Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-05-06
THE DAILY RECORD-UNI0N.
ouR BOOK TABLE.
Hotes Of Some Recent works-Current
Literature

moAy and thorough. base and q dictionary Of
music ard musicians. W. +. shaw, music pub
fisher, Philadelphia. ! vol, large quarto. IS 25
Apparently this book is all that is claimed
for it, i. g., that it is designed, not only for
those who desirs to become professional plan
lists, but also for those who aim to become
accomplished amateurs, while for those who
are compelled to become self-tauRht players,
1t will be found valuable aid. 1t claims to
teach the first principles of music, partly by
means of musical writing lessons, TO be nlled
out by the pupil, affording a clear and easy
way of overcoming first difficulties. Inc ex-
ercises are carefully graded, introducing the
pupil to but one new feature at time, while
In each case ths necessary explanations,
which are usually lef. for the teacher to give
orally. are, as far as possible, written in de-
tail. The art of lingering, touch. accent,
ETC.. is fully treated, and it contains full in
structions in harmony and thorough-base,
and it instructs the student in the principles
of vocal accompaniment, including playing
frsm vocal score, thereby preparing him to
be an efficient church organist, when neces-
sary this, too, is peculiar to this work.
HoxEY. MAkIxo roR LADIES. By Ella Rodman
Church New York Harper & Brothers, San
Francisco A. L. Bancroft s Co. vol, i6no.
This is a small, but very practical book,
in which the author suggests several ways in
which women, who must rely upon their own
exertions, can find employment. She con-
siders the boarding house question; the house
keepers opportunities what may be done
With the needle; what may be done in the
way Of teaching; what field literature offers
to women how art industries may be availed
of to profit; what she may do in the line
of house-decorstion /; of shopping on commits
sion in gardening; in flower propagation
in the raising of poultry and bees, etc. In
some of these matters she is lacking in clear
ness as to the method the woman should adopt
70 get into these industries, who has no means
aud few influential friends. That is the very
class of all others that needs the kindly aid Of
such as the author Of this little volume. For
those who have some capital, and who can
afford to wait, the book will be a suggestive
helper, but the poverty.stricken will find in
it only a few thoughts that will be Of imme-
diate use to them. The best part Of the
work-snd in that respect it is a most excel
lent one-is that devoted to the economies
the housewife may practice.
AByorrs YoUSs CHRISTIAN. A memorial edition.
with a sketch Of the author by one Of his sous.
Illustrated. New York: Harper & Bros San
Francisco A. L. Bancroft & Co. VOL, l2mo.
Jacob Abbott was well-known as a writer
of Christian works, and especially of delight
full books for children, among them being the
well-known "Rollo" series, the Florence"
series, the "Scisnce" series and others. Mr..
Abbott was not writer for literary fame !;
he wrote for high moral purposes, and to
work certain good, and there live none who
will be so bold as to deny that he did not
accomplish in his day great good. The
Young Christian Series was the great work
of his life, but thousands of grateful people
all through the Union will all their lives re.
member the author of THE Rollo" books,
Abbott's ''Fireside Series," 1.-THE Family
St1ry Books, "Abbots's Juvenile Ssries,"
The Lucy Books, "Abbott's Illustrated
Histories" ""The Franconia Stories of Rain
bow and Lucky" 1.-THE John, Mary and
William Gay Stories" "Science for the
Young" "Ihe Florence Stories" I" The
Harlie Stories" and host of others, and all
who have read these books and some of his
weighter ones will be pleased that this me-
mortal volume of biography has been issued.
Couxr sILuus. RoxAsCy. From the German of
Georg Horn. New York: George W. Harlan.
vol, 5yo.
This is charming. indeed powerfulnovel,
by one of the most accomplished of the mod
ern German writers, and has been translated
by Mary j. Stafford, who as q translator has
won an enviabls reputation. The novel is
one that will be found to suit the higher
tastes, and to address itself to the best class
of readers.
