The record-union., 1896-12-13

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On petition of the creditors Of the
Arena Publishing Company to appoint
temporary receiver A. d. Chandler was
recently appointed for the protection
and adjustment of the interests of the
creditors during a reorganization of the
company. The officers did not contest,
feeling that it is for the best interests of
all concerned as an equitable plan pend
ing the business changes to be made
The Arena Company will be recapital-
lied, we are informed, by experienced
business men and placed in new hands
and on a firm financial basis.
The business of the Arena" both as
magazine and as a publishing
house. has had quite a phenomenal
growth, but had not sufficient capital to
handle the business into which it had
developed. With the reorganized COM
pany the Arena" holds that it will be
enabled to extend its growth and add to
its reputation as bold. vigorous jour
nal of free debate and new ideas.
The two widowed sisters, Mrs. Lewis
and Mrs Gibson of Cambridge, Eng
land, who are celebrated for the discov-
cry of Biblical manuscripts on Mount
Sinai, have given site and t20, 900 for
the Presbyterian College to be removed
from Bloomsbury, London, to Cam
bridge 1t is this Mrs. Lewis whose ar
ticle, entitled What Language Did
Christ Speak?' is one Of the most i'm
portant contributions to the Christmas
Century"
Amanda NJ Douglas, one of the most
successful of American women writer's,
has given us a charming book for youth
in "A Little Girl in Old New York" 1t
is simple, yet ornate, full Of things of
old times, but never slow or dull. on
the contrary it is quick with living and
humorous story interest. 1t is teach
ing. too, and is in fact most kindly
and gentle hint as to manners, that
will not go amiss. Dodd, Mead & Co.,
151 Fifth avenue, New York; 81 oo.
sh
The National Magazine" in its
Christmas number is certainly strlk-
ing example of excellence. II contains
in its pages and in its artistic appear
ance all the merit and attractiveness
that characterize the higher priced pc
riodicals The holiday issue opens with
the second paper on what is fast prov
ing itself to be the most remarkable
magazine serial of the year-an eX-
tremely readable account of Christ and
His Time" by Dallas Lore Sharp, Illus
trated with reproductions from famous
paintings. The contents include
charming little reniniscence, by Grace
lie Baron, on DR.. Holmes. winthrop
Packard has an illustrated humorous
sketch of an experience in Ireland, The
Sacking of Doe Castle An article
which adds much to the beauty or the
numh her is Northern and Southern
Women" by Mrs. H. L. Boulden, with
photographs of Northern and Southern
types. Contributed by Arthur T. Wins
low is a depletion of the humorous side
of monastic life Beneath the Monas-
terry Bells" illustrated with reproduc-
tions from the works of some famous
PAINTERS Dogs as Beasts of Burden,
by DR.. w. B. Noyes, completes the list
Of illustrated articles. The fiction Of the
Christmas number embraces four short
stories ranking with the best: "Ex-
planned by the Bridegroom by L. FL.
Bickford, Jonas Biddlecome's Christ
mas Gift by T. Thompson; The Mas
terpiece," by Helen T. Huntington, and
Ahmed the Cobbler," a story from the
Persian. Last in the list of contents
comes the literary column, giving re-
views Of the new books. Bostonian
Publishing Company, So Newbury
street, Boston.
The Living Age Boston), the old
est of eclectic magazines, and the only
weekly literary magazine, is about to
begin its two hundred and twelfth vol
ume and ffty-fourth year. 1t IS with
pleasure that we commend this fine
journal It is a standard publication of
high excellence, giving its readers the
very best of papers from the foreign
magazines and reviews, from biography.
history and fiction to travel. criticism,
poetry and translations, science, art.
politics and discovery from the greater
periodicals Of the world. For 1897 the
Living Age Company promises several
new features. These include the pub
Jication Of occasional translations of
noteworthy articles from the French,
and magazines. The addition Of
monthly supplement containing three
departments, viz, readings from Amer
lean magazines, readings from new
books, a list OF books of the month. The
number for November 18th No. 2, 1872,
contained the opening chapters of new
serial story by Ivan Tourgenieff, trans
lated especially for the Living Age"
The same issue contained articles by
Gladstone, CASTELAR,, Professor Flinders
Petrie, and other eminent writer's;
franslations from the French and Span
ish, with essays and reviews from the
latest British periodicals. Also a thirty
two page supplement as described
above 1t is published weekly at Sc a
year, free Of postage. To new subscrib-
ers for the year 1897. remittlng before
January 1st, the weekly numbers of
1896 issued after the receipt Of their
subscriptions will be sent gratis The
best home and foreign literature at club
prices is furnished by the Living Age
Publishing Company. The Age gives
yearly 8. 500 double octave pages Of
matter (making four large volumes) un-
eoualed in quality and quantity. 1t is
issued every Saturday and contains ar
ticles of standard and popular interest.
The Living Age" embraces the produc-
tions of the ablest living writers in all
departments of literature.
"The Critic" New York; of November