Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-04

tics, photographic data of history, of tables
| of all sorts, of geographical names, of
coins, weights, food, warmth. grains
| strength of metals, mythology, measures,
area of land and sea, rules for spelling
musical terms, money values and history
| and host OF other matters. 1t is issued
| by j. S. Oglive & Co., New York In many
respects 1t is a valuable reference and re-
! ceipt book, but in no sense Il treatise, or
aiming to be such, on any topic.
! From Estes & Iauriat, Boston, we have
! fifteen pamphlet volumes giving the Meist-
! ershaftsystem of acquiring fiuency of speech
! in the Spanish language. tits by DR. Richard
! 5. Rosenthal, late Director of the Academic
! Fur Fremede Sprachen,n in Berlin and
, Leipzig. The doctors purpose is to teach
/ pupils TO speak and write and understand
the tongue by beginning in the very first
lesson to express himself in the tongue es-
/ sayed. 1t is claimed for the system that it
overcomes the greatest of all difficulties
hitherto encountered in teaching Ian
guage-fiuency. The system is cordially
Endorsed by eminent authorities.
1t was happy thought on the part of
| Professor John S. White, IL D., TO follow
up his Plutarch for BOYS and Girls by
| p" Herodotus for Boys and Girls Would
that more such efforts were made to bend
the reading taste of children TO high stand
ards. He has presented the diction of
Herodotus pure, the abridgment being
made by elimination only of so much as
might be indicate to the modern ear
! The handsome quarto is richly illustrated.
| The volume is from the press of G. p Put
nam's Sons New York, and is for sale at
So by A. l.. Bancroft & Co., San Francisco.
The proceedings of the Seventeenth An
nual Convention of the State Sabbath
School Association of California, held at
Oakland in May last, have been published
They make publication of 6S pages, which
contain several of the addresses made be-
fore the Conyenton, the reports of COM
mittees officers, schools, etc, and is fur
nished at 10 cents per copy by application
to Rev. ii. II. Rice, President of the Asso-
| citation at Sacramento, or from the Secre-
tary, w. L. Gibson, 9i6 Washington street,
San Francisco
cold Caravan Days" by Mary Hartwell
Catherwood, is an admirable book for the
young. She has the gift so few possess of
| addressing herself to youth in a way to win
their attention. The present is stor; of
rambles about an oll-fashioned country, in
old-fashioned vehicles. It's characters are
| odd creatures, but merry ones, and many of
| their adventures have n romantic side The
story is pure, simple in style, natural, and
| full of glad humor. The book is from the
press of D. Lothrop & Co., Boston, and sells
at 81 %.
United States Notes" by John ]. Knox,
is a very concise history of the various
issues of paper money by our own Govern
ment. Mr.. Knox, in his official career in
the Treasury Department, is qualified in
an eminent degree for the work embraced
| in this handsome volume 1t is without
any question the most complete book on
| the historical branch of the currency ques-
ton ever issued. 1t is from the press of
Chas. Scribner's Sons, n. y, and sells at
81 so.
Number four of the "Stories by Amer
lean Authors series is at hand from
Charles Scribners Sons, New York 1t
embraces the stories, Miss Grif,," by Con-
Clothes" by H c. Bunner; 1.-TWO Buckets
in Well" by n. 2. Willis; Friend Bar
toms Concern" by Mary Hallock Foote
An Inspired Lobbyist" by j. w. DeFor-
est, and Lost in the Fog" by Noah
| Brooks
John b. Alden New York, has put forth
a very handsomely-print and full-bound
copy of Philip Gilbert Hamerton's = In
! tellectual Lille, in which the author con-
siders the possibilities of a satisfactory in
tellectual life under various conditions of
ordinary human existence the treatment
being in the form of letters addressed to
persons of very different position, in order
that every reader may have chance
of finding what concerns him.
John B. Alden, New York has put into
neat ful-bound form choice selections re-
| printed from the Elzevir Library Volume
| ". of the series is at hand, and embraces
| two papers by Herbert Spencer. two by
Matthew Arnold, and one each by Curtis,
| Phillips Giffen, Huxley, Tyndall and Or
| ton. 1t is very commendable way of
presenting choice essays by masters in let
| tiers and thought.
1.-THE Ice Queen is Ernest Ingersolrs
| latest book for young folks. 1t is from the
press of Harper Brothers, New York, and
| is for sale by A. L. Bancroft & Co., San
| Francisco. 1t is quite level with the best
of Mr.. Ingersoll's stories for the entertain
| ment and instruction of boys and girls. 1t
concerns the adventures of lad and miss
! thrown upon their own resources foramuSe-
ment during long winter
| OF the Kniclerbocker series of novels, c.
| p Putnanl's Sons. New York, have issued
|
| Green, author of The Leavenworth Case
1t is not equal to the novel last named, but
in many respects is superior 10 The Sword
| OF Dama3lcs," by the same author and is Il
novel Of much vigor and involves great
| deal of the mysteries in the determining Of
guilt by the process of the law.
Nathaniel II. Ealeston's " Handbook of
Tree Planting" tells " why to plant. where
| to plant, what to plant and how to plant
Mr.. Egieston is Chief of the Forestry Di-
vision Of the Department of Agriculture at
| Washington. The volume sells for - cents
ana is from the press of D. Appleton & Co.
New York. and is for sale by j. T. White e
Co., San Francisco.
." The Triple e. Is one of the Yensil
Walton series books They are from the
pen of Mrs S. r. Graham Clark She
writes with vigor, cicarness and graphic
a prose story with the characters strongly
| drawn and pervaded by the religious tone
of a sincerely dcvout spirit. Issued by d.
Lothrop Il Co, Boston, 12mo., 81 so.
From the Excelsior Publishing House.
New York, we have +. NJ Paynes Busi-
ness Letter Writer We have no respect
whatever for letterwr;tcr guides, but so
| much of this book rs is devoted to COM
mercial forms and definitions and 70
synonyms, and translation of phrases from
foreign tongues, is to be approved.
pike County Folks is the title Of an
| octave volume by F.. II. Mott, issued by
| John w Lowell Company, New York. 1t
is broad caricature from beginning to
| cnd-a series Of absurdly humorous anec-
| dotcs in Western dialect. 1t may serve to
| laugh over when one is utterly reckless Of
| tme-but for anything else it is va'ueless.
Rev. Dr. John L. Hurst has written a
Short History of the Reformation. which
Harper Bros. have published Ii is freely
| illustrated. 1t is a compact photographic
statement of the causes leading up to and
the events of the Reformation, andis high
tribute to the memory of Luther For sale
by a. l.. Bancroft & Co., San Francisco.
The Parlor Muse is one of D. Apple
ton & Co.'S fEew Ycrk) new parchment
paper series. Ii is selection of q Vers de
Societe' from modern poets, such as
Locker, Dobson, Praed and contempora-
ries. 1t is a neat volume. and very appro
pirate for leisure half-hours.
THE Oyster Epicure is pamphlet
collation. of authorities on gastronomy and
dietctics of the oyster. 1t is, for small
book, rich in information regarding the
delicious pivalye. Published by White,
Stokes d Allen, New York, and for sale by
c. S. Houghton, Sacramento.
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