The record-union., 1894-01-20
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly" for
February New York; contains an article
of dramatic interest as we'll as historical
value. entitled "The American St.
Helena" by William S. Walsh. This
paper is a vivid and entertaining remi-
niscent sketch of old Bordertown, n. j.,
the refuge of Napoleon's brother, Joseph
Bonaparte, the ex-King of Spain, Prince
Lucien Murat and many other historical
celebrities, American and foreign. Cey-
lon, that most fascinating of East Indian
Islands, is described in its present-day
aspect by A. B. de Guerville. Harriet
X. Rockwell writes of "Champery,"
Switzerland, where primitive customs
and bizarre costumes prevail. A lively
account of grand Russian Bear Hunt"
is given. There is great profusion of
fine illustrations in this number, and
such variety Of select reading matter for
the home circle that we cannot UNDER
take to catalogue it in the limits to which
we must con1ne ourselves.
"Blue and Gray" for January opens
with a third paper on Great American
Industries" in which the great new ship
ward at Newport News, Va, is described
and illustrated. In addition to much in
formation as to the construction of iron
and steel steamships and war vessels,
there are several fine engravings, show
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travelling cranes. and the steamer FL Cid,
now the Nictheroy. Warnings OF the
Civil War;" by William Ignatius Cook,
is thoughtful paper of historical value.
Louis Goddu tells a story of IA Pretty
Traitor" which touches on Anderson
Vile. Other war papers are "The Battle
OF Nashville" and "The Battle of Shi-
loh." Many other short sketches, anec-
dotes and fragments OF verse, with brisk
editorials and a good "Patriotic Youth
Department" make up very satisfactory
number. Patriotic Publishing Company,
Philadelphia.
The Arena" for January (Boston) has
a fine portrait of Gerald Massey. Lead
ing papers are on True and False Edu-
cation" by Professor r. f. Horton; on
''The Relation of the Land Question to
Art and Literature" by Hamlin Gar
land; on "Hypnotism and Kindred Phe-
nomena," by Stinson Jarvis; on 'Silver
in England" by Hon. John Davis, M. C.;
on The Adopts of Serinagur," by Helm
rich Hensoldt, Phi. D.; on "The Divorce
of Man From Nature" by Anna r.
Weeks; on Natural Monopolies and the
State" by Rabbi SCHNEIDER; on 1.-THE
Voice as an Index to the Soul" by DR.. J.
K. Cooke; on "Gerald Massey" by B. O..
Flower, the editor; 'The Scissors
Grinder" is a charming story by Ger
trude Savage. There is no review maga-
zine that is quite so free and bold lance
as the Arena" It is absolutely without
fear, and shows no favor that will sup
press truth.
The Annals of the American Academy
of Political and Social Science" for Janu-
ary, 1894, contains Indian Currency -
by Sir Guilford L. Molesworth; 1.-The
Adoption of Society to its Environment"
by DR.. VIM. Draper Lewis; Federal
ID. nd ha hVyD Dr
Frederic G. Howe; 1.-The Political Ideas
of Herbert Spencer" by Professor Lester
f. Ward. and 1.-The French School of So
cial Science" by NJ. Paul de Rousiers.
The book department contains reviews
of fifteen and shorter notices of fifteen
recent works, and the personal notes de-
partment gives sketches OF ten American
and thirteen foreign economic and pollt-
ical writer's. This number is the largest
single number the Academy" has is
sued, being a volume of 204 pages. Phila-
delphia, Station B, 81.
The opening tale in the February num-
Der of "Short Stories" "a Fair Subsi-
tute," is a story of the stage by Nathaniel
Childs of the fremont Theater, Boston.
Following are seventeen short stories.
among them prize story from the "best
story" competition, called ''Tho Mother of
| pills." by Ella Higginson. "The Slap
ping Sal'' by A. Conan Doyle, "Our Last
Lodgings" humorous story by James
| Pawn, and "a Canine Ishmael," by +.
Anstey, represent the English writers at
their best. Among other authors repre-
sented may be named Ida Boy Ed and
Jane Barlow, author of the Irish Idylls."
The famous story Of the month is Emile
Souvestre's 1.-THE White Boat" Current
Literature Publishing Company, New
York.
| The s'Architect Builder" is new quarto
magazine published by II. T. BestoE,