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

| ing a rapid survey of the important
books just issued from the various pub
Fishing houses The number is richly
Illustrated
| The opening article In the New
England Magazine for June lBoston)
Is historical and descriptive account
of the island Of Grand Manan, in the
Bay of Fundy. The author, William /
Cole, writes with true appreciation OF
| the grandeur of the scenery there to be:
found. The city OF New Haven, In the
/ hands of Walter Allen. receives ade-
quate and thorough treatment. An ex-
cellent history OF Hamilton College,
New York. is contributed by E. P. Pow
| ELL William Everett Cram, author of
several delightful sketches Of bird life,
contributes a study of "Our Northern
Flycatchers.' Two interesting bits OF
biography are the accounts of "A Scar
borough Tory Orchard King) by Le-
Roy l.. Hight, and of Lorenzo Dow, the
eccentric preacher of Connecticut birth,
by Emily S. Gilman. A valuable bit OF
information concerning "Wnliam Nor
ris' Commonwea1,' the official organ OF
the Socialist League. founded by Nor
ris. is by Leonard D. Abbott. Joseph
Lee supplements his admirable paper
on THE Philanthropists Legislative
Function with one of similar excel
lence on Liberty Through Legislation,
In "A New England Educational Pol
icy," w. Scott outlines a feasible plan
for equalizing educational advantages
throughout the New England States.
There are several good poems and two
interesting stories-"A Type Of Bloom
| field,'' by Harriet A. Nash, and a
Story With a Happy Ending" by
George H. Page. Mr.. Mead devotes his
editors table to a discussion of the Pill
grim literature, the immediate occasion
being the coming Old South historical
pilgrimage to Plymouth. The number
is profusely illustrated.
1.-The China Decorator" (New York;
| celebrates its twelfth year with the
June issue, with new dress, new cover,
| new headlines, new departments ana
new features generally. The colored
photographic study of raspberries, which
| is given with the June number, is
work Of art. The number contains, IN
| addition to the editorial and publish
er's notes. and general miscellaneous
articles pertaining to china and glass
| decoration, and water colors, the fol-
lowing special articles: Exhibition OF
the National League of Mineral Paint
ers" in Chicago; also, other notes on
other exhibitions; Figure Painting"
| New Shapes and Decorations" Greek
Ornament" Design Treatment of
| Raspberries as also treatments OF
other designs; Answers to Correspond
ents," and Studio Chat" THE China
Decorator is an Illustrated monthly
magazine devoted to the art of china
and glass decoration. 1t is acknowledge
ed by prominent teachers and amateurs
to be Indispensable. and recognized as
an authority on all subjects relating to
ceramics. -
The third number of the new and rap
1 Idly growing candidate for favor in the
magazine field, 1.-THE American German
Review (New York and Chicago, is at
hand, freely and very handsomely Illus
trated. The papers are by: DIR. Paul
Heyse, Dr. Max Nordau. Professor
James Bryce, M. P. Maurice Maeter-
linck Macmillan Harden, Adolf Will
brandt, Maarten Martens, Secretary
of State John Hay DR.. Baron Won Hol-
| leben, Lucy Cleveland, Frederick F.
Schrader, Alfred Stoddart, Professor
Carpenter, Frederick w. Hollis, c. A.
Bratter Emil Preetorius and Governor
Thomas C. Fletcher of Missouri.
The versatility of the composers of
the lighter and more popular forms of
songs and instrumental music is amply
shown by the variety contained in the
new music for the current month.
Starting with the broadly comic, Of
which there are two specimens, Buy
and Buy (Will A. Heelan) and THE
Waldorf - Hyphen'-Astoria" Jack
son Gouraud), we are led by irregular
gradation to the ultra sentimental,
which takes the form of In the Shad-
ow of the Rockies" Jefferson & r.
ving) and Mandy Lee" (Thurland
Chattaway), both particularly good
specimens of their class. Then there
is the song of the lovelorn and asser-
tive swain, who sings that There Are
Other Girls, but None Like Mine" dan
Packard), and the production of the
descriptive writer; in this case a STORY
song called Your Mothers Wedding
Ring" &C. D. Bingham). The admirers
of coon songs are also we'll provided
for, Forget 1t, Don't You Care!
civilians & Walker), and Use Work
in'-I'se Hustlin . powers & Gouraud),
attesting that the darkey ditty is as
irrepressible as ever, while the juvenile
, contingent is looked after in "Colum-
bia Ann (Maribel SEYMOUR. a clever
! child song. In the instrumental works
the same luxuriance of style is OBJ
servable, and pianists have an assert
ment to choose from. Lovers of syn
copated music, commonly called rag
; time will find Rag Time Jimmie's
Jamboree" Ned Wayburn) a notably
clever specimen of it: while those who
prefer the eccentric will be stated with
The Night Owls PATROL (Ben H.
Janssen). Devotees- of martial strains
have 'The Raleigh March" CHerman
Marcus) and THE Purple Lady" (Burt
Lesser, two pulse quickening works of
the Sousaesque order; while those
whose melodic thoughts turn to more
s,omber and subdued efforts are pro-
vided for in the shape of Sounds
From the Chapel' q. NJ. Bradford), a
reverie of great beauty. The dancing
quota are locked after in the medley
lancers, "a Bunch of Beauties" q. NJ.
Bradford), which is an arrangement of
. fragments of popular airs of the day.