The record-union., 1897-11-29


of attractive articles and entertaining
stories for the festal season. The num-
Der opens with a Christmas story by
Frank r. Stockton, entitled "Old APP
9lejoy's Ghost" 1t is illustrated with
three full-page drawings. This is fol-
lowed by the second paper in the mag
azine's important series on Andrew
jackson, and his times and compatri-
OTIS, taking up this month Andrew
jackson as a Military Commander" by
A Oakley Hall Hunter MacCulloch
contributes an entertaining paper on
''The Music Of Christmas Time" ''Fa-
NOUS Ranches of the San Gabriel VAL
ley" written by Beatrice Bellido de
Luna, has many fine Illustrations Per-
haps the most important article in the
number is one on THE Baptists," in
which General r. J. Morgan, Corre-
spending Secretary of the Baptist Home
Mission Society, describes the history,
growth and creed of that religious
body in this country. 1t is the first Of
"a series of articles on the Religious
Denominations Of America" There are
other interesting articles; several short
stories in addition to the one by Frank
r. Stockton, contributed by Amelia E.
Barr and Margaret f. Sangster; poems
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox and Minna Ir-
wing; an attractive department for the
boys and girls. Frank Leslie's Publish
ing House, New York.
The Christmas number of the "Cen-
tury" (New York reflects the holiday
spirit. The opening article is Merry
Christmas in the Tenements," by Jacob
A ID Of fbl Ot her Half
Lives The artist accompanied the
author in his rounds of observation,
and together they chose the subjects
for illustration. Clarence Cook con-
tributes a sketch of the author of the
familiar poem of childhood, Twas
the Night Before Christmas" and a
portrait is given Of the author, Dr. Gle
ment c. Moore. The late General Fran
cis A Walker is represented by a paper
on THE Causes of Poverty" w. Lewis
Fraser writes a critical sketch of "A
Religious Painter" Fritz Won Uhde, and
a number of famous paintings by this
artist are reproduced In the series of
wood engravings by T. Cole of Eng
lish Masterpieces" Gainsborough is the
artist represented in this number, with
critical coiUnent by Professor John C.
an DNke. "A TICUly paper
on ''Tennyson and His Friends at
F'reshwater" is written by V. G. Scott
O'COnnor, and contains many new por-
traits of the TennysoD family published
with the consent of the present Lord
Tennyson. Miss Eliza Ruhamah Scid-
more tells of THE Wonderful Morning
Glories of Japan" which are taking the
place Of the chrysa millennium in the af-
fections of the Japanese people. Ac-
companying the article are illustra-
tons of many striking varieties of the
flower. Edwin Booth in London is a.
paper by E. H. House, in the course of
which is given a description of a no.
table visit paid by the actor to Charles
Reade. There are six short stories in
the number, two stories about horses
by David Gray in the collection of
Gallops"; a story of life among the
Canadian guides, Pat Mullarkey's
Reformation" by Rev. DR.. Henry van
Dyke; a character sketch by Marion
Manville Pope, "Hepzibah's Mother
ing; a. Western tale, t'The Picture of
Agnes by Hayden Carruth, and a So
cial study, "A Little Episode of Youth -
by Lille Hamilton French. James
Whitcomb Rileys serial poem, THE
Rubaiyat of Doc Sifers." is concluded.
The number is very richly illustrated.
The Christmas number of "St. Mich
olas" Century Co, New York; opens
with the first of Rudyard Kipling's
"Just-So Stories" The reason for this
title Mr.. Kipling carefully explains. The
first OF the '.Just-So' stories tells How
the Whale Got His Tiny Throat" 1t is
in an entirely different vein from any
thing Mr.. kipling has written before
The illustrations are by Oliver Herford
who has keen humor of his own. Mrs.
Ruth McEnery Stuart contributes a
Southern sketch, AN Time Christ
mas Gift" telling of a little white girl
and her slave maid, who belonged" to
each other from the time when they
were only a day old. Cousin James
Mistake" by Mary Bradley, is a Christ
mas story for girls. Amelia Wofford
writes of '"The Court testers of Eng
land" In "The Christmas Ship II. II.
Bennett describes the holiday observ-
ance of two little girls who Were ice
bound on whaling vessels in the Arctic
Ocean. THE Purloined Christmas is
a good old-fashioned fairy tale by Ge-
lett Burgess. =. Kitty Kondacheff tells
of Some Russian Games Two new
serials are begun, ]. T. Trowbridge's s
1.-TWO Biddicut Boys and The Lake
rim Athletic Club" by Rupert Hughes.
This last is to be a story of seasonable
sports, and this month is naturally de-
voted to football. a beautiful colored
frontispiece, drawn by Maud Hum
phreys, gives distinction to the number.