The record-union., 1895-03-08

| iuoS' interesting part. The answer to
these young people will be found in the
announcement recently made that a
sequel to THE Fur-SeaPs Tooth, begins
IN the hrsJ March issue of the .sYoung
feople." This sequel, by Mr.. Munroe,
Is entitled 'Snowshoes and Sledges,U
ana IL opens at the point where the first
story ended-that Is, at st. MichaePs,
at the mouth Of the Yukon River. where
the two boys, Phil Ryder and Serge
Belcofsky, were practically stranded.
having failed in their efforts to get to
Sltka before the winter came on. In
thls strait they accept chance to
go with lumber company which is
TO proceed thousand miles up the
Yukon, and, having started their
saWmlll. go overland to Sitka arriving at
Inc latter place in the spring. The boys
accept this offer because there is nc. other
course to pursue; and .'Snowshoes and
pledges" promises to be most interest
Ing account of their trials, dangers.
escapes and wanderings in that long jour
ney to Sitka.
The Overland Monthly for March
San Francisco) is a fiction number
the hrst fiction number published on the
coast. In addition 10 his regular depart
ment, las Talked in the Sanctum,' Ed
ltor Wlldman contributes thrilling
story of an Idaho stage robbery, LAS
Told by Owyhee Joe." General L. H.
| Foote, under the caption OF ''Swipes," re-
iates charming tale of pair of waits.
Batterman Lindsay contributes an in
stallment of Extracts From Mrs.
Lotty's Diary" In the '"True Tales
of the OLD West" series, which is
attracting SO much attention abroad,
| there are two contributions, one Black
feet and Bruin," by S. S. Boynton, and
one by G. d. Robinson, 1.-THE Mystery of
a Drill" "Elvira's Chance'' is strong
story of the Kansas prairies. Horace
Annesley Vachell has another of his
CHRONICLES of San Lorenzo-Hepsi-
bah's Wooing." All the stories are
oharmingly illustrated by Boeringer,
Dixon and Robinson. Other than fiction
the number contains the third installment
OF "Ihe Evolution of Ship building in
California" profusely illustrated; Good
| Roads," by General Roy Stone; and
The Digger Indians" by General Will
S. Green.
The Bookman" is a new literary jour
nal, published monthly by Dodd, Mead IL
Co., New York. The initial NUN ber i'm
presses us with the belief that 1.-The
Bookman" is backed by ability, courage
and good business sense. The papers
are from such writers as Austin Dobson
;. K. Crockett. II. w. Mabil Ian Mae
laren. Ernest Radtord and II. II. Boyesen
The illustrations are few, but good
Ihere is no waste space in the magazine,
compactness Is the rule. There is a
London letter, literary notes, clear and
able reviews of new books, essays on
scholarly subjects, on authors, on
photography, the book mart, etc. "The
Bookman" is issued in both America
and England, and has for its English
editor W. Robertson Nlcoll, NJ. a., LID,
and for its American editors Prof. II.
L. Peck of Columbia College and James
| Macarthur. 1t is quite the most pre-
tentious and bulky OF the book review
magazines, and we know of none that is
q tod ft,ar, !
IN revlew-lndeed, its reviews especially
please us because Of the evident fair
mindedness and scholarly discrimination
and intelligence that characterize them.
The Review of Reviews" for March
Q3 Astor Place, \. " is freely illus
trated. In the department progress of
the World" there is treatment of all cur
rent historical events, OF political ques-
tions of the day, of questions OF trans
portauon, art, strikes, arbitration, and
matter relating to Hawaii, Japan, China
England, architecture, gold production
and other subjects, with many illustra-
tions. The record of current events is
very full also, and current history in car
feature is equally interesting and enter
tanning. a very valuable illustrated pa
per is that on the electric subway street
railways of Buda Pesth. Another is an
anti-toxine cure for diphtheria, another
on Lord Churchill and another on Crispi,
pensable magazine for the literary man
and the busy man. 1t is a reposi-
tory of all current Information on
leading topics, outside OF some technical
scientific subjects. 1t fills place no
other journal does, or is likely to attempt
to, so long as the Review of Reviews"
chooses to occupy the field.
The "Cosmopolitan Magazine" for
March (Fifth avenue, Broadway and
Twenty-tifth street, New York is
richly illustrated. The Beautiful
Models of Paris" pearl Diving and
Its PeriIs' and ''The Observatory
of the Vatican" are especially rich
OF this elegant, crisp, enterprising maga-
zine are beautiful frontispiece, by Fred
eric Remington; "Mon-Saint- Michele
J. Howe Adams; "a Promise" Maude
Lyons; The Beautiful Models of Paris"
Fr. Thiebault Sisson; "a President of
France" Ernest Daudet; I'VE, of the
Stylus" Thomas G.. Taaffe; Pearl Div
ing and Its Perils." Herbert P. Wit
marsh; "A Three-Stranded Yarn" W.
Clark Russell; Beauty from an Indians
Point of View" r. W. Shufeldt; The
Observatory of the Vatican" J. A. Zahm:
Tourgee; "a Portrait in Bruges,' Georges
Roden bach; ain the World Of Art and
Letters" and "The Progress of Science"
"Lippincotts Monthly Magazine' for
March has these articles: "a Tame Sur
render" complete novel;, Captain Charles
King; "a Glimpse OF Cuba" James
Knapp Reeve; The Luck or the At
kinses," Margaret b. Yeates; "Furs in
Russia" Isabel f. Hapgood; Electric
Locomotives on Steam Roads, George
j. Narney; "a Youthful Reminiscence,"
Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen; "Fulfllment,"
Elizabeth knowlton Carter; Robert
Louis Stevenson" (quatrain), Richard
Burton; The Story of the Gravels,"
Harvey B. Bashore; "a Question of Cos
tune" w. ID. McCrackan; zone of the
'Wanted,'" ," B. B.: "Ice'' poem, Charles
G. ID. Roberts; "The Artists Compensa-
tions," William Cranston Lawton; IAN
Open Letter." Z. w. Lucas. Published
by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadel-
pnia.
These are some of the best features of
the midland Monthly" (Des Moines.
Ia.) for March: afternoons in ltaly,''
by Mary B. Welch; Literary Atlanta"
with portraits Of Joel Chandler Harris.
Frank l.. Stanton and numerous gifted
women of Georgia; "a Washington
Logging Camp" by Ida A. Baker, the
prize descriptive paper of the last quar-
ter; Women Writers of Washington,
ID. c." with latest portraits of Grace
Greenwood, Kate Field Mrs. Dahlgren.
and others; the story OF the military teIe-
graph by its organizer, Major George
!; II. Smith of West Superior; "A Princess
of Silverland," an Idaho love story by
daughter of Governor Edwards OF
Missouri; the conclusion of ''Beatricep;
the prize short story and poem, and
|, home themes.
The "School Review for March
(Hamilton, \. W, with President