The record-union., 1892-02-04

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der Matthews boys story; The Ad-
miraFs Caravan" by Charles Carryl, of
''Davy and the Goblin fame; strange
Corners of our Country the needed les
sons in patriotism by Charles +. Lum-
mis-; Laura Il. Richards account of
when | was Your Age" the home-his-
tory OF the celebrated family of DR.. 5. @.
Howe, and Two Girls and Boy,"' the
serial that proves Lieutenant Fletcher S
ability to write for older children than
those he charmed with Marjorie and
Her Papa" Other features are "A South
American Hunt by Herbert H. Smith;
The Winning OF Vanella," a fairy story,
by Tudor Jenks; Crooked Dick Il his
torical ballad, by Anna Robeson Brown,
and charming verses by Katharine Pyle
and by Mrs. lWiggin.
A notable issue is the Magazine of
American History" for February. Its
1rontlsplece is copy of the famous his
torlc painting OF the United states Elec-
toral Commission of 1877. the portraits of
the distinguished persons represented in
IL being ln every instance from lie sit
tlngs. Judge Charles Cowley contrib
utes the Minority Report of that COM
mission, and adds brief sketch Of Judge
Abbott who, prepared the report, which
was never until now published. The
! paper also contains letters from Senator
Hoar and Benjamin i. Butler. Follow
ing this, President Arthur Harvey of the
Canadian Institute concludes his admi-
rably written Critical and Common
sense View Of the ENTERPRISE of Christie
pher Columbus" with several portraits
! Of olumbus. Hon. William Writ Henry
/ presents a scholarly review OF the ''Eir-
ginia of the Revolutionary Period. :"
Hon. Charles X. Tuclzerman sends from
I Europe an account OF the 'Unveiling OF
the Monument to Theodore Parker" in
/ Florence. President James G. yelling
contributes the first part Of an instructive
study, slavery in the Territories His
/ torically Considered" Shirley Carter
/ Hughson writes of General Francis
/ MariOn's Crave 'Pen Portraits OF
General (Stonewall) Jackson and Notes
and Replies contain some very entertain
ing material. The magazine is i'll touch
with the times while bringing the most
desirable and authentic matters of his
tory to lis readers, something fresh and
striking from fields of research not over
trodden. Its contributors represent the
historians and best writer's on the CONT
nent. Published at 743 Broadway, New
Nork.
'Harper's Magazine" for February
contains the beginning of an attractive
series Of papers describing a canoe voy-
/ age in 1891 down the Danube, "trom the
/ black Forest to the Black Sea" The
first article is by Poultuey Bigelow, and
superbly illustrated. Julian Ralph CON
tributes another Of his entertaining pa
! pers on the great Northwest, under the
! title OF "a SKIN for Skin" The article
1 Is accompanied by several strikingly or
! Iginal illustrations. Another paper of
/ historic Interest IS an account of the "Old
! Shipping Merchants of New York" 10y
George w. sheldon. A valuable article
on The Royal Danish Theater" illus
| trated by Hans Tegner and others, IS
contributed by William Archer. The
series of Personal Recolecti0ns of Ma
! thaniel Hawthorne" by Horatio Bridge,
Is continued. 4 paper entitled Chicago
The Main Exhibit, y is by Julian Ralph.
In the department Of fiction is the new
! play by Amelie Rives, "AthelwUld," a
/ tragedy III five acts, illustrated by Mary
l.. COW; The Little Maid at the Door, .
story of the New England witchcraft
/ delusion, by Mary L. Wilkins, illustrated
/ by Howard Pyle; marie" another of
! William McLennan'S inimitable French
/ Canadian sketches, illustrated by Rein
hart, and Fin de Siecle,'' an entertain
/ ing character sketch by Robert C. v.
! Meyers. John Hay contributes poem.
might in Venice" Another poem, The
Stone Woman OF Eastern P0int,n is by
Elizabeth stuart Phelps. The editorial
/ departments are conducted, as usual. bv
! George William Curtis, William Dean
Howells and Charles Dudley Warner.
The Overland Monthly for February
! (San Francisco is d very attractive maga-
zine in its new cover Of an artist: and
unique character. Its contents are pro-
/ fusely illustrated, especially the leader,
an account by Professor George Davidson
Of the great exploit Of the Coast Survey
in occupying the all but inaccessible tip
of Mt. ConneSs for a signal station; thew
built and have kept UP an observatory on
summit barely big enough 10 hold il.
reached by crawling across kniie-edge
OF rock, q few inches wide, with thou
sand feet precipice on either side Pro-
/ fessOr DavidsOn's descriptions and illus
tratlons, from photographs taken by the
survey, show how the achievement was
done. Camping with Fox Hounds in
Southern California" and 'An American
Tin Mine" are also finely illustrated and
very readible articles. The account OF
| the mine, by Judge Knight, is a very
! clear and authoritative statement, from
official and confidential figures, of the
status Of the much discussed mine of San
Jacinto. The magazine has Il stirring
story of "a Night Ride in A pache Land':
another story is pretty Hawaiian
/ legend, THE Stone Maiden," and other
stories, poems and sketches make up a
most interesting numter.
The North American Review'' has
this table OF contents for February:
How to Attack the Tariff" by w. II.
Springer, Chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee; "A Claim for Ameri-
can Literature" w. Clark Russell: sCan
Our National Banks Be Made Safer ?"
Edward S. Lacey, Comptroller Of the
Currency; "Our Transatlantic Steamers"
Earl De La War;; THE Duty and Des-
tiny of England in India" Sir Edwin
Arnold; "A Perilous Business and the
Remedy" Henry Cabot Lodge; - Year
of Railway Accidents II. G. Prout, edi-
tor of the RAILROAD Gazette:" 1.-THE
OPERA" Edmund {. Stanton; Lotteries
and Gambling Anthony Comstock,
Secretary OF the New York Society for
the Suppression of Vice; "Tammany and
the Democracy" Richard Croker: "The
Olynpian Religion w. L. Gladstone;
An open Letter. VIM. NJ. Springer:
''The Flour of the Future" Erastus Wi
man; The Tombs in Westminster Alb
bey,' Henry w. Lucy; Jews in the
Union Army" Stephen S. Wise; Rail
road Consolidation" General John Glib
bon; Sunday at the Worlds Fair
Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
"Lippineott's Magazine" for February
has as trontispiece the portrait of Mrs.
NJ. 4. w. Sherwood. The papers are:
Roy the ROyalist." by William Westall:
'The Managing Editor" by julius Cham
bers; February" by Louise Chandler
Moulton; The Hackney Horse,'' by
Louis y. Megargee; Across the Sea-, by
Philip Bourke Marston; Secretary
Rusk's Crusade by Julian Hawthorne;
The Board OF Trade and the Farmer.i'
by Henry Clews; The ambassador" by
Charles Converse Tyler; 'Jermyn's Por-
trait" by Clara Lanza DAYS of Nv
Youth" by st. George Tucker; s'Swim-
ming" by Herman Oelrichs: ''Prince
Gallitzin, Priest and Pioneer" by Hester
Dorsey Richardson; ''Since the Begin
ning," by Kate Putnam Osgood; 'sRecoI
lections," by Mrs. NJ. Z. ". Sherwood.
intangible" by Kate B. Lathrop; "The