The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-09

has translated from the Revue oes
Deux Mondes," Is the more interesting
because this sprightly F'renchman sa"
the islands in November, 1897, BEFORE
they, had assumed any interest "
Americans but while the Filipino IN
surrection against Spain was IN pro-
greSS He writes of them graphlcaliy
and with a Frenchman's characteristic
lightness. Ladies' clubs are so large
factor in American life that American
women will turn with interest to the
sketch of Ladies' Clubs in England,
written by Eva Anstruther and pub
lished in 1.-The Living Age" for May
9th. It is not surprising that Mrs.
Arabena Kenealy's sharp article on the
modern Woman as an Athlete" should
have called out a reply. The latter
is from the pen of Mrs. Ormiston Chant
and will appear in an early number OF
1.-The Living Age" 1.-The Buckingham
Letters are concluded in 1.-THE Living
Agep for June Sd. The next serial at
traction in that magazine will be IAN
ian of "Neera.' C"The Living Age"
Boston)
1.-The North American Review" (New
York; for June has this table of con-
tents: Condition of Prospects of the
Treasury" Lyman J. Gage, Secretary
of the Treasury; Israel Among the
Nations" Max .Nordau; "Jeffersonian
Principles" William ]. Bryan; THE
Imbroglio in Samoa" Henry c. Ide, ex-
Chief Justice of Samoa; Commercial
Education" Right Hon. James Bryce,
NJ P; 1.-THE Industrial Commission,
S. Nd. North, member OF the com
sion: THE Reverses Of Britomart, Ed
mund Gosse; Taxation of Public Fran
chises," State Senator John Ford; ''The
Outlook for Carlism," Hon. James
Roche. NJ P. THE War With Spain,
Major General Nelson A. Miles; Pres
ent Aspects of the Dreyfus Case" Jo-
seph Reinalch; THE Peace Conference
Its Possible Practical Results" a
diplomatist at The Hague.
The June number of 1.-The American
Illustrated Methodist Magazine" est.
LOUISE opens with 'SLakeSpeare's One
Hero: a Drama of $780, referring, of
course to Henry W. "A Ramble in
Naples" by Dora M. Jones, is of excep-
tional interest The Rev. George w.
Yarbrough's article is on Simon Peter
Richardson of Georgia. The fourth
in the series of Famous Hymn Writ
ers" papers treats of Joseph Addison.
'.Observetions in Porto Rico" by John
F. Fisher, D. D., is an article of timely
interest. THE Theology of Byron" is
the rather startling subject of beau
tifuny illustrated article. The fourth
part Of 1.-The Illustrated History OF
Methodism" treats of the Wesleys in
America The serial story, ''Doxie
Dent" the departments of Popular
Notes on Science "Eook Reviews
Literary Notes. ETC.. are Of the usual
interest.
In Bird-Lore'' (The Macmillan Com
pany, New York; for June Olive Thorne
Miller discusses unprejudicedly the
ethics of caging birds. Ldlii Lehman
sends a message to the Audubon socie-
ties, Edith Thomas and Garrett New
kirk make welcome additions to tbs
meager list of poems relating to Amer
lean birds, Mabel Osgood Wright tells
how to teach children bird studies, anG
T. S. Roberts, Frank NJ. Chapman anG
others contribute illustrated articles or
bird-life
The signs of the times on the indus
trial and business horizon are outlined
in the June number Of the American
Monthly Review OF Reviews" (New
York;. In the department of 1.-THE
Progress of the World" the editor dis.
cusses the new era of prosperity, the
restored wages of labor, the tendency
toward the consolidation of capital, rail
road amalgamation, the relation O:
modern monopolies to the heaping III
of great fortunes, the values of fran
chises and proposed tax reforms, ana
other conditions and problems Of the
day in the business world Byron w
Holt contributes an article on Trust.
The Rush to Industrial Monopoly
A feature of Mr.. Hollis article is
carefully prepared list of more thar
123 industrial combinations now operat.
ing In this country, each of which j.
capitalized at not less than $4,000, 600
w. T. Stead writes on "Oliver Cromwell
and the National Church of England
apropos of the Cromwell tercentenary
Hon. Charles w. Kindrick, Unitet
States Consul at Ciudad Juarez. Mexi
co. contributes an interesting accoun
of the Mormon settlements in Mexico
Mrs Leonora Beck Ellis describes tn,
recent progress in agricultural method.
made by the Southern States. as illus
trated in the work of the Georgia ex
pertinent station. There is an illus
trated article on summer reading, Civ