The record-union., 1898-08-08

View, by Franklin K. Lane; Mount
Tamalpais," by Isabel Darling; War
Chant of the Women" A. r. Pose
Soley; THE Song Of the Flags" by a.
r. Rose-Soley; "A Son of Ham, by O..
A. Ward; "A Fellers Own Mother" by
Ernest ]. A. Rice; 1.-THE War Between
Spain and the United States: VII-IX.' .
by Earle Ashley Walcott; THE Whis-
pering Gallery by Rossiter Johnson.
''Godey's Magazine for August (New
York; presents several bright topics.
Among these are the illustrated travel
stories, Fisher Folk of the Gulf Of
Mexico" by Leonora E. Ellis, and
Life Among the Germans at Freiburg
| in Baden" by Katharine F. Reighard.
An article on THE Lebanon Shakers"
by Charles S. Haight is of marked in
terest; and a contribution of THE Chi
cago Public Library adds a feature
not before covered. Two special topics
OF popular character are found in
George E. Walsh's Gold Extraction
From Sea Water and Andrew T.: Sib-
| bald's odd Facts About Telegraphy."
The principal stories are the continua-
ton of the Golden Sorrow" Maria
Louise Pool, and the closing chapters
~ AhN lily bey OIu, ASIleS L. AT >
singular tale. Added to these are a
unique japanese tale by Adachi Kin
uosuke, and a droll story by Alma
Carlton, Brother Dunstan and the
Crabs" A superb frontispiece by H.
w. Phillips, with descriptive poem.
THE Tiger" opens the issue, followed
by series of pictures of the "Promi-
nent People of the American Stage of
| To-day" A sketch of the life and work
of Maria Louise Pool with recent por-
trait; some timely topics discussed by
the editor; and an especially breezy
installment of THE Scrap Book add
to the value of the number
The American Monthly Review of
Reviews (New York; for August re-
views the Santiago campaign by land
and sea from start to finish. Winston
Churchill, who wrote SO acceptably on
Admiral Dewey describes the Won
derful battle with Cervera's fleet, and
his article is illustrated. John A.
Church, formerly of the Army and
| Navy Journal" contributes a full ac-
! count of the Santiago land fighting,
| illustrated from photographs. Park
| Benjamin writes on the work cut out
| for the Eastern squadron under Com
modore Watson. The Review again
shows its ability to keep we'll abreast
| of all important military and naval
movements, and to exhibit a clean pair
! of heels to all its competitors in maga-
| Zinedom. The editor discusses some
| of the problems likely to arise from the
annexation of Hawaii, our duty in the
Philippines and the LadroneS our pros
pective relations with the European
Governments, and other timely ques-
tions. The cartoons reproduced from
Spanish journals serve to indicate the
density Of popular ignorance in Spain
/ as to the facts of the present war.
Baron Pierre de Coubertin discusses
THE Present Problems and Politics of
France" and Sylvester Baxter writes
! on Spanish Traits and the New
| World" In illustration the strongest
| feature is the use made of the remark
/ able series of Hemment photographs
taken early in July. The frontispiece
is a view of the wrecked Vizcaya as
she lay stranded after the destruction
! of Cervera's squadron. In the arti-
cles by Mr.. Churchill and Mr.. Church
are several photographs of equal in
| terest and Importance.
A valuable paper on "The American
Association for the Advancement of
| Science" by John Ritchie, Jr. opens
! the New England Magazine" for Au-
gust (Boston). The jubilee meeting of
! this organization is to be held in Bos-
ton in August. With his article ap-
pear portraits Of those most prominent
| ly connected with the association. r.
Clpston Sturgis contributes an import
ant article on The Evils of Our Wood
en- Suburbs Using Boston as an ex-
| ample, he traces the growth of this
| evil. and shows its effect on the city
itself. Several articles on the metro
politan park system have already ap-
peared in the magazine. but none bet
I ter than the description of THE Mid
| dlesex F'ells," by William B. de las
! Casas. This portion of the metropoli-
| tan reservation is one Of the most
charming and valuable. Another arti-
| Gle which is especially suitable for
summer reading is the description of a
walk over some "Old Roads in New
! Hampshire" by William H. Stone. In
/ Summer Camping in the Woodland, -
| Isabel G. Barrows describes the de-
/ lightfully free life of summer camp
/ in the forest. Henry G. Shelley writes
! of Stoke Poges, under the title, THE
Birthplace of Gray's Elegy," and illus
/ trates his paper with charming photo
graphs "A New 'Twice-Told Tale by
Nathaniel Hawthorne is copied in full
! by F. b. Sanborn from the Boston
| Token where it appeared in 1881
under the title, THE Haunted Quack, "
| by Joseph Nicholson There is brief
essay on THE Scarlet Letter and It's
Successors" by William Cranston Law
ton. Working Out His Salvation" is
story by Ada Bentwick Stone. Har-
riet A. Nash contributes one entitled
"A Plainville Sensation There is the
usual amount of good poetry. The
Editors Table is devoted to present
social and political conditions of Italy.
| The "Bookman" for August Oodd.
Mead & Co, New York; is very strong,
full and varied of interest. In addi-
tion to the Reviews of Books Novel
Notes "Bookmans Jokes" THE Book
Hunter" and The Book Mart there
are Chronicle and Comment" AT the
Equinox" (poem). Benjamin F. Leggett
"A Plea" (poem), Paul Laurence Dun
t-bar; THE Thought of Her" (poem),
Richard Hovey; The Rebuke" (poem),
Henry Johnstone 'Leopardi's Home
with impression taken from the death
mask of the poet. by Sir George Doug
las; THE Cigarette and "Arethusa" of
Stevenson's AN Inland Voyage" with
new portrait of Stevenson and Sir
Walter G.. Simpson, Bart: English
Novelists as Dramatists," Edward Nor
ton. "COntemporary German Litera-