the. recent wide
spread engineering strike in: England
are pointed out by 8. n. D. North in
"Appleton.s Popular Science, Monthly
for April New York; under, the title,
AN Industrial Object Lesson" An at
tfactively illustrated article describes
a spring visit to Nassau. The curious
animal and vegetable population. and
the quaint methods OF. commerce still
existent in. this ut-of-the-way corneri
are dscribed and pictured A very in
teresting article. on the curious migra-
tory habits of birds and fishes, by w.
X. Brooks of Johns Hopkins Universi-
ty, appears. He studies the subject
from an evolutionary standpoint THE
Electric TRANSMISSION of Water Pow
err is the title Of a fully illustrated
ington G. Ford, Chief of the United
States Bureau Of Statistics, has an ar
ticle on THE Question of Wheat" The
Importance which. the future wheat
supply of the'world has for civilization
is. clearly shown by Mr.. Ford The
article on Evolution and Theology is
by the Rev.-J. A Zahm. a professor in
Notre Dame College. Indiana, and more
recently a funetionary of one Of the
offices in the Roman Curia 1t is of
unusual significance and interest 1t
is the subject of a paper that was read
at the international Catholic Scientific
Congress held in .Fribourg, Switzer-
land, last August.
The current number of "Harper's 8
Weekly" contains the first half of a
two-part story by Stephen Crane, en-
titled Death and the Child; an i'm
portant illustrated article on the
strength of the. navy; another on the
personnel of the navy: correspondence
from Havana, with page of illustra-
tions; description Of the proposed new
speedway at Boston; and q further in
stallment of Franklin Matthew'S series
Bright Skiessin the, West"-the SUBJ
ject of this article being Drought
Resisting. Crops: Alfalfa and Kaffir
Corn g
The twelfth number of "Great Pic
lures is now ready for delivery, by the
White City Art Company, Chicago,
and contains the following beautiful
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