The record-union., 1894-12-07
new PUBLICATIONS.

tSt. Nicholas Cine Century Company,
New York. virtually has a field quite to
itself as richly illustrated magazine for
boys and girls. Two volumes, bound in
red and gilt cloth, and containing the
twelve numbers for the past year. have
just made their appearance. They form
a storehouse of refreshing literature for
youthful readers. There are number Of
interesting serial features, including the
remarkable jungle stories of Rudyard
Kipling, Mark Twain's humorous ac-
count of the wonderful adventures OF
81 ON Sawyer Abroad" and w. T.
Hornaday's entertaining studies of the
natural history of North America. Mrs
Jamison's story of chiId-life 'roinette's
Philip" is concluded, and there are all Of
the chapters OF Miss Molly Elliot Sea-
wells stirring romance of the navy,
decatur and Somers." Howard Pyle's
sack Ballister's Fortunes is pro-
nounced one of mis- most successful
works. Professor Brander Matthew'S
studies OF great American authors,
Charles I. Lummis' Pueblo Indian folk
tales and the ''Recollections of the Wild
Life" by DR.. Charles Alexander East
man, full -blOoded Sioux Indian, are all
important features. Among the short
stories ana sketches there are several of
the humorous and fancitul tales by Tudor
jerks, story OF the wreck Of the gallant
old 'kearsarge," and tales of adventure
among the pearl-divers and whales 10y
Charles q. ID. Roberts and Gustav kobbe.
The brownies figure in various amusing
eX Experiences, and there are poems by such
well-known writers as Mary h. Wilkins,
h. q. Stedman, II. ii. Boyesen, Clinton
Scollard, EIbridge 5. Brooks, and Mrs.
Mary Mapes Dodge. The two volumes
contain enough literary treasure to TIL a
dozen ordinary juvenile books. We have
had occasion TO write notices of ''SU.
uG1f !, ,ltyf tan hn-
heve, and feel competent TO say that
cleaner. more helpful, entertaining and
charming work tor young folks has
never come from any press. OF ali the
monthlies for youth it is the superior.
We have always commended it because
we believe it TO be an influence for great
good among children, and Of them come
the generations of men and women for
good or evil.
The bound volume of 1.-The Century"
Century Company, New York;, contain
1ng the numbers Of the past six months,
which has just made it's appearance, con-
talns enough literary material to fill
dozen volumes OF fiction, travel and ad-
venture, personal reminiScence, art eS-
says and poetry. Only a lew of The more
notable features can be mentioned. There
are interesting selections from the hlther-
10 unpublished correspondence OF Edgar
Allan Poe and Edwin Booth, giving init
mate portrayals of the natures OF the two
men such as no biographer could furnish.
The record of the remark able bicycle
tour across Asia made by the two
young Americans, Messrs. Allen and
SachtleDen, mas attracted wide attention,
not only as graphic narrative, but as an
Important contribution to geographical
science. Two exciting bits OF adventure,
each OF which adds new chapter to his
tory, are ION Mission for hoSSuth," by
w. j. Stillman, and Capture OF the
Slave-ship Cora" by Major Wilburn
Hall. "Edison's Invention of the hineto-
Phonograph" is described by his labora-
tory assistant, and Albert Franklin Mat
thews shows the Evolution OF Battle
SHIP" Senator Hoar and Rev. DR.. Buck
ley have a notable controversy on wom-
ans suffrage, and Albert Shaw gives facts
and figures of great importance TO Ameri-
cans in his study of 1.-The Government of
German Cities" In the way OF art there
are, beside the mastery eDgravings from
the Old Dutch Masters by Cole, illustrated
articles on Dagnan- Bouveret, Iissot and
Boutet de Monvel. In fiction there are
many notable short stories. and the
sorials, "a Bachelor Maid" by Mrs.
Burton Harrison; Love in Idleness," by
L. Marion Crawford, and ''A Cum ber-
land Vendetta" by John Fox, Jr. Alto
gether the numbers are such as one would
wish TO keep III permanent form in a
library.
The relation which price bears to quail
ity in literature is made obscure by the
Christmas Cosmopolitan" New York;.
Stories by Rudyard kipling, VIM. Dean
HoWells, Mrs. Spencer Irask, Mrs. Bur-
ton Harrison, and Albion W. Tourgee,
are lnterspersed with poetry by Sir Ed
win Arnold, Edmund Clarence Stedman,
and James Whitcomb Riley, while
through the number are scattered illus
trations by such famous artists as Rem
1ngton, Toche, Reinhart, Turner, Van
Schaick, Gibson and Stevens. A series
OF portraits OF beautiful women Of society
illustrate an article on The Relations of
Photography to Arp': travel article by
Napoleon Ney, grandson OF the famous
Field Marshal: one of the series of "Great
Passions of History" to which Froude
and GosSe have already contributed, and
half a dozen others equally interesting,
go to make up the attractions of the num-
ber. The Cosmopolitan" people say:
I'VE might charge you more for this
number, but, in all frankness, could we
give you better material, better illus
trated, ii we charge you dollar a copy?'
'Marie," is a tale by Laura Il. Rich
ards. This is the fourth volume in the
captain January" series, and bids fair
to outriVal III popularity any OF it's pre-
decessors, OF which by the way, over 100,
600 copies have already been sold in the
few years they have been before the pub
lie. we are assured. The short Story has
in recent years attained an unusually
prominent place in American liter
ature, becoming indeed a distinct type.
The most delightful of these have pic
tured rural New England life with a
touch of realism suggesting q rich field
for more elaborate efforts. Miss Jewett
and Miss Wilkins are names that in
stantly occur to the mind in connection
with the best efforts, in this line, and yet
we doubt il either OF them has equaled-
certainly not excelled - in EXQUISITE
beauty, in delicacy of touch, the charm
ingly quaint picture of Marie, the hero
inc of this story. EsteS * Lauriat, pub
fishers, Boston; 90 cents.
''Roses and Thistles' is the title of the
collection OF poems written by Rufus G.
Hopkins, for his own pleasure, during
the years of long and useful life. Few
men in san Francisco were better known
in the early days than Mr.. Hopkins, and
few are now held in higher esteem.
While Mr.. Hopkins was so many years
the hardest-worked OF men in the musty
archives OF Mexican titles in the Land
Office, he found time to amuse himself
and crafty refined taste by literary
recreation. He had the poetic instinct
from his outset in life, and as 1t ripened
in his maturity he became known as one
of the poetic songsters of our State;
not great, not famous, but a sim
pie. loving, sympathetic, poetic soul.
The volume before US is a very neat one
and embraces some 4SG pages, which con-
tain the best OF the children of the fancy
of this kindly man. William Doxey,
San Francisco, publisher; 81 % by mail,
8 at counter.
"Her Fair Fame' is novel by the ac-
complished writer Edgar Eawcett. Ii is
from the press of Merrill d Baker, "A
Ejftb avenue New York. 81 Mr. IGa w