Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-04

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"Old Chelsea is in its second paper, and
| is very handsomely illustrated article. OF
war papers, there are given with wood
illustration 1.-The Capitulation of Har-
per's Ferry" by General Julius White ;;
| Riley's Brigade at South Mountain" by
Colonel De Rosset; General Lee Trusting
to Providence at Antietam,' by F. A.
Bond; Round Top on the Confederate
Right at Gettysburg" by General E. NJ
Law; "The Second Day at Gettysburg
by General II. ]. Hunt, with maps by Gen
eral Doubleday. A very important paper
is that of Edward Atkinson. the statistician,
Europe" Artists will be interested in
Brownelrs Contemporary French Sculp-
ture,' and ehurehmen in DR.. Crooks
Union of American Churches"
Anticipating the Joyous Christmas sea-
son, Rose baltimore Alling gives in st.
Nicholas, for December, the first chapter
of a charming story for the times, entitled.
A Christmas Conspiracy :" Francis G.
Baylor continues his Juan and Juanito =
John R. Coryell relates a complete story
about Old Nick, called I" A Scheming Old
Santa Claus y ]. T. Trowbridge writes for
the boys about THE Bamberry Boys and
their Flock of Sheep" Helen Gray Cone
tells in verse of Christmas season long
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Home Life is the title of new
monthly magazine published in New York,
by publishing company of the same
name. 1t in size and appearance much
resembles Leslies Illustrated Weekly, and
is illustrated with many fine full-page cuts.
The initial number of the paper is dated
November, and is furnished for 81 per year.
"The Pearl is the name of similar
monthly illustrated magazine issued by the
same company; also new and commencing
with November. 1t is sent to subscribers
for % cents per year.
The South Side Herald, Chicago, pub
fishes a special G. A. r. edition, giving
full record of the trip this season of the
Grand Army party that visited the Pacific
coast. 1t is issued in large quarto style,
and contains about so pages. 1t is most
complete and successful report of the en-
tire trip, including many speeches made,
comments by newspapers, incidents of the
journey, impressions of places visited, ETC.
The Herald is published by Clarence P.
Dresser, who accompanied the excursion as
a special correspondent of the Inter Ocean,
and was a favorite with the newspaper fra
ternity and the Grand Army boys. The
special issue referred to gives fine report
of the visit and proceedings at Sacramento,
the Natoma vineyard trip, etc, and is sold
at 80 cents.
From the Crescent City to the Golden
Gate, via the Sunset Route is the title of
a new publication descriptive of the South
ern Pacific road, its scenery, advantages.
etc. II is written by Major Ben. G. Tru-
man, and is one of the best of the many
similar works ne has prepared. 1t assumes
the dialogue form. and, starting in at the
Manhattan Club, New York, wends the
way across the continent through the
Southern States and Territories, and also
through California and its various places of
interest The whole is seen delightfully."-
by the reader, and is presented in most
readable and attractive style. 1t is good
companion of travel and an excellent i'm
migration agent.
From c. S. Houghton, Sacramento, we
have S. C. Griggs Chicago edition of the
" Complete Poetical Works of Benjamin F.
TAYLOR of this Western singer we have
had occasion to make frequent mention.
His poems are full of everyday life, nature
and The love of it. Taylor's inspirations
were always pure and lofty, but he never
forgot that he belonged to the world, and
that it is very good world too-good
enough for the men and women in it. This
collections of all his works into one volume
will be received with pleasure by lovers of
one. of the most original and popular of
Americas later poets. One volume, Svo.,
81 75.
'Cassell's Family Magazine" for Deem
Der {Cassell & Co, London, Paris and New
York; is a rich treat TO lovers of fine
prints and varied and brief magazine matter.
The always interesting and instructive
"Gatherer' department is as full as usual.
Cooking at Sea- is continued. Mirror
and Crystalline Painting "A Tour
Through Little France The Garden,"
Library of the British Museum, the
usual serial stories, several short stories,
some choice poems, fashion article, a page
of music and song-these all 90 to make
up number in all ways attractive, in
structive and entertaining.
The Forum (97 Fifth avenue, New
York; for December has paper by w. S.
Lilly on the Present Outlook for Christ
ianity;" an essay by e. G. Robinson on
Education :" a paper on Broadening the
Way to Success" by Professor Lester F.
Ward; "Woman's Legal Right to the Bal
lot by Francis Minor; willis and Testa-
ments, by Judge Thoms; cause of Earth
quakes, by Major POWELL ''An Interviewer
on interviewing" by P. G. Hubert, Jr.;
The Alternative of Prohibition" by DR..
Bacon; The Confessions of Methodist;
A Letter to the People of New York" by
DR.. Howard Crosby.
Tweed Grammar for Common Schools
is published by Lee & Shepard, Boston, and
is for sale by Samuel Carson & Co., San
Francisco. 1t is by B. f. Tweed, A. NJ,
late Supervisor in the Boston schools. If
is an elementary work for those who have
been trained in the primary schools and
the lower grades of the Grammar Schools,
to use language, oral and written, in sim
pie stories aud descriptions with consider
able facility and with general correctness.
II is brief compact and simple in its
method.
The Magazine of History, edited by
Mrs. Martha J. Lamb, 30 Lafayette Place,
New York, is a superb number. 1t COM
pletes the sixteenth volume of one of the
most valuable, carefully edited journals of
the day, and one that is contributing a vast
deal of invaluable knowledge to our his
present number is a splendid portrait of
General H. w. Halleck, and presents him
as he was known to Californians when a
residentof this State.
From Samuel Carson &c Co., 120 Sutter
street, San Francisco, we have OF Lee 6s
Shepards (Boston) popular hand-5ooks,
Louisa Parsons Hopkins Educational
Psychology, a treatise for Parents and Edu-
Gators" 1t is digest of a course of lect-
ures to the Normal class of the Swain Free
School, New Bedford, and is the result of
long and attentive observation of mental
phenomena and development and organiz-
ing power.
OF Harper's admirable Handy series, we
have the issues of October 22d, 29th and
November 5th, entitled, respectively, A
Voyage to the Cape by w. Clarke Rus
sell, one of the most successful of
all modern writers of the sea;
In Scorn of Consequence, or My
Brothers Keeper" a novel by Theodore
Corvie; The Chaplain Craze, being the
Mystery of Fridon Friars," by George Man
vile Fem.
From the San Francisco News Company
we have of the Excelsior Publishing House
New York issues these volumes: 'March's
Original Dialogues and Speeches for Wee
Tots - Burdetls Sbakespearean Recita-
tions and Readinos - - Burdett's French