Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-04
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

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CISCO opens with a striking story of the
Bret Harte school, 1.-The Lone Woman of
Keya Paha Mountain" by John Milton
Hoffman. The other fiction of the num-
Der is a story of Oregon or Washington
Territory, called Janet Craig" and an in
stullment of the dramatic Mexican serial,
in which the two principal characters,
Chata and ChiniIa, make their advent upon
the stage prepared by the previous chap
tiers. We believe no such study of Next
can life has ever found its way into liter
AZURE. There are also several notable
sketches in this number, chief among them,
an account Of the ascent of Tacoma, by
George Bayley, of Oakland, and p. B. Van
Trump and James Longshire, of Washing
ton Territory. Mr. Bayley believes this to
be the second ascent of the actual summit
ever made. The account of this piece of
mountain work, scarcely to be rivaled in
this country, is most interesting one. "a
Moqui Indian Fete" tan account Of the
Snake Dance, Beer Drinking in Ger
many" and Some japanese Folk Lore"
are also entertaining sketches. The poetry
OF the number is Of noticeabiy high char
acter.
OF 1.-The Story of the Nations" series,
edited by Edward Everett Hale and Susan
Hale, we have now 1.-The Story OF Spain. :"
We have had occasion to warmly
commend the series, but no one
of them thus far in romantic
interest, richness of illustration, or
elabcrateness comes up to the level of the
volume now under notice. Spain has ever
been the land of romance, and its story one
continuous drama. In this series there is
not made an attempt at critical or sober
historical review and record. Rather, the
treatment is of dramatic events, and strik-
ing passages in history, with just enough of
detail as to other events as TO preserve the
links of the chain of history. We conceive
these stories to be stimulants to thorough
historical study, and therefore vastly use
full. Large Svo. G. p. Putnam's Sons,
New York and London; San Francisco "A
l.. Bancroft & Co.
The September Wide Awake is en-
riched with a very strong and interesting
frontispiece, which illustrates n Mexican
opening story, When Book Meets Book, y"
is a salutary tale to be read by both chill
dren and older people. Hon. SIS. Cox con-
tributes racy article, which is fully illus
trated from Turkish photographs. A long
and dainty Irish ballad, narrates roman
tic incident at Queenstown, entitled
Three Little Would-be Immigrants" and
has five full-page illustrations" Other
interesting contributions by celebrated au-
thors, entitled "Some Indian Children"
War Story" In the Turtle Crawl, u
"Talc of Adventure" My Friends Stiff
Shoulder" A Pot of Gold" Royal Girls
and Royal Courts Souvenirs" Pleas
ant Authors" etc.
The Forum" (97 Fifth avenue, New
York., for September, presents this appe-
tizing and satisfying table of contents ::
Industrial War" Professor W. G. Sum-
ner Confessions of Baptist 3" How
was Educated" President S. C. Bartlett !;
" Civilization and Suicide Rev. DR.. c. A.
Bartol; The New York Aldermen" E..S.
Nadal; Is Life Worth SAVING" Dr. Chas
L. Dana Modern Smuggling" Jas. Q.
Howard; The Turning of the Worm
James L. Learned "Jay Could" George
Alfred Townsend; The Temperance
Trilemma," DR.. Felix L. Oswald.
OF G. P. Putnam's Sons Travellers
Series" paper covers, we have Whims
and Oddities-Pictures of People and
Places" by Thomas Hood. 1t is freely
illustrated, OF the same series we have
" Pictures and Legends from Normandy
McQuoid 1t is delightfully."- refreshing
book of short stories, neatly illustrated
G. ?. Putnam's Sons, New York and Lon
don.
Face to Face" is novel by an I'M
known author. 1t is witty, more than
humorous, and certainly quantity original
in design. 1t treats of English and Amer
lean society and people who are seen upon
the current of everyday life. The heroine
is a strongly-marked American girl Oc-
tavo, cloth, 400 pages. Charles Scribner's
Sons, New York. 81 %.
From J. s. Oglive & Co., New York, we
have received an octave volume, paper
covers, entitled Adventures of an Old
Maid" 1t is of 100 pages, and fully illus
trated. 1t is humorous book, of the style
that murders English to represent dialect
Of a gross order. We confess to not having
had the courage to read this effort by Belle
G. Greene.
"The Children of Old Parks Tavern
is the title of story for children, by Fran
els a. Humphrey. But it is so well told
and so full of good sense that an adult
might do worse by reading many book
prepared for his years. Harper & Bros,
New York; A. L. Bancroft & Co., San
Francisco.
Lucy C. Lilies new book for youths
JOS Opportunity" is charming story of
ragged girl. 1t is a small quarto from
the press Of Harper & Bro, New York, and
for sale by A. L. Bancroft & Co., San Fran