The record-union., 1895-10-04
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Fun, fancy and facts are mixed to-
gether in the usual pleasaHt proportion
for the readers of ''St Nicholas" Century
Company, New York in the October
number. Elbridge S. Brooks historical
romance. "A Boy OF the First EMPIRE"
which has been feature of the magazine
for the past year, is brought to an end.
The heroes of James Otis serial,
Teddy and Carrots" prove themselves
manly little fellows. \ two-part story,
'Yamoud," by Henry Willard French.
This recounts the adventures of a little
Arabian boy. whose mother was carried
off by slavers. Hans the Otherwise"
by John Bennett. Hans was the butt of
village until he put all the wise men to
shame and won bag of gold. There is
sketch of }. @. Brown, the child painter,
by John J. a. Beckett. accompanied by
some OF the artists most famous pictures
of street waits. Professor Brander Mat
thews gives a sympathetic and critical
sketch of James Russell Lowell Theo-
dore Roosevelt desert bes the blowing up
of the Confederate ram Albemarle. The
Manatee. Tapir and Peccary," three of
the most interesting animals of the
American continent, form tho subject OF
Naturalist Hornaday's paper. James
Baldwin has congenial subject in bay
ard" noble. There are many bright
verses in the number. The Eowlery-
Growlery Room" by Laura E. Richards,
may give hint to many mothers IN dis
ciplning their children. How the God
mother failed" by Guy Wetmore Carryl,
is fairy tale brought thoroughly up to
date. The Pirates Little Joke" is ex-
planned by Rudolph +. Bunner. and
others contribute short and timely jlng les.
"Spalding's Official Football Guide'
for 1885, edited by Walter Camp, is pub
lished. 1t contains the only official rules
that will govern football this season. The
official rules are published in full. The
guide also publishes the amendments to
the official rules as adopted by ale and
Princeton. and under which rules they
will play, ana also the amendments to
the official rules as adopted by Harvard,
Pennsylvania and Cornell. and under
which rules these three colleges Will
play. To certain extent the football
situation, so far as it pertains to rules,
will be much mixed this season. and In
"Spalding's Official Guide" the an
nouncement is made that all schools, col
leges and athletic clubs not affiliated with
the five above can use the official rules.
if they SO desire, or they can use the rules
Of Yale and Princeton, or the rules as
amended by Harvard, Pennsylvania and
Cornell, but in each instance the man
ager and captain of the opposing team
must receive two weeks notice as to
what rules they will play under. Beside
the exclusive publication of these rules,
the guide contains other matter of i'm
portance to football players, the pictures
of the leading players Of ale, Princeton,
Harvard, Pennsylvania. Cornell and
nearly every other institution OF learn
ing in the United States, as well as the
official record OF each and every game
played. American Sports Publishing
Company, New York.
Seven new leaflets have Just been added
to the Old South Directors Old South
Work, Boston) series, all relating to Eng
lish Puritauisin and tho commonwealth.
They are numbered So TO G4, and are as
follows: No. 5S. Eooper's Letters to Bull
linger: 80. Sir John EllOts ~ pology for
Socrates'; 60. Ship-money papers; 81,
Pym's Speech Against Strahor9; 62,
Croniwelrs Second Speech; 63, Milton's
"Free commonwealth; "a, Sir Henry
Vane's Defense. There are many ear
lier leaflets In the series relating to the
same period, including Vane's Healing
Question" the Petition OF Rights, tho
Grand Remoustrance, the Scottish Ma
tional Covenant, The Agreement of the
People, the Instrument of Government,
and CromWelPs First Speech. With
these Old South leaflets, which are sold
tor five cents copy, just enough to cover
their cost, students can come into imme-
diate touch with tho men of the English
Common wealth ana the great scenes
which they acted, These men and events
were as truly part OF American as of
English history, as it has been Il main OBJ
ject Of the Old South lectures OF the pres
ent year, on the Puritans in Old England,
TO point out. The publication in this
cheap iorm is one of the best features OF
Mrs. Hemenway's noble beneiacLion.
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly" for
October New York is a beautiful num-
ber pictorially, without sacrifice of time
illness which max es it Gniqne. The open
ing article is by Mrs. Leicester-Addis,
and Of summer holiday visit to Surrey,
with description OF the stately manor
Of Deepdene. There is asympathetic and
deliberately illustrated paper on The
Last Days of Torquato Tasso," by Marie
Walsh. Another italian contribution of
artistic interest is Miss d. G. Vansittart's
description of Monte Oiiveto Maggiore,
TO whIc.i are appended some "Souvenirs
ol Sena." by tho late John Addington
Synonds. Otner picturesque features
arc: "Womon as Athletes" by w. lie
Wagstafie; burmese Women," by Ii.
Fielding: "lisht-Givers," by Mary Tit
comb; Town ami Cloth Halls of tiand
ers," by Alexander Austed; Nv lido we'd
Sovereigns.' by y. Oakley Hail, and
alpine Soldiers" by Henry Tyrrell.