The latest volume [XL.) of "The Interna-
tional Scientific Series ID. Appleton & Co.,
New York J. T. White & Co., San Fran
cisco), is entitled myth and Science" and
is an essay by Tito Vignoli. 1t is probably
among the most important Of all the works Of
Sources of Myth - Animal Sensation and
Perception :" Human Sensation and Per-
ception )" 1.-THE Animal and Human Exer-
else of the Intellect in the Perception of
Things :" "The Intrinsic Law of the Faculty
of Apprehension )" 1.-The Historical Evolu-
tion Of Myth and Science" "Of Dreams,
Illusions, Normal and Abnormal Hallucina-
tions. Delirium and Madness, etc.
The popular Science Monthly for May
ID. Appleton Co., New York; has among
other articles Methods and Profit of Tree
Planting" by n. II. Egleston; Professor
Goodwin Smith as Critic" by Herbert
Spencer; Monkeys" by Alfred Russell
Wallace; "The Development of the Senses, "
BY w. Leconte Stevens; Measurements of
Men," by Francis Galton, F. r. s.; lib
erty of Thought" by Rev. E. Woodward
Brown; "On the Diffusion of Odors," by R.
&. Rutherford Color Blindness and Color.
Perception" by Swan M. Burnett, NJ. D.
"Stallo's Concepts of Modern Ply sics," by
W. D. LIS Sueur; "The Tree that Bears
Quinine," by o. R. Bachelor, NJ. D.; "Sketch
of Sir John Lubbock, Bart, M. P" with
portrait.
"The Burgomaster's Wife" is the title Of
delightful novel translated from the German
of Georg Ebers by Mary J. Stafford. 1t is
from the press of William S. Gottsberger,
New York, and is for sale by A. L. Bancroft
& Co., San Francisco.
From Hardy Mahony, Philadelphia, we
To ha1s rlx, g
April, with these leading papers 1.-The Be.
Igious Rights Of Catholics in Public Institu.
tions," by John Culinary Shea, LII D. /;
"Modern Spiritism versus Christianity" " by
Rev. J. F. x. Heffsr, S. j.; "The Exist
encs of God Demonstrated. On what grounds
does the Atheist deny the existence of God 81
by Rev. J. Ming, s. j.; 1.-The New French
Minister of Public Instruction. Reply to
the 'Harpers' latest calumny," tby Rev.
Aug. J. Thebaud, s. J.. An Irish Govern
ment for Ireland" by John Boyle O'Reilly
Church, by Most Rev. Charles J. Seghers,
ID. D.; 1.-THE Papscy and the European
Powers, 1870-1SS2." by John MacCarthv
8" The Monks of Old" by Rev. Edward F. y.
McSweeny, D. D.; "England's Return to
the Faith" by John Charles Earle, B. A.
Oxon; 1.-The Cincinnati Pastoral and its
Critics."
From D. Appleton & Co.. New York, we
have 1.-The Song Wave" an octave volume
of vocal music for school and home. 1t is by
H. s. Perkins, II. J. Danforth and +. V.
DeGraff. 1t is for sale by J. I. White & CO.,
San Francisco. 1t is designed as an auxiliary
to the work of the educator and has several
novel features. 1t embraces 254 pages of
clearly printed music. Part first gives easy
melodies and part songs, designed for primary
and intermediate grades of school; part sec
ond, variety of solos. duets, quartets and
glees, with piano or organ accompaniment,
adapted to grammar and high schools senin.
aries, etc.; part third, choice selections Of
facred music; part fourth, brief but COM
prshensiye course of elementary instruction
In reading vocal music at sight, and an ap-
pendix presents musical rhythm, as an aid to
penmanship.
From the Leonard Scott Publishing Com
pany, New York, We have "Blackwood's
Edinburgh Magazine for April. It's leading
papers are "The Ladies Lindores," "Bilo.
chistsr, our Latest Acquisition" "Fenian-
ism-Its Force and its Feebleness By an
ex- Member of the Fenian Directory" Z" The
Da.lo-n onI &ba;- Dalai