Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-02

New York.
The Jene Magazine Of American His
tory" 7s3 Broadway New York. is remark
able fer the variety and excellence of its
contents. Its frontispicce is Robertsons
exquisite miniature portrait of Sir Joshua
Reynolds. The opening article, The Con-
quest of the Mayas."is the third in Alice
D. lie Plongeon historical sketches of Yu-
cstan, illustrated from photographs. The
second article, The Military Career of
General George IEErd," by DR.. G. &. Mani
gault, of Charleston, S. c., concerns the
war of lsE2. There are able treatise on
q Popular Government in Virginia, 1906
1776," by Luther Henry Porter; four papers
that all classes eff readers will enjoy. per
sonal Recolleetions of William II. Seward, :"
by Hon. Charles X. Tuckerman "Incl-
dents IN the Life of John Hancock as re-
lated by his wife, from the diary of Cen
erai William Fl. Sumner, and contributed
by James w. Gerard continuation of
the extracts from An Englishman's Poe
ket Notebook in 1923" telling what the
writer saw in New Orleans; and Daniel
Webster's \ isit to Missouri an account of
his last Western trip, by Judge William A.
Wood. 81" A tribute to the late Israel Ward
Andrews, d. D., Ii. D" is from the graceful
pen of the editor, Mrs. Lamb. 1.-The Be-
SliAulLSo Vi OHlO are llIuStr3teQ Dy TWO
hitherto unpublished letters from General
James NJ. Barnum and General Rufus Put
nam, contributed by Z. C. Dawes, of Gin
cinnati. Historic and Social Jottings "
contain interesting items about Sir Joshua
Reynolds and his rivals. Gainsborough and
ROinney, the Dakota Indians, and DIR. and
Mrs. LIE Plongeon's thrilling adventures in
y ucatan.
The Kindergarten" is new magazine
published at Chicago by Alice B. Stock
ham g. Co., 161 La Sale street. The aim
of the publication is to be "the exponent
/ of the most advanced thought in kinder
garten work and the training of Young
children in both home and school, simpli-
| flying and reducing to practice the teach
ings and methods of the most advanced
| authorities. Each number will contain an
outline for a weeks lessons, explaining the
use of kindergarten gifts. occupations,
games and songs" These are to be illus
tra:ed and described so that any mex
perienced teacher or mother can follow the
programme Understandings. The kinder
garten school work is one of the most inn
portant and helpful in the educational svs-
tenn, and will IN the near future become q
very popular branch of teaching. This
magazine, therefore, has 8 very promising
and fruitful field, and will undoubtedly
meet with deserved success. The first
number shows an able corps of writers
whose names and literary standing are an
earnest of success TO the publishers, and
OF profit and pleasure for its readers.
Among these names are Sarah B. Cooper,
| the very successful and able superintendent
of the several kindergartens maintained by
Mrs. Senator Stanford in San Francisco
George Macdonald, Elizabeth P Peabody,
Cora L. Stockham, Robert l.. Stephenson,
w. n. Hailmann, Florence Pine, Alice H.
Putnam, and Mary D. Rogers. Subscrip-
ton price, 81 per annum or 20 cents per
number.
The Overland Monthly" San Fran.
cisco, for June, continues the work of IL
Illustrating different portions of California
The present number contains an article on
Rancho Chico, known to all who have fol-
lowed the history of Northern California
as q striking instance where a Spanish grant
has been developed by the continuous pro-
! prietorship of an enterprising American
The pictures are of marked excellence.
Aside from the photographers, pen and
inks, and black and whites in oils have
! been used. President Holden, of the Lick
Observatory, contributes an article on Stel-
lar Photography, and John S. Hittell pa
per on the doom of the California Indians
The series of industrial articles by business
men of San Francisco is continued in a pa
per on Manufacturing in San Francisco, by
| 4. s. Hallidle. In the line of stories,
Margaret's Roommate " is continued
developing into a valuable paper on middle
class-life in San Francisco. The Last of
the Ships Crew. is one of the Cover
lands" short stories of pioneer life, and
Melissa is q touching picture of little
;S ~ . o,Stn,,, 1f sS.ta
"a roaS "a tha ,,s;,oI o5;tnriH,
n 80 anu i''i
The MAJOR S Love or the Sequel OF
Crlme' is story oy Ella brown-Prlce-
love romance OF much interest, written in
straigntIorward, unostentanous style,
winning us ieaqer Iavor and holding 1t.
The scene is Western Missouri, the period
considerably aiter the repeillon and the
tor the daughter OF rebel raider whom he
| 0elleves ne killed during the war, but
whose death popular opinion ascrlbes to
ASSASSINATION. Inc raider murder stands
as as par oet"eeli .he rover an9 the beloved
me plot Is IneiodIanlauc ana me character
VI .n,1 80 by - - SoiciI
n,aI-a accontobla IN tho s,ago r. - f - CO..
i ,,t' tn learn that tbe antbor Of |ba
novel 10 sister of er-Mavor Tobn n
Rro1n of tbis nit1, - wbo-'1 tbo -, "
l. affectioratelv inscTihad With :. Ioo.ii1s
| Iove y Snail onarto n,nsi;r, co1-ore ph;i
adeIrbia r Il Peterson e Pros * con ,tl
80 - - - 'ei'''
me roIHm Ior June, Ne" oTk' con
!alns the loliowlI1g articles on timely SUB
lects OF poh1ical character " nat Negro
supremacy means, py nenator Nad'
hampton accompanying ,,ii3! the ReVenut
system, by non. " IlliaIn u. Aelley' the
ieaoer Oh tne pTotecilonlsts IN Il me mouse
government e, ne hegulalion OF u, hallWays: by
senator }. r. wilson, OF west Virginia
Inc Next u; american University, by
a q ~ W ME w h Ia! ShaI me Fuo
II nc oGnoois Ieacn oy biS S GllmouT
| u C,lFeisal La Igs oy rIolTss9r
TronhIee bv Professor Arfbnr r i Hal |. :"
lev of Vale Trniversitv. " Poverty Svrn.