The record-union., 1896-02-05
new PUBLICATIONS.

The midwinter Century Century
Company, New York; holds it's own
with its notable predecessors. Among
the articles of special interest are
Pope Leo XIII. and His Household"
by Marion Crawford, a personal ac-
count of the daily life of the Pope.
Henry M. Stanley retells '"The Story of
the Development of Africa" Captain
Alfred T. Mahan, the distinguished ma
val critic, contributes the first of sew
eral papers on Nelson's naval victories,
dealing with Nelson at Cape st. Vim
cent" which is illustrated with por-
traits and diagrams. A paper written
before the Presidents Venezuelan mes
sage, but dealing with the present stu
alton, is "The PaImerston Ideal in
Diplomacy" by Edward Mortimer
Chapman. A paper on Certain Wor-
thies and Danes Of Old Maryland: is
contributed by DR.. j. w. Palmer An
illustrated paper on Puvis de Chavan-
mes, President Of the Salon of the
Champ de-AIars, derives additional in
terest from the fact that his decora-
tions for the Boston Library have re-
Gently been put in position. The
months installment of Professor
Sloane's Life of Napoleon" treats of
the meeting of Napoleon, Alexander L
of Russia, Frederick William III. and
Queen Louisa of Prussia at Tilsit. The
illustrations are particularly notable.
Mrs. Wards novel, 'Sir George Tres
sady," gives a pathetic glimpse of life
in an English mining town. For range
and readableness the number chal-
lenges attention.
The Chicago ''Daily News Almanac
and Political Register makes its
twelfth annual appearance with an
even more interesting and valuable ta-
bic of contents than ever before. More
events of great moment to the United
States eliminated in 1895 than in any
other year since the close of the war.
Among such are the Venezuela dis
pute the Alaskan boundary contro-
versy, the Cuban rebellion, the Waller
case, the revival of interest in the Mon
roe doctrine, the popular discussion Of
the financial question, the bond syndi-
cate the Torrens title system and many
others, all Of which are fairly and i'm
partially discussed in this volume It
is not too much to say that there are
few public or private libraries in the
country where SO full and concise an
amount of information on these SUBJ
jects could be obtained. A large num-
beT of popular features have been in
ccrporated into its pages. It's COM
plete and accurate sporting record for
the year will commend it to all lovers of
athletics. Beside these matters the vol
ume contains q large amount of infor-
nation on the tariff, coinage, foreign
trade and commerce, internal revenue,
National banks and many other sub
jects Of prime Importance to every
American voter.
''McClure's Magazine" for February
takes its first grasp of the readers at
tention with eight portraits of Lincoln,
some twenty other Lincoln pictures and
an account, abounding in vivid per-
sonal details, of Lincoln. In the same
number the well-known editor of 1.-The
Railway Age Harry Perry Robinson,
describes in detail "the fastest railroad
run ever made" Murat Halstead. long
editor Of the Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette writes Of the history of Car
fields nomination and administration.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, in a chapter
of autobiography, gives an interesting
picture of a New England girls school.
The art feature is VIII H Lows arti-
Gle on the great English painters. The
fiction is especially notable, including
a charming romance by Anthony Hope.
pathetic and powerful story by Ian
Maclaren, and a characteristic tale
from the unpublished manuscript of
Robert Louis Stevenson, half-fairy
story and half-fable. S. S. Mcclure.
New York
'Appleton's Popular Science Month
ly'' for February (New York;, edited by
WI. Youmans, has Principles of Tax
alton. by David A. Wells; HThe Smith
sonian MISUNDERSTANDING of the IN
stitution,' by Professor Henry Caring
ton Bolton, Ph. D.; 1.-The Effect of Pro-
longed Drought Upon Animal Life. =
by DR.. Charles c. Abbott: Gathering
Naval Stores" by Lee J. Vance; 1.-THE
Study of Inheritance by Professor w.
K. Brooks; Imitation Among Atoms
and Organisms" by Edmund Noble:
Natural Features of Venezuela" by
Frederick A. Fernald; "Suggestibility,