The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-07

Mead & Co., New York; contains q
and newsy Chronicle and Comment
has these features: I'm. Madison
Square, Regina Armstrong; 'The Essay
and Some Essayists,'' Hamilton W.
Mabie; "Sir Richard Steele" Charles
Woodward Hutson; Literature and
Music" Harry Thurston Peck; Jose
Maria de Heredia, the Elder" Minna
Caroline Smith; "a Summer Nights
Dream Frederic Ranken; 'The
Fates,'' John Curtis Underwood;
Thomas Hardy's Country" Give Hoi-
land; Mrs. ELEPHANTS Own Story" Ed
ward Fuller; William Norris by one
Who Knew Him; 1.-THE Lore of Love,
Walter Malone; Janice Meredith,
Paul Leicester Ford; The Bootnan 5
Table" Novel Notes." and THE Book
Mart" for bookreaders, bookbuyers and
booksellers.
The August number of self Culture"
(Akron Ohio continues to show the
rapid strides made by that unique
magazine. The half-tone pictures are
very fine, and illustrate such interest
ing subjects as Quebec, the Gibraltar
of America 1.-The Birth of the Amer
lean Flag "A Decade of Institutional
Development in Philadelphia, "Papal
Possibilities and "Andreas Hofer, the
Tyrolese Patriot The portraits in
"Papal Possibilities" are from photo
graphs by the official photographer at
the Vatican. The thrilling story of An
dreas Hofer presents reproductions Of
the celebrated paintings by Franz De-
fregger. An instructive article by Ed
win Burnett Smith sets forth the legal
status of trusts, and outlines the an
cient English and modern American
legislation directed against monopolies.
Leon Mead advances a plea for Ma
tional School of Diplomacy An illus
tration of French justice CD, somewhat
parallel to the Dreyfus case, is de-
scribed in 1.-The Famous Lyons Mail
Case Lovers of Browning will find
an admirable criticism of 1.-THE Return
of the Druses.'' In an article entitled
Missions and Social Evolution" the
extraordinary work accomplished by
missionary labor in the East is point
ed out. In the Editorial Comment are
given a brief sketch of England's quar-
rel with the Trapsvaal, and notices of
the worlds doings in various coun-
tries-France, Holland, Belgium, Spain.
Australia, Samoa, Jamaica and the
Philippines. The women's department
has plenty of gossipy para graphs, and
Mrs. Laura Hull-Morris discusses the
question rs Music Intellectual?"
1.-THE American Monthly Review OF
Reviews" for August (New York; is at
hand fully and graphically illustrated.
The Progress of the World" the edi-
torial department. treats of late and
current questions prominently before
the public with vigor, fairness and rea-
son. In addition there are these feat
ures: Record of Current Events, ;"
Recent History in Caricature." Rob
ert Bonner by E. ]. Edwards; THE
Americas Cup Race in $780, with por-
traits of Sir Thomas Upton, c. Oliver
1selin, John B. Herreshoff, Nathaniar
G. Herreshoff andg"Willie" Fife; Porto
Rico from Woman's Point of View,
by Mrs Guy v Henry, with portrait
of Rafael Bernier and other illustra-
lions; THE Defeat of Seven-Day Jour
nalism in London by Henry S. Lunn;
Education in the Southern States" by
j. L. NJ. Curry; THE Alaskan Boun-
dairy Dispute from an American Point
of View by William H. Lewis; PLAY
as Factor in Social and Educational
Reforms" by E. A. Kirkpatrick; THE
Present and the Future of the Horse"
by John Gilmer Speed; leading articles
of the month-the book reviews, notes
and index to periodicals.
The August number of Self Gull
ture'' (Akron, Ohio, continues to show
the rapid strides made by that unique
magazine. The half-tone pictures are
very fine, and illustrate such interest
ing subjects as Quebec, the Gibraltar
of America" THE Birth of the Amer,
lean Flag "A Decade of Institutional
Development in Philadelphia" "Papal
Possibilities" and "Andreas Hofer, the
Tyrolese Patriot" The portraits in
"Papal Possibilities" are from photo,
graphs by the official photographer at
the Vatican. The thrilling story of
Andreas Hofer presents reproductions
of the celebrated paintings by Franz
Defregger An instructive article by
Edwin Burritt Smith sets forth the legal
status of trusts. Leon Mead advances
an able plea for a National School of
Diplomacy. An Illustration Of French
justice CD, somewhat parallel to the
Dreyfus case, is described in 1.-The Fa-
nous Lyons Mail Case" Lovers of
Browning will find an admirable critic
ism of THE Return of the Druses." In
an article entitled Missions and Social
Evolution" Can illustrated review of DIR.
Dennis Christian Missions and Social
Progress'), the extraordinary work ac-
complished by missionary labor in the
East is pointed out. The woman's de-
partnment has plenty of gossipy para.
graphs, and Mrs. Laura Hull-Morris
discusses the question rs Music INTEL
lectual?" Book reviews. educational
papers. and interesting matter for the
young, occupy their usual places; while
a bright article on Sea Etiquette
brings the contents to close.
Every housekeeper who has gone
through the tiresome process of spend,
ing morning after morning in some i'll
kept intelligence office will appreciate
the Importance and eminent practical