The record-union., 1896-10-18

The death of Mrs. Stowe still has its
| influence upon the anecdotal side OF
current Journalism, and new stories
keep coming to the surface with the
trail of Uncle Tom" over them all. One
of the newest is also one of the Oldest.
for it comes from Tourgenien' S
Smoke" which was first published SO
long ago at 1867. In that novel he
makes one of his characters. Nine. Su-
chantchikov tell the following incredi-
BILE tale: Il know a still better story
about Tentelyev," she says. He was,
| as everyone knows, a most horrible des-
pot with his serfs, though he gave him.
self out for an emancipator. Well, ne
was once at some friends house In
Paris, and suddenly in comes Nine.
Beecher Stowe-you know, Uncle Tom
Cabin. Tentelyev, who's an awtuiiy
pushing fellow, began asking the most
to present him, but directly she heard
his name, What she said, ne pre-
sumeS to be introduced to the author OF
Uncle Tom'?' And she gave him
slap on the cheek Go away she says,
at once And what do you think?
Tentleyev took his hat and skunk away
pretty crestfallen"
A publisher of Indianapolis, George
Watkins, announces a new quarterly
which IS to be entitled 1.-The Magazine
of Americana" 1t is to be devoted to
a registering of all new books of Amer
icana and to the publication of notes on,
and extracts from, old books ana
pamphlets relating to America, the
West Indies and the South Seas. just
how much original matter Will appear
in the magazine is not announced, but
the impression left by the prospectus Is
that the publisher will wisely give most
of his space to photographed informa-
ton, reinforcing this constantly, as has
been said with copious extracts. The
plan is a good one, and it is to be hoped
that it will be carried out with the Skill
and judgment necessary to command
success.
DR.. E. A. Abbott has completed his
elaborate work on the Gospels, written
for the new Biblical Encyclopedia ed
tied by Sutherland Black. 1t was orig
inally intended to make this encyclope-
dia one large volume, but it is doubtful
whether this will be possible. Dr. Ab-
bott has devoted the most extraordi-
nary labor to the preparation or TINS
work, which will undoubtedly be recog-
nized as a contribution to the subject
of momentouss interest and Importance.
1t will probably appear in fuller form
with notes as a separate book.
Two articles in "Appleton's Popular
| Science Monthly" for October will ap-
peal strongly to those who enjoy the
conflicts of science: THE Metric Sys-
tenn" a defense by Professor T. G.
Mendenhall against the recent attack
| IF Herbert Spencer, and THE Vivisec-
| ton Question: by Professor G. F.
Hedge, a concluding article in which
| the utility of the practice is set forth.
Whether silver be regarded as money
| or merchandise, the mining of 1t Is an
! industry with an eventful history. The
picturesque story of the Comstock Lode
| is told in the October Monthly" by
Charles Howard Shinn under the title
| Nevada Silver" with the aid Of many
views and portraits. DR.. Emil kraepe-
| lin describes a new Measure Of Mental
Capacity" which should have value
both in education and the civil service.
Another article fully illustrated with
views and portraits is Some Begin
rings in Science" in which Porfessor
Collier Cobb describes early scientific
instruction at the University Of North
Carolina. The leading facts concerning
| "Acetylene, the New uluminant," are
Sc forth by v. ]. Youmans. F. Schuy-
ler Mathews calls attention to THE
Nf r rixyiy, r
tons of some of the diverse forms that
leaves take Henry L. Clapp writes on
1.-The Educative Value of Children's
| Questioning" which his experience
leads him to rate high. In ''The Self
and Its Derangements. Professor Will
| lam Romaine Newbold discusses those
cases in which person forgets his past
life for days and sometimes for months.
| r. Regnault writes on "EXaggeratiOn
as an Esthetic Factor; Helen Zimmern
concludes her statement Of the views
of "Enrico Ferri on Homicide" and
there is a sketch with portrait of Rob-
ert Empie Rogers, the youngest of four
brothers who made their mark In
American science. New York: d. APP
pletOn & Co.
The kindergarten Magazine" for Oc-
tober (Chicago) shows clearly in it's
seventy odd pages of we'll selected mat
ter it's purpose to be useful to the
kindergarten and the home. The lead
ing article this month is by William
T. Harris, the National Commissioner
of Education, on "Goethe's Pedagog-
ics." The magazine also contains an
article by the editor, Miss Amalie
Hofer, on Recognition for Our National
Commissioner of Education" The ped
agogical romance by Ellen Lee Wyman,
which was begun in the September
number, sounds its keynote. The most
valuable and important department. is
the "Mother-Play Book Study Ques-
TONS" conducted by Miss Susan E.
Blow. These are to be reprinted in
hook form. and the kindergartners and