The record-union., 1898-01-31

JANUARY IA, IN DOtn FTencn anu EHS-
lish. 1t is the first publication from
the speakers manuscript, the last page
of which is reproduced in fac simile,
with a portrait of the writer.
The Golden Jubilee number of the
Overland" (San Francisco) is of his
toric value. The interest attached to
the first great Western gold field is
treated side by side with the new ex-
citement in Alaska. The Gentleman
with the Grindstone,'' by w. w. More
land, is a clever Alaskan story. A
practical article On outfitting for Alaska
is written by L. w. Buckley. one of
the promoters of the Mining Fair. In
a recent short story contest opened by
the Overland" for those connected
with public educational institutions, the
second prize was awarded to Miss
Laura Bridgman for the story, "A Sew
enth Daughter .Esoteric Realism,
by Pantia Ralli, is a strong piece of
fiction. An article on the Holy Grail
by Emeline G.. Crommerlin will be of
unusual value to students of legendary
history and art; reproductions of ABB
beys famous paintings in the Boston
Public Library reveal the artists con-
ception of the holy legend. James How
ard Bridge in "A Fresh View of Mani
fest Destiny shows in retrospect and
prospect the power and possibility or
the Anglo-American race. A sketch
of the life of the young mute sculptor.
Douglas Tilden, by William D. Armes.
is a feature. Charles E. Naylor proves
that we should build steamships in
bn
Whispering Gallery will be conducted
by Rossiter Johnson, and offers most
attractive literary menu. There is an
other collection of pictures in the pho
tographic contest. The jubilee features
of the number are the accounts or the
discovery of gold, drawn from the MS
torc sources of Bancroft, Hittell, De
Groot and articles in the Overland,
full of personal anecdote; and CAN
fornia's Golden Jubilee" by Charles >
Greene, setting forth the colossal plans
for the celebration of the discovery at
Suffers Mill
The February Cosmopolitan" CNew
York) is richly illustrated. Among
leading features are: I'm the Realm OF
Woman's Dress" F. w. Fitzpatrick;
How the Banana is Grown" Frederick
S. LYMAN: Personnel of the Supreme
Court" Mamie Belle Maury; "A So
ciaI Want" illustrated by F. G. Att
wood. William d. Kempton; THE
Great Electric Trus,," Francis Lynde;
Great Business Operations-The Util-
ization of City Garbage" George +.
Waring. Jr; THE Importance of the
Choice Of a Profession or Business" e.
Benz. Andrews: "A Brief History of
Our Late War With Spain" fconclu-
sion).
The United States Patriotic AL
manac for 1S9S'' is issued by the Ma
tional Sound Money League. Chicago.
1t is full of patriotic papers and valu-
able information. There is not 4 word
in it that is not calculated to make bet
ter men and better citizens of all who
read it.
There is marked variety in the Feb
ruary number of THE Century" (New
York;. The second part of DR.. Weir
Mitchell's new story, THE Adventures
of Francois" deals with the expert
ences of the hero as thief and Jug
gler. and describes the exciting scenes
attending the outbreak of the French
Revolution The scene of Mrs. Har-
risons Good Americans" changes from
the Berkshires to Constantinople. In
the series of Heroes of Peace, Jacob
A. Riis writes of Heroes Who Fight
Fire" his article being illustrated by
Jay Hambridge Captain H. d. Smith
writes of The United States Revenue
Cutter Service" There is a graphic
personal narrative of experience in
sThe Steerage of To-day" by H. Phelps
Whitmarsh. who came over as No. L.
GIG Group c." An unusually novel
paper is My Bedouin Friends" by r.
Talbot Kelly, with pictures by him.
self. setting forth unique adventures in
tho Fpyntian Desert There is a con-
tinuation of the important reminis-
cences by Mrs. Sara Y. Stevenson of
Mexico during the French Intervention
with glimpSes of Maximilian, his allies
and enemies. other subjects that are
treated are: THE Great Exposition at
Omaha" by the supervising architect:
Currency Reform" by member or the
Monetary Commission: an appreciation
by Brander Matthews of the dlstln-
guished American scholar professor
Lounsbury, Of Yale; an account ana
fac simile of the MS. of Aud Lans
Syne," owned by Mrs. Prun of Albany,
with an unpublished portrait OF burns
a description of "Ruskin as an OXFORD
Lecturer President Lincoln's Visit
ing Card" the story of the parole OF a
Confederate prisoner. obtained py boy
of IL, and THE First and Last Writings
of Washington" shown in fac slmlle
Two more ..Gallops' by the new
Century story writer, David Gray,
are given; rollicking story of bicycles
in Japan. by the author of The Cat
and the Cherub." and a paper on 'Brer
Coon in Old Kentucky" by John Fox,
Jr. All the prose articles but four in
the body of the magazine are illustra-
ted.
A very handsome Seed Annual,
brilliant in color and rich in illustration,
comes to US from d. Nj. Ferry & Co.,
Detroit, Mich. the old-time seedsmen
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value of the crop. good crop SIM
ply cannot come from poor seed. Sec
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good fertilizer and good labor, and the
crop won't pay expenses. Now, as the
practical farmer cannot afford to waste
time testing seeds to find out whether
they are truesto name. sound and clean
it stands to reason that the only safe
way to buy seeds is to seek the pro-
tecticn of a name that has stood for
reliability in the past. The great seed
house of D. NJ. Ferry &c Co. of Detroit
has sold seeds all over the United States
and Canada for the last fortN-tMsl]