The record-union., 1891-02-15
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

The New York Tribune Almanac for
1891 is a splendid number, the largest
ever issued by the Tribune. 1t con-
tains 353 closely packed pages, into which
are crowded vast quantity of valuable
facts and figures, names, lists of officials,
historical sketches, and other matters,
concerning which the average citizen of
both parties needs to refresh his memory
hundred times every year. The party
platforms in all the States are exhibited
at length, most valuable showing in
view OF the ferment OF the political field.
A list of all the bills of the last session of
Congress is given, with the full text of
the silver, dependent pension, antitrust
and other more important Acts. The
electoral vote for 100 years, the new aD-
portionment of Congress, the votes IN
Congress on the tariff for 100 years, the
divorce and marriage laws of all the
States, qualifications of voters in this
country, rates OF interest, history and
officers OF IL large number of societies, the
State and National Committees Of the
three leading parties, athletic and sport
ing records of 1890, and the new rules of
the House OF Representatives, with cleo
ton returns OF every State, are only q
few of the multitude. of features of this
great almanac. 1t is something that
every man should have, be he Republi-
can or Democrat.
The New England Magazine" (Bos-
tom for February has The Old Masters
of Boston, Samuel l.. Gerry; "Nomen's 8
Work in Science Sara A. Underwood:
"a Model New Englan tNillage," Edwin
A. Start; "They Turned Her out in the
Street," Fred De Vine; 1.-The History OF
Historical Writing in America" j. +.
jameson, Ph. D.: William Morris"
Allen Eastman Cross; "a New England
Clergyman During the Revolution,' Mrs.
Amelia Leavitt Hill; William Morris,
William Clarke; Miss Nisbys Widow
bood," j. w. NJ; My Two Friends" S.
w. Foss; The Rindge Gifts to Cam
bridge" Ashton Il. Willard; Ghost,
"Colored Churches and Schools in the
South" Lille Is. Chace Wyman; "A
Story of Old Charlestown," John Cod
man, ID; 1.-The Family Feud,'' George
Ethelbert Walsh. The illustrations are
many and are all good.
The numbers of The Living Age' for
January 3lst and February 7th contain
''Shakespeare's Ghosts 'Witches and
Fairies" QHQFteriU alexander Viner,"
and Home Rule and Home Rulers
Contemporary; Birds - ''Velasquez and
his King" and Shut up in the African
Forest" NtneteeatA Ce7etury: "a Secret
Religion" C017thjIJ: Two Treatises on
the Sublime" and The Republic OF san
Marino," -HdcDItituR; Lord Melbourne"
Betgrdgia;: ''Bess of Hardwick," Temple
Bar; Frost and Fog" and Mr.. King
lake." Spectator; 1.-The Origin of the
Great Lakes of \ North America" Nature:
with installments of Eight Days"
christmas Eve at Warwingie," and
poetry. For fifty-two numbers OF sixty
four large pages each the subscription
price is IS. Littell u Co., Boston, are the
publishers.
Public Opinion" the eclectic weekly
of Washington and New York, has just
announced the offer of three cash prizes
of $50, 500 and $50 respectively for the
best three essays upon the question:: rs
any extension and development of trade
between the United States and Canada
desirable; ii so, what are the best means
of promoting it?' The topic is particularly
timely and the contest will doubtless at
tract considerably attention. Fun partic-
ularS may be had by addressing the pub
fishers at either New York or Washing
ton.
The Photographic Times'' for Febru-
airy (New York; has this table of contents:
"A Portrait Study printing With Iron
Salts" Notes from Japan" by Professor
w. X. Burton; 1.-The Reduction Of Silver
Prints" by w. II. Gardner; ''The Old
Photograph Album," by c. d. c.; ''Im-
Dawson; "A Device for Holding Films
in the Developing Solution" by Thomas
J. Bray; "Record of Photographic Pat
ents."
''Harper's Bazar' for February 2lst is
a very handsome number. Its fIlll-page
illustrations are splendid examples OF
fine wood engraving. Notably so is the
double-page picture, entitled "A Witch, -
from Luke Fields well-known picture.
The fashion and literary departments are
full of matter, original and contributed
by correspondence. The "Bazar'' is a
leader among family journals.
The New Moon'' for February Iow-
ell, Mass.) is well filed with reading for
old and young. This cheap monthly is Il
clean, wholesome, helpful Journal, and is
steadily improving in all its departments.