The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-28

| The American Catholic Quarterly
Review for July-September (Philadel-
| phia) is at hand. Its features are:
The Original Sources of European
History" Rev. H. T. Henry; THE
Restoration of Catholicity in Geneva,
H." T. L. L. Telling; Corona Spina-
rum" Alfred E. p. Raymund Bowling,
B. A, Oxon; THE Last Of the Huron
Missions Richard r. Elliott; Tho
Church and Socialism" Rev. G. Tyrrell.
| S. J.; Catholic Missions In the Pa
ciflc," Bryan ]. Clinch; THE Problem
of Happiness in the Light of Ecclesias-
tes," Rev. A. ]. Mass. S. j.; THE Con-
secration of Churches; Its Origin,
Meaning and Rite" Rev. NJ. O'Riordan.
| d. Phi, d. D., d. c. l.; THE Opportu-
mites of Educated Catholic Women"
Rev. John 7. Murphy, c. s. Sp.; Eng
lands Second Great Commoner, Glad
stone" John j. O'Shea; "Obituary-Sir
John T. Gilbert; Scientific Chronicle"
Carriers Monthly" edited by Opie
Read (Chicago), is freely illustrated
and the text is of special interest. The
leading features are: THE Hawaiian
Espousal. Harriet Cheney; What
Shall We Do With Our Boys?" Mrs. J.
d. Goodenow; THE Hobo (story), AL
fred c. Beebe; Across Country to the
Sierra Madre," Maude Mason Austin;
''As the World Goes" Maria Weed; "A
Painter of Pastoral Poems" Virginia
King Frye; THE Everlasting Silence
(story) E. F. Benson; Women of the
West" H. Eta Webster; THE Story
of Isle Royale," Sam S. Fifield; The
Free Lance" c.. NJ. Mcconnell; "Osteo-
pathy-Science of Drugless Healing"
Opie Read; Pure Food and Home De-
partment," H. Eta Webster and P. NJ.
Hanney; Madison, the Capital City of
Wisconsin" Lucius H. Davidson; Chat
About Books" George Murray.
The leading article in "Appleton's
Popular Science Monthly" for Septem-
Der (New York; will be a discussion of
geological water ways across Central
America, by J. w. Spencer. This sub
ject is of special interest just now be-
cause of the imminence of the Mica
ragua Canal. 1t is fully illustrated.
"Curiosities of American Coinage" is
bridge, Jr.; illustrations from a number
OF rare and curious coins accompany
the text. An article by NJ Horace Mi
chei on THE Naturalization of the
Swiss Railroads" appears The import
ance of this experiment in socialism as
an object lesson for other countries can
not be doubted. Mrs. Charles Smith
Angstman is the author of an import
q n nor w.
New Science" 1t is a discussion of the
increasing attention which is being
given by the institutions for the higher
education of women to the subject OF
domestic science. Professor C. Hanford
Henderson's fourth chapter on the
philosophy of Manual Training" APP
pears. 1t discusses the results of man
ual training. Chapter Ill, on the "Evo-
luton of Colonies" by James Collier.
is entitled Immigrant and Indigenes."
Inc Monthly" contains a sketch of
Charles Goodyear, the discoverer of the
vulcanization process in connection
with the rubber industry. The import
ant place which rubber occupies in the
arts is largely due to our acquaintance
with this process.
WHAT 10 EAT Tor september Min
neapolis) is a very seasonable number,
with unique Introductory cover. The
text matter is varied and full of value
and suggestion to the household and the
caterer. Besides there are clever and
witty original articles and many neat
and humorous illustrations.
We have from the Astronomical So
ciety of the Pacific No 63 of volume X.
of the publication of the society. The
number is notable because it embraces
full account of the doings of the ex-
petition fitted out by the late Colonel
Fred Croker for the Lick Observatory
to observe in India the eclipse of the
sun. The account is by Professor
Campbell and is freely illustrated There
is also a paper by Professor Keeb on
the usual observations of the spectrum
of the nebulae. Another is by w. J.
Hussey on VOLTS periodical comet and
one by e. T. Coddington on comets of
1898, with Illustrations Other papers
are by Professor Mcneil and members
of the Lick Observatory staff.
On account of the similarity in cos
tune and the class of work undertaken
the Volunteers of America and the SAL
walton Army are usually confused IN
the popular mind. Now, according 10
"Harper's Bazaar Mr.. and Mrs. Bal
lington Booth, with the other executive
officers of the Volunteers, have decided
on some radical changes. The uniforms
will be discarded, and no distinguish
ing mark will be worn except a pin or
badge. More than this, the drums,
cymbals and other Salvation Army
mediums for expressing enthusiasm
will be abandoned, and in a mild man
nered way the Volunteers will work
only among prisoners, and leave the
rat-a-plan campaign against the legions
Of darkness to the army.
John Kendrick Bangs furnishes the
initial story for the September "Wo-
mans Home Companion" Springfield,
o., which humorously recounts the rise
and fall Of an ambitious author, and
Hester Caldwell Oakley, in concluding
"A Deep Sea Wager" gives an unex-
pected solution of the mystery. Other
fiction includes Her Waiting" Eth
els Religion by Ella Wheeler Will
cox and the second installment of w. O.
Stoddard's Running the Cuban Block.
ade.' Some notable articles are: An
illustrated account of the Red Cross
Society, a sketch of 1.-The Fair Girl
Queen of Holland" 1.-The Romance of
the Finger Ring an account of tho
evolution of the lamp by Abbie Far
we'll Brown. Orlena L. Shackleford be-
r;p coriac fraotipU IF