Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-06
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

didate for favor in the critical world. 1t is
a monthly, published in New York by The
Forum Publishing Company, at S. year
and edited by Loretta S. Metcalf The
contents of the March issue (No. II indi-
cate the character of the new review
Science and State" by Professor Alexan-
ander Wincheil; Newspapers Gone to
Seed" by James Parton; domestic Sery-
ice" by Edwin P. Whipple; Is Roman
ism Baptized Paganism ?' by Rev. DR.. R.
II: Newton; How l was Educated bv
Edward Z. Hale; "Vulcan, or Mother
Earth?h by Bishop A. Cleveland Coke
The Coming Man. by DR.. William A
Hammond My Religious Experience. !"
by kew. NJ. J. Savage Shall Our Laws be
Enforcedgs by Chancellor Howard Crosby
The present issue contains no editorial de
partments, but the Introductory announce
ment states the purpose of the magazine
TO be to address itself to the mass of
intelligent people, to discuss subjects that
concern all classes alike, in morals, in
education, in government and in religion.
1t is to be Independent of partisan bias and
counting room influence, and will endeayor
to be impartial. 1t is TO present opposing
views, not for the purpose of exciting strife,
but to assist the reader in forming wise
conclusions. These are modest announce
ments, but still cover the unbounded field
of thought If the . Forum" can remain
free from the g counting-room influence"
and be still genuinely independent it
will present brilliant example of great
achievement.
The Overland Monthly for March
Overland Company. San Francisco, opens
with a paper by w. w. Stone on THE
Knights of Labor and the Chinese Labor
Situation, in which the position of the
Knights of Labor is clearly defined P.S.
Dorney, George Dudley Lawson and " Fl +"
have papers on the Chinese question from
varying points of view. The sedal. 8. For
Money by Helen Lake continues. Samuel
Rodman, .jr., has a paper on explorations
in The Upper Columbia Country" and r.
X Upham thrilling sketch. "An Herit-
age CT Crime" The third paper of Lost
Journals of a Pioneer, appears Other
papers are as follows: A Winter Among
the Piutes, by VIM. Nye; Mysterious
Fate of Blockade-runners, by j. W. A.
Wright; individuality and Its Bearing
Upon the Art of Utterance.n by John
Murray; A New Study of Some Prob
lens Relating to Giant Trees" by c. B.
Bradley; Book Reviews Recent Fic-
ton, and very brisk and breezy depart
ment of Etc" devoted largely to the
Chinese question.
The " Popular Science Monthly for
March ID. Appleton q Co.. New York; is
an issue of high value. Among the seven
teen leading papers and departments is a
sketch of Sir John Bennett Lawes, who has
done so much for agricultural science the
second paper by Geont L. Lansing on Dis
elimination in Railway Rates - a reply to
Professor Huxley by the statesman Glad
stone, and the final paper on the I" Influ-
ence of Inventions upon Civilization bv
Channcey Smith. There are a number of
similar monographs which will be received
by Thoughtful readers with especial pleas
ure, as, for instance, the : Health and Sex
in Higher Education, by Professor Dewey.
and Infancy in the City, by DIR. Grace
Peckham and n. H. Eggleston's paper on
" Arbor Day"
The " Century for March Century Com
pany, New York; is richly illustrated,
Especially attractive in engrayings is the
paper on Mountaineering in Persia" by
h. G. W. Benjamin, and that by Elizabeth
K: Pennell, on = Italy from Tricycle.. >
There is an illustrated paper, also, by Gen.
eral Buell. on the battle of Shiloh, and sew
erai papers by soldiers of the Civil War.
The serials in order are continued. and the
admirable paper, freely illustrated, on
recent Architecture in America" by
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Topics for the Times and .Open Let
ters " are numerous vigorous editorial and
contributed papers.
The young readers of wide Awake
Magazine will find the number for March
/ one of special interest, and its perusaI
pleasure. Sophia May gives us a short
story emitted "A Loaf of Cake" The
articles upon Royal Girls and ROYAL
Courts" are concluded. An interesting
story for boys about the Seminole war is
told. Lieutenant Schwatka tells another
OF his admirable stories about the Arctic
regions. The fourth of Mrs. Jessie Benton
Fremonts foreign lectures, this one upon
Paris, is published, and very many other
articles and stories of special interest. Cd
Lothrop e. Co., Boston.)
The Current &c. C. Mathews & John
McGovern, Chicago), is kept by these ex.
perienced and courageous journalists up to
the mark of the high, broad standard sci
Tor IT. The time is now near at hand when
the loEg-anounced extra issue for Easter
TIME Will be sent out. There is reason tc
expect us being number of striking char.
acter and superior excellence. For vigor ol
expression, clearness of thought, breadth
OF view and comprehensiyeness in debate
the " Current = is a model paper.
The "Quiver' 70. March fCassell a Co
New York; is at hand. Following are
among its contents: Some Notable vanes, y
Ye Gave Ne to Eat" Rev. John I. FaI.
side; A Strange Client W. j. Lacey
Pinktottens, and How She Put Hel
Money in Heaven" 8 Bunyan in Prison, y
8. s; McCurry; The Conquests of Peace
the Story of William Penn . The Three
First Chapters of Human History by
Rev. II. NJ: Hart, Dean of Denver; .-Shori
Arrows" serial stories. etc.
OF the three leading efforts of the genius
OF Charles Egbert Craddock,'' we place
the Prophet of the Great Smoky Noun
tain first: 1t has appeared as magazine
serial. is familiar already to large class Of
readers. The charm of the tale is in the
subtle analysis of character from studies in
real life. 1t is not story of ideals, but one
close to earth. For sale by G. s. Houghton
Sacramento, at 81 25, and published by
Houghton, Miffiin & Co., Brooklyn, New