The record-union., 1891-02-28
new PUBLICATIONS.

| ander. The California series takes up the
Fremont explorations; second, paper
| by Mrs. Fremont on the 'tOrigin of the
Fremont Explorations third, pos
thumous narrative of the terrible expert
ences OF the fourth expedition. Included
| are portraits of Thomas I'll. Benton, the
| late George Bancroft, from daguerreo-
| type, Mrs. Fremont from miniature,
and a drawing of Fremont's address to
| the Indians at Fort Laramie; also, por-
traits OF jim Bridger, Alexis Cooley, and
| Charles Preuss besides other illustrative
material. To the department OF .Califor-
MANA" Professor Royce of Harvard Col
lege contributes some new documents on
| the Bear Flag affair. General j. 4. y.
Marshall makes record of three gold dust
| stories: How California Gold was sent
| to Boston i'll 1911, 1.-The First California
Gold in Australia and 1.-The First CALI
| fornia Gold in Wall Street, The 'front.'
| lspiecc of the number is q new portrait OF
| Bryant. ..General Crook in the Indian
| Country" by Captain John G.. Bourke,
/ is q paper that has been in preparation for
several months. 1t has been profusciy
illustrated by Frederic Remington. Lieu
tenant Horace Carpenter of New Orleans,
| in his entertaining article on 'Plain Liv-
| ing at Johnson's Island" describes the
hardships, from the point OF view Of a
! Confederate prisoner. The second article
Oh the "Anglo-SaIon in the Southern
! Hemisphere" is devoted to Australian
cities. \ charming feature of this num-
Der is curious story by Edith Robinson,
'Penhaiiow, with two full-page pictures
by Will II. Low. DR. Eggleston's serial,
The Faith Doctor" is continued, as we'll
as Colonel Carter of Cartersville," the
true story, 'The Mystery OF the Sea-" by
Professor Buttolph, and humorous skit,
The Utopian Pointer" by David Dodge.
| Mr.. Rockhill gives the last installment of
! MT nf ,c.,t oh !rae
ern Tibet and Central China. Topics OF
the Times and Open Letters are depart
ments varied and sustained in interest
''St. Nicholas'' for March (the Century
| Company, New York is Il brilliant num-
Der. From the picture of coy comfort
which J. IL. Dolph has furnished for a
trontispiece to the naive idea contained in
the last bit of verse, Her Little Shetland
Shawl" there is nothing that an intelli-
| gent boy or girl cannot understand and
appreciate, and yet all the contents are
unhackneyed and, in the best sense of
the word, artistic. The serials by j. T.
Trowbridge and Noah Brooks are sturdy
and healthtnl, as are the illustrations TO
them by Henry Sandman and w. a.
will be welcomed by parents who wish to
! find stories to read to their Unsuitable
audiences, and the same purpose may be
served by HUI and Buz," by Laura e.
Richards, by Pauline and the Police
man., and by Oliver Hertord's character
istic drama 'Good-Bye." For the same
young auditors there are verses and
jingles, as the Excellent Emu" "The
Turtle and the katydid" "What and
| Whereof "a Little Boy Named Johnny
"An Opinion" by John Kendrick Bangs;
cause and Effect" by Margaret Vande-
grift; "Bobby's Christmas Dream" +" His
Profession" the Alphabet Song" and
| hOrSn
children will appreciate Caesar and
Pompey;" "a Polar Bear for Jailer.'
by Edmund Collins; ''Out of Childhood" !"
by Helen Thayer Hutcheson; Mr.. Welle's
account of his Autograph Book" Miss
Elizabeth Bisland's .Alligators' Fu-
part of little Miss Ellsworth's :'Diary in
the East" and the English story,
"Rhodas Visit"
! 'Harper's Magazine" for March con-
| tains an important article on "The
Literary Landmarks of Edinburgh" !"
written by Laurence Hutton and pro-
! fusely illustrated from drawings made in
Edinburgh by Joseph Pennell. Edwin
y. Abbey contributes eight full-page IL
lustrations of Shakespeare's Comedy OF
Errors" and Andrew Lang, in his COM
ment upon the play, gives some curious
facts concerning the history Of the play.
| Theodore Child relates his impressions OF
''The Argentine Capital" His paper,
which is the sixth OF the popular series OF
articles on South America, is very fully
illustrated by G. S. Reinhart and others.
Julian Ralph, i'll q paper illustrated by
Frederic Remington, presents some in
tereSting information regarding 1.-THE
Chinese Leak" or the Smuggling OF
Chinamen into. cur country across the
Canadian border. Brander Mathews
contributes charming love story, 'In
the Vestibule Limited.' A new series OF
stories, entitled ''Wessex Folk by
Thoma; Hardy, is begun, and Charles
Egbert Craddock's absorbing story, ''In
the Stranger Peoples Country" is con-
| tinued. Francis korbay writes an inter
esting essay on Nationality III Music,''
| Leads at Whist, and Their History
There are also poems by w. D. Howells,
Richard E. Burton and Hezekiah Butter
| worth. The editorial departments, con-
Quoted by George William Curtis, Will
lam Dean Howelis, and Charles Dudley
Warner, are, as usual, full of interest and
entertainment.
81 a decided ACQUISITION to the staff of the
Cosmopolitan Magazine is Brander
Mathews, President of the Nineteenth
Century Club. Mr.. Mathews name,
added to that of Edward Everett Hale. in
charge of 'Social Problems;' Murat
Halstead, reviewing Current Events -
and Miss Bisland with her European
articles, gives the "Cosmopolitan" a
departmental staff of exceptional brill
fancy. The March number exhibits a
choice table OF contents. 1t opens with
an exquisite frontispiece, reproduction
OF a painting by Seifert, of Munich; a
light article treating of the French stage,
and illustrated. Protestant missions APP
peals to all who contribute in the name
of religion and charity. Darkest America
| Is concise discussion of tho TpI Ifor1 r,,,oe
ton. Mrs. Van RENSSELAER, Cruger writes
of the slovenly dressing of Americans. 4
departure IN magazine work is the long
expected autobiography of Frederic Will
iers, the famous war correspondent. A
striking short story is ''How I Shot My
nor, and Labor Unions and Strikes in
Ancient Rome" is an illustrated article
by DR.. G. A. Danziger. The regular de-
partments of Current Events and
Social Problems,n by Murat Halstead
and Edward Everett Hale, respectively
are, MS usual, maintained with the accus-
toned wisdom and ability. (Cosmopoli-
tan Publishing Company, New York;
''Cassel's Family Magazine for March
opens with the Serial "A Sharp Expert
ence," by Kate Eyre, who has written
some OF the most popular serials that
have appeared in this magazine. The
second paper is on "How TO Choose &
New House," "Wh hen Mother Is HIP is
the title of a poem that accompanies tho
frontispiece. "A Model Irish Town" de.
scribes Bessbrook, manufacturing vii
lage. 'Only Just'' is the title of q Story
by the author of "Who is Sylvia ?" A
practical paper is son Coloring Materials
for EmbroideYies," which describes witt