The record-union., 1896-11-29

timely help of this delightful medium.
In addition a monthly supplement will
be given, containing three departments
devoted to American literature. We
have had "The Living Age" as an ex-
change for twenty years and are pre-.
pared to say it is the foremos. eclectic
magazine of the world. year ago
the price was reduced from So to $6 a
year. This reduction brings the mag
azine within the reach of much wider
class, and certainly at this price, with
these improvements, it is at once the
cheapest and the best literary weekly
in existence. In no other way can Its
equivalent be obtained for less than
many times its cost Reduced clubbing
rates with other periodicals offer still
greater inducements, and to new sub
scribers remdtting now for the year
1897, the intervening numbers of 1850
will be sent gratis. We have gone thus
into detail because of the high regard
we have for the Living Age" and per-
feet willingness to set forth it's virtues.
The Thanksgiving number Of "Har-
Der 24th. has. besides colored cover,
eight extra pages. making in all thirty
two illustrated pages. Octave Thanet
contributes q story Of the Russian
famine of two years ago, and Hayden
Carruth an account of a laughable ex-
ploit, under the title Mr. Parks OBJ
srreperouS Sign" "A Delft Party" de-
scribed by Emma j. Gray, will be found
an excellent entertainment for Thanks
giving time, as also the game of ChOle.
described by w. G. Van Tassel Sut-
phen. S. Scoville, Jr.. contributes a
story of THANKSGIVING Day Football
Game" one that excites the readers
enthusiasm; and r. S. Baker a quiet
story of farm life. The second paper
of the series entitled Important Trifles
on War Ships" by Franklin Matthews,
appears. Mr.. Matthews describes in
detail the signal system on our men-Of-
war.
The complete novel in the December
issue Of "Lippincott's Magazine" (Phil-
adelphia) is The Chase of an Heiress."
by Christian Reid. The scene Is in
Santo Domingo, a region hitherto un-
familiar to fiction. The Whipping of
Uncle Henry" is a tale of Georgia be-
fore the war, in that original and eff
fective vein which is peculiar to Will ~.
Harben. Pauline Shackleford COlyar
tells Thanksgiving story of 1.-TWO Old
Boys" How Timmy Saved the
Piece" by Livingston B. Morse records
remarkable event in theatrical an
nails of the humber sort. The methods
of Shutting Out the Sea- are set forth
by George Ethelbert Walsh. D. c.
Macdonald writes on The Land Of
Taffy," the other name of which is
Wales. Georage ]. Varney gives the
history of Our First Silver Nine" and
David Bruce Fitzgerald describes IAN
Old Virginia Fox Hunt The Evo-
luton Of the Poster" is traced by Agnes
Carr Sage from the beginnings of ad
vertising, SO far as known. Arthur
Inkersley discusses "Anagrams" Jean
Wright has a lively essay ON "Flirta-
ton as Fine Art" The poetry of the
number is by Elizabeth Crooks Grace
F. Pennypacker Emma c. Dowd and
Arthur D. F. Randolph.
We have received a copy of Our New
Presidents March," composed by Juliet
s. Norton. 1t is one of the best marches
for piano or organ yet published. IL
is dedicated to the Republican party
of the United States. The title page
contains a correct picture of Mckinley.
The price is 30 cents per copy. All
readers of the Record Union" will re-
ceive a copy at half price by sending
% cents in postage stamps to the Union
Mutual Music Company, 265 Sixth
avenue, New York.
Harper & Brothers will publish early
in December a volume entitled In Bo-
hemia with Du Maurier," by Felix
Moscheles, illustrated with sixty-three
original drawings by George Du Mau-
rier. In characterizing this. an Eng
lish critic has written: The author
takes us to the Antwerp Academy
where he first met Du Maurier: among
their fellow students were Tadems,
Mario, and others since become famous
Character sketches of these are inter-
spersed with lively descriptions of life
in Bohemia. and with many quotations
in prose and verse from Du Maurier s
letters. while the text is accompanied
by some Of his drawings. One feels the
atmosphere of Trilby throughout these
collections"
The December number of the "Over-
land Monthly" (San Francisco) is in
deed holiday issue. Richly illustra-
ted, it's chief features are: Exploring
in Northern Jungles," an expedition
across Vancouver Island, by w. W.
Bolton and j. w. Laing; THE Great
Emerald Land" by Joaquin Miller:
Ancient Who-Ge a legend Of
the Pueblos," by Werner T. Reed; I'm
dian Pictoglyphs in California by Lo-
renzo H. Yates; England and Ireland
of Irish Oppression" by w. J. Cor
bett, M. p; "An Unwritten Page If
Utah History" by Edward Steptoe:
"A Legal Suicide" by Phil Weaver
Jr; ''The Study of the Bible as Litera-
ture," by Warren Landon; Fra Juni-
pero" (poem), by Ella NJ. Sexton; How
the Minister Went to Jerusalem" by
Mary Bell; Compulsory Pilotage," by
Charles E. Naylor; "A Redwood Idyl."
by E. Lincoln Kellogg, and poems and
sketches by well-known writer's.
The Forum" for December (New
York; will have these leading papers:
How Shall the Child Be Taught? ?" of
the series of articles on THE Problem
Of Elementary Education" by Dr. J. M.
Rice. Rev. William Bayard Hale, the
well-known student Of religious and
social conditions, will contribute a pa
per, entitled Another Year Of Church
Entertainments THE Election-Its
Lessons and Its Warnings" Hon. Ar
drew d. White DR.. White Is followed
by D. MacGregor Means, a well-known
publicist of New York, on will Gov
orpvpapt hv tha PaOplo Endura7n pro