The evening times., 1899-11-22
ODDLY NAMED PUBLICATIONS.
A Curious Array I'm the Periodical
Press.
Grom the New York Tribune,)

From the New York Tribune)
Curious papers without number pass
through the mails, papers weekly, monthly,
and quarterly, standing for interests that
would not be thought extensive enough 10
have special representation in print. They
are of all sizes, forms. and degrees OF pros
perity or failure, but the oldest thing
about them is their names. Where. many
of them circulate, who is interested in
them is a problem. That a large proper
tion are little regarded and cannot COM
mand financial support is evidenced by the
number that drop out Since June is, 1879.
over 1000 publications were entered at the
New York postoffice alone. Only l.50O OF
these are in existence today.
In most cases the title OF a publication of
this class tells what people it is aimed at
and what its contents will be likely to be.
Gold Storage" Ia monthly is case in
point. How there is enough of field for
a periodical on cold storage is not appar-
ent, but the paper still continues TO pass
through the New York postofice. More
likely to gain a constituency one would
imagine THE Drummer" THE Grip" and
THE Buyer" supposing that commercial
travellers are willing to support several
such papers.
man in New York gets out paper
each month known as Monumental Rec
ords,' a publication that deals only with
historical monuments. THE Obituary" is
the title of another, Of dolorous import.
THE Motorman" is to be noticed on the
postoffice's books. This latter made a finan-
cial failure, however, and by an odd turn
of fate its editor is now porter in the
postoff1ce. 1.-The Soothsayer" was yet an
other publication. II afterward changed
its title las might be imaginedD to The
New Century" and continues under that
name.
Every sort OF interest, seems to have
been regarded by would-b publishers and
editors. Drinks is the title of monthly.
Dinners and Diners was stared, but the
epicures of the country did not rally TO
its support. 1t is now dead. The Cigar
Store and the Kitchen" have had better
luck. and come out regularly. The Kneip-
pists Of New York are supposed to be
small flock, but they, nevertheless. man
age to get out and sustain a monthly lin
Germany with the imposing name of
"Amerikanische Kneipp Blatter."
-Four O'Clock" and Five Minutes" we're
the extraordinary names OF two little pa
pers Of short fiction. In line more seri-
Gus and strictly business-like is the pres
ent "Billposters' Display"
Stamps Stones" the Stable Calf
skim" the "Cresset," Summer Talks"
the Under Dog" Trained Motherhood
are a bunch of curious titles. All except
the Under Dog explain themselves. Just
what long felt want the Under Dog fills
neither the present writer mol the post
office authorities know.
The Fields the Family Doctor"
''Mahatma.'' the Nursing World" and
the Irrigation Market" are plain and
readily to be understood.
The "Penman's Art Journal is one of
the Oldest Of special class papers in New
York and has lived over twenty years at
least. "Our New Colonial Magazine" is
one of the latest of the hundreds that
strive for especial faver. Accountants
and Onice Magazine" has its vogue, as
have the Missionary Magazine" "On
Change" the Gutter Up and "hocust
and Hose"