The record-union., 1892-12-15
new PUBLICATIONS.

The Christmas number of "Harper'S
Weekly" december 7thl presents an eX-
traOrdinary combination OF literary and
artistic features. 1t contains, among
many other attractions, u beautiful
dOubIe-page Christmas picture drawn by
Howard Pyle; four pages of illustrations
OF The New West Point" with de-
scriptive comment by George I. Putnam:
ana two pages OF characteristic iliustra-
tions by Il. B. Frost. There is also a de-
lightful story by John kendrick Bangs.
and an article on London Music Halls"
by Richard Harding Davis, with appro-
pirate illustrations. a variety of short
articles on timely topics, thoughtful edi-
torials on the questions Of tue day, po-
ems, sketches, ETC., help to complete this
noteworthy and very interesting num-
Der.
"Harper's Bazar'' for December 10th is
an elegant Christmas number, superbly
illustrated, and containing many attract
i've holiday features. Among other
Christmas stories itincludes the "Witch's
Strong Box" by Eva Wilder McGlasson.
and Dean AldewateT's Baby" by Flor
ence Waters Snedeksr; there will also be
Christmas poem by Harriet Prescott
Spotford. Mrs. John Sherwood con
tributes a specially prepared article on
/ Afternoon Tea" giving full details of
the etiquette OF that social function. The
Iarly attractive.
The "New England Magazine" (Bos-
tom for December is richly illustrated
and replete with choice papers. Among
the more prominent are The Builders
Of the Cathedrals," by Marshall S. Snow:
The Republic of Peru" by Major Al
fred S. Sears; "A Bird's-Eye View Of the
Sahara" by Hilarian Michel; Can Re
! ligion be Taught in the Schools" by
/ Charles Lewis Slattery; How Civil Gov
| ernment is Taught in New England
/ High School" by Arthur May Mowry;
and 1.-The Outlook for Sculpture in
America" by w. Ordway Partridge.
the ''Pacitic Educational JournaP' for
| December (San Francisco) has besides
/ the usual departments, papers by Mary
! Z. Sackett on whittier as a CoIonist'j.
/ on MEN in Schools by Miss Anna
! Buckbee of Pennsylvania; on Woman
as a Teacher in the Primary Schools" by
/ Agnes NJ. Manning; OH Methods and
| Aids-a Lesson on the Seas,' by Char
! lotte 4. Powell; and editorials on current
educational topics, reports, news notes
and official decisions.
ILLUSTRATED Sketches Of Death Vallevp
is an instructive, freely illustrated vol
/ ume. by John K. Shears. on the bOrax
/ deserts on the Pacific Coast. 1t is an ell
tertaining and very well written volume.
giving a great deal oil information about
borax mining and treatment, and de-
/ scribing vividly a region of which the
general public is not much informed.
Rand, McNally ~ Co.. publishers, Chi
cago.
Frank Leslie's illustrated Weeklyr
! New York for December Sth has on its
| title-page one OF the most spirited en-
cravings we have seen in long time.
| 1t represents a ram-prOvided cruiser fol-
| lowing a torpedo into action. Another
striking picture is a view in "The Cave
of the Winds at Niagara. The text matter
is abreast with current events.
The Occidental Medical Tines Sac
ramento) for December has Christopher
1 Heath's paper before the Royal College
OF Surgeons of England on i}hinology:
DR.. Stansbury's paper on treatment of
! hipioint disease; reports, news notes.
/ health statistics, meteorological reports.
and many reports OF cases by California
physicians.
! ''Harper's Young People, for Deem
| Der 9Th comes with a handsome Christ
mas season cover. The contents nearly
/ all relate to the holiday season, and are
attractive, wholesome and finely illus
trated.