The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-30

articles by this popular humoflst Ed
ward w. Box writes of the athletic Wo-
man and her attire, and also notes the
decrease Of intemperance; Mrs ;. Il.
Rorer treats of Strawberries in Thir-
ty Ways" and tells how to entertain
unexpected company The Life OF a
Trained Nurse" is pictured and detail
ed, while four special pages, Vacation
Days on a House Boat" Ten Weeks in
Europe for $500" Comfort in Tent
and Cabin and Summer Pleasures
for Suburban Places" turn ones
thoughts to summer outings There are
articles on woman's attire and various
household topics. The Curtis Publish
ing Company, Philadelphia.
It is a curious coincidence that Cap
tain Schuyler Crowinshield should nave
been the former commander OF the
Maine, and that his wife should nave
written what is perhaps the most life
like account of the plain people or CUBA.
In her recent book Where the Irade
Winds Blow the home life OF the re
concentrates has been portrayed with
graphic truth that can hardly fail TO
be of interest to all Americans at the
present time The homes of the char
acters of her book are those which have
since been laid in ashes by the Span
iards.
The announcement is made that in the
war with Spain, "Harper's Weekly Will
be represented at the front in the war
by brilliant staff of artists and cor
respondents Rufus F. Zogbaum, Fred
eric Remington. Carlton L. Chapman
w A Rogers and others have been en-
gagged to follow the movements OF the
navy and the forces in the field. Among
| the "Weekly's" special correspondents
will be John r. Spears. with the North
Atlantic fleet now stationed at Key
West: o. K Davis. with the flying
squadron, and Harold Martin, who,
from Headquarters at st. Thomas, Will
follow the progress Of events in the
/ West indies.
The leading feature in the May num-
Der of "Harper's Round Table" (NeW
York; will be Kirk Munroe's new serial
story, 1.-The Copper Princess" chapters
i.-v)-the first installment introducing
to the readers of the periodical and to
the mining population of Red Jacket,
Michigan. a muscular young man
named Richard PeveriI, who only two
months earlier had been the stroke-oar
of a winning crew in the great Oxford
Cambridge boat race" Evidently Il
story of adventure is to follow, month
by month-and a love story in part, II
the title does not mislead, for the Cop
per Princess will not be conceived as
a statue of that metal, unless Mr.. Nun
roe has changed his manner as well as
discovered new territory for the scene
of his story. The same number will also
contain "The Hasty Voyage of the
Delight, by Sophie Sweet; "A Dark
Nights Work" by Owen Hall: Two
Deeds of Heroism," a condensed chapter
from Nansen's "Farthest North; Be
tween Two Armies" by Hadji Bektash;
First Lessons With Tfller and Sheet, ;"
by Dudley D. F. Parker: "A Desperate
Pirate" by Rowen Stevens; I'm Trim
ity Backs" by w. E. Barlow THE
Cabin Boy of the 'Amity, by Reginald
Gourlay; THE Adventures" Chapters
tx and x), by H. B. Marriott Watson:
Story and Camera Club competitions
etc.
A reissue of Ambrose Bierce's book of
short stories entitled I'm the Midst OF
Life comes from the press of George
P. Putnam's Sons, New York In this
issue there have been many alterations
and additions by the author. Mr.
Bierce as a literary man is too well
known in California to call for any re
marks here concerning his trenchant
style. He is a capital story-teller, and
his imaginative sketches prove how
brilliant is his fancy.