The record-union., 1892-12-09

'93. 1t will probably be the most COM
plete and valuable report on mineral
statistics ever published in America.
| The constant improvement and greatly
increased cost of the ''Engineering and
| Mining JournaP' has necessitated
the increase of its subscription
price to IS a year for the United States,
| Canada and Mexico, while to other coun-
| tries in the Postal Union remains at ST..
The volume of Mineral Statistics is sent
free to all subscribers at s..
The December "Quiver'' has colored
frontispiece for a surprise. 1t is called
The First-Born," and is from the paint
ing by NJ. l.. Cow, K. l. The opening
| article is about the "Phllanthropists in
Parliament" and gives the portraits of
six. Following this come the opening
chapters of new serial, The Manager
of Mansion Mills" by 5. Southall Bone,
which promises to be unusually interest
ing. THE Blank Cheque'' is a short
story which points a moral. ''With
! Healing in His Wings" is particularly
adapted for Sunday reading though it is
in the nature of history. THAT Awk-
ward Youth" is an amusing bit OF fiction
which is followed by a more serious
paper called playing the Fool" and
contains words of good advice to those
| who are inclined to sail the voyage of
| life in too lightly ballasted craft. 1.-The
| Willful Willoughbys," is the title of a
piquant serial just begun. The Recre-
ations of John Wesley is most reada-
| BILE paper, and the illustrated poem,
''Baby's First Prayer" will touch every
mothers heart. ''Some Powers of Love"
| is a suggestive paper by the Lord Bishop
of Ripon. This is followed by a story,
"Peggy's Golden Fleece" and a bundle
! of "Short Arrows" The number is one
of exceptional merit and closes the year
| is1,i ~
New York.
The Overland Monthly (San Fran
CISCO for December has these papers and
the usual review, editorials, etc: ''rhe
! Restaurants of San Francisco" Charles
S. Green illustrated from drawings by
| Peixotte. Walter, and Helen J. Smith
and from photos by Taber); THE Sacking
Of Grubbville,", Adah Fairbanks Batelle;
''Indian Traditions of Their Origin, y
! William E. Read; Aged" Juliette Es-
| telle Mathis; The University of Cali
| formal III.), Nlilicent w. Shinn (illus-
trated from drawings by Peixotte and
! Walter and from photos; "a Peninsular
/ Centennlal-Nancouv Visit in 1892 to
the Bay and Peninsular of San Fran
CISCO" w. II. McDougal; "a Last Walk
in Autumn" Meth Boyce; Mexican
Art in Clay" Z. P. Bancroft ILLUSTRATED
from drawings by Peixotte); "Point Lo-
! bos." Virna Woods; Congressional Re-
FORM" Caspar T. Hopkins; "A Mexican
| Ferry" A. ID. Stewart illustrated from
photos by the writer and from drawings
/ by Peixotte); "Helen," Marshall Graham;
"Down O. the Thistle" Ella NJ. Sexton;
1.-THE Illuminated Certificate" Marcia
! Davies.
The Cosmopolitan" for December
! New York, Fifth avenue and Broad
way is superbly illustrated. Sir Edwin
/ Arnold writes of "a Japanese Watering
! Place.; Thos. p. German of "The Silent
! Monks of Oka"; Arthur Hornblow of
French Journalism and Journalists:
| Geo. Stewart Of Tenuyson; q. ii. Yen
owrine gives a sketch entitled Louis
! Ville''; J. Is. Osborne writes of "a Day
With Chivalry"; Maurice Thompson of
"Where the Mocking Bird Sings''; Murat
! Halstead of The Varieties OF Journal
ism"; Henry James has story, THE
! Wheel of Time; A. Hermann, the wiz
ard, sheds Light on the Black Art';
Judith Laird has deeply touching
story, my Son Absalom"; Stephen
Crane has a sketch entitled "a Tent in
Agony; NJ. Nj. O'Leary writes of Duck
Shooting in Australia; w. ID. Howells
writes of "A Traveller From Albruria'':
and the poems are by John b. Tabb,
Louise 1. Quincy, Maurice Baldwin,
| Henry Tyrrell, j. r. Percy, and one is
anonymous. Eleven Of the papers are
richly illustrated.
''Goldthwaites Geographical Maga-
zine'' az Nassau street, New York has
steadily advanced, and the current num-
Der induces US to believe that it has a
! foothold now that will not be shaken. 1t
entered wholly new field, one barren of
| journalistic effort, practically in the
| United States, one attracting only a few
specialists. But the magazine has created
a tasted for study of geographic science
that is contributing greatly to the sum
! of human knowledge. We wish it all
| success. and to make that practical urge
all who feel the slightest interest in geo
graphic study to extend aid to the mainte-
nance ofGoldthwaite's courageous effort.
! 1t has now succeeded to an extent to war
rant it permanency. The next thing is to
aid it to make its pages more and more
valuable. To that end. students in natu-
raj histaoy, antiquities, discovery and
/ travel everywhere should relate them
! selves to the magazine and keep in touch
| with it.
"ChatterboX' for 1929 is at hand. II
is name that is household word in
tens of thousands of homes and has be-
come endeared in the hearts of two gen
erations. The readers Of the early vol
umes are now men and women, who
! know that no books viii delight their
children more, or instruct them to a
! greater extent than these dear old annual
! volumes, whose sales, says the pub-
fishers, have long since mounted above
the million mark. Nearly a hundred
tons of paper are used each year in the
production of this beautiful child's book.
and month after month the presses turn
into the bindery great loads of the printed
material, the whole process, we are told,
requiring a host of workers. who are
4 kept busy supplying the holiday de-
mand. This year the publishers have
evidently spared no expense or trouble
/ in securing paper that would do entire
| justice to this royal Juvenile volume and