The record-union., 1899-09-04

"McClure's Magazine" for September
(New York; is richly and profusely il
lustrated It's leading features are:
admiral William r. Sampson, .. S.
N, a portrait, frontispiece; "Dreyfus,
a poem, Edwin Markham; Admiral
Sampson a character sketch, Ray
Stannard Baker; 1.-The Saving Grace,
a story, Stewart Edward White; Den
mis- Hogan" true story of a military
telegTapher Captain j. E. Brady, Jr.,
u. S. A: THE Gentleman From In
diana Chapters, X, XII, and XII.
Booth Harrington; THE Rechristening
of Diablo,' a racing story, w. A. F'ras-
er; Guarding the Highways of the
Sea- Theodore Waters; "Lincoln's Flu
neral" Ida NJ Tarbell; THE Coming OF
the Serpent" a story, Sara b. Kennedy;
''Menelik and His People" Cleveland
Moffett; "The Fighting Manager" Cy
Warman.
"Lippincott's Magazine" for Septem-
ber Philadelphia) has these interesting
articles, with other attractive features:
The Duchess of Nona," a complete
novel, Maurice Hewlett; Where Stock
ton Wrote His Stories" Theodore F.
Wolfe, NJ d, Phi. D.; THE Effrontery
of Paul Jones" George Gibbs; Plea
yune; a Child Study" Ruth McEnery
Stuart; Entertaining English Royal
ty," Ignota; Donald Murray's Ro-
nance E. F. Benson; I'm the Morgue
and in the City" I. Zangwill; Effect
of Equal Suffrage in Colorado" Vir-
ginia G. Ellard; Thirst; an Incident of
Southwest Texas" Albert Bigelow
Paine; "A Sunday Eclogue," George
Morgan; ''Marta's Inheritance" Mrs.
Schuyler Crowninshield; THE Volcano
Goddess" Charles NJ. Skinner; "The
National Export Exposition" DR.. w. P.
Wilson; 1.-The Question of Yachts"
Charles Ledyard Norton; Anecdotes
From the Antilles Hon. John Stephens
Durham.
The American Review of Reviews"
for September CNew York; is at hand
overflowing with information. criticism
and news of events of the time.
Among its chief features are the edi-
torial review of the Progress of the
World" The war in the Philippines is
summed up by John Barrett; the out
come of The Hague Conference is set
forth by w. T. Stead: Hezekiah Butter
worth writes of "The Future Value of
the New England Farm" while Profess
sor L. H Bailey answers afftrmatively
the question, Does Farming Pay?
Sylvester Baxter tells of the progress
made by the State of Massachusetts in
her public library system, and Gilbert
x. Harroun describes the work of the
Cuban Educational Association Of the
United States: a sketch of THE New
secretary Of War" is contributed by
Henry Macfarland, while Dr. William
Waves Ward writes of Colonel Inger-
soil and Erica GlentOn of the late
Grand Duke George of Russia. The
subject of trusts, which has become the
uppermost topic of discussion in the
nation at the present time. is ably dis
cussed by Hon. George f. Roberts, the
Director of the Mint, who explains that
by the law of economics it is impossible
for gigantic combinations of capital
permanently to control prices. Henry
Macfarland the Washington correspOn-
dent of the Boston Herald" offers a
valuable suggestion as to how the trust
issue may be eliminated from the Presi-
dental campaign. He urges the Re-
publican party to advocate an amend
ment to the Constitution which viii
give Congress the necessary authority
to deal with the regulation of trusts,
which can only be reached at the pres
ent time by State Legislatures.
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for
September (New York; is lavishly en-
bellished with fine illustrations. Besid IS
much other matter we make note of
these foremost features: Full-page
drawing by Walter Russell, illustrating
Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley, u.
s. N, by Weaver de Zapp; Admiral
Schley Said" Henry Tyrrell I'm re
Maud Muller and the Judge" Mrs.
Roger A. Pryor; "The Gray Captain"