The record-union., 1898-05-23

American Colonial Tracts are pun
hshed monthly byGeOrge p. Humphrey
Rochester n Y. These tracts are val
uable historical monographs giving IN
sight into the details OF Colonial hIe,
manners and politics not TO be glealed
from ordinary histories. The are neauy
printed sell at a nominal price anu
are exceedingly valuable and interest
ing. one now before US IS a notaple
issue, and contains a description oL
New England and other observations
and discoveries Of Admiral John smith,
published in London in 1916. There
are to follow this year Captain John
Smiths New England Trials" Q622);
''Morton's New English canaan
0632l: Description of the Province OF
South Carolina" Q132); Description oil
Georgia" Q14D, and several tracts on
Virginia.
Little Folks" for May Is. E. Casino,
Boston, is attractively and richly IL
Iustrated and overflows with reading
matter for the younger readers All
chaste, educating and entertaining.
The Catholic Quarterly Review" for
the current quarter philadelphia Is
at hand with these able papers: "Chfls-
tian Education in the First Centuries
A. D. 33-A. D. 4T6," Rev. Eugene Ma
gevney. S. j.; "A Precursor of Mar
quette." Henry Colin Campbell; Ihe
Early Missionaries of Central Amer
lea" Bryan j. Clinch; The Restoration
of Catholicity in Geneva I. l.. Il.
feeling; ireland Looking Backward
John J. O'Shea: Modern Apiculture'
Rev. James Kendall 5. j; "Cardlnal
Wiseman." Dr. St. George MiVart, r.
r. s: The Miraculous in Church His
tory" Very Rev. John B. Hogan, 5. s,
D. D.; rs Geology A Science?' Rev.
George c. Hungerford Pollen, 5. j., f.
G. S.
"A Yankee in Spain" is the title of
a series Of articles by Poultney Bige-
low. beginning in the number of "Har-
per's Weekly (New York;. dated May
18th. Mr. Bigelow made a bicycle trip
through the Peninsula in the interests
of the Weekly" to ascertain the sentl-
ment of the people of all classes in the
country in regard to many subjects
that are now of vital interest. The
articles will be illustrated with photo
graphs by the author. The opening OF
communication between Dawson and
the outside world brings letters from
Tappan Adney the "Weekly's" special
correspondent in the gold fields.
Everything at the moment is keyed
to the concert-pitch of the war. and
"Harper's Bazar," recognizing the
universal feeling. takes special note
just now Of woman's share of the work
J,nIJ
in the 'Bazar'' of May DIST, gives prac-
tical details as to the equipment Of
nurses. and states what women may
do in the way of relief to the wounded
and suffering. Edith Lawrence tells
in a later number about the society
girls of New York and their organiza-
tions to help the soldiers The number
of the Bazaar" dated May 14th tells
of the Patriotism of Club Women"
The appreciation of Sidney Lanier.
by Tn. Benton (AIadame Blanc) which
the Living Age" (Boston) presents in
translation in its numbers for May 18th
and May Dist. is probably the fullest,
most discerning and most delicate trib-
ute ever paid to this poet, whose quail
ties have been imperfectly appreciated
among his own countrymen. The Span
ish sketches by Pierre Lott, which the
Living Age" is printing in an excel
lent translation made for it's pages by
William Marchant, exhibit the pictur-
esque descriptive powers of that charm
ing writer at their best. One sketch in
the first group gives a glimpse of the
Queen Regent of Spain. The Living
Age" has bought the right to use seri-
ally Neil Munro's striking story John
Splendid" which is now running in
"BlackwOod's Magazine" 1t is begun
in the Living Age" for May 2Sth, and
viii be published in weekly installments
until it is completed. 1t is Scotch
but not too Scotch; and as w. L. AL
den has we'll said it marks wide de-
parture from the "kailyard school, Of
fiction.
What to Eat for June (AIinneapols)
will catch the soldier boys 1t repre-
sents the chief danger to them to be
encountered with the black eyed senori-