The record-union., 1896-05-24

malta, by Robert Howard Russell; In
the Grand Canyon of the Colorado" by
Edith Sessions Tupper; I'm the Land or
st. Francis" by Marie D. Walsh; an
entertaining article on pistols and their
early history and use, by John PAU
Bocock, and the first installment OF a
new department for young people, con-
tanning a short story by Henry E. Hay
dock.
John r. Spears, the author of a recent
work of travel entitled ''The Gold Dig
gings of Cape Horn published by G.. P.
Putnam's Sons, has received the fol-
lowing autograph letter from Mr. Glad
stone The letter is especially note
worthy from the fact that it shows Mr..
Gladstone's interest in the aborigines of
the region and the unfortunate cOndi-
tion in which they now are, a condition
which seems to be the result of mis-
taken missionary zeal:
L am reading the work you have
kindly sent me and find it to be of en-
trancing interest. Pray accept my
thanks
The Yahgans of themselves supply
very curious chapter of anthropology.
The missionary tale is a very sad one.
L could not at my age interfere, for it
would require the devotion of my time
to bear on the entire case, and l should
at once be laid on my back
IF you have not laid it before the
society, could you not do so? 1t should
not be let drop? 1 remain, dear sir,
yours very faithfully.
''W. E. GLADSTONE''
G. P. Putnams Sons will publish i'm
mediately "a Venetian June" by Anna
Fuller, author of "A Literary Court
Ship" Peak and Prairie" Pratt Por-
traits" etc. "a Venetian June will be
issued uniform in general style with "a
Literary Courtship." The illustrations
have been designed by George Sloane.
'McClure's Magazine for June CNew
York; contains a little battle study by
stephen Crane. 1t shows unmistaka-
cly, the hand of genius. While pre-
sentlng with the strictest realism all
the grlmness of war, it is pleasant, and
even humorous, in the denouement. In
the same number is Rudyard Kipling's
In the Rukh." Add to these Cy War
mans marvellous true tale of THE Lo-
comotive That Lost Herself" and an
installment of Anthony Hopes
"Phroso," and the number is with these
alone complete. The Crane story is
Illustrated by Taber, who puts life and
action into soldier as almost no other
artist can; and the Kipling story by
w. A. c. Pape, who has made Mowgli
and the jungle people peculiarly his
hn +
coin as father, friend and neighbor.
Ihere is an account of General Grant,
with anecdotes and passages from his
conversations by the man who served as
Chaplain of Grants own regiment:
OF interest also is a series Of portraits
of Mark Twain. Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps provides some "reminiscences of
James 7. Fields, her publisher, and of
Harriet Beecher Stowe. Will H Low
writes geographically and critically of
the picturesque group of English paint
ers known as the Pre-Raphaelites.
There is a letter from Mark Twain
in THE Critic" (New York; of April
10Th, calling attention to an offer from
the Maharajah of Jeypore, to supply
public institutions, free of cost. with
SIX portfolios, containing about 654 ex-
amples of architectural details, copied
from old buildings at or near Delhi.
Agra and parts of Rajputana. The
letter containing the details of the Of
fer is entitled "a Gift From India"
and is embellished with a portrait of
the Maharajah. This is followed by
paper on Mark Twain on the Plat
torm, with anecdotes, etc, about the
famous lecturer, who has Just ad-
mitted the authorship Of the Harper"
serial on Joan of Are" This contains
portrait of the humorist There is a
portrait of F. Hopkinson Smith. with
review Of his new story, TON Gro
gan" portrait Of the late Frederick
Locker, with a review of his recent
volume of Condolences" "The Critic"
of May I'd reproduces MacMonnies'
statue of Shakespeare, apropos of an
account of the birthday celebration at
Stratford on April 23d. There are sew
eral other illustrations, and a review of
Harold Frederic's new novel, THE
Damnation Of Theron Ware"
There are two stories in the Nav
"Ev'ry Month" which aid in sustain
ing the literary character of that mag
azine. The public seems to have de-
veloped an appetite for crisp "stori-
ettes," and these mentioned will go far
to appease it. The same number con-
tains quite the best literary criticism
which Edward Al has contributed to
that magazine thus far, while the edi-
tcrials included, are impressive rea-
soning and Of literary charm. Photos
l1f To-
lott, Borchgrevinik, the explorer. Da-
vid Belasco, the playwright, Sousa, Tom
Platt and Stephen Crane together with
number of paintings, are among the
fifty illustrations. The music selec-
tions are Just Tell Them That You
Saw Me-" the song hit of the day. ar
ranged as a waltz; kiss Me Good-by." !"
song and refrain by Charles Miller:
Nobility" two-step, by Theo. F. Morse,
and When the Children Say Good
night" by Edouard Hoist Howley.
Haviland & CO. (New York;, publishers.
a journal that keeps itself well
| abreast Of current events cannot, of
| course, positively engage its space in
advance. 1t is with that understanding
| that the plans, say its publishers, for
'Harper's Weekly" are given. Some
of the features included in the general
| plan for the present month are these:
/ illustrated articles on the dedication
| of the New Site of Columbia; the
Olympic Games" at Athens, by Pro-
/ fessor Charles Waldstein; a Newly
| Discovered Portrait of Washington" !"
| by Peale; THE Tennessee Exposition, i"
and the Opening of the Red Lake In
| dian Reservation. There are also inn
portant contributions from the World S