The record-union., 1893-12-02
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

is prepared by j. w. and d. B. Shepp.
authors of "Shepp's Photographs of the
World" There are $40 of these beautiful
pictures and some $50 pages of descrip-
ton and explanation. The text is choice,
| crisp. brief, to the point, good in style
and clearly written by those who saw in
| telligently and have the art of conveying
to others a good idea of what they saw.
Next to having visited the greatest OF all
fairs we would place possession Of copy
OF this book, and even those who visited
the exposition will find in this beautiful
and instructive volume much of great
value, reminiscent and indeed new, since
1t is true that no visitor probably saw the
the whole of the expostion-it was too
vast and too detailed for that. The vol
ume is heavily and handsomely bound
IN boards, muslin and leather and with
| tasteful Ornamentation and gilt edges.
The print is upon heavy calendered
paper Of rich surface finish and Is model
OF fine topographic work. 1t is issued by
the Globe Publishing Company, 358
Dearborn street, Chicago, and 723 Chest
. nut street, Philadelphia.
''Littells Living Age' BOSTON, is clos
ing its hftieth year aud 200th volume. 1t
was never better or stronger. OF all &C.
lectic magazines it is the leader, and Is
the only weekly eclectic OF the word.
Elaborate reviews of recent publications;
the latest results of scientific research;
biographical sketches of eminent char
acterS; travel, exploration, literary critl-
cism and every phase of culture and
progress in the European world, with
LECTION and choice poetry; all these make
up The Living Age" III addition to
the productions OF the leading British
writer's. THE Living Age" will publish
during 1894 copyrighted translations OF
noted French and German authors. y
story OF thrilling interest entitled MAN
ette AuGrey-a Picture of Life During
the Reign Of Terror" from the French of
Paul perret, will be begun in the Janu
airy issue. a curious and captivating
| work, also from the French, will follow
"Manette Audrey" while early in the
new year will appear charming short
serial by Ernst Eckstein, the famous Ger
man r0maucist. The publishers offer
most generous inducements tOsneW sub
scribers, concerning which Littell " Co.,
Boston, should be addressed for particu-
lars.
The Christmas number of the Century
Magazine" is at hand. Its art work
! challenges attention. The whole scheme
OF the numb is in keeping with both the
religious and joyful sentiment of the
| holiday season, and at the same time it
retains the features, literary, critical and
expOsitory, which have given this peri
odical the high place it occupies in the
reading world There are two engrav-
ings by Cole of Rembrandt's supper at
EInmaus''-one of the entire picture, and
the other Of the figure Of Christ alone; q
Christmas sermon by Phillips Brooks;
an engraving of The Advent Angel"
by Ella COndie Lamb; a poem by Alice
Archer Sewall, while Mary Slept"
| illustrated with two 1ull-page drawings;
"Christmas at the Chlldren's Hospital"
after adrawing by j. Carrell Lucas, repre-
sents prize picture; 1.-The Baby's Christ
and such subjects as christmas and
| Modern Ritualism," "a Christmas
Thought" and American Militarsin," a
plea tor peace and arbitration, by Edward
| Berwick. y notable contribution to this
number is the first part of Mark TWain's
new dramatic novel, "Pudd'nhead Will
son. which is to run for six or seven
months.
'Worthington's Magazine for Deem
Der Hartford, Conn., comes to hand filled
with good things. Ii one dips into this
charming magazine he will not willingly
lay il aside. No greater compliment
could be paid to it. 1t is brilliant, clean,
instructive. eminently readable, and
handsomely illustrated. In the Decem-
ber number Mrs. Mary a. LivermOre be-
gins serial of special interest to Califor-
|
| 1t promises TO be of sustained and vivid
| interest. 1t is a tale Of the era when, gold
having just been discovered in California,
men left their farms and shops, aban-
| doned their homes and families, ignored
| their obligations, ana regardless of every
thing but The impelling greed for gold,
poured, living tide, into the new land OF
| Ophir. The story has solid basis of fact
| and crystallzes the life Of that strange
| ID int q
ated by readers of to-day. John w.
Whitson, writes of the "PueblOs at
| Nambe;" the new department, "Knots
| to Untie," grows in interest. The lead
| ing paper treats of the ''Life-Saving Serv-
| ice OF the United States" 1t is written
| by Hon. S. q. w. Benjamin. and is finely
| illustrated with halt-tone plates.
| The Christmas number of 'Harper's
Magazine" New York. contains ten
short stories, including Thomas Nelson
Pages humorous sketch introducing the
Editors Drawer" and an unusual num-
| Der of beautiful illustrations. Timely
and attractive features are The House of
| Commons" by Thomas Power O'Con-
nor, with illustrations by Albert C. Ster-
ner: ''The Old Dominion" contempo-
rary view OF Virginia, by Thomas Nelson
| Page, with pictures by c. s. Reinhart;
and IAN Outpost of Civilization" a
sketch Of Mexican ranch life, contributed
! by Frederic Remington, whose descrip-
| tions admirably fit his vigorous and
characteristic drawings. The number
! comes TO us in new and beautiful cover;
| it is much enlarged, and the Typography
! is a model of excellence. This magazine,
| in the foremost rank, grows in interest
| and character with age, and nothing
proves it more than the superb December
issue, itself holiday book and admir-
| ably seasOnable.
The Forum for December New
! York. announces reduction in price
| from s. TO S3 year, making its single
numbers fifty cents. The Forum" is
one of the broadest and best fields for de-
bate by foremost writer's OF the age. IL
is conducted with signal ability. Among
the many papers in the December num-
ments for bale?" William ID. Foulke;
Necessity for Immediate Tariff Reduc-
ton" 4. Augustus Healy; "A Plan for
an Automatic Non-political Tariff" Hon.
! w, J. Coombs; "Israel Among the Ma
tions," W. L. II. Lecky; The Beginning
OF Man and the Age OF the Race" DR.. ID.
| G.. Rrinton: ~ eed Not of More Money
but Better Exchange" L. q. Shearman;
s'Use of Rich Men III Repu bGc," Fred
eric Harrison; Goodwin Smiths Views
on Our History" Woodrow Wilson; "a
Plan TO Free our Schools From Politics" +"
| DR.. J. NJ. Rice; Lasting Results Of the
Worlds Fair" Alice Freeman Palmer.
1.-The Overland Monthly" for Decem-
Der (San Francisco closes the twenty
second volume of California's chief maga-
zine, its best and cleanest. 1t is a
Christmas number and is seasonable
throughout. The Advertising Page" is
the title OF the most serious article in the
issue. 1t argues that whatever the re-
suits on the editorial and news pages OF
the present movement. or of any move
ment, toward the purifying of the press,
the advertisements are properly subject
to restriction. The Whistling Buoy" is