Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-12-02
OUR BOOK TABLE.
Some Brief Totes of Recent Interesting
Publications

SOR oOOh &aoAS.
Some Brief Totes of Recent Interesting
Publications.
From Estes 4 Lauriat, Boston. we have
some charming holiday books for children. tt e
first is entitled - The Knockabout Club Along
| shore" L. is the story of trip from Bos.
ton to the land of the midnight sun, and is by
| G. A. Stephens, the author of g Moose
| Hunters. " " Camping Dat, "'' Fox Hunting"
etc. It is fully and beautifully illustrated
| from original designs made for the work.
| 1t is in one volume; small qusrto !;
| illuminated boards. and retaiis at 81 80,
The sscord is another Of the popular z gag
| books, and Is entitled g Il gag Journeys in
| the 0ccident." 1t ID an account OF scenes in
trip from the Atlantic to the Poetic, and
| is by Hezekiah Butterworth. a very popular
and successful writer for children. This trip
| OF the ZgZsg Club from Boston to the Golden
Cate includes visits to the wheat fields Of
| Dakota, the wonders of the Yellowstone and
| Yosemite, the mines of Colorado, etc. The
| illustra ions are many and very attractive
| 1t il published IN one volume, small quarto
| illuminated boards, and sold at 81 IS,
The third volume Is of like size rs the last
1t is entitled Winning His Way" aud is
| by Charles Carleton Coffin, author OF 90 The
Boys of 81" etc. Il is q story strongly ca!cu-
lated to interest boys, as it is the tsla Of
| young soldier in the late rebellion, 1t il a
well written and Handsomely illustrated book.
These three books are capital volumes for
presents to young friends. They are of good
| tone. and calculated to elevate the taste,
cultivate the better qualities of the heart.
and at the same time awaken the interest and
please the fancy Of youthful readers.
Home Life in the Bible" by Mrs. Her
rietta Lee Palmer, author of "The Strait
ford Galley" is the title of fine richly
illustrated square octave volume from the
press Of James r. Osgood & CO., Boston
The book is certainly aH attractive one, and
will be appreciated by lovers of Biblical
literature. 1t dissppoints one in being more
graphic than is usual with works of
this character. 1t is written, of
course, on the Christian believers plane,
and in accordance with Christian orthodoxy
in belief 1t is more descriptive, however.
than argumeneative and is not therefore to
be thought of SIS treatise on religious sub
jects, but is rather Illustrative of great events
10 Biblical history and of the habits ard
home customs Of the ancient people of the
Bible times. 1t will certainly be found q
great aid to Sundsy.school and Bible-class
teachers. Mrs. Palmer was aided in the
preparation of the volume by her husband,
Dr.. j. W. Palmer, though her Wel-kuown
literary ability was certainly equsl to the
taken an old and oft-trealed subject, hut she
has given it new interest by the refreshing
novelty of the method of treatment adopted.
A handsomer present in the way OF Biblical
book for Christian household could hardly
be found than this one. It retaIls at from
So 30 to Sc 80, according to style of binding
Poems of American Patriotism" chosen
by J. Brander Mathews, is volume just is-
sued in Svo. form by Chas. Scribner's Song,
New York. and which is for sale by A. L.
Bancroft & Co.. San Francisco. The COM
piler has in this compact volume brought
within covers the choicest of the patriotic
poems of Americs, those which depict feel
ings as well as those which describe actions,
since these latter sre as indicative Of the
temper of the time. It is a collection, for the
most part, of old fayorites, for Americans
have been quick to take to heart stirring
telling of daring and noble deed but these
gain freshness by grouping in order. The
arrangement is chropolog cal. Here and
there occur breaks in the story, chiefly, says
Mr.. Mathews, because there are fit incidents
for song which no poet has ftly sung as yet.
G P. Putnam's Sons New York, are issu.
ing q series entitled "Question Of the Day. :"
One of these. number ), is at hand from A.
l.. Bancroft 4 Co.. San Francisco, and is part
one of THE American Citizens Manual" L.
treats of the national, State and local gov
| ernments of our country, the electoral and
the civil service. Il is edited by Worthing-
ton c. Ford. It is not treatise in the true
sense, but rather a statement of the facts
relative to the details of the systems of gov
eminent in the United States. The text is
clearly written, and the language unmistaka-
| bly, plain aad distinct. The work is in some
respects, however, critical Time does not
now afford opportunity to examine such pas.
sages carefully, but first glance fails to dis.
close error in the conclusions drawn.
"The Popular Science Monthly" n.
Appleton & Co., New York; for December
presents, among others, these valuable pa.
| pers MIR. Goodwin Smith on the Data of
Ethics, by w. d. lie Suer, B. A; 1.-THE
! Relations of the Natural Sciences" nv 3.
S erry Hunt. f r. s.. "Brsin. weight and
Bra n-power," by J. P. H. Boilssu, NJ. D.
. the Cell State" by Professor Ferdinand
Gohn,; nSpsscu!ative Zoology" BY Professor
! w. X. Brooks; p" Annual Growth of Trees, u
by A. l.. Child, NJ. D.; ''Science in Rela-
tioo to the Arts" By G. w. Sismens, F Il.
s.; 1.-THE Spectroscope and Il e Westher," bv
| C.'Piazzi Smyth; CriminslitY in Animals, "
! by A Lacsssagne "Sketch of Matthias
Jacob Scheiden."
The Atlantic Monthly" fer December
! (Houghtop, Miffiin & Co., Boston, has these
leading papers: 1.-Two on a Tower, BY Thog.
Ha dy; Art and Wealth" by o. B. Froth-
irgham "Studies in the South :" "Gdi-
pus. by Agnes Patton; Hamlet in Paris, u
by Theodore Child "rhe House of Mer-
chant Prince" by w H. Bishop "AL A.
ternoon in Holland" by Sarah o. Jewett ;
50 Persian Duslism," by Elizabeth Robins ;
p" Oar Dark Age in Music, by j. S. Dwight
"The Ancestral Footstep: Outlines OF en-
English Romance. " by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Lydia Maria Child
Emile Z ,ls's last work is entitled "a Mad
Love, or the Able and His Court" The
translation is by John Stirling. The volume
is from the press of I. B. Peterson & Bros..
Philsdelphis. TIE work is tale of love and
sm1ition, and is quite up to Zola's best efforts.
o. the No.Nane series, issued by Robert.
Bros, Boston, we have another volume. II
is profoundly interesting, but by no means
heavy, society story, and is urqusstiouably
by ISsster hsnj. Il is entitled Her
| Crime"