Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-28
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

bers of the Club. The artists are Abbey,
Chase, Clifford, Reinhart, Weir, Lsffsn,
Dielman, Hopkinson Smith. Qnartley,
| Sarnny, Twachtman and 0iDonovan. The
text is by Laifan and Edward Strahan."
The second part Of Eugene Schuyler's his
torical serial Peter the Great begins with
q description of the people and government
Of Russia down to the time of the abolish
Inen5 of precedence. Richard Whiteing
contributes "a paper on Cham, the late
! French caricaturist, to which there are
twenty Illustrations Z P Roe's success
with Small Fruits" treats this month of
:. Raspberies for Home and Market The
second part OF Mrs. Burnett's = Louisiana
appears. 1.-Two Views of Napoleon is an
unsigned review of the memoirs of Prince
Metternich and of Nine. de Remusst parts
l. and IL J, in which the writer gives reasons
for thinking that the latter book was doc
tored." Over Sunday at New Sharon " is
a picturesque description Of Kansas cattle
town, by Henry King A valuable paper is
"Fhe Wards of the United States Govern
ment." Extracts from the Journal of
Henry J. RAYMOND" deal with the conduct
Of the war in 1868 and the subject of French
Intervention. There is papsr by Burroughs
entitled Notes of a Walker" The poetry
is by Ella Dietz, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps,
Anne Lynch Botta, G.. p. Lathrop, 7. w.
Higginson and NJ T. II. The departments
are fresh and varied IN subject
"Barper's Magazine" for March (Harper
& Brothers, New York; is full OF attractive
articles, and is beautifully illustrated The
brightest sketch in the number is William
Hamilton Gi6son's ''Winter Idyl" There
is q thoughtful paper by j. j. Jarves on
80 The New School of Italian Painting and
Sculpture" Lieutenanb Lemly's article,
''Auong the Arrapahoes," describes the life
of the tribe in the tipi aud 10 the hunting
fell j. B. Matthew'S paper, "' Pinafors's S
Predecessor, takes the reader back TO The
beginning of English comic opera Madame
Moscheies, widow of the celebrated player
and composer, relates = humorous musical
adventure. G. g. Cuiin contributes descGp-
ton of harvesting on the large farms i'll Dakota.
!. l.. Cloud describes and illustrates AN
Irish Wake Mr.. Hayes Colorado papers
are concluded in this number St. Vaien-
tines Day is remembered in two part poem
by Philip 0. Sullivan. Lon2fellow's new
poem, 1.-The Sitting of Peter" appears.
Paul Hayne contributes a poem entitled
''Snow Messengers" Mrs. Francis L. Mace
has poem. entitled 9 Isis" and james L.
Fields some blank verse, entitled Honoria."
Rose Terry Cooke appears in short story.
Il. b. Gustafson contributes a Swedish 70
nance. E. II. Derby contributes a paper
reviewing the recent development of our rail-
way system. The concluding paper, by DIR.
Samuel Sexton, ''The Preservation of Hear
ing" deserves to be carefully read. The Ed
itOrial Departments furnish, as usual, some
of the most useful and entertaining matter in
the number.
The Popular Science Monthly" for
March d. Appleton & Co, New York;, is
rich in the variety Of its contents, and espe-
cially strong in the direction of education
The leading papers are: "The Association
of Ideas," by William james, NJ. D: )" Dol
mems III Japan" by Professor Edward S.
Morse; The Study of Political Economy, -
by Henry George; Wards Natural
Science Establishment, by Professor Joseph
Leidy The Force Behind Nature. by
William B. Carpenter, +. +. S. /; " New
Views of Animal Transformations, by Ed
mond Perrier; "The Duty of Enjoyment; ,
Intemperance in Study" by d. Hack
luke, F. r. c. P. Water as Fuel, " by
William G. Conant; The Early Free
Schools of America" by Alice H. Rhine
Prehistoric Ruins in Southern Colorado,
by Henry Gaunett: 1.-The Convent of the
Capuctins," by Arthur Searle: Athletic,
in Schools 8 The Matamata, by E. Sau
wage Frost Phenomena in Southern Rus
STA = Sketch of Carl Ritter"
The ''Alarch Atlantic tHoughton, OsgooC
& Co., Boston, has an appetizing list Of con
tents Howells' serial, 1.-The Undiscovered
Country" grows in interest Charles bud
ley Warner contributes biographical anC
critical essay on Washington irving There
are two excellent short stories, Accidentally
Overheard" by Horace L. Scudder, and
Hannah Dawston's Child" by Lucy Lee
Peasants. The second instaliment of 9 Rem.
iniscences of Washington includes personal
and social as well as political anecdotes con-
corning the four years Of John Quincy
Adams administration. Francis II. Under
wood has an account of Egypt Under the
Pharaohs." Richard Grant White writes OF
English in England" There are poems by
T. B. Aldrich, Miss Sarah 0. Jewett, not
the actress but the author of g Deephaven, y
Celia Thaxter, Oscar Leighton and Louise
Chandler Moulton. Several new books are
reviewed, and diversified Contributors
Club completes very good number of this
standard magazine.
The Californian The A. Roman Pub
fishing Company, San francisco for March
presents for its readers this excellent literary
dish: 'tSand,n Chapter Ill, by J. W
Gally; "Our Relations with Mexico" ny
| Henry S. Brooks; I'm the Shade" by S. L.
Anderson ''Shepheris and Strengthening. ;"
by Il ,bert Duncan Milne; - First Love aud
Last" by Kate Heath Certain Phases of
the Chinese Question" by John f. Miller !;
mine Days on the Summit of Shasta" ny
b. A. Colonna - Lex Scripts" by Nathan G.
Kouns; g Ireland, Her Past and Present
Condition." by II. Fl. Highland "On with
the Dance" No. 2, by Basin Bazouk :; Cone
Poem Poets, " by Edward Belcher; ''Clouded
Crystals, by Kate Nj. Bishop; Nose, the
Black Pioneer" by John Vance Cheney ;
The Wild Flower Season." by r. ".
Boudet
The g California Illustrated News" is the
title of new quarto octave monthly just is
sued at San Francisco by J. B. Wyman. 1t
consists of twenty-five large pages. The
frontispiece is a double-page interior view Of
tue Pavilion on the occasion of the first pub
lie reception by Governor Perkins 1t is a
new enterprise in California. The illustra-
tions in this number are only passable. but
the impression is made that the capacity
of the new journal will enable it to attain to
very good class of work soon. The text
matter is varied and good.
The international Review for March
presents these valuable papers in its contents ::
g The Treatment of the Insane William A.
Hammond, NJ D.; "A Brake on the Ma
chine" +. w. Whitbridge; 'Chateaubri-
and-I.." Auguste Laugel; ''Charles Dick
ems Letters" John T. Morse, Jr.; "The Ro-
man Catholic Question--II., John Jay !;
The Administration of our Foreign At
fairs" William Henry Trescot; Recent
English Books :" Contemporary Litera-
ture."
| We have received the American Almanac
and Treasury of Facts for $780," published
by Ainsworth R. Spefford, Librarian of Con-
gress. 1t is an excellent work. and invalua-
bic to business and Office men. statisticians
and others. 1t is published by the American
News Company, New York. As political
statistical record and directory it has no equal
in the country that has come to our knowl-
edge.
The Magazine of Art" (Cassell, Peter.
Galpen & Co., London, Paris and New York;
| Is at hand for February tt is a suuerior