The record-union., 1898-12-06

ing of the Merrimac'' for 1.-The Gen.
tury,' and the first of his papers appear
in this number. 1t tells Of THE Scheme
and the Preparations for. the blocking
Christ" The design represents the
visit of the Magi to the Christ child,
and was printed in clors in Paris Lieu
tenant Richmond Pearson Hobson is
writing his personal story of THE Sink
of Santiago harbor by the blowing up
of the collier It is illustrated with
portraits, drawings, photographs, maps,
plans, etc. This is the first complete
and authoritative story of the man
euver. The second paper, giving Cap
tain Charles D. Sigsbee's Personal
Narrative of the Maine" is devoted to
The Explosion" Captain Sigsbee de-
scribes his own experiences at the time
of the wreck, and states his conviction
that the Maine was blown up by an
explosion from the outside. Professor
Wheeler's life of Alexander the Great
takes up the young Macedonian's brill
liant campaign subduing the rebellion
that followed the assassination Of
Philip. Among the many illustrations
are pictures by Leob and Castaigne.
Paul Leicester Ford tells of Frank
Inns Physique, Illness and Medical
Theories" The concluding part of
Frank r.. Stockton's characteristic
story, The Vizier of the Two Horned
Alexander" is even more surprising
than the beginning. S. D. CollingWood,
relative of the author of Alice in
Wonderland" contributes a paper on
Some of Lewis Carroll's Child
Friends" containing many of his inim-
liable letters to little girls Jacob A.
Riis describes The Passing of Cat AL
ley picturesque New York slum that
has recently disappeared with the
march of Improvement. A poem by DR..
S. Weir Mitchell, ITO Magnolia
Flower in the Garden Of the Armenian
Convent at Venice" is illustrated by
Albert Herter. There are a number of
articles appropriate to the holiday sea-
son. A poem, Christmas Eve" by
Edna Proctor Clarke, has striking
frontispiece pictures by Maxfield Par
rish. ]. James Tissot, who designed the
cover, writes of Christmas at Bethle-
hem" Uncle 'Riah's Christmas Eve"
is a humorous Southern story by Ruth
McEnery Stuart. The prize poem in
THE Century's'' competition for col
lege graduates ''The Road 'Twixt Hea-
ven and He'll" by Anna Hampstead
Branch, is printed, with illustrations by
Henry McCarter Timothy Coles en-
craving this month is from Raeburn,
the beautiful portrait of Mrs. Scott
Moncrieff.
THE Black Cat for December
(Shortstory Publishing Company, Bes-
tom has these complete stories: 1.-THE
Glen Echo Mystery" $1,000 prize
story, by Walter Wellman; "Bumble-
puppy on the Range" Edward Bolt
wood, The Man from Alaska" Louis
Weslyn Jones; 1.-TWO Christmas Ewes
Wilson S. Henry; '"The Transformation
of Mrs. Wwight's Son-in-Law."
The Christmas number of 'St. Nicho-
las (New York; is full of the holiday
spirit. The frontispiece is a striking
drawing by Maxfield Parrish, illustrat-
ing a tale by Evaleen Stein, entitled
THE Page of the Count Reynaurd."
This is a story of the song contests of
the troubadours, in the days of good
King Rene, of Provence. Clara Morris,
the actress, contributes a sketch, full of
humor and bright character portrayal
MY Little Jim Crow" Thomas G..
Allen, Jr., who made a tour around the
world awheel, several years ago, and
who is one of the authors of Across
Asia on Bicycle" tells about 1.-The
Boys of Siberia He gives different
impression of this land and it's inhabi-
tants from the one usually entertained.
Klyda Richardson Steege describes
Football Of Long Ago" pheninda, as
played in ancient Athens; harpastum,
as it was known among the Romans,
and calcio, as the game was called in
Florence. The article is illustrated
from old prints and from photographs.
Oliver Herford has written a clever
drama in verse, Fox and Geese and
furnishes the illustrations for it, Mark
W" in Clarence Maikos story, was an
erratic torpedo that caused great un-
easiness to number of American naval
officers during the recent war A story
that has good, wholesome moral,
most appropriately enforced at this
time, is AN Amateur Kris Kringle,'
by Warren McVeigh. Seasonable verses
and jingles are THE Christmas
Lights" by Annie Willis Mccullough;
The Dream of the Toy by Katherine
Pyle; and "Ye Christmas Puddinge,''
by Malcolm Douglas. Birch, Varian,
Potthast and Blanche McManus are
among the artists represented in the
number.