The record-union., 1894-02-03
new PUBLICATIONS.

NhW GU6LlUhTlUND.
A prominent feature of the midwinter
Century" New York; is its tlctlon,
which has variety of scene and style. In
Mark Twain's novel OF "Pudd nhead
Wilson, the action is advanced by
dramatic interview. There is the first
part OF a four-part story by Mary Hal
lock Foote entitled Occur d 'Alene." "a
Romance of the Faith" by Herbert ID.
Ward, is piece of fiction, the scene OF
which is laid in Ur OF the Chaldees. the
hero being Abraham, Father of the Jews.
1.-The Guests of Mrs. Timms" is by Sarah
o. Jewett, quiet study of New England
rural life. and "AIr. Ebenezer Bulls In
vestmenf' is by Colonel r. Malcolm
Johnston. a transcript Of old-time life IN
Georgia. George Wharton Edwards con-
tributes a short sketch entitled "P'tit
Matinic' MonOtones," relating to life on
the northeastern coast February being
the birthmOnth of Lincoln and Wash
ington, the mum Der contains material re-
lating to both. 1t presents two hereto
fore unpublished portraits of Washing
ton. These two portraits are substantial
additions to the pictorial biography of
the first President. The Lincoln material
consists of an essay by the Rev. John
Coleman Adams on "Lincoln's Place in
History" and the true story Of "Lincoln's
Gettysburg Address" by John G. Nico-
lay, his Private Secretary. There is also
an "Open Letter" from Major w. Ii.
Lambert dealing with the same topic,
and one on Lincoln as an Advocate"
The contributions relating to art are:
Coles notes on Nicolaas Macs in the Sc
ries on the Old Dutch Masters: an exam
pie in the American Artist series of the
work OF Louis Loeb and an article by
II IL - ia
and methods of work of Alma Tadema.
Two articles of a unique sort are "The
American Tramp at Home," by Josiah
Flynt, and paper on Indian Music"
by Professor John G. Fillmore. In per-
sonal sketches there are contribution
from the late General d. II. Hill setting
forth "The Real Stonewall Jackson" and
an interesting article on NikOla Tesla,
the Servian- American electrician, by I.
COmmerford Martin. Hunting With
the Chetah" is on sport in India by j.
Fortune Mott. A group of Irish Songs"
by Jennie E. I. Dove, presents num-
ber of illustrations by Francis Day, and
there are other poems by Henry Tyrrell,
Stuart Sterne, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Ed
gar Fawcett and r. w. Glider. Topics
of the Times" and open Letters" are
departments full of interest and variety,
Nearly all the articles in the magazine
are handsomely illustrated.
4 varied and attractive table of con-
tents is offered by the Popular Science
Monthly for February. DR.. Andrew ID.
White contributes the first of a new
group of his warfare of Science'' papers
under the special title of THE Visible
Universe" The recent death of Professor
Tyndall gives occasion for an account of
"Tyndall and His American VISIT" by
Miss T.. \. Youmans. There is also an
estimate of the man and his work in the
Editors Table. Votes From Marine
Biological Laboratory" by Professor
William s. Windle, and is illustrated.
In another illustrated article James h.
Humphrey tells Where Bananas Grow"
In another DR.. Sidney j. Hickson de-
scribes the physical Conditions of the
Deep Sea-" Still another is entitled The
Wandering Jew at the Saltpetriere''; we
learn that this mythical character really
exists. Professor Wesley Mills, NJ. d.,
writes on 'Heredity in Relation to Educa-
tom; Charles ;. Ashley points out The
Relation of Evolution TO Political Econ
omy" Mrs. Ellen Is. Dietrich disclOses
the real condition of The Circassian
Slave in Turkish Harems"; John Mon
teith describes "The Psychology OF a
Dog"; Mrs. Blanche Macdonnell puts on
record some "Superstitions of the French
Canadians" Professor Joseph Prestwich
sets forth 1.-The Position OF Geology" at
the present time, and the list closes with
sketch of David Starr Jordan" Presi-
dent of Stanford University, by Professor
NJ. B. Anderson. accompanied by a por-
trait. New York: d. Appleton IL Co.
All readers of the January st Nicho-
las'' New York; who remember how
kipling's hero, "Mowgli," threatened to
get even with the great tiger 'Shere
Khan" have only to turn to the sequel,
"Tiger Tigerp' in the current numbe
in order to know how completely Mowgh
wreaked his vengeance upon his striped
enemy. The stories Of Sioux life deal
this month with games and sports.
Brander Matthews takes up Benjamin
Franklin's career. ''Good Neighbors'' is
a fanciful story by Tudor jerks. Will
lam Hornaday continues his natural his
tory studies. "Babette," by Mary A.
Winston, is the story of a brave girl in
the time of Frederick the Great. Tom
Sawyer Abroad is continued by Mark
Twain. Mis-. Collins of the pead-letter
Office describes the queer. confused and
fragmentary addresses that make up the
puzzles solved by the bright brains
Uncle Sam has in his service. j. 0. Dav-
idson tells how a bark made its foe a
friend In this number is a clever poem
by Helen Gray Cone; pretty, versitied
conceit by Mary Bradley; humorous
picture by F. S. Church; versified joke
by Amelia Burr; rythmical reflection
by J. E. McCann; metrical melody by
Malcolm Douglas; Yankee-notion jingle
by Lee Carter, and moral ballad by
Janet Robertson. Kate Hamilton's story,
"a Skaters Stratagem," ranks high in
the list of excellence. The illustrations
are rich, full of vigor and relate to the
leading papers.
The Overland Magazine" for Febru-
ary (San Francisco has Poems of the
Northwest" illustrates; Lines on the
Evergreen State" Ernest NJ. Shipley;
1.-The Columbia River" J. r. Rathom;
mount Hood" Carrie Blake Morgan;
"Mount Baker," Ella Higginson; Co
palis," Herbert Bashford; Autumn ON
the Columbia" S. A. Clarke; Port
Townsend" Leonard S. Clark; "a Case
of Heredity," Ella Beecher Cuttings;
Northern Seaside Resorts" Frances
Fuller Victor, illustrated "Atter the
Fire" concluded; ''Is it Practicable to
Regulate Immigration?" John Chetwood,