The record-union., 1898-08-01

Death in the Woods and Fields" Cal
vim Dill Wilson; "Privateers," George
Ethelbert Walsh; "Tudie," Alice Mir
lam Roundy; In Ohio Hundred Years
Ago." Elizabeth Wormeley Latimer;
"A Rondeau to Marjorie" (poem), Julia
Schayer; THE United States as a CO.
lonial Power" Fred Perry Powers; a
Fortune Hunter" Edwin A. Pratt and
John Ford Barbour; Summer Log
ging." Allan Hendricks; signaling in
| War Time" George ]. Varney; The
Police Reporter" Vance Thompson;
Misery" Elizabeth F. Title; "The
Democracy of Fiction Annie Steger
| Winston.
Besides the article on Mrs. Deland' $
home life in Boston and at Kennebunk-
port, Me-, the first number Of 1.-The
| Critic" (New York;, as monthly Culy-
August), contains an account of Poe's
| burial in 1S49, In the form Of an inter-
view with the sole survivor of those
who attended the simple ceremony. The
| man thus interviewed has the care OF
| theo Id graveyard where Poe's remains
still lie, and the writer Of the article is
| Lynn r. Meekins of the Baltimore
| American" author Of THE Robb's
Island Wreck and "Some of Our Peo-
ple." The paper is illustrated with a
portrait of Poe and photograph of his
| tombstone.
| In Frank Leslies Popular Monthly
| for August (New York; the United
States army is appropriately at the
| front in an admirably illustrated ar
| ticle by Frederick S. Daniel. The de-
velopment of our army from colonial
times to the present day. Fortuitous
| timeliness favors the fine, up-to-date
| portraits of Generals Miles, Shafter,
Merritt, Otis, Breckenridge, Graham
and others. Blanca de Freyre Tibbits
gives some highly interesting personal
| "reminiscences, with family photo
graphs, Of Don Carlos. A holiday in
| Antigua, one of the quaintest Of the
| British West Indian islands, is describ-
| ed by Lilliad D. Kelsey. War Envel-
opes,'' by w. G. Bowdon, and "Pheas-
ant Shooting by Howard Paul, are
| among the minor articles; and Wilt. p.
| Pond tells the boys how to build boats.
| The Andrew Jackson series draws to a
close with Mary E. Donelson Wilcox's
| second paper upon Rachel Donelson
Jackson; 1.-The Jews Of the United
| States" by Abram S. Isaacs, is the
| latest Of the religious denomination Sc
| ries. The American city described and
| illustrated is Kansas City, Mo. OF fic-
tion the Monthly always gives a lib
eral supply. The current number in
| cludes, besides Frances S. Williams
serial, Marie Tremaine," complete
short stories by Gilberte Holt, f. Hin
| ton and others. The Juvenile depart
ment and j. Frederick Thorne's liter
ary chat are excellent.
The August number of What to Eat
(Minneapolis) is freely and quantity il
lustrated. Among the features are:
The Recruits" by Corporal Riggs;
THE Potato Habit" by c. H. Palchin;
I'm Camping Time,'' by Laura A.
Smith; "A Forty Cent Dinner in Paris"
by F. 7. Charles; How to Eat" by
Elizabeth II. Francis. There are many
receipts and articles of suggestion for
table and kitchen.
The Ladies' Home Journal Phila-
delphia) for August comes with a mid
summer cover fun of rural and floral
suggestion. There is a remarkably
strong anecdotal poem, "a Girl of Sa-
lem," tale of witchcraft days. There
is clever story, THE Sixteenth Man"
and another THE Man in the Corn
House" There is thrilling story by
Clara Morris, ''The Gentleman Who
Was Going to DE-" and a charming
sketch, THE Adventures Of an Organ"
Also, a romance, WAS 1t His Destiny" ?"
There is a full page of new music. All
the usual departments and the crisp ad-
visory editorials.
The Quarterly Journal of Econom-
ics' George H. Ellis, Boston, for Har-
ward University has these papers in
the current issue: why Is Economics
Not an Evolutionary Science?" Thor
stein Veblen; 1.-THE French Workmen's S
Compensation Act William Franklin
Willoughby; THE Gas Supply of Bos-
ton I'D, John H. Gray; THE Settle
ment in the Coal Mining Industry" j.
E. George; Recent Legislation and Ad-
judication of Trusts jeremiah w.
jerks; Recent Publications Upon
Economics"
The July number of the Musical
Courier" is national edition of near
ly 200 pages, with host Of portraits
of distinguished people in the world Of
music, and special Illuminated COW
er. 1t constitutes a musical magazine
Of perpetual reference. Typographical
ly and artistically it is subperb work.
The July number of the American
Journal Of Socialogy' University of
Chicago Press has, besides the elab-
crate reviews, notes and abstracts,
these papers: "a Retarded Frontier"
Gllustrated), George E. Vincent; "The
United States Supreme Court and the
Utah Eight Hours Law" Florence KEEL
ley; THE Persistence of Social Groups"
GII), George Simmel; 1.-The Relief and
Care of Dependents (v), H. A Mills;
Some Demands Of Education Upon
Anthropology," Nina c. Vandewalker;
Eccentric Official Statistics'' Qv.), H.
L. Bliss.
Universal Brotherhood" for August
(New York; has many papers, among
the chief of which are: DR.. Wilder on
Philosophy After the Death of Hypa-
tia" 1.-THE Essences" a sketch Of the
history and character of this highly
occult sect of the Jews. "A Fragment"
by Zoryan, is poetic sketch James
NJ. Pryse on Working for the Self"
1.-The Valley of Souls" a rare account
Of an old East Indian legend. '0rhe
Students Column" is special feature.
THE Young Folks Department" is
a bright and pleasing feature Albert
z. s. Smythe writes charming ac