The record-union., 1894-12-01
new PUBLICATIONS.

est litereary journal of America, being
now IN Its 2O4th volume. The success of
Ibis sterling periodical is owing to the
iacl tnat 1t enables one, with small out
4dy OF time and money, to keep pace with
the best thought and literature of the
oay. Hence it's importance to every
american reader. 1t has always stood at
the head OF its class, both in the quality
ana quantity OF the reading furnished;
ana, IN fact. it affords. of itself, so
lhorough and complete a compendium
OF what IS OF Immediate interest or per-
manent value in the literary world
IS TO render it an invaluable econo-
dAiZer OF time, labor and money. In the
multitude of periodicals of the present
monthIies and week
hes-such a publication has become al
most a necessity to every person or fam
ny desiring TO keep well informed in the
best literature of the day. For 1895 an
otfer Is made to ali new subscribers, and
reduced clubbing rates with other peri
odlcals are also given by which sub
scrIber may at small cost obtain the cream
OF both home and foreign literature
those selecting their periodicals for the
new year would do we'll 10 examine the
prospectus. In no other way that we
know of can a subscriber be put in pos
session of the best which the current
literature of the world affords, so cheaply
or conveniently.
Inc surprising growth of technical and
trade Journalism in recent years is
brought forcibly to mind by the fact that
Inc publishers of the Engineering Mag
azine," New York, have just inaugurated
q monthly Review OF the Industrial
Rress," which is designed to do for tech
nlcal literature what the ''Review of Re-
views" does for the political and literary
magazines. The new departure occupies
ninety closely printed pages OF the No
lAf.rF mn ~ nnr of ha Hl,a
work is purposely limited to prints in the
English language and to journals devoted
10 engineering. mechanics, architecture,
mining, electricity, railways, navigation
ana industrial sociology. OF these there
are l90 weil-established and authoritative
publications whose titles are given and
whose contents are regularly reviewed
and lndeXed. The review proper en-
braces carefully written expert summa-
RES OF l0U articles of The month which are
deemed OF most Importance, while the
1ndex accompanying these reviews gives
the Title, author and length of no less
than Sll original articles published dur
ing the preceding month. a noteworthy
feature OF the enterprise is ''Clipping
Bureau" through which readers of the
magazine may procure promptly and at
trllie OF cost copies OF any one or more of
the articles reviewed or indeXed. The
entire work is conveniently classified by
the recognized divisions of applied sci
ence.
sHarper's Young People, (New York.
for November 10th was an especially
choice number. There is no better-is
there as good?-a weekly for young
readers. Among the papers in the issue
under notice are: The Scrub Quarter
back" by Jesse Lynch Williams; early
Days OF Successful Men," Captain c. A.
Curtis, U. S. A.; "Fales' Oshia," Eva
Wilder McGlasson; ''Dollies for Christ
mas Presents; "The Young Peoples
share In Thanksgiving" Christine Ter
hume Herrick; 1.-The Conductors Bird
Story"; "a Young Eisherman's Sugges-
tions." poem, John Kendrick Bangs.
There were humorous pictures and para
graphs and an eight-page supplement
The Round Table. The Thanksgiving
number, November 9th, was a very
handsome one also and has, beside five
short stories, a long play with songs and
music and verse, with complete descrip-
lions for giving the play. The title is
The Conquest of Santa Claus, Christ
mas Entertainment" by Caroline A.
Creevey and Margaret L. Sangster. The
general trend OF the play is humorous
the situation being that Santa Claus this
year has made up his mind that he is too
old TO go about giving PRESENTS; but as
ne delays TO start, delegations from differ
ent parts OF the world come to him, beg
ging him to go on his annual journey.
The Christmas number of 'tSt. Nicho-
las' Century Company, New York; con-
tains many features appropriate to the
season. Pictures by eminent artists
bring out the religious and social signiti-
cance OF the festival, and stories and
poems also show the Christmas spirit.
The frontispiece is drawing of the Ma
donna and Christ child by Ella Condie
Lamb, followed by poem, december"
py Harriet +. Blodgett, illustrated by
Leon Gqipon. Santa Claus Pathway"
is by Julia w. Miner. 1.-THE FOOLS
Christmas" by Florence May Alt, shows
the adventures of King. Albert Stearns
begins new serial, Chris and the Won
derful Lamp" president for One
Hour" by Fred p. Fox, is the story of a
quick-witted and brave boy. A home
story that is much in the style of the
lamented Louisa NJ: Alcott is the MAR
Jyrdom of a Poet" by Marion Hill.
Fighting a Fire. is description of the
almost daily perils of a fireman's life in
New York City by G. Il. Hill. Elbridge
$. Brooks historical romance, GA Boy of
The First Empire" gives glimpse of the
festivities that attended the wedding of
Napoleon and Marie Louise. The hero of
Howard Pyle's serial is in the lair of the
pirates. The poems of the number in
clude "How the Dominic Went TO Sea-"
by Virginia Woodward Cloud; 'Snow
Song" by Frank Dempster Sherman.
and Black Douglas" a medieval ballad
by Anna Robeson Brown.
The overland Monthly" for Deem
ber (San Francisco has among other
papers and the usual scholarly depart
nlents 'Gloria in Excelsis," by Louis a.
Robertson, with picture by Albertine
Randall Wheelan; "Metamorphosis of
Fencing" by Professor II. Ansot with
pictures by Boeringer; THE Song of the
balboa Sea-" by Joaquin Miller; DE
nv II aSh
hah," by Werner 4. Reed, with pictures
by Dixon; 80, Sly Bo-Peep," by Lucius
Harwood Foote; "Prickly Plants of
California" by Emma Seckle Marshall.
with pictures from photos; Regarding
Book Plates." by X. Porter Garnett,
illustrated from originals; THE Wig
lance Committee of 49," by a. B. Paul,
illustrated from prints and photos; "The
Decline of the Mission Indians. I. Was
1t the Fault of the Padres?" by j. NJ.
Seanlan; Famous Californians of Other
Days." j. j. Peatfield, with pictures by
Boeringer; The Blazed Trail Of Mon
terey," by Kate z. Seighold; THE
Wreck" by Robert IL. Davis, with a
picture by Nunkivell; 1.-THE Toll Bridge
Idyl," by Charles 5. Green, illustrated
by photos; "The Mountain Stream by
Wilbur Ziegler; 1.-The Japanese Spinning
Song,n by Mary Mcneil Scott. with
picture by Kate Burgin.
''Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly'' for
December is one of the most brilliantly
attractive of the illustrated holiday naga-
zines. Its illuminated cover promises a
rich feast within, which is abundantly
fulfilled. The leading paper is an orig
inal contribution from the famous Egypt-
ologist, DR.. Georg Ebers, My Tomb in
Thebes," profusely illustrated. Other
notable articles in this number are: "Liv-
ing Pictures on broadway" by Valerien
I-eI0ff stfFha old and