Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-04
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

The December "Wide Awake" d. Lo-
throp & Co., Boston,, is especially interesting
to its readers because it contains fine por-
traits of two lady artists who have long made
pictures for its pages-Miss Jessie Curtis and
L. B. Humphrey-the latter at work in her
studio. The engraver's work on Miss Curtis
portrait is notably fine. Kip's Minister
ted paper follows about the Boston Day
Nurseries. Saarchinkold," long, funny
poem. ''Annis Yane-A. D. 1858" Miss
Lollipop's Housekeeping" and "a Pair of
Heroes, are poems MIR. Benjamin's closing
paper in sour American Artists" series, re-
lates to the Lady Artists of America.
Joe, the Chimpanzee,a is an interesting
article. There are several capital short
stories, "The Torch-Light Brigade, The
Night-eap String" 8 How Freddy's Tooth
was Pulled" etc. The two serials end the
record of 60 Five Little Peppers" and 8 Two
Young Homesteaders.
The International Review" for Decem-
Der a. S. Barnes & Coz presents these ar
ticles in addition to the usual editorials and
reviews: estate Support of Denominational
Schools in England, by Rev. r. W. Dale.
u. H., 1JURllSu L ElAO1ODuY aAG IlglSf
Philosophers" by Daniel &. Thompson
alexander Won Humboldt in Politics. by
Karl Blind ''Bush Life" by Walter Cham
berlaip, NJ. P; "The Drink Problem" by
Felix L. Oswald, Nj. D.; IA Reply to Pro-
lessor Bonamy Price, by Edward Atkinson !;
1.-The University of Texas" by Professor
Oscar H. Cooper "A United States Bank
ruptcy Statute" by Hon. John Lowell !;
two poems" Loves Gain ~" Loves Gift, .
b. F. w. Bourdillon.
The Popular Science Monthly. for De-
cember ID. Appleton & Co, N. W, has
these leading papers: "The Development
of Political Institutions by Herbert Spen-
Ger; Sciencs aud Culture. " by Professor I.
II. Huxley, T. r. S.; Experiments With
the Jumpers of Maine" by George NJ
Beard, NJ. d.; The August Meteors," by
w. +. Denning; The Early Practice Of
Medicine By Women, by Professor II. Car
rington Bolton, Ph. D.; Methods in Indus:
trial Education" by Professor S. P. Thomp-
son g The Migrations of Fishes" by DR..
Friedrich Heincke; domestic Motors, by
Charles nj. Lungren; Indigestion as q
Cause Of Nervous Depression by T. lauder
Brunton, NJ. D., i. r s.; Oriental Music. Z"
by 5. Austin Pearce, Mus. D.. Oxen; The
Sabbath" by Professor John Tyndall, F, r.
S.; Sketch of Professor Dumas by A. W.
Hoffman.
From the Leonard Scott Publishing Com
pany, New York, we have the Edinburgh
Review" for November, with these leading
papers: "The Private Secretary :" Army
Reform !" "Dr. Worries School :; "a jew
ish Rabbi in Rome" with commentary by
Ben Israel, by W. W. s.; Voyages in the
2. aud O.-Reminiscences of an Old Fogy :"
. From Africa, by Marcus Paulus Venetus ;
The Close of the Afghan Campaign -
'The Unloaded Revolver: The Diplomacy
of Fanaticism."
st. Nicholas +" for December is a Christ
mas number of unusual beauty and fullness.
The illustrations are profuse and ia character
are more attractive and artistic than any vet
given us in this magazine By Scribner s. Co.
This boys and girls magazine has taken
high place in public esteem. and is de-
servediy one Of the publications for the youth
of the land. The current number will prove
especially pleasing to boys and girls FOR the
holiday season.
The Westminster Review" for October
is at hand from the Leonard-ScotG Publish
ing Company, New York It's papers are
Paul and Seneca y ''The Parliamentary
Oath Question: Mr.. Bradlaugh's Case y
Caroline Won Linsingen and King William
". :" Plato and bis Tines "Chastity :
its Development and Maintenance y The
Religious Instinct' of the House of Com
mons :" East Indian Currency aud Ex-
change :" India and our Colonial Empire -
The Colonies"