The record-union., 1894-12-28
new PUBLICATIONS.

"Melodious Harmonies" is budget of
music published monthly by f. Tripet,
80 Bromfield street. Boston, at So a year.
The December number, the Christmas
edition, has no less than 90 pages of
music, on large quarto pages, well
mounted on clear. large music type. The
selections, edited by Charles ID. Blake,
range from the best operatic standards
to the simple and most desirable stand
ard and many of the very latest melodies,
all arranged for the piano. WaltZes,
quicksteps, potpourris from the operas,
popular airs, galops, serenades, songs mo
wordsJ. polkas, schottisches, marches
and so on-indeed, it is galaxy of
music" as is claimed by its publisher.
lie publishes likewise a similar work
called '"The Galaxy of Music" Either is
cheap. very cheap, at the prices offered,
and In no other form of which we have
knowledge can so much choice music be
obtained at so low a figure. The MeIo-
dious Harmonies," "Harmonized Melo-
dies" and Galaxy OF Music'' each rep
resent the best value of any music pu bli-
cation of which we have ever had infor-
nation.
Paper and Press' for December has
these contents: The Future Mission of
the Typothete," w. w. Pasko; German
Methods OF Testing Paper; "Lainer's S
Researches Into Photo-xy biography:
Notes on Photographic Three-c0lor
Printing" DR.. Bruno Meyer; High
class Book-printing in Great Britain";
Upon the Cost OF Production in Print
ing" ETC., Report to Chicago Typothetae;
ION the Theory of Screen Half-tone Ef-
fects," Max Levy; Process Work." Max
Levy: professional School for Binding
Gliding and the Auxiliary Industries" !"
Ii. NJ. Duncan; application OF Historic
Styles in Ornamental Art 90 Modern
Book binding" Otto Zahn; Fancy and
Manufactured Stationery in London":
Chemical Means for the Reproduction
of Writing" (conclusiOn), a. NJ. Villon.
Besides, there are beautiful half-tone and
color illustrations, designs in binding
and other matter and editorial notes and
general miscellany. paper and Press"
is one OF the foremost technical journals
OF the world. (Wm. NJ. Patton, Phila-
delphia, publisher.)
The Quiver'' for December (the Cas-
sell Publishing Company, New York is
freely illustrated and has a very finely
colored lrontispiece, "A Daughter of the
King" The contents are, in part: The
Blind at Play, by +. NJ. Homes; "The
Arrow of Deliyerauce," Rev. Hugh Mac
MILAN; Scripture Lessons for School
and Home; Miss Hannah's Love Let
bridge OF To-day" by special Com
missioner; Ten to One" story for
children, Mona Neale The Heart of
Religion" the Lord Bishop OF Ripon;
"a Life of Love and Duty" tthe story of
Princess Alice, +. J. Cross; "a Hair
Breadth Escape" a. NJ. Avenell; 'Some
Traits OF the Times" Rev. j. Hiles
Kitchens: "a Chinese Boarding School" >"
Alice j. Muirhead; The Pearl in the
Home," Rev. T. a. Power, NJ. A.; Con
corning Ants and Dogs" Rev. b. c..
Johns; "Eyes and No Eyes," Rev. +. j.
Hardy; The Bridge of Sighs," Rev.
George Everard; For Poorer, Tor
Richer" Annie @. Carter; Angus
Vaughn's Widow" Isabel Bellerby.
The American Journal of Politics.,
for december (Andrew j. Palm, New
York; has these papers: "The Chino
Japanese War and the Eastern Prob
Iems," j. L. Yokoi; pullman and Pa
ternalism," Charles II. Eaton; 'rhe Re-
public in the Court OF Reason-A Reply
to President Eliot" Thomas Burke Grant:
"Legislatures-A Defense and a CrIti-
cism," Raymond l.. Bridgeman; The
Burden of Indiscriminate Immigration. -
Julia II. Twells; "a Practical Example
in Civics," Thomas w. Haskins: pan
gers OF Paternalsm,' @. K. Milton: "A
Labor Trust" +. NJ. Burchard: "a Pro
posed Remedy for Railroad Troubles. u
George Gray; 'ReligiOn Carried Into
/ Citizenship" Henry Randall Waite;
1.-The Peoples Party" c. w. Wiley, and
many crisp, strong editorials by Editor
Palm and his associate, Henry Randall
! Waite.
The Christmas number of "Ieslie's
illustrated Weekly" published by the