The record-union., 1897-12-07


Dana, Robert Barr, Bliss Perry, Ella
w. T. Stead and Sven He
din. Anthony Hope gives US the first
lnstallment of the sequel to THE Pris-
oner Of Zenda'' It opens most en-
gagingly. Here are our old friends Ru-
dolf Rassendyll, the Princess Flavia,
the King, and Colonel Sapt in their
best form, embarked on a series of dra-
matte adventures that promises to sur
pass in breathless interest all that even
the rare fancy of Anthony Hope has
devised. The chapter of Mr.
Dana's "reminiscences describes from
his personal observation the running Of
the batteries of Vicksburg by Admiral
Porter's gunboats; gives his personal
impressions of Grant, McClernand,
Sherman and Mcpherson; and con-
cludes with a letter, never before pub
lished, written from the field to Secre-
tary Stanton, and giving a series of
frank character sketches of the Cen
erals of division and brigades in
Grants army before Vicksburg. Mr..
SteadS articles is a series of fine sto-
ries regarding historic hymns, accom-
panied by the hymns. DR.. Hedin, in
conversations recorded by r. H. Sher-
ard, tells most absorbing story of per-
sonal endurance in connection with mis-
recent explorations in the unknown
parts Of Asia
The Partisan Magazine (New York;
for December has these features: THE
Luxembourg: ''Notre Dame;' 1.-TWO
Weddings" Maurus Jokai; "a Christ
mas invitation Gyp; "Reverie,' a
poem, Victor Hugo; japanese Wo-
men," Adolph Brisson; "Stratagem of
the Marquis" Victor Cherbulfez
Nice" "Bouscalots Austerity," Jules
Demolliens; Felix Faure"; Artists of
the Day. Mime De Stael;" book chat
and Partisan gossip.
'Harper's Weekly of December 4th
contains a new story by Thomas Hardy,
entitled THE Grave of the Hand Post"
an interesting description of the mau-
soleum and palace which President
Crespo of Venezuela is erecting, and
notices of the Chaucer frieze executed
by Robert Van Worst Sewell for Mr..
George J. Gould's Lakewood house,
and of the Academy of Exhibition. In
contribution, Charles F. Lummis sup
ports the conclusions of Mr.. Hodges
that the celebrated Mesa Encantada"
was. as Indian tradition asserts, most
certainly inhabited. Incidentally he ar
CUES for the intrinsic reliability Of In
dian traditions. alluding to the extreme
accuracy which they bestow, not only
upon the circumstances recorded, but
upon the actual words in which it is
handed down, from which no deviation
is permitted, and citing examples of the
marvellous retentiveness and method
of Indian memory.
'The Black Cat" for December GA
High street, Boston) has these full
short stories: "a Celestial Crime"
81 900 prize story, Charles Stuart
Pratt: "The Affairs of Anne" Louise
Belts Edwards: For the Benefit of the
Town." Heloise e. Hersey: "a Touch
of Civilization" Miriam Nicholson.
The complete novel in the December
issue of "Lippincott's' philadelphia is
Poor Chola,'' by Julia P. Dabney. The
scene is Tineriffe, in the Canary ISL
ands; the story is full of local color, in
terest, and pathos. THE Consolation
of Gamaliel," by Marion Manville Pope,
is the quaint tale of Missouri farmer
whose humanity extended even to
bugs Joseph A. Altsheler, in The
Red Light deals with a supposed cpl
sode of the war of 1912. The 'Dr.
Felix" of whom Francis Lynde writes
rose from obscurity to local fame and
fortune by prescribing for cats and
dogs A timely article on Gold Min
ing IN North America" from California
to the Klondike, comes from George
Ethelbert Walsh. Charles Dudley
Rhodes, L. S A, writes with knowl
edge and affection of Uncle Sans
Four-F Footed Friends" l. e., cavalry
horses ard pack mules. W. a. Curtis
inquiries, Who Are the Greeks?"
Egyptian Queens" is handled by
Leigh North. "A Forgotten Grace"
described by Annie Steger Winston, is
that which used to be called "Sensi-
bility." Emily Tolman writes on The
Club Movement Among Women" and
Francis j. Ziegler on Boards and Bar
bers." The second of Theodore F.
Wolfe's papers on Some Literary
Shrinss of Manhattan" deals with those
About and Above City Hall Park"
The poetry of the number is by Mar
tha T. Tyler, Emma 9. Dowd. Calvin
Dill Wilson and Madison Cawein-
The Forum edited by ]. NJ. Rice,
for December (New York; has: The
Policy of Annexation for America"
Right Hon. James Bryce, p. c., NJ p;
The Wolcott Commission and It's Re
suits" Hon. James Fl. Eckles, Comp
troler of the Currency; Notable Let
ters From My Political Friends-IIL.
Senator Justin S. Morrill,; The Ma
tional Guard and Our Sea Coast De-
fense,' Captain J. c. Ayres. Ordnance
Departnle L. S. A; The Present
Condition of Economic Science" L. L.
Price, proctor in the University of Ok
ford: The Dramas Of Gerhart Haupt-
Manu. Gustav kobbe; The Poetry of
Nature" Charles G. ID. Roberts; Rail
way Pooling-from the Peoples Point
of View Hon Charles A. Prouty,
member Interstate Commerce Commits
sion; "Cnconstitutionality of the Ha-
walian Treaty." Hon. Daniel Agnew,
ex-Chief Justice Supreme Court. Penn
sylvana: "A Step Toward Economy in
the Postal Service" Hon. +. F. Loud
Of California; Liberty in Teaching in
the German Universities Professor r.
EucKen: The Abuse of the Police
Power" Hon. Herman c. Kudlich, City
Magistrate, New York; The Mission
Of Literature" Professor Theodore W.
Hunt.
"Casselfs Family Magazine" for De-
cember (Cassen Publishing Company.
New York and Londop) Is up to the
fine standard attained by this superior
family journal. Ii is fully Illustrated
leading features are. "th.. Cal herer y