The record-union., 1897-02-07

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'Senorita Americana by Mary F.
Nixon. First Fruits by John F. Da-
ly, is a sketch, and Mike, the Line
man." is an etching. The illustrations
are better and more numerous than be-
fore. and the departments are we'll sup
piled.
"The Forum" (New York; for Febru-
ary has these features: Future of the
Democratic Organization Senator Da-
yid Is. Hill: The Present and Future
of Cuba" Fidel G. Pierra, Chairman of
the Cuban press delegation; Evils to
be Remedied in Our Consular Service"
William Woodville Rockhil, Assistant
Secretary of State: Ladies Clubs in
London" Alice Zimmern; The Results
of Cardinal Satolli's Mission Rev. DR..
Edward McGlynn; Economy of Time
in Teaching" DR.. ]. NJ. Rice; Speedy
Financial and Currency Reform Imper-
a.tive, Hon. Charles n. Fowler of Bank
ing and Currency Committee; THE Cure
for Vicious Monetary System" Senator
w. A. Peffer; "Poe's Opinion of The
Raven" Joel Benton; The Criminal
in the Open,' Josiah Flynt: The New
Harrison.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge is enthu-
siastic over the novel Hugh Wynne,
Free Quaker" now appearing in The
Century. He says that ''one conspicu-
Gus virture of the story, apart from its
many literary merits. is that it shows
how readily American history lends it
self to tales of romance and adventure
when a man of lima gination and talent
trained and cultivated, undertakes to
draw from it the material for a story
and for a picture of life and manners"
'Appleton's Popular Science Month
ly," edited by w. j. Younans (New
York;, has as contents for February
these papers: Herbert Spencer; the
Man and His Work" by Professor Will
lam Henry Hudson; THE Racial Geo
graphy of Europe" by Professor w. Z.
Ripley GllustrateO Principles of Tax
alton, VI" by Hon. David A. Wells;
Indian Wampum Records" by Horatio
Hale; Some Primitive Californians."
by Mary Sheldon Barnes Qllustrated);
How Plants and Animals Spend the
terpretations of Automatisrn, by Pro
fessor w. r. Newbold; ''Tendercies in
Athletics for Women" by Sophia f.
Richardson; THE Scientific Work of
w. D. Cunning with Portrait; The
Animate World a Unity" by NJ. Albert
Gaudry:. "Condemnat ton of Criminals
not Punishment" by Edward F. Brush,
NJ. D., Plural States of Being" by NJ
Alfred Binet; Sketch of Maria Mitchell
with portraiD; Scientific Literature"
Fragments OF Science"
In "Harper's Weekly for February
9th, John Kendrick Bangs begins a new
serial, The Pursuit of the Houseboat,"
a clever sequel to his amusing story,
The Houseboat on the Styx'' 1t is il
lustrated by Peter Newell, and will run
for about three months. Rapid Tran
sit in New York is the subject of a
profusely illustrated article. A brief ac-
count of Nansen's adventures in reach
ing the farthest north, condensed from
his forthcoming volume and strikiugly
illustrated by T. de Thulstrup, is an
important feature of the number. Col
onel George E. Waring, Jr, continues
AtA' 3, Il
description of the methods employed in
Brussels. Hon Carl Schurz begins with
the number to contribute a series of
signed articles on important political
subjects.
'Harper's Bazar" published February
9TH contains the first paper of a series
by Lille Hamilton French, entitled
''Spinstar Homes There is a letter
from the 'Bazar's" London correspon-
dent, and a story by Helen E. Smith,
entitled The Widow of Pierre" Dur
ing the month of February the fashions
for the coming spring will be outlined,
and interesting designs for Lenten work
are given in great variety.
A story by Molie Elliott SeaweIl is
one of the attractive features of Har-
per's Round Table published February
I'd; and the Boys in Wall Street" an
article by Thomas W. Knox, appears in
the same number. Franklin Matthews
contributes paper on Captain Learys
Samoan experience, and Sophie Sweet
a story entitled THE Wrong Train. "
Beside these there are installments of
Middleton Bowl" and James Barnes
"A Loyal Traitor
THE Arena" (Boston) for February
has this table of contents: 'The New
Education" Hon. w. T. Harris. IL.
D., United States Commissioner of Ed
ucation; Art for Truths Sake in the
Drama" James A. Herne; "The Civic
Church." Paul Tyner; Our Arid
Lands" Judge J. S. Emery. National
Irrigation Commissioner; ''Emerson's
sphinx" Charles Malloy: The Tel
egraph Monopoly" Prof Frank Par
sons; "Giosue Carducci," Mary Sifton
Pepper; "Pneumatology, Science of
Spirit" Lucy S. Crandall; The Prob
lem of the Novel," Annie Nathan
Meyer; Should Hawaii be Annexed?,
John R. Musick; William Morris: a
Sonnet" o. E. Olin; The Effects of
Nicotine Prof Jay w. Seaver, A. NJ,
NJ D., Yale University; The National
Council of Women Mary Lowe Dick
inson, President National Council
"A Court of Medicine and Surgery:
Symposium" Henry o. Marcy. A. NJ.
NJ. d., Ii. D.; Hon. Elroy NJ. Avery.
Ph. D., Ii. D.: Edward M. Grout.
Thaddeus B. Wakeman, Landon Car
ter Gray, NJ. D.. and others; "On the
Threshold: Psychic Experience"
Genevieve Thorndike Clark.
Dodd, Mead & Co (New York; are
about to begin the publication of a new
religious magazine, The Expositor."
Its editor-in-c is w. Robertson
Nicoll, M. A, LII. D. 1t is to be the
American edition of periodical now in
its fifth series in England, where it
has for manY wears nccnniad tho foro