The record-union., 1895-12-07

Monte and Monterey" Rounsevelle
Wildmsn. photos by Tibbitts; "A Vaga-
bonds Christmas in Tahiti" John c.
Werner; al May Not" Carrie Blake
cis." Auguste Wey: Two Legends of
Arrowhead Mountain" Will G. Bailey.
pen sketch by Tebbs; MANDY" Ednah
Robinson: motion and Emotion in
Fiction" Rollin NJ. Daggett; "a Ma
layan Christmas" pen sketch by Pierre
n. Boeringer and from photo; Horse
Progress on the Pacific Coast" Benedict,
illustrated from sketches by Hayden
Jones, Tebbs. Boeringer, Dixon. Daven-
"Quicksands of Pactolus," Horace An
nesley Vachell. illustrated by Tebbs and
Boeringer; Banks and Banking on the
Pacific Coast" John Finlay, illustrated
by Tebbs.
Electric Power Is the title of valuable
magazine published at 27 Thames street,
New York. 1t comes into a field by no
means crowded. All the world desires
to learn more and more Of electrical scl-
ence and Electric Power is one OF the
best OF teachers. It is edited with ability,
put together with skill, is varied, strong,
attractive and not too technical. lt IN a
magazine which should be in every
library, as electricity is a subject OF uni
verssi interest. 1t is handsomely illus
trated and each number contains l00
pages of valuable information. A very
important feature of the magazine is the
technical index of current literature clas-
sified alphabetically, so that busy man
In five minutes can see everything that
has been written on the subjects OF inter-
est to him in both American and foreign
publications. 1t also contains corre-
spondence department., in which readers
may ask and receive answers to perplex-
iFarr Tn add tn ha nil
laneous departments of books, literary
reviews, editorials, etc., each number
contains half-dozen or more original
articles, contributed by able writers and
of interest to both the scientific and lay
readers.
The Bookman for December. Christ
mas number (Dodd, Mead q Co.. New
York;, is very freely and handsomely il
lustrated. mainly with portraits of lead
ing writers of the day. Among the more
prominent papers in this large and hand
some holiday number OF one of the fore
most book reviews and critics, are these:
/ Poetry by Frank Dempster Sherman,
Harry Thurston Peck. Frederick j.
Sherman. Virginia Woodward Cloud.
Herbert Muller Hopkins and Ernest
/ McGaffey. IA Chat With Miss Ethel
Reed" with portrait; The Early Amer
lean Almanac" w. A. Andrews; ga
Visit to Drumtochty," Frederick c.
Gordon; ''The Question of the Lau-
reate." with portraits, II. 7. p; Living
Critics." Hamilton Wright Mabie. with
portrait; His Literary Practice" with
decorative headpiece. Marguerite Tracy:
Books and Culture" liberation through
4 ideas, Hamilton w. Mabie; London
/ Letter." Ian Maclaren, w. Robertson
j Nicoll: Paris Letter." Robert II.
H. Shersrd; Reviews of New Books;
Novel Notes."
! Probably during no other part of the
year does a boy or girl enjoy reading
Harper's Round Table more than at this
season, when the holidays approach,
1 long evenings are, il possible, to be mad g
short, and intervening time hastened-as
one speeds parting guest. For the num-
Der dated December Sd w. j. Henderson
has written capital story of an adven-
tore in the Arctic seas entitled "A Case
of Pure Pluck" wherein one of the stanch
old whaling vessels is nipped in the ice
of the far north; Florence Hallowell Hoyt
contributes the second part of her charm
ing girls story, "a New Life''; an in
stallment of For King and Country"
a strong story of revolutionary times, by
James Barnes, adds to the increasing
interest of this serial. Barnet Phillips
writes an article of q candy factory, and
/ John kendrick Bangs tells of some fur
ther exploits of 'Jim;nieboy" and the
limp of the Telephone"
Beautiful in blue and gold and white
cover comes the December Midland
This middle Western magazine (Des
Moines, Iowa. brilliantly closes its fourth
/ volume and second year. Its articles are
all Interesting. Its fiction department is
surprise-no commonplace tales, but
strong, realistic stories. instinct with
life. Two Christmas stories and several
illustrated Christmas poems supply the
sentiment of this number. Mary j.
/ Reid's talk about Chicago authors, with
portraits; Mrs. Clements paper on Jap
anese Women" with ten pretty illustra-
tions; Mr.. Evans pictures of Mus
/ quake Indian Life;" Mr.. Leslie's sketch
! of Mast, with the first authorized en-
craving of his famous Appomattox K
/ painting, and other attractive articles,
make the December number the best
yet.
Lippincotrs Magazine for Decent Der
! (Philadelphia) has these leading papers:
"The Old Silver Trail" Mary L. Stick
ney; English Medieval Life" Alvan f.
Ssnborn; Where the Clews Me.,"
Harry Stillwen Edwards; "Shrived''
/ lpoem) Margaret Gilman George; Gun
ming for Gobblers," William Cecil Elan;
Three Fates," Virna Woods; "Orchids,' -
Lawrence Irwell; The End of Captain
Ferguson" Beulah Marie Dix; Japan
ese Sword-Lore," Lyman Horace Weeks;
Athletic sports of Ancient Days."
! Thomas James de la Hunt; Love
Haunted Elizabeth Harman; ben
nett's Partner" James Knapp Reeve;
Meats" Calvin Dill Wilson; "Oppos-
ing View Points," Frederic NJ. Bird.
Popular Astronomy for December
| (Goodseil Observatory, Northfield, Mimi.
is at hand with these leading articles
many of them illustrated: Astronomy
in the High Schools" l.. Miller; 1.-The
Variable Star Mira" ]. A. Parkhurst
! 1.-THE Newtonian Constant of Gravita
tion," c. V. Boys; "Ihe Moon," William
! w. Payne: The Stability of the Equi.
librium of the Oceans" II. J. J. See
THE Graphic Construction Of Eclipses
and occultations. William T. Rigge, S
/ j.; Adjustment of Small Equatorial, u
L. c. Pickering; Latitude by Elonga.
tion," Otto j. Klotz; THE Planets and
Consultations for december; "Come
Notes."
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly New
York; for December is its Christmas
number. 1t comes in new and illumin-
ated cover, and is rich and profnse il
Illustration. One OF these is a full page
copy of Raphael's Virgin and infant
Christ. Another fuil-page picture is in
colors and represents a southern Christ
mas domestic scene. The number closes
the fortieth volume. The text matter i:
seasonable. choice, varied aud runs from
biography, sacred subjects, travel anC
serial to novelette, and short story anC
poetry. The leading fiction Is transla.
tion of Tolstoi's Master and Man."
pOWerful story