Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-28
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

RECENT PUbLlCATlOnc.
The "Century Illustrated Monthly Maya
zine" for May is upon our desk. Its Leading
article is Father Junipsre and His Works.
being sketch Of the foundation. prosperity
and ruins of the Franciscan Missions in Cali
fornis, BY II. II. Other leading articles are !:
"Pamona's Daughter" by F. r Stockton |;
Adventures in Zuni, by F. H. Cushing !;
Du Maurier ard London Society, by Henry
James Jr.; 1.-THE Aborigines and the Colo
nists," BY Edward Eggleston a." A Womsu's
Reason" by W. D. howells; Moral Pur-
pose in Art" by Sidney Lanier; etc. "Cen-
tury" Company. New York, publishers.
The Atlantic Monthly" published by
has among its contents "Daisy Miller, a
Comedy" by Henry James. Jr.; Niagara
Revisited, Twelve Years After Their Wed.
ding Journey" by William Dean Howells !;
Life" BY S. E. G; "Colonialism in the
United States" by Henry Cabot Lodge "a
Lsndless Farmer" by Sarah Orne Jewett !;
1.-THE Psuper Question" by d 0. Kellogg I;
1.-THE 'Harnt that Walks Chilbnwee," by
Charles Edgar Craddock 1.-THE Flaneur,"
by Oliver Wendell Holmes 8 College Ath.
letics. by Andrew NJ. T, Davis President
Monroe :" I" Mr. Quincy's "reminiscences :"
"SymonGs' Renaissance in I'aly :" Recent
American Fiction; The Contributors Club.
The April number of the Ladies Floral
Cabinet has 10 IFS contents: Suggestions
Upon the Flower Garden and Lawns" :" De-
scriptioas Of New Varieties of FioweriHge
Plants" Answers to Correspondents, :"
g Professor Meehan on Evolution, Z" A d "
in a Kago." How the Pigs were Sold"
= Home Decorations" ''Fsshion Hin's,"
" Household Items" etc. Published by the
Ladies' Floral Cabinet Company, New York
The Art Magazine" for May. published
by CssselI, Peter. Galpin & Co., New York,
is received. It's frontisepiece is an engraving
of Dore's ''Don Quixote in His Study" and
the initial article, "A Dreamer of Dreams, +"
by Gustave Dore, introduced with an engrsv-
ing CT Dante and Virgil in the circle of ice,
from Dore's DANTE" Following are illus.
trations and descriptions of Elton Ware /:
"Cordovs Gilus:rate5). by David Hannay /;
" Edward j. Poynter, r. A., BY L. A. s.
Pattison Art in the Garden" Barclay
Day; A Legend of Japan )" Art Chroni-
c,es, ETC.
From A. L. Bancroft & Co. we have re-
ceived of the Harper's Franklin Square Lii
brary Series, 'The Hands of Justice" q
novel by +. W. Robinson !; price, 20 cents /;
"Strsy Pearls" by Charlotte M Yonee,
Is cents :" The Story of Melicent, 4" by Fsyr
Madoc. 10 cents; Letters and Memoirs of
Jane Welgh Carlyle, prepared by Thomas
Carlyle, 80 cents.
The popular Science Monthly" for May,
published by d. Appleton & Co. New York,
has for its frontispiece an engraved portrait
of Richard Owen. The contents ale "The
Remedies of ure-Consumption," Felix
L. Oswald, M. D.; "Science and Con-
science" Pro-. Perry; /" Physics in General
Education" Pref. I. G. Mendenhall Mi.
70 -
illustrated "How Much Animals Know, .
f. A. Fernsld Chemistry and Pharmacy, !"
Prof. Ira Remsen Position and Stroke in
Swimming, R. Lamb, G. E. (illustrated) !;
" How the Ancient Forests Became Coal, +"
NJ. G. De Saports; "a Wonder from the
Deep Sea" NJ. l.. Valiant (illustrated) :;
I" Gymnastics" Alfred Worcester, A M !;
" Lengthening the Visible Spectrum" Jo-
hannes Gotz Gllustrated) "Tbe Boundaries
of Astronomy. L. Is Gravitation Univer.
sal % Robert S. Ball, f. r. s.; "On Brain
Work and Hand Work" r. NJ. N. "Sketch
of Prof. Richard Owen, F. R. ST." etc.
Oliver Ditson & Co., Boston, have Issued
new collection of music for the piano, enti-
tied, 1.-THE Musical Favorite." 1t contains
go pages of sheet music, selected with great
care and good judgment and all Of the many
pieces have been favorites before the public.
There are - pieces in the work, mostly of
easy medium difficulty, Among its selections
are: Moonlight on the Hudson" by G. d.
Wilson "Bsrceuse," by Gottschalk Au-
bert's Harp at Midnight !" '' EYerybody's
Darling Schotiscb," by Fred. de Linden ;
" Minnie Waltzes = " Full of Joy Gslop, y
by Fahrbaeh :" "Bella Boccs Polka" BY
Waldteufel;" "Stephsnie Gavotte de Ia
Princess" by Alphons Czibuls Price, 81.
An unauthorized reprint of the Letters
and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle hav.
ing been issued Messrs. Charles Scribners
Sons will publish at once new and cheaper
edition, two volumes in one, crown Svo,
81 80.
In the "North An eriean Review" for NAV
the following subjects are presented: Mex
leo, by John T. Morgan THE Disintegrs-
ton of Romanism." by Rev. VIM. Kirkus ;
" Emerson and Carlyle" by Edwin P.
Whipple; "a Secular View of Moral Train
ing" by Prof. Felix Adler; Communism
in the United States" bv Prof. Alexander
Winchell; a ffiuities of Buddhism and
Christianity" by Rev. James freeman
Clarke, D d Woman as an Inventor, +"
by Matilda Joslyn Gage; college Eniow
ments, by Rossiter Johnson '' Extradition, "
by a. G. Sedgwick.
W. A. & G.. S. Houghton, Sacramento,
have in stock the Housekeepers' Year
sued by Foards, Howard & Hubert, Phila-
delphia. 1t contains household receipts of
all kindF, and sessonably distributed through
out the year in the form of diary, psge
being given for each week, with suggestions
for marketing, methods Of doing work, bills
of fare, ETC., and the opposite page ia ruled
blank for keeping household accounts Osher
convenient features are included. Price, 30
cents.
We have from W. A & G. S Houghton.
Sacramento, little volume, by Van Dis ke,
Of 160 pages, entitled Books and How to
Use Them" 1t is an exposition of the ad-
vantsges Of reading. the best methods, places
and times for reading, the best classes of
books for reading. the rudiments of bibliog-
rsphy. and the mode of getting at the litera
turs of a given subject, amid the rnazss of a
public library. Published by Fords, Howard
& Hubert, New York. Price, 81.
In y st. Nicholas Magazine for Young
Forks" published by the Century Company,
New York, the following are among the con.
tents OF the May number: Among the
Polly-dancers, by Lucy Larcom "a Fable
for Boys, by Charles Barnard; 1.-THE Story
of Robin Hoo7." by Maurice Thompson !:
Peggy's Trial, by Cora L Daniels; '.Sto.
ries Of Art and Artists. by Clara E. Clement !:
T" Mike and l." oy r L. Alling; sThe Last
OF the Peter kius, by Lucretia P. Hale /;
f" Mud, pies )" Curious Items About Birds y
Swept Alvey" by Edward s. Ellis; " A
Weather Pronhecy," by ID. C. L.: Work
and Play for Young Folk by Frar k Beard !:
" Curious Head dresses of Women, by Wal
ter Satterlee; For Very Little Folk, bv
A. 2. Williams; 81 ack in. the. Pulpit =
. The Lstter-box y ''The Agassiz Associs-
zion ;" The Riddle-box," etc., nearly all
profusely illustrated
Ell DORADO COUNTY.