The record-union., 1898-02-27

long and superbly illustrated article by
Charles Thomas Logan, who calls that
city "the quaint and unique Metropolis
of the Southwest Another elaborate
ly pictured article is one on Harvard
University, by L. w. Sheldon. new
serial story. the scene of which is laid
in revolutionary times, begins in this
number 1t is called Marie Tremaine. ;"
and is by Frances Swami Williams.
There are a number of clever short
stories, some good poems, and an at
tractive young folks department.
The Catholic Quarterly Review
philadelphia for the current quarter
has these papers: Alfred Lord Ten
nyson." Rev. H. T. Henry; What
Makes a Species?" DR.. ST. George Mi
vart, T. r. s.; THE Relations, of the
Catholic Church With the Indians OF
North America" Richard r. Elliott;
The Later Religious Martyrdom of Po-
land" Rev Reuben Parsons. d. D.;
Irish University Education Rev.
George McDermott, c. S. p; Music in
the Early Christian Church, A. ID.
$4,000" Edward Dickinson; Russian
Orthodoxy and the Bull on Anglican
Orders" John ]. OShea; "Biologic So
Geology" Rev. John J. Ming, S. j.;
The Manitoba School Question" Pro-
fessor w F. P. Stockley; THE Man
itoba School Question" encyclical let
ter from the Pope; Don Zeballos and
the Jesuits," Rev c. Widman. S. j.;
In Memoriam-Charles A. Hardy
In his fourth article of the series.
entitled Bright Skies in the West"
appearing in ''Harper's Weekly, :"
Franklin Matthews mentions that one
Of the foremost editors in Chicago,
speaking of Kansas and Nebraska,
quoted the dictum of well-known
public man: AN American race of gil
ants Is to come out of the Middle
West" II think" he continued. you II
find indications Of il. They are the
most intelligent people on earth. The
native-born population number 80 pei
cent. of the whole. They have had
hard times and have been In distress,
but whatever may be said of them and
their vagaries, they are already begin
ming to produce giants IN intellect"
Another interesting feature of this
number February is a collection OF
photographs representing the headquar
tiers of the Insurgent Government in
Cuba and the landing of arms by a
fhbustering expedition, which must
have been taken by some engaged in
it, There Is also suggestive article
on THE British Campaign in India, y
as well as another of the series Of ''Ad-
ventures of American Army and Naval
Officers" by Albert Kautz, L. 5. n
Heavy ID. Sedgwick. Jr.. opens the
March Atlantic" Boston) with a
sparkling and suggestive paper upon
French and English literature. in which
he denources the so-called ''cosmopoli-
tan" admiration Of everything French
as creed out-worn," and demon
strates the supremacy of our own tom
que for all the great purposes of liter
allure. "England's Economic and Po-
litical Crisis" by j. n. Larned, Is an
interesting and valuable analysis of the
national and commercial supremacy of
the English nation. THE Municipal
Service Of Boston," by Hon. Francis C.
Lowell, IS a temperate and careful re-
view of the situation. and contains
many valuable comparisons and criti-
cisms. f l.. Godkin's article on '.The
Australian Democracy" treats of the
origin and rise of democracy in these
colonies; the differences OF their sys-
TENS from ours: what they have ae-
ccmplished, etc. The account by X.
Mitsukuri of the family relations and
domestic and social life of the Japa-
nese is both new and entertaining In