The record-union., 1892-12-05
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

clopedia, 1.-The Columbian" carries the
work from hethel 10 san Martin, and en-
braces a great number OF very interesting
topics. Among them we notice hevenue.
EeNersIon OF Type, Rhenlsh Architecture,
RibbOnism, Roads and Road-maling,
i.ouauIc Languages, Rosewood, found
Towers, Russian Language and Ia era
ture, Sacred Music, st. PauIs Cathedral,
Salmon, salt, SAND Blast, sanitary Sci
ence. States, cities and countries are very
fully treated. In this line may be found
Rhode Island, Richmond, klO ue JaneIrO,
Rochester. kocl, Island, llOme, ROtter-
Gam, russia, Rutland, sacramento, Sagl-
nav, st. Petersburg, salt Lake Ll,y, -,l-z-
burg, SamaTia, Samoa, Sandwich Islands
and san Francisco. The blograpAlcal
sk6tches are also numerous ami very sat
is.actory. They include Paul HeveTe,
the patriot; Sir Joshua Reynolds, hu-
bens and koSsetti, The painters; EiUardo,
the political economist, and lLcheIIeu,
the Cardinal. Among the authors are
Richter, litter, kOsselti, iiosseau, Itus-
kin and Sallust; musical composers, Kos
sim and ReubenstcIn; physicians, B- ".
Richardson, RicOru ana EUsh; re- olu-
tiOnists, ,RObespierre ana ROssa. There are
also sketches Of loss, the Arcic explorer;
X. W. RoOertsou, the preather' aAd
1lothe, the theuIUg.an. vi The medical
articles are Rheumatism, Tickets, tIng-
ton. Farmers and gardeners Will ma
merltorious articles on RhodOdehAroh'
RhuDarb, Rice. Rose, Rotation OF crops,
Rye ana Satisfy. There are also VerJ
large number ot articles OH religious SUD
jects. or these we note Revelation. lie
Nivals, Ritualjsm, Roman Catholic
Church, ltule OF Faith, Russian Church,
Sabbath, Sacrament, Sacrifice, Saints,
salvation Army, Samaritan, Pentateuch,
Sanctification, sanctuary and Sanhedrim.
The topics noted are only lew OF tie
many which come unIe. the clasSiIca-
uons which We nave made, while the
number OF articles on educational. legal,
historical, philosophical and other sub
JccIs IS almost BEN iIueGiug. Every trade,
every industry, every profession and
every school OF thought is represented III
tins most comprehensive c@clopeoia.
Consequently, each reader, WnaUaYer MS
special needs may lie, inus 1t an lnNalu-
able assistant. The usefulness Of the
Wori. increased by the Iact that it is an
excellent dictionary Of tile English lam
guagC as well a. Il cycIOpeda. IhG claim
OF the publishers that the "Columhian
Cyclopedia" is "a library IN itselt7 is well
sustained. The work is sold by agents
and very easy terms Of payment are
offered. Descriptive circulars and sample
pages may be hau by writing to the pub
fishers, tarretson, Cox 4 Co., Buffalo,
New y Yorl.
in the December number of the cat
lantlc Monthly Mr.. Crawford brings his
serial story, Don Oraini," TO an uneX-
pecied ard striking close. lie intimates
that this is the end of his series of hisJo-
rles of the Saraciuesoa family. The chief
attraction Of this number IS a collection
OF letters that James Russell Lowell ad-
dressed to w. j. Stillman. which are very
delightful reading. Frank Bolles whose
volume, The Land of the Lingering
SNOW" has given him place among the
keenest observers OF nature, has a sketch
entitled "AlOne On Chocorua at Night"
and Edward Everett Hale's graphic papers
on "A New England Boyhoodn are CON
tinued, and are as interesting as ever in
their intimate personal sketches OF men
and landmarks OF old Boston days, In
travel sketch, a Morning at SermiOne,"
Ellen Olney Kirk describes the Quaint
old Italian town where Catullus once mad
his country villa. William Henry Bish-
ops papers on ''An American at Home
in Europe" give a further account Of
house-hunting, and his description
of apartments at Venice is particu-
larIy interesting and amusing. Agnes
Repplier's article on ''Wit and Humor''
is full Of good things, and is written with
the brightness and vivacity that Miss
kepplier puts into everything that she
does. y more serious contribution, Pro-
fessOr Andrew c. McLaughlin's article on
9 mississippi and the y egr0 Question"
discusses the manner in which Mississippi
has undertaken 10 regulate the rights Of
negroes within her borders. 4 striking
poem by Lila Cabot Perry entitled "At
Night" the conclusion Of Margaret &,
Graham's story "Ihe WithrOW Water
Right and John Vance Cheney's verses
on December, together with critical arti-
cles on recent books, close a thor
Oughly creditable number. Houghton,
Mi1llin x Co., boston.
In view OF the fact that Sir Edwin Ar
mold Will very likely be the next poet
laureate. one turns with interest to his
entertaining article in the December
Cosmopolitan" on a Japanese water
ing-piace." The number contains seven
portraits Of TennysOn, ana Interesting
views Of his late home. Thomas German
has penetrated the mysteries Of the silent
trappiSts monastery. Nurat Ealstead
discusses ~ arieties Of American Jour
nalism." Hermann throws Light on
the Black Art" and Theodore Roosevelt
and Maurice Thompson contribute inter
esLing articles. 4 feature is twenty-lour
portraits Of Partisan journalists. A Curl
oUs lit is found in the contrast Of the
double frOntispieces which adOrn the
magaZine-On one side tie marvellous
painting of "The Conquerors' By Fritcl,
and on the other The COnquered' bv
Anton Dietrich. The "Cosmopolitan;'
viii mark its first edition Of 1900 copies
that for January-by the offer Of /. 500
free scholarships. In return for intro
ducing the "CosmOpolitan" into certain
neighborhoods the Cosmopolitan offers
TO any young man or woman free tuition.
board. lodging and laundry at Yale. Vas
Sar, Harvard, or any of the leading col
leges, schools of art, music, medicine or
science.
Encouraged by the success attending
department Of" Newest Books" Current
Literature has devoted about fifty pages
OF the Christmas number to the Dig
cussiou of Books Of the Season" one
hundred and fifty volumes, fresh from
the press, are classified and reviewed
with descriptive and critical comment
boiled down to the fewest words: ex-
tended readings from the most notable
volumes of the month are presented.
while nearly four dozen selected ilIustra-
tions are reproduced by the latest pro-
ce>ses. This new departure, which will
give Current Literature foremost
place as an authoritative literary expo-
nent, is not attempted at the expense OF
the other departments. Special attention
has been given to The WORLDS Fair.''
"Fads and Fancies" and The Sketch
Book" with choice products of the
monthlies, WeekIies and daiiies, sifted
and arranged for the benefit OF the ue--