The record-union., 1899-10-14
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

The October number of 1.-THE Ameri-
can Illustrated Methodist Magazine"
CSt. Louis) opens with 1.-The Twin Cities
of the North" by Rev. Samuel G.
Smith. The sketch of Joel Chandler
Harris, by Forrest Adair, is exceedingly
interesting. "Reminiscences of Gilbert
Haven and Ephraim E. Wiley" by Rev,
George C. Rankin, is an appreciative
article on two representative leaders. a
strong argument in favor of sacred
music and its influence for spiritual
good is 1.-THE Ministry of Music in the
Church." by Albert H. Walker. Ire
land: Yesterday and To-Day" is by
Samuel H. Pye. The eighth chapter of
"The Illustrated History of Methodism
is entitled "Whitefield and the Great
Awakening" The scene is New En-
gland, and the chapter deals with the
ministry of George Whitefield in the
land of the Puritan, where he died and
is buried.
In 1.-THE Engineering Magazine" for
October (New York;. Hon. John Barrett
makes a strong argument for the alli-
ance of England, America and Ger
many in the maintenance of the policy
of the "open door" in China. The fea-
ture Of this number is the strong
preachment Of the gospel of standardi-
zation and specialization in mechanical
work. Sir Benjamin Browne, ]. Slater
Lewis and Henry Roland, discuss, each
from his own standpoint, the reorgani-
zation of manufacturing and mechanic
al industries. Sir Benjamin considers
engineering construction; Slater Lewis,
works organization; Mr.. Roland, ma
chine-tool eQuipment-and his paper is
most strikingly illustrated by engrav-
ings of historic tools. Dr. Louis Bell
considers the closely allied theme of
| electric power in engineering works.
Herr Hack continues his exposition of
German ship building, with engravings
of characteristic works and their pro-
ducts. Lieutenant Robson has a pic
torial paper on naval auxiliary machin-
cry, and Archer Brown an instructive
summary of the outlook for American
| iron production.
The October number of "The Critic
| (New York; deviates from the usual
course of this magazine by printing a
| frontispiece lithograph in color Mrs
! Fiske, as Becky Sharp is the sub
! ject A detailed account of Langdon
| Mitchelrs dramatization of Vanity
| Fair" is given. There is, also, a por-
| trait of Mrs Fiske in street costume
| together with reproductions of Thack-
eray's well-known portraits of Becky
Sharp and "Rawdon Crawley" A full
page is devoted to the reproduction of
/ Boehm's famous statuette of Thack-
cray. There is a charming paper on
the late Alphonse Daudet by Pierre
| Lott. There is an article about "Edu-
cation in China" by Mrs Isabella Bird
Bishop; lengthy review Of Charles
! Dudley Warmers latest novel, THAT
Fortune" by Miss Cornelia Atwood
Pratt; a review, with copious extracts,
from the French Of Balzac's letters to
Nine. Hanska, an animated dialogue on
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetsons 'Wo-
men and Economics" reported CD by
Jennette Barbour Perry Mrs. Poult-
ney Bigelow contributes a poem called
THE Living Dead" while another
poem in an entirely new vein is con-
tributed by E. A L. Valentine.
With the fall fiction number Of .The
/ ~e'tdiudy Evening 1OSI (PhlIaQ6lphla)
that journal will be enlarged from a
sixteen to twenty-four page weekly
magazine, with double number every
fourth week. The fall fiction number
will have handsome colored cover and
thirty-two pages of short stories and
entertaining articles by well known
and popular writer's. 1t will be on all
news-stands September 2Sth. The
price has not been raised. Sarah Grand.
known almost entirely through her
! novels, contributes to this number a
strong, captivating short story, en-
titled "A New Sensation" Bret Harte
tells a characteristic tale of the gold
| seekers California; Stephen Crane Is
at his best in a graphic war story; Cut
cliife Hyne weaves an ingenious detec-
tive story around some counterfeit
t1,OO0 bank notes; Bailey Millarl
chronicles the love affair of a Cali
fornia girl, and ex-senator ingalls, tells
the dramatic story of "Blaines Life
Tragedy"