The record-union., 1896-04-21
new PUBLICATIONS.

The leading article in ''Godey's Maga-
zine" for May is Seeking Both Ends OF
the Globe by Rufus r. Wilson, being
an account of the divers polar exploring
parties that are in the field, or will be
this summer. The paper is illustrated
and the account is given in a most gra-
phic style The troubles of the ruling
house of Italy give timeliness also to an
article on the personality of Queen
Margherita. Finally, stirring piece
of fiction called "A Belligerent Cuban.
by G. +. Walsh, acquires interest from
the very general sympathy in this coun-
try with the cause of the insurgents
Mrs. Clara Foltz tells her experience iii
the study and practice of law in Talks
by Successful Women" THE Fair
Women of Austria" and Masterpieces
ct German Sculpture" are two Illus
trated papers Beaumont Fletcher
ms kes an intelligent comparison be
tween Bernhard. Duse and Nethersole
in the part of Camille; and Edgar S
Kelley is the subject OF the musical Sc
ries Rupert Hughes. in this last arti-
Gle, also proffers new and practical
plan for aiding the cause of the Ameri-
can composer. Other articles and q
good assortment of stories, almost all
illustrated. with the Fashion Depart
ment complete the number The Co
dey Company, - Lafayette Place, New
York
The first of the series of papers on
South Africa which James Bryce, NJ. P,
is to contribute to the Century" (New
York; appears in the May number He
corrects the general impression that the
country has little natural beauty Por-
tions of the highlands he compares to
Switzerland and the White Mountains.
and he says one can never tire of the
charm and variety of color in the land
scape. Professor Bryce says that the
Beers have retained TO this day a pas
sion for solitude that makes them de-
sire to live many miles from any neigh
Dor. Harry Stillwell Edwards writes
sketch of Georgia life entitled Mas
Craffud's Freedom It tells how the
United States army, in the person OF
one lone extrooper, was compelled to
retire from Georgia.
Cyrus C. Adams, the well-known
American authority on Africa, con-
| tributes an article to "Harper's Round
| Table" published April 14th, in which
he describes in a popular way many
| stirring adventures and wonderful dis
coveries along the Congo. Among other
| articles, stories and excellent depart
ments" in this numebr, Professor VIII,
lam A. Anthony writes on the recent
discovery in photography, the cathode
| hn ty11a ,- II
some of the finest examples of work
done with these strange rays. There is
an installment of Marion Harland' s
short serial entitled IAN Old Field
| School Girr"; also an installment OF
Kirk Munroe's serial Rick Dale" and
a short yarn spun by an old sailor. This
is the same old salt that spun the series
of fifteen yarns published two years
ago, which the readers of this paper
| liked so we'll
| Mr.. Howell's leisurely habit in deal
ing with the situations that he con-
ceives as though it were necessary to
express their interest to the last drop
! is not exemplified in his latest book, "a
Parting and a Meeting No writer
| could have chosen larger theme. The
theme here is nothing less than the true
meaning and the dispassionately esti-
mated value of the spiritual life, OF the
angelic life," contrasted with the true
meaning and dispassionately estimated
value of the worldly or ordinary life.
And probably no living writer could
have intimated the entire course Of such
divided lives more briefly, or more
briefly have shown their conclusions, in
the final meeting" 1t is an impress
sive view of a great question in the mar
row limits of novelette,.
Harper & Brothers publish this week
"a Few Memories" by Mary Anderson
de Navarro; "Susannah," a novel by
Mary r. Mann, author of "In Summer
Shade; "A Parting and a Meeting, by
w. d. Howells and whist Laws and
Whist Decisions an important book of
its class, by Ma jor-G General A W
| DraySon.