The record-union., 1892-01-30

Randolph Correspondence and Duel" by
Florence Waller; Social Life in Phila-
delphia During the Administration of
John Adams,'' series of letters written
by Mrs. Benjamin Stoddert, wife of the
first Secretary of the Navy. Mrs. NJ. +.
w. Sherwood will publish series of pa
pers entitled COLLECTIONS and Recollec-
tlons." Athletics, drama and other new
features are promised also.
We have this week copy of the en-
larged Forest and Strean.'' 1t is the
first number OF the thirty-eighth volume,
and contains thirty-two pages, which is
to be the regular size. The increase of
space has been made necessary by the
growth of the special interests to which
the paper is devoted, and by the CORE
spending requirement of more space for
adequate presentation. The enlargement
is, we take it, an earnest of purpose to
increase the interest, usefulness and
value Of the "Forest and Stream" and
by means of the better opportunities thus
afforded, to maintain for it the character
it has so long enjoyed as a representative
sportsman's journal of America. Since
the journal was established, eighteen
years ago, the popularity of sports with
the rod and gun has advanced with giant
strides, and in the development of these
manly recreatiOns the Forest and
Stream" has taken no unimportant part.
With their growth it has kept equal pace
in worth, in influence, in circulation and
IN generous public recognition. 1t is one
OF our most esteemed exchanges, and we
have confidence in it's opinions and ad-
vice on all sporting matters.
The illustrated articles in "Harper's
Magazine for February will be es-
pecially attractive and valuable. They
will include the first of the important
No.,
Forest to the Black Sea-" written by
Poultney Bigelow and F. d. Millet, and
richly illustrated by Mr.. Millet and AL
fred Parsons; "A Skin for Skim an
exposition of the fur-trading industry in
the great Northwest, by Julian Ralph,
with numerous illustrations by Reming-
ton; 1.-The Royal Danish Theater,' BY
William Archer, with pictures by Hans
Tegner and others; and George w. Shell
don's article on the ''Old Shipping Mer-
chants of New Rork," with illustrations
by c. d. Gibson and f. II. Schell. The
stories by William McLennan and Mary
f. Wilkins, as well as 'Athelwolde," the
new play by Amelie Rives, will also be
attractIvely illustrated. The frOntispiece,
Might in Venice" drawn by w. I.
Smedley, will illustrate John Hays
charming poem of the same title.
The contents of the February number
of the North American Review are to
be unusually varied. Four articles by
Mr.. Gladstone on the "Olympian Re-
ligion' are followed by "Tammany Hall
and the Democracy" by Richard Croker;
NJ. Springer; Can Our National Banks
be Made Safer?" by Edward S. Lacey;
Fires on Transatlantic Steamers by
Earl de la War;; ",Hhe Duty and Destiny
Of England in ASIA" by Sir Edwin
Arnold; "a Perilous Business and the
d. Il H. I
Year of Railway Accidents" by II. G.
Prout; 'The OPERA" by Edmund G.
Stanton. An earnest appeal for the sup
preston of the Louisiana Lottery is made
by Anthony Comstock. Clark Russell is
an enthusiastic admirer of Herman Mel
vile and Richard Henry Dana. He
| thinks that Americans have shown pre-
eminent capacity in literature Of the sea,
and sets forth his views in ga Claim for
American Literature
The ''New England Magazine" for
January has these papers: Phillips
Brooks" by julius IL. Ward; "The Mas
ter of Raven's-Woe," by Arthur l.. Sal
mon; Publication" by George Edgar
Montgomery; Mice at Eavesdropping;"
NJ. Woodward; "Deposed," by Florence
+. Pratt; George William Curtis" by
j ohm W. Chadwick; "The Beaconsfield
! Terraces" by John Waterman; ''The
Pines" by Zitella Cooke; .'The Gray
Dawn" by S. Q. Lapius; "a Salem
Witch" by Edith Mary Norris; "The
yellow Wall Paper" by Charlotte Per-
| kins Stetson; The Old Oaken Bucket" !"
| by Samuel Woodwork; THE Author of
| the Old Oaken Bucket,n by George NJ.
! Young: christmas Eve" by Agnes
Maule Machar; "Stories of Salem Witch
craft" by Winfield S. Nevins; "'Tis Bet
ter to Have Loved and Lost" by Philip
Bourke Marston Abraham Lincoln" !"
by Phillips Brooks.
The Journalist holiday special is a
very handsome quarto of sixty pages
profusely illustrated with portraits and
| rich in stories, poetry, biographical
sketches. The trontispiece is a portrait
of Charles Scribner, and two equally as
good pictures are given of j. B. Scribner
and E. L. Burlingame. The Journal
ist' is of special interest to authors,
artists, publishers and advertisers, and
notably to newspaper men. 1t is spicy,
but dignified, crisp, but vigorous, at
tractive, instructive and well-edited mag
azine. New York, III Nassau street; 81
year.
"Harper's Young People" for January
10Th is charming number. The frontis-
piece, Beagle Puppies,' is a very hand
some picture. The paper is the best
weekly for young readers of which we
have knowledge.