The record-union., 1899-10-13

"Harper's Magazine for October
(New York; is richly and protusely IL
Illustrated. Leading features are: Inc
Wonder Rabbi" frontispiece; The
Ascent of Illimani," Sir Martin Con-
way, thirteen illustrations and map
from photographs; "Bethulah, l.
Zangwiu: John w. Alexander, Ar
mand Dayot; THE Indian on the
Trail" a story, Mary Hartweu Cath
erwood: "The First American: His
Homes and His Households. Part 2, In
New York" Leila Herbert, five illus
trations; The Princess Xenia," a ro-
nance. Part Z, II. B. Marriott Watson
..Aisther McCran of Belfast" a story
Seumas Mac Manus C'Mac'); "Tenting
on Two Seas Julian Ralph; "Whil-
omville Stories" III. 1.-The Lover and
the Telltale" Stephen Crane; "Theit
Silver Wedding Journey" a novel. Part
X, William Dean Howells; Stewards
Proposition of April /, 1861, For For
eign War and a Dictatorship" Frederic
Bancroft; France as Affected by the
Dreyfus Case" C. w. Steevers; "Ad-
miral George Dewey" Hon. John Bar
rett; The Drawer" with Introductory
story by William McLennan.
The four issues of the Youths Com
panion" (Boston) published during Oc-
tober will include two double numbers
with decorated covers. One of these
will be the annual Announcement
Number, out October 18th. 1t will con-
tain a full illustrated prospectus %
the coming volume for 1900. In the
youths Companion for the week OF
October 9TH there was an entertaining
paper by the late James Payn on Ed
itors and Contributors" General
Charles King, the soldier-novelist
fought years ago in many Indian cam
paigns with the late General Crook
His recollections Of that distinguished
Indian fighter will be published in the
youths Companion" for the week OF
October 18th, the annual Announce
ment Number. The world knows more
of the recent public trial Of Captain
Dreyfus than of the earlier occurrences
which led to his degradation and exile
in 1895. The Youths Companion" fol-
the week of October 18th will contain
a resume of the case by Walter Leon
Sawyer
"The Forum" edited by ]. NJ. Rice
CNew York;, for October has these pa
pers This Years Elections and the
Presidential Election" Senator j. c
Burrows; ''The Present Outlook fol
Currency Reform Charles G. Dawes
nIr
W. Farrar; Commercial Japan" Oscar
p Austin: THE Civil Code Of Ger
many" Professor Rudolph Sohm
Russia, England and the United
States" A. Maurice Low: Liquid AL
A Rejoinder,'' Stephen H. Emmens
1.-The Paris Congress of the History o.
Religions" Professor T. Stanton; "Tht
National Guard Problem Major Johr
H. Parker; Chinese Daily Life, 10
.seph King Goodrich; "A Centurys la
Dor Legislation in France" Walter b
Scaife; THE Passing of the Four Yeal
Period" George Hempl; Social Pro
gress and Race Degeneration, Franz
A. Fetter; The Relation of England
to the Transvaal" James G. Whiteley
Literature Of the Pacific Coast,
Charles H. Shinn.
We are told that since the Clarl
kidnapping case many parents in New
York are having a hidden tatto mari
placed upon their children for pur
poses of identification. This is givel
upon the authority of the most noteC
tattooer in America, who furnishes
quantity of strange and interesting
facts in an article on "Tatooing ant
Tattoo Marks" to the October "Ev'r!
Month" CNew York;. A richly illus
trated interview with Miss Bessie Pot
ter. the famous American sculptor, i
in this issue. Three short stories
Just Before the Sunset and "Th'
Passing Of No. 1S," are sentimental
and pathetic Mandy McDade," b!
Lafayette McLaws, supplies a humor
Gus story of Georgian life. An articl
on 'fThe Man of the Month-Admira
Dewey" and Women and Horses,
both splendidly illustrated, togethe
with the latest word on "Octobe
Styles" and Some Valuable Sugges
tions on Preparation for Winte
Gardening" complete varied and IN
teresting table of contents. The uniqu
feature of "Ev'ry month" which give
ii a field Of it's own among the multi
plicity of magazines. is the four piece
of popular music both vocal and in
strumental. published in every mum
Der This month it is unusually ricl
in contents, containing Paul Dresser
new song, THE Path That Leads tn
other Way" one of the most attractiv
and tuneful of all the compositions o
this famous song-writer, combining tn
pathos of Just Tell Them That Yo'
Saw Me- with the melody of Tn
Banks Of the Wabash''-his two mos
popular songs. Also a new march an'
two-step. Salute to the Admiral, b,
William Frederick Peters. a cleve
little French song. Then You Answe
'Oui. Oui,'" by Paul Rubens, supple
the comedy element. Myrtle Caprice,
by Ben NJ Jerome, is dainty an'
artistic.
The largest issue of Harper
Weekly ever published was the Dewe.
Memorial number, September 18th. Be
tween its ornamental covers, printed
in colors. are fifty-six pages, devote'
almost entirely to Admiral Georg
Dewey and the eventful incidents in hi
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