Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-20

the conclusion of Mr.. Froudes history OF
the religious and military order of Knights
Templar Mrs. Oliphant's graphic account
OF notable Venetian, etc. It is a remark
able store of good literature
From Macmillan & Co., London and
New York, we have Macmillan's Maya
zine y for November, with these papers {:
" The Woodlanders, by Thomas Hardy !;
Allan Ramsay" by J: Logic Robertson i;
An Alexandrian Age !" g The Protector
ate of Porcolongu," by H. D. Trail New
The Poetry of the Spanish People -
Dreams % The Philosophy of Dsncing !"
Our Native Army in Bengal" by Colonel
| Rice 90 The Late Master of Trinity
Cassell & Co., New York, in their Illus
trated magazine for Sunday and general
reading" The Culver gives in the De-
cember number, which is now at hand, q
great variety of choice reading in the line
indica<ed. Among the articles of special
interest are writings of Rev. William NJ
Johnston, A. A, 1.-The Building Of Life"
Rev. q. H. Plumptre, D. D., "The Lord
Our Shepherd :" Sarah Doudney Miss
WillowbU,n's Offer, ets.
The secular side of the Brooklyn Mag
azine" for November, has another chapter
by W. II. Rideing, upon the Royal Navy
Controversy, by Seth Low, Edith War
Ter "a story of the war-by George E.
Walsh; Mrs. Reecher's Letters from Eng
land, etc. II also contains sermons of
Henry Ward Beecher and T. Dewitt
Talmage Published at No. 7 Murray
street, New York
The November Cosmopolitan has,
among its contents "The Grant Conserv-
ative Reaction, by Frank Warren; 'Skip,
a Tale of the War by W. 2. Chapman
poem, {" Revenge of Gnone," by w. H.
Allen Colony in Southern California, y
by George H: Fitch; Love at First Sight,
by Ludovic Haleyy THE Story of Ny Es-
cape from Russian Prison by Nicolas
Sakney, etc. [Schlight & Field Co., Roch-
ester, n.
Those engaged in Horticulture for house
or lawn will be pleased with the Ladies
Floral Cabinet for November, published
at % Yesey street, New York. While
many of the suggestions refer somewhat
specially to winter treatment of flowers and
plants in colder climates than ours, nearly
every page has something applicable to any
climate. The domestic and other depart
partments are all complete and varied.
From c. S. Houghton, Sacramento, we
have from White, Stokes & Allen New
York lovely volume, in quaint old type
and with beautiful and delicately- -colored
illustrations, entitled "a visit from Santa
Claus" It is illustrated by Virginia Ger
son. The text is the old old rhyme,
by Clement c. Moore, q Twas the night be-
fore Christmas" !" etc. This handsome gift
book sells at 81.
Chatterbox for 1886 is at hand, from
Estes & Lauriat, Boston. "Chatterbox is
one of the most popular of English period
ical issues for children. 1t has almost
worldwide high reputation among Eng
disappearing people, and is one of the
most efficient aids in instructing and en-
tertaining boys and girls. The bound.
volume OF 40 pages sells at 81 25.
''The Little Master" is an svo bookfor
youths by J. t. Trowbridge. 1t is a story
told in the best vein of that popular and
humorous writer. 1t concerns the trials,
and triumphs Of very young man, who set
out to teach his juniors in the ordinary
school. Press of Lee d Shepard. Boston.
For sale by Samuel Carson, bookseller 10
Sutter street, San Francisco.
An instructive paper upon tenement
houses will be found in the Sanitarian -
for October, from the pen of Chas. F. Win
gate. Tysotoxicon is discoursed upon by
Professor Vaughn, NJ. D., of the Michigan
University the disease of hog cholera is
considered by D. Z. Salmon, D. Y. NJ.
Published at No. 113 Fulton street, New
York;
The Church Magazine" IL. r. Ham
ersly & Co., Philadelphia) contains in its
November issue these papers The
Actually Forgotten Man." by Rev Beverly
E. Warner; "Polyphonic Music in the Six
teenth Century, by D. E. Hervey, L. L. B..
Success anonymous Sir Philip Sid
ney, by Rev. Z. S. Lines; "A Little Cloud
of Dust, by Margaret A. Hutchinson, ETC.
The Russell Publishing Co., Boston, fur
nish the small ones of the household, in
"Our Little Ones and the Nursery for No
yember, an endless number of beautiful
illustrations which are very attractive and
are made more valuable by accompanying
brief little stories. 1t should be in every
home where wee folks are found.
Our Little Ones and the Nursery is a
bound volume of popular child's period
icals, by Oliver Optic and published by
Estes & Lauriat, Boston. Music, poetry,
story and beautiful illustrations, elegantly
printed, make the book one of the hand
soonest of presents. 1t retails at 81 70.
The New Moon Magazine in its last
issue is replete with literary matter for old
and young. Principal among the contents
are: "a Good Thirteener,' THE Mule
shoe Curve, "A Dumb Friendship" "Un-
locked" etc. New Moon Publishing Co.,
Lowell, Mass.