The record-union., 1898-01-29

American periodical so we'll as The
Ladies Home Journal (Philadelphia),
writes New York correspondent. 1t
has made its titles famous by their
uniqueness. It's .sSide-Talks With
Girls" Heart to Heart Talks and
unknown Wives of Well-Known
Men" have been ridiculed and para
phrased from one end of the country TO
the other. But it has all been grist for
the Philadelphia periodical just now
the title Of THE Inner Experiences of
a Cabinet Members Wife" is attract
ing attention Julia Magruder's new
love story is given the title of "A
Heaven kissing Hill'-taken from
Shakespeare. really. but who but the
Journal would have thought of it?
Marion Crawford's new story is called
The Dead Smile'--a title good enough
to sell any story .The Men / Never
Married is tackled to new series:
THE Man Under Thirty-five'' made the
reputation of Lillian Bell in this maga-
zine. My Literary Passions" under
which Mr.. Howells wrote in the Jour
nal, served at once to attract atten-
ton. Julian Hawthorne sends a strong
story to the magazine, but with a poor
title. 1t is Immediately rechristened
There Are no Wolves in Ireland" Yet
each title adopted by this clever mag
azine fits the story and is really the
best caption for it. A Minister of the
World started that story on its sue
cess. Mr. Beecher as l Knew Him"
was an inimitable title for Mrs. Beech
er's memoirs of her husband. 1.-The
Gentleman Who is Going to DIE is
the caption for a Forthcoming story by
Clara Morris
DR.. Nansen contributes an article 70
the February number of ''McClure's
Magazine" (New York; giving his ideas
and hopes for the future of the North
Polar exploration. AS no other man
has yet got so near the Pole, by 195
miles, as Dr. Nansen himself. with his
companion, Johansen, everybody Will
be eager to read what he has to say
on this subject. The article is fully il
lustrated with photographs and draw
ings from life (most of them hitherto
unpublishedD, by Nansen, Greedy, Pea
ry, the Arctic artists, William Bradford
and Albert Operti and others. This
number of ''McClures'' contains an his.
torical document of very extraordinary
interest 1t is the account of Wash
ington's last days from the Manuscript
diary OF his Private Secretary, Tobias
Lear. Colonel Lear was greatly trust
ed by Washington, was in constant at
tendance upon him during his last ILL
ness, received his dying words and in
structions, and witnessed his death.
Herbert e. Hamblen, author of "On
Many Seas" tells the story Of his own
experience as fireman on a locomotive.
AS it was an experience full of rare and
romantic incidents, the story is bound
to be a good one. 1t is illustrated.
There is a series Of historical life por-
traits of Lincoln-portraits showing his
features at particularly important
epochs in his career. Charles A. Dana's
'Reminiscences of Men and Events of
the Civil War" give Mr.. Dana's impress
sions of Roseerans. Thomas and Car
field as he saw them socially. and in
council and in fight, at the time of the
battle Of Chickamauga. It gives also
the inner history of Thomas displace
ment of Rosecrans. The paper is il
lustrated with interesting portraits and
views.
The February number of that charm
ing monthly visitor, What to Eat"
(Minneapolis) comes in an original IL
Illuminated number and is full of good
suggestions and much stomach COM
fort. Among the leading features are
Treatment of Oysters" Mexican Re-
cepies," salad Dressing" What We
Found in the Heart of the Rockies
and besides several light and entertain
ing papers. 1t is one of the breeziest,
most hopeful and joyful magazines
ina ginable, for a technicallist.