The record-union., 1899-01-16

engine-room and bridge. Mr. Orcutt
begins a series Of six most interesting
and valuable articles, comparing the
methods, management and products OF
machine-tool builders in Europe ana
America Mr.. Hunter contributes a
second excellent Illustrated paper on
the Maritime Canal. Fine engravings
accompany also Mr.. Adams descrlp-
tion Of logging in the Western States
Mr.. Parry's discussion of the engineer
ing features1o of the buildings at OK
ford, and Mr. Louis instructive ac-
count of the iron mines of Arctic Eu-
rope. Mr.. Hammond develops the
commercial aspect of electric lighting
in Great Britain, and Mr.. Hansel fol-
lows the evolution of safety in railway
travel. The "Review and Index of the
Engineering Press adds a compre-
hensiye summary Of the engineering
literature of the month, putting the
reader in command of the contents OF
all the important technical journals
of the world.
Current History" (Boston) for the
third quarter of 1898 contains 2o6
pages of reading matter, Illustrated
with eighty -four portraits, thirteen
maps and two full-page views. 1t IS
a handbook of information on all ques-
tions of the day-not an almanac, but
philosophic presentation of the es-
sential facts Of progress the world
over: concise, clearly written and con-
yeniently arranged for reference pur-
poses. With this it combines the feat
ures of a dictionary of general bio
graphy and a portrait gallery OF ma
tionaI and international celebrities
Each number is full to overfloWing
with useful and interesting informa-
ton worthy of permanent preservation.
The work is an Indispensable one for
those who wish not only to keep
abreast with the news but to have a
convenient, concise record of the
worlds doings. It is indeed a complete
indexrerum of the events of the
times in all lines of reputable activity.
In the first issue of Harper s
Weekly (New York; for 1899 appears
the first installment of serial by H.
G. Wells, entitled when the Sleeper
Wakes Among other features is an
article on Sir Edward Burne-Jones'
..Mosaics in the American Episcopal
| Church at Rome" The article is IL
| lustrated in a most attractive way
! from drawings of the mosaic work.
The departments of Music and Drama
have been given more space both IN
| text and Illustration. Special features
! in the line of illustration are the front
page sketch, ice Yachting" by W. +,
Snyder, and a double-page drawing
that represents a forced march in Porte
Rico, a battery of artillery crossing a
stream. The drawing is entitled Nov
| ing Artillery in Porto Rico" and was
drawn ON the spot by T. Dart Walker
|
| "Gunton's Magazine" (New York; fol
January has these papers: Shall the
| Treaty Be Confirmed? ~; Decline in
Railway Rates and Profits; Wealth
and It's Production; ''The Anti -Expan-
sion Movement; Some Valuable Wage
Statistics; "Bohm -Bawerk on Karl
Marx; Free Trade and Protection IN
Practice; Practical Defects in Social
ism. "Gunton Institute Studies fol
January, Teaching of Economics in
| Schools
| liable Talk" (Philadelphia) for jan
uary, besides the departments, menus
| tables of receipts, housekeepers' in.
| quiries, etc. has these articles: Tht
| Glamor of New Years.; In Bermuda
With Theodore; "A Handful Of
Spices; ssThe Dinner; Fruits Crow
in Cuba',; 1.-THE Children and Theil
Rights; Knocking at Fresh Portals
Facts; Fancies and Frivolities OF tn