Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-23

( over Tennyson's magnificent " Lucknow 10
/ read that the relief of Lucknow by Odtram
J and Hsv-iocs was 10 relief a. all. Iae nu-
tireers cl0-ed IN AgsIc, and the so-caued re-
! lievius force only made an additional gunner
/ Of mouths & feed. The real reiief 70 the
wretched city was not till two whole months
J ls.sr. brought BIZ Sir Colin Campbell II u
Z with feeii9g Of rest and relief that re read
/ of the money and donors showered upon Law
I rencs by his Government, OF his grand Tecep-
I ton ia EaRlanr, his happy family lie, his
peaceful Viceroysity, End finally OF the
sturdy pisty Of his last years. safe at home,
! srd Of his Tranquil falling asleep, full Of
! 7sars and love and honor. For ssls by A. L.
+ Bancroft & Co, San Francisco.
I con the Wing-Rambling Notes Of
/ Trip TO the Pacific, by Mary Z. Blake.
! Boston Lee Il Shepard. To read thee
notes ou the well-wor1 theme of the over
I land route, aud the we'll written-lp points
Of interest in California, is like caa5 Nth
q vivacious, kild-hearted, healthy rui0oed
little wnmaf, ismiDi TO her hngeFs' ends,
and wiki the gift 10 TAX and to
be interes.i5 &. She tells what she cav,
and tells it remarkably well. We ges
Il lowers and scenery and bright sudden i'm
pfessiGrs, and not too much OF the ridiculous
as developed il a slaepipg-car, or obtrusiye
traits Of fellow travellers though our pic
tuTe que youn2 msn plays his pars IN door
ways and on mountain lodges when ne ls
needed. Wnera toe walters throR the plates
about cur traveller " wondsrs whether dinner
( is to be 40 external or internal application.
! He greatest enthusiasm is for Colorado, AID
her word on Los Angeles is very graphic.
! The most sensitive San Franciscan should lie
content with her courteous description CT MS
city and felo9-citizens, and her esse-loying
little heart wag won by the good table sc
" lute-eY. The savage luxuriauce OF the
cactus looks, she Gays, Z" as if it belonged to
some past age # the world, and should have
gone out forever with the ichthYosaurns and
megetharium, " and then she says, hate
the cactus, aad that relieves her mind. She
writes ike q merry little Western woman,
and does not patronizs the Yosemite, and has
made nice little index TO her book, and
many laugh-worthy j1ks in the course Of
the book itself For sails by w. a. & g. 5.
Houghton, Sacramento.
A small book, entitled Libraries and
School," has been issued by +. Leypoldt,
publisher, New York, sn1 is for sale by Bill
ings, HaIbJurue 4 Co., San Francisco. II
contains an article by Charles I. Adams, .Jr.,
entitled "The Public Library aud the Pub
lie Schools ;" al article by S. S. Green, Lii
brarian Of the Public Library at Worcester,
NHa
tions :" one by Il G.. Metcslf upon "The
Public Library rs an Auxiliary to the Pub
he Schools" AID also by VIM. Z Foster
upon the subjects, the Relation Of the
Libraries to the School System" AMI "a
Plan Of Systematic Training in Reading az
School" The object Of tbs work il to en-
courage the education Of the people through
public and school libraries. and to show the
important part these agencies should take in
[ A L., Fz.,, Ebo
we nave q small companion volume by w. K.
Foster, Librarian OF the Providence Public
Library entitled Libraries and Readers"
It is somewhat Ia the same line as the above,
and yet entirely different, in that it treats of
what to read, aud how to read in order to
obtain the utmost value from the use of libra
ries.
From the Century Publishing Company,
New York, we have The Century mag
aziue for July. Il is elegantly illustrated
and with great bouutifulnsss. Among the
papers Is q new series Of Nights WI III
Uucls Remus, that will fad many ri ]ers,
especially among the young; "STiking
Oil" by L. V. Smalley "Old and New
Rises, by Il. 3. EIwaUger; The Native
Element in American Fiction" by J. H.
Morse &" Black & ass Fishing. by J A. Hen
shaw; Anthony Trollops, by Henry James
The Philadelphia Committee of One Hun
dred,' by E, v Smalley; Reductions of
the John Brown Raid" by A. r. Boteler
Flood and Plague in New Orleans" by
! George w Gable A Woman's Reason
BY. W. D. Howells; Early Letters" by
! Ralph Wlldo Emerson, edited by Mary s
Wilmington Washington on the Eve of
War" by General 9, p. Stove. There are
all the usual departments, and they are very
full Of contributed papers this month.
8. John Alive or the Bride Of Ghost, and
/ Orhar Sketches is the title to a new book
by tha late Colonel WIN q. 7. Th0mt son, at
thor OF MsjJr jones' Courtship." which is
/ popularity known. The contents Of the book
are based upon Incidents Of personal expert
ence Of the author, and the sketches which
now appear we're gathered and published by
Mrs. NJ A Wade, sister of the late author
after his dec=ase. The dialect and treatment
are somewhat different from that of the pre-
ceding work above referred TO- but are well
tinged with the same inspiration, and is also
valuable beyond its p0werof interest as g liter
airy production, from the fact that it contains
much of historical worth in reference to the
Florida campaign against the Seminole In
dams. David Mickey. Philadelphia. pub.
/ lishers. For sale by w. a. & c. 5. Hough-
/ ton, Sacramento. Price, paper cover, 70
cents cloth, 81 -.
/ From D. Appleton & Co., New York. we
I nave / 1t LNlllhE DGASltc AlDbtUlg EoT
July. The contents are, in addition tn h9
regular departments 1.-THE Railroad Prob
lem in the United States" by George les;
Dyspepsia" by DR.. Oswald Unwritten
History by Professor Huxley Machines
/ Driven by Solar Rays" by G. Tissandier !;
1.-THE Great Bridge and Us Lessons" by
Abrshsm 0. Hewitt Selection in Grain
Growing" by james Cheesem2n Cause Of
Seasickness," bv r. W. Lovett Meters
for Power and Electricity" by c. V Boys;
Chemistry Of Cookery by W. NJ. Will
Jams Irsectivorous Plants" by Ssllie i.
Andrew; Constructive Elements Of the
East River Bridge by F. A Fernsld; a. In
dustEisl Position Of Women, by DR.. Black
well African Psychology" by Max Buch-
ner; "Sketch Of Dr.. Farr.n
The North American Review" for July
go Lafayette Place, \. y. is at hand. l. is
especially rich in essays. The papers are :
Dynamite So o Factor in Civiiiz alton, 50
by President J. II. Sselye; The Last DAYS
OF the Rebellion. by Northumberland ?.
II. Sheridan; Tee Increase OF Public Ex-
penditurss, by William 5. Holman. NJ. G. {:
d mocracy and Moral Progress" by y. b
Rockingham Needed + forms in Prison
Management, By Z. r. Brockway; Science
and the Imagination" by Thomas Sergeant
Perry; Sanitary Drainage" by George E.
Wariug, Jr.; Cruelty to Children, BY
Elbridga L. Gerry; Church Attendance"
by A Noa-C Church Goer, Rev. Dr. William
Hayes Ward, Rev. Dr. James NJ. Pullman
and Rev. DR.. J. II. Rylsnce.
The July number of the Atlantis Month
IL is st hand, and contains these, among
other articles a Roman Singer" By F.
~ Crawford: Some Phases Cf Idealism in
New England, o. B. rockingham "En
Province Il }. Henry james q Tompkirs +"
P. Deming; oxford in Winter Harriet
W Preston; Newport George p. Lathrou
" Boomtown, f. d. Y. Carpenter; MI.
nioipal Extravaganza" Arthur B. Ellis ;
&" Mr. Washington Adams in England III. J,
Richard Grant White Sylvan Station, +"
Caroline Z. Leighton; American Fiction
by Women = Jones Very = American
Economics = The Freedom Of Faith, and
"Dobson's Fielding
"The Moisrn Age for JULY is at hand,
being No. Of vol. , Its contents are SIS