Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-04
MAGAZINES.

| sentative magazine OF American art, liter
ature and history may be recited. The
| public, which has been so engrossed in the
series of war papers, will be pleased that
! they are continued. General LongStreet
| tells Us of the seven days fighting about
Richmond several writer's have memo
randa on the Civil War" General D. H.
Hill writes of McClelian's Change of
Base" while General w. r. Franklin con-
tributes paper on The Rear-guard
| Fighting at Sayage's Station" To the old
time Wings a paper on Henry Clay by
George Bancroft, will prove of especial in
terest. One of the most profoundly inter
esting papers is on the life in North BorneO
of Frank Hatton, the young scientific ex-
| plorer, who died in his ed year in the SER
| vice OF the government of SabaL. The
paper is a touching and affectionate re-
| cital of his father, Joseph Hatton. In
| Topics OF the Times the blindness OF
| legi< lators, twenty years after the war, and
Eggleston's historical papers, are subjects
discussed. In Open Letters is q paper
from Oliver Wendell Holmes on in
ternational copyright, with numerous
! other papers on interesting subjects
The serials by ". D. H0welis and
| Henry James are continued. An especi-
ally valuable contribution is by w D. Faw-
cett entitled The Gate of india" accom-
! panied by map of Afghanistan and part
of British India. Rose Kingsley writes OF
| George Eliots country. There are articles
| also by Frank r. Stocktt II, Edward Eggles
| ton, Austin Dobson (poem), Alphonse Dau-
| Diet and Richard Watson Glider. To Brio
a-Brac," Z. w. kemble, Robertson Trow-
| bridge, +. d. Sherman and others make
spirited brief contributions. The illustra-
tons il this number are OF high artistic
merit, and especially plentiful. Notably
fine are the portraits of Henry Clay, MIS-
trail, Generals Stewart. Franklin and Mccall
and the battle pieces illustrative of the sew
eral war papers.
The " Overland Monthly" for July San
Francisco is at hand. 1t is replete with
interesting matter. Among the leading
| papers are these Riparian Rights from
| Another Standpoint" by John H. burst
A Terrible Experience a Tale Of the
Arizona Mountains by Bun lie Roy
The College OF California" by S. II
Wiley; The San Francisco Iron Strike
First Paper by Iron Worker; Debris
from the Latin Mines" by Adley H. Cum
Minis; Fine Art in Romantic Literature,
by Albert 5. Cook Victor Hugo" by F:
V. Puget; Four Bohemians in Saddle,
| Waking" by II. Shewin " Reports Of the
Bureau Of Education-I.' Etc.
The North American Review for
July go Lafayette Place, New York; pre-
sents the following table of contents
" Land and Taxation a Conversation, by
David Dudley Field and Henry George
1.-TWO Years Of Civil Service Reform, by
Dorman B. Eaton Is Christianity De
clining?' by Rev. DIR. c. H. Parkhursti
Prohibition in Practice by Gail Hanil-
ton: The Extradition OF Dynamite Grim
inals," by President j. 3. Angel, George
T. Curtis and Justice T. NJ. Cooley; An
English Imperialist Bubble" by William
Clarke; The SubteTanean History OF
Man." by President s. c. Bartlett; Eu-
ropean Influences in Asia, by Thomas w
Knox " Comments"
The Popular Science Monthly for July
ID. Appleton Il CO.. presents nineteen dis
tinct papers, some Of which embrace il
reviews and notes several others. Among
the more interesting are - A Great Winter
Sanitarian for the American Continent,
by Professor Edward FARMLAND; Recent
Progress in Aerial Navigation by Prof
Stevens; Archaeological Frauds, by DR.
c. c. Abbott; " Railroads, Telegraph anC
Civilization by Herr c. Herzog " Self
made Astronomers" by L. La Grange
" Earthquake Phenomena" by R. s. Tarr
Ethics and the Development Theory" by
George Won Gitzycki; " Hygiene Of The
Aged, by DR.. J.. II. Watson.
Harpers Handy Series" the new
weekly publication by Harper Bros, New
York, will no doubt quickly become very
popular, as atfording almost library o
excellent reading at very low cost Each
number is stitched and bound in paper
covers, in neat book form, and containing
from $50 to $50 pages. Three numbers are
at hand " Home Letters, written by the
late Earl of Beaconsfeld; John Need
hams Double" a novel by Joseph Hatton
and Louise" a novel by Katherine s
McQuaid. The numbers are % cents each
or $15 per year. Supplied by A. L. Ban
croft &; Co., San Francisco.
The " United States Service Magazine ,
for June It. II. S. Hamersly, New York
publisher, contains several papers upor
military campaigns, battles, etc, which
will be of great interest to all parties who
| have had experience in military affairs
Among them is The Vicksburg Campaign,
| by General Thomas Jordan Loss of the
L. s. S. Mississippi at Port Hudson" by
James w. Kesler; The German Soldier,
in the Wars Of the United States" by J. G
Rosengarten, etc. An interesting article
also appears by Captain Edward Field. L
S. A, under the title of England VS.. Rus
sia."
A copy of "Spiritism The Origin of al
Religions" a pamphlet of over 100 pages
by J. p. Cameron, San Francisco, is re-
ceived. Those who have read the authors
" Devil and He'll" and The Evil Forces
in Nature" will understand the method Of
thought in the present work 1t brings
spiritualism to the front, puts forth man as
part of the Divine mind, and endOws him
| with complete ability to hold converse with
those who have preceded him beyond the
present life.
Cassel's Family Magazine (Cassell &
Co., New York and London) for July is up
| to its usual plane of excellence Its illus
| trations are bright and varied and in one
case in an article on lace-makers are es-
pecially fine and instructive. The second
paper on How to Make Home Beautiful
appears, as promised. The text is varied
| from scientific note to romance, poetry,
essay and historical and geographical
| sketches.
ST. Nicholas " for July Century Pub
fishing Company, New York;, has some
stories and chapters which will greatly in
| terest its readers. Among these are: A
School of Long Ago" by Edward Eggles-
! =. Richards Driven Back 10 Eden" by
| AnemOne, etc
Among the articles in the July number
Of the Library Magazine " 81. b. Alden,
| New York., will be found The Precipice
Ahead by E. V. Smalley; \ Study of
| Ghost Stories ;" Some Modern Abuses of
Language" by Z. A. Freeman Social
Science on the Stage" by II. S. Edwards :;
Canadian Loyalty, by Alfred H. Guern-
sey, etc.
The publication for little folks by the
Russell Publishing Company, Boston,
Our Little Ones and the Nursery con-
tinues full of interestto the smaller house
hold members. The July number is well
filled with attractive illustrations and
stories about birds, animals, etc, which
never fail to please
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