The record-union., 1898-07-10

page naval bahtle scenes. among them
Dewey's great victory at Manila An
other timely article is Life in Manila, /"
in which Charles b. Howard gives a
full description OF that Philippine ISL
and city. The Making of Fireworks
is by Henry j. Pain The making of
wines in this country is described Dy Z.
Hills Warren in an article entitled An
American Champagne District The
ninth paper on Andrew Jackson treats
of the Generals wife, Rachel Donelson
Jackson, and is contributed by Mary
Emily Donelson Wilcox The Society
of Friends is treated exhaustiveay in an
article by Daniel Gibbons. San An
tonic, the Alamo" city of Texas, is
we'll described and pictured by Charles
Thomas Logan. There are a number
of good short stories and a particularly
interesting department. for the young
people.
THE Partisan" (New York; for July
is profusely illustrated. It contains a
| representative collection of portraits.
ETC., OF the Paris Salon of this year.
There is an interesting article Qllus-
trated) on Copenhagen. Leon Tolstoi
gives vent to some opinions on Wag-
ner's music which will greatly shock
the Wagnerites. An illustrated story
called Second Love-" by the favorite
French writer. Paul Bourget, is run
ming as serial. There is a quantity
poetical story by Jean Lorrain Gllus-
trated) called THE Three Duchesses. >
Other interesting stories are by Nine.
De Bovet, Marni, Armande Silvestre,
Gabriel Germ, ETC., and a weird tale
by Jules Claretie. The usual prize story
is given, and under the departments,
I'm Passant," Book Chat" Fash
IONS, ETC., some very instructive and
up-to-date matter appears.
The Cosmopolitan" for July (NeW
York; is richly illustrated and is Of
especially notable interest because of it's
much reference to matters of immediate
interest, such as the Government in
war times, scenes in cartridge factories,
customs of war and peace, with the
waiting armies, life and character of
the Emperor of Germany, old music and
new, autobiography of Bonaparte, i'm
portance of mechanical devices in war
fare, four ways of delivering an ad-
dress. Among the writer's of the num-
Der are Captain Charles King, Paul
Laurence Dunbar, the poet; Professor
Brander Matthews, Professor Maxim,
who writes of torpedoes, aerial and
otherwise, Editor John Bushen Walker.
Theodore Dresser, Rene Bache, c.
Frank Dewey, Harold Frederic, Julian
Hawthorn, Eliza Calvert Hill, Henry S.
Brooks and Irving Bachelor.
''The Metropolitan for July (New
York; is one of the best, if not the
richest, number yet issued of this fine
periodical. Its art portraiture is ex-
ceeddngly fine, and all its illustrations
are rich, full of the beauty of life and
vigor. Its views in the West Indies its
Beauty as an Element of Stage Sue
cess its portraits of beautiful women
and it's reproductions of fine art works,
with the papers in the United States
Mint, Rough Riders, war times, college
life at Vassar and Wellesley, etc, make
the number one of great beauty, inter-
est and information.
In the July number of the "Engi-
neering Magazine (New York; current
issues of the day are fully discussed.
One of the foremost naval authorities
of England, w. Laird Cloves, writes
of the influence of sea power at the end
of the nineteenth century. A fitting
companion article by the recognized
American authority on canals and wa
ter ways. Professor Lewis M. Haupt,
treats of the problem of the Isthmian
Canal. Among other illustrated ar
ticles may be enumerated an interest
ing account of the peculiar features Of
the railways of India, both as regards
construction and operation, this being
from the pen of ]. w. Parry. The de-
velopment of the high-speed steam
yacht and it's influence on torpedo boat
design is ably discussed by w. p.
Stephens. Other noteworthy features
are articles on the dilution process Of
sewage disposals by Rudolph Herring,
recent applications of electro-chemistry
by Sherard Cowper-C Coles and the cya-
nide process as applied on the Rand by
w. L. Holms. Henry Roland continues
his valuable series of cost keeping ar
ticles, and ]. B. Stanwood completes his
discussion of the economical use of
steam in non-condensdng engines, while
a fully illustrated article on ornamental
wrought iron by w. M Aiken Is also
included. The usual monthly reviews
of the American, British and Continen-
tai press follow, together with the very
complete index of the engineering press
of America and Europe.
From G. p. Putnam's Sons, New
York, We have Number 6, Of Vol. ",
Of the charming series of Little Jour-
neys to the Homes Of American States
men," The editor is Ebert Hubbard.
The present monograph is Of John
Quincy Adams. These booklets we
have frequently warmly commended.
They are brief, graceful and literary
gems always. A full set to date Of
these handsome books makes up a
pretty and valuable library. They are
issued monthly at 81 year.
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