The record-union., 1895-01-05

Middle HalP'; ''The Sequel to the Divid,
ing Fence" by Ruth McEnery Stuart
Beyond" by Katrina Trask. The Ed
ltor's Study pays its tribute to the late
Oliver Wendell Holmes, discusses
"Woman's Education" and protests
against Public Abuse of the Ear.' The
Editors Drawer contains short story by
Hayden Carrutb, entitled "Budstart's 8
Peculiar Election" and humorous anec-
ootes and verses.
1.-The Athletic Almanac for 1895, COM
piled by James e. Sullivan, is out, and
contains all the amateur records for run
ming, walking, hurdle racing, jumping,
throwing the hammer, vaulting, bar
bells and dumb-bells, rope-clim bing,
hitting, hopping, running backward,
sack-racing. three-leeged races, stone
gathering, batting, kicking and throw
ing balls, throwing weights, shot-putting,
parallel bars, swimming, the amateur
champions of America from 1876 to date,
fencing champions, individual atheletic
champions of the Amateur Athletic
Union. swimming champions, boxing
champions, gymnastic champions, Yale
oxford athletic meeting, champions of
the Metropolitan Association, of the At
lantic Association, of the New England
ASSOCIATION, of the Pacific Association, of
the Pacific Northwest Association, and of
the Southern Association. List of the
Canadian amateur champions from 1873
to date, the Wingfield sculls, Oxford and
Cambridge athletic games from 1883 TO
date, Yale and Harvard rowing, Yale,
Columbia and Harvard rowing, Har-
ward and Columbia rowing. (Amerlcan
Sports Publishing Company, New York,
publisher)
The January New Year's) number of
the Overland Monthly" San Francisco,
is an Improvement even on the Christ
mas number. 1t comes out in new and
artistic cover. In addition to ssAs Talked
in the Sanctum," Mr.. Wlldman con-
tributes an illustrated sketch of the City
OF Singapore. Marsden Manson has an
article on 1.-The Naval Control ofthe Pa
cific." Mrs. Mary j. Reid, author of
-Four Women Writers of the West" con-
tinues her literary critiques by an essay
on "Stedman and His British Contempo-
raries." Joaquin Miller's poem, 1.-The
Song of the Balboa Sea- is completed
Articles that are of historic interest to
Californians are the first installments of
The Evolution of Ship Building in CAL
ifornia," by Irving NJ. Scott, j. NJ. Scan
land and others, and 1.-The Decline of the
Mission Indians" by E. p. Clarke
Among notable stories are humorous
skit by Granville p. Hurst, "Tim Slath-
Ola West" by Rollin NJ. Daggett; "N1rs
Badgers Snoot," by Horace Annesley
Vachell. and 1.-The Relapses of Pap,n by
l.. 3. Bridgman. The illustrations for
the number are by Boeringer, Peixotto,
Dixon and others.
The little ones who read "St. Nicholas"
Century Company, New York; will find
that the year begins promisingly for
them. The January number is full of
holiday flavor, and there are sketches
and stories to suit every taste. C. +.
Holder tells of "Rogue Elephants. A
frontier story is 'Tim Sheridan and His
Christmas Goose" by Leonard NJ.
Prince, U. S. a. The Cherry Colored
PURSE is true story by Susan Fenni-
more Cooper, showing how little girl
managed to buy eleven Christmas pres
ents with her eleven pennies. "a Pip
ing Pie" by Rudolph f. Bunner, and
''Who Seeks, Finds" by Judith Ray, are
two fantastic stories. A new serial for
girls is begun, Three Freshmen-Ruth,
Fran and Nathalie" by Jessie NJ. Ander-
son. The other serials, which are con-
tinued, are "a Boy of the First Empire: -
by Elbridge S. Brooks; "Chris and the
Wonderful Lamp" by Albert Stearns,
and Jack Ballister's Fortunes" by
Howard Pyle. There are poems by
Helen Gray Cone, Dorothea Lummis,
Frederick Opper, Tudor jerks and Mrs.
Mary Mapes Dodge.
Girls who like to read about marriage
will find interest in the January Ladies'
Home Journap (Philadelpha). Mrs.
Burton Harrison has "Heigh Ho! for a
Husband Eugene Field is charming
IN The Woman Who Most Influenced
Me-" Edward Bellamy sketches, what
he believes christmas in the Year
20O0' will be like. John Kendrick Bangs
is funny in telling of woman's attempt
to smoke. Frank 0. Small tells ''How |