The record-union., 1894-01-19
new PUBLICATIONS.

ways ana Means IOllu lulIltee. h0phD-
licanism in Brazil" by the Brazilian
Minister at Washington, Salvador de
Mendonca. Ex-Speaker Reed discusses
the Tariff and Business" Governor
Waite OF Colorado auswe ers the question
Are the Silver States Ruined ?" and
Lady Jeune writes Of Dinners and Din
ers." Under ''After-thoughts of Story
teller" George w. Cable, the novelist,
contributes some interesting reminis-
cences. Bishop Doane of Albany dis
cusses 1.-The Roman Catholic Church and
the School Fund" in vigorous article.
The Comptroller of the Currency, hon.
James 81. Eckels, points out "How to
Prevent Money Famine" and Frederic
II. Coudert, the we1-known lawyer,
sums up the case against Minister stevens
on 1.-The Hawaiian Question" Professor
Briggs deals with The Sunday-scnool
and Modern Biblical Criticism" Rear
Admiral Daniel Ammen discusses the
question "Is the Value of Our Fast Cruis-
ers Overestimated ?" Anton Seidl writes
on "Wagner's Influence on Present Day
Composers" The subject of ''Intercol-
legiate Football'' is treated by Drs. White
and Wood of the University Of Pennsyl-
vania. The Notes and Comments include
three very readable articles: "Recent Ro-
mancings in Heaven and He'll" by
Gertrude B. Role; Professor Tyndall as
a Materialist," by Professor John Grler
Hibben of Princeton. and Street Beg-
ging as q Fine Art" by X. X. Bentwick.
The number of 1.-THE Living Age" for
the week ending January 9th begins
new volume, a new year, and new
series. After its successful career OF nifty
yearsl this standard periodical seems as
vigorous and prosperous as ever. It's
distinguishing characteristics are that 1t
presents in convenient form and complla-
tion of the worlds choicest literature, en-
Il -. tic ..n o.fn
prehensiveness and completeness, and
with freshness, owing to its frequent
issue, attempted by no other publication
whatever: the ablest essays and reviews,
the latest results of scientific research;
biographical sketches, stories OF travel
and exploration, literary criticism and
every phase OF culture and progress in
the European world, making an amount
of reading of the highest value, unap-
preached by any other magazine. During
1884 the department of fiction is to in
clude, beside short stories, copyrighted
translations of representative French and
German novels. The first issue OF the
new year contains the opening chapters
OF a powerful serial, ''Manette Andrey-
A Picture of Life During the Reign Of
Terror" from the French of Paul Perret.
A charming story, The Numidian,"
from the German, by Ernest Ecksteln,
whose previous works have been SO
favorably received in this country, will
be given in early numbers. Some ac-
quaintance with foreign periodical litera-
lure is an absolute necessity to overy one
who desires to keep abreast OF the world
of thought, to be IN touch with the best
results of the intellectual activity OF the
times. Published by Litteu Il Co., BOs-
ton, Mass.
'Harper's Magazine for January New
York. has as special features: "Trilby,"
by George du Maurier; Egypt and Chal-
dea in the Light of Recent Discoveries"
by W. st. Chad Boscawen; Captain Ma
poleon Bonaparte at Toulon," by Ger
main Bapst: 1.-The Dutch Influence in
England" by William Elliot Griffis;
From the Black Sea to the Persian
Gulf by Caravan III. From Ispaham
to Kurrachee), by Edwin Lord Weeks;
1.-The Mission OF the jews; The Bread
and-Butter Question" by Junius Henri
Browne; The West and East Ends Of
London by Richard Harding Davis.
The number is strong in short stories.
Besides owen Wister's "Balaam and
Pedro" there is a second "Vignette of
Manhatten," by Brander Matthews,
called "a Midsummer Midnight'; TO-
nance of the French Revolution, by
William McLennan, entitled Monsieur
LIE Comte''; tale of San Francisco, by
Geraldine Bonner. "A Royal Marriage;
and story of Nantucket, by Helen
Campbell, under the title, 1.-The Ending
of Barstow's Novel," The poems include
"My Golden Haired Laddie," by Mar
garet e, Sangster, which gives the title to
the frontispice; "a Thousand Years in
Thy Sight," by Annie Fields; and But
terhes'' by Charles q. D.. Roberts. The
Editors Study and Editors Drawer con-
tain the usual amount and variety of
comment and humorous anecdote, verse
and illustration.
"Donahoe's Magazine" opens the new
wear brilliantly. It's January number is
q rare combination OF art and heart.
Picturesque and popular, there yet runs
Through it an undertone of sympathy for
the unfortunate, and of persistent plea for
more practical Christianity that is sug-
gestive and inspiring. Without radical
ism or demagogy, it still strikes right
and left at hypocrisy, cant, and injustice
in the name of law. "DonahoeS' is do
ing as much TO make the masses think as
any force in American life at the present
time. For the light-hearted there are in
the January number four short stories,
score Of poems, and etcbings and pictures
a-plenty For the thoughtful there are
such articles as Whats to be Done?''
''What Powers Should Cities Have?" and
Economic Wrongs as a Woman Sees
Them" On the opening page of the
magazine is New Year's poem, 'The
Cry of the Hungry" by John Ryan, that
suggests the splendid fire of Whittier in
anti-slavery days.
1.-The American journal of Politics.
New York. for January announces a re-
duction from 80 TO % cents. Its papers
are: 1.-The Balance of International
Labor Problem Ned Arden Flood;
"Home Rule-a Plea for Free Cities"
Joseph Dana Miller; Freedom of De-
bate in the Senate, Il. n. DingIey; Cam
paign Contributions and Presidential
Appointments" Charles Robinson;
Woman and the Wages Question"
Samuel NJ. Davis; "Why is the Jew
Hated?" Rabbi Adolph Moses; Tariff
Reform Blunders,'' w. t. Galbraith; "a
New System of Paper Money" S. b.
Gordon, Conditions Essential to Uni
versal Peace" Alfred H. Love.
The Cosmopolitan Magazine" for
January New York is richly illustrated.
1.-THE Revival of the Pantomime,"
"Quaint Customs of an Island Capital"
Long. Distance Riding" Our Lady
James" ''The Wedding at Capri" THE
Young Man in Business" "a splendid
chapter of good advice), "AIiss Royston's
Cloves English and American
Humor," "God- VIII in Human Happi-
ness.u and "N .lier Desultoria," are all
illustrated papers. The number is dis
tinguished by d new story by Paul Heyse
ana 46r6LOIOT6 uilpuDliSucu putin Dy
Whittier. The Cosmopolitan" is now
sold at 10 cents. How SO fine periodical
can be issued at so low price is puzzle
to us.
The Literary Digestn Funk 81 Wag-
nails Company which comes to us
weekly, is an indispensable weekly COM
pendulum of the contemporaneous thought
OF the world. 1t is, in short, a Key to the
best political, religious, educational.
scientific and journalistic thought and
commentary of the age. 1t does more
than quote central thoughts, it has many