Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-07
NEW PUBLICATIONS,

The American Catholic Quarterly Re
view for October is at hand Hardy
Mahoney, Philadelphia 1t is a number
replete with valuable papers. One of these,
by Rev. DR.. Brown, on the relation of the
Church to Cremation, we have already con-
sidered at length in the editorial columns
of the RECORD UNION. Among the papers
are these THE Causes of the Jansenist
Heresy," by Rev. Francis X Knoll "The
Quebec Act and the Church in Canada, -" by
d. \. O'Sullivan; Hume's Theory of
Cause and Effect the Basis of His Skeptical
Philosophy" by James a. Cain "Ameri-
can Catholics and the Proposed University"
by II. J. H.; Maryland and the Contlo-
versies as to Her Early History" by John
Culinary Shea, Ii. D.; - Relative Influence
of Paganism and Christianity Upon Nor
ais, by Most Rev. James Gibbons, D. D.:
" The New Irish Programme by John
Boyle 0Reilly; The True Idea of the
Beautiful" by Rev. James Conway, S J.;
In Northumberland McCloskey,n by
Right Rev. Monsignor Corcoran, D. D.
November brings some bright numbers
of Juvenile magazines. "St. Nicholas - is
brimfull of interesting little stories and
excellent illustrations, well intended to at
tract, instruct and captivate its readers, and
1t cannot fail TO do so. Wide Awake ="
occupies the same field, and i'll literary pro-
auctions, choice illustrations and range of
topics to please all classes of young people,
cannot be excelled. 1t also contains choice
pieces of music each month Harper's
Young People" published weekly, affords
It's young readers of all ages most ample
food for thought, pleasure and instruction
Its illustrations are also an ever-attractiye
feature; and, received weekly, it
becomes constant, ever-welcome
and smost interesting literary visitor
to the household of the young. For the
smaller and wee ones of the home circle
Our Little ones and the Nursery" is a
never-failing source of delight 1t is con-
Quoted and published in the most success
tul manner It's illustrations are fresh and
ifelike; each number contains choice
piece OF nursery music, and every issue is
collection of gems for the little ones There
is not home wherein there are children,
which should not have one or more of these
juvenile magazines. 1t will make the
home happier and children better and no
wiser selection for a holiday present can be
made than to subscribe for one or more of
them, as follows: 'St. Nicholas" published
by the Century Company, New York, s.
per year wide Awake D. Lothrop &
Co, Boston, 50; Harper's Young People,
Harper IL Bros, New York and Our
Little Ones and the Nursery Russell
Publishing Company, Boston, 81 80 per
year.
To those of military tastes, The
United Service Magazine" for October.
1t. II. S. Hamersy, n. W will be well
come visitor. Among its contents are
found: General Thomas First Victory
by Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Johnson.
y. s; A; Scouting on the Staked Plains
Indian Wars IN Texas Progress in
Modern Artillery and Fertilization" and
numerous other similar topics are con-
sidcred.
Science Magazine for October Science
Company. New York is replete with papers
OF interest, and an eight-page supplement
is added. Leading topics of interest are
these: - Man and Mastodon," T. w. Put
nam; The International Geological Con-
gress at Berlin Location of Functions
of the Brain :; Ascent of Papocatapetl :"
" Natural Enemies of Oysters :" THE
Nordenfelt Submarine Boat, etc.
Some very interesting articles are given
in The New Moon for November, pub
lished at Lowell, Mass. A most pleasing
one is concerning ghosts, and is given I'M
der the title, Is this the Era of Ghosts?"
1t contains several well-authenticated in
stances of ghostly appearances in and
about the Massachusetts Hub"
The Culver Illustrated Magazine for
Sunday and general reading ,Cassell & Co,
New York; is at hand. and contains an I'M
usual number of thoughtful and interest
ing papers from the pens Of such writers as
Rev. VIM. Murdoch Johnston, Rev. Dr.
Alexander Roberts, Prof. W. G. Blaikie D.
D.. LII. D., etc.
Dio Lewis Nuggets for November
tDio Lewis Publishing Co.. New York;
treats of impure air, hygiene of the brain
management of children--a valuable arti-
Gle, cremation, adulteration Of coffee and
numerous other topics.