The record-union., 1895-01-09
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

land writers, leads Off i'll the January
Midland Monthly" with 1.-The Pris-
oner," keenly interesting story of home
life. Mrs. Mary j. Reid contributes a
charming sketch. Octave Thanet at
Home" with pictures. The fiction of
this number is strong. I'm Glory Land -
a prize story, by Birch Hardwicke, a
Kansas writer; 1.-Two Men and Ma
donna" is love story by Marie Edith
Reynon, and Jerry Walton's Pros
pects,' by John II. Mason. Hon. George
+. Parker, Consul at birmingham, Eng
land, proposes that Iowa celebrate her
seml-centennial next year. The War
Sketch" Is by Louise Maertz. "The So
clety OF the Army OF the Tennessee" by
Colonel Moore, includes latest portraits
OF prominent members; also of Mrs.
Logan, and of pretty Miss Pearson, the
daughter of the Society" beatrice"
is nearing the climax of her picturesque
career. Eugene Schatfter guides the
reader through Rome, Heidelberg, by
the editor, is illustrated. Cne OF the
strong topical papers, on a labor theme :,
is by ex-President Pickard of the Iowa
State University. Another, by Is. Ma
garkar, written from India, desert bes
The Hindu Woman" Two prize poems
aud other poetic gems and over sixty
illustrations embelllsh this number.
The January number of Frank Les
lies Popular Monthly" New York has
beautiful colored frontispiece, The
hlng's Fool in Love-" and host of other
hne pictures illustrating articles of pub
nc interest and human concern. Among
leading papers are these: ''St. Andrews
and Andrew Lang" by M. Leicester,
with illustrations; Miss Gould at Lind
hurst" by Francis Smith, with illustra-
tions; IRA Angelo" by Charles Ed
wards, with illustrations; 'America's
Egypt by Alice d. lie PIongeon. with
illustrations; The Repose in Egypt"
illustration, after the painting by Merson;
In the Pallny Days of Wrecking," a
story OF the Bahamas, by Samuel Preston,
with illustrations; Napoleon, Alex
ander l. OF Russia, and the War with
Austria" with illustrations; "Old Ken
lucky Homes," by Charlotte McIlvain
Moore; Jerusalem in the First Gem
land and The Finns," by Herman Mont
ague Bonner; 'The Desire OF the Moth
for the STAR" by Eta w. Pierce; "a
Dash into Pineapple Land" with illus
trations.
The Cosmopolitan Magazine" New
\ ork) is one of the best issues Messrs.
Walker ~ Hardy, the accomplished ed
ltors, have given to US yet 1t IS beauti-
fully illustrated, especially so in it's por-
tralture of fair women of the stage. The
Story of Thousand, ;" "HumboIdts Az
tee Paintings" "a Parting and a Meet
ing" 1.-The Cathedrals of France" "The
/ Bamboo" and "Paolo and Francesca"
| Ouida has paper on Great Passions OF
History" and Clark Russell has "a Three
Stranded Yarn" The article on Pasteur,
that on the theatrical season in New
York and the department of letters by
Sarcy, Lang, Reppiier, Boyesen and
Zangwill, with the department of science
make up number OF high value. he
Cosmopolitan" is now unchalienged
in It's claim to place in the front rank Of
finished magazine literature.
1.-The Magazine of Travel" is the at
tractive title OF q new candidate for pub
lie favor III the field OF periodical Iiierat-
ure. 1he subject or travel naturally ap-
peals to all. The initial mum Der of the
magazine is treated by able pens, and in
an entertaining manner reaches a high
degree OF interest. Well chosen and
varied contents leaves no suggestion of
dryness or monotouy. The most inter-
estlng regions of Europe and America are
drawn on for materials and woven into
narrative and sketch and story and po-
etry, by such minds as Hon. Chauncey
NJ. DepeW, Hon. Theodore Roosevelt.
Christine Ierhune Herrick, Ella Wheeler
Wilcox, Chas. d. Lanier, Frank Chaffee.
and other equally well known in their re-
spective fields. The editor of the maga-
zine is L. Ii. Talbot, founder of the Rail
way Age" and the office OF the publica-
tion is 10 Astor Place, New York.
The Magazine of Art" (Cassell Pub
fishing Company, New York. has Tor
January these among other attractions:
Autumn Leaves" by Sir J. i. Miilais
Bart, r. a., etching; Study for Carlo,
lanus,'" by Sir j. u. Linton; Sergeant
Ianrivay," by Paul Grolleron. engrav
ing; "Plcture Collections in Glasgow and
West of Scotland" by Robert Walker:
art in the Ballet" H., by 9. Wilhelm,
four illustrations; "Recent Illustrated
Volumes" three illustrations; Thomas
Hope McLachlau," by Selwyn Image.
with portrait and six illustrations: Eng
!lsn Arts anu Gratis from Frenchman's S
Point of Niew," by Victor Chamniez
seven illustrations; Sculpture OF the
ear" by Claude Phillips, nine illustra
tions; Munich as an Art Center.n bv M
ii. Spielmann; The Chronicle of Art
eight illustrations.
The Popular Science Monthly" ed
tied by w. j. 1umans and published by
ID. Appleton, New ork, has as contents
for January: pleasures of the Tele-
scope" Garrett p. Seryiss; "Twenty-tive
Years Of Preventive Medicine," Mrs. Hs
NJ. Plunkett; Ethics in Natural Law
DIR. Lewis u. James; The Origin of
Weeks and Sabbaths," Colonel a. b. Ell
lis; Two Lung Tests" Dr. Felix l.. Os-
wald; Studies of Childhood" Professor
oalilS5 ouliy, oCuOOl 4.
Black wood Cowell; "Tne Barometric
Measurement of Hights.' j. Ellard Gore;
babies and Monkeys" S. S. Buckman:
animal Tinctumutants," DR.. James
Weir, Jr.; 'Schoolroom Ventilation as
an Investment" q. II. knight; Core
lation in Organic Growth" Herr e. otras-
burger; sketch of Denison Olnsted,u
EDITORS Table," Literary Notes. aud
Popular Miscellany"
''Lippincott's Magazine" for January
u. b. Lippincott IL Co., Philadelphia
has as a complete story, The Waits OF
Fighting Rocks" Captain Charles Nell
valne; The Ducks of the Chesapeake"
Calvin Dill Wilson; Mrs. Santa Claus"
Marjorie Richardson; "Christmas Gus
toms and Superstilions," Elizabeth Fer
guson Seat; Mrs. Risley's Christmas
Dinner" Ella Higginson; Empress Jo-
sephine's Happy Day." Edith Dulf; "A
Question of Responsibility" Imogen
Clark; Herbert Beerbohm Tree" Gill
bert Parker; "a Prodigal Friend" S.
Elgar Benet; 'By Telephone" Francis
{. Regal; New Years Day in Old New
York." Edgar Fawcett; Socialist Now
els" NJ. Kaufman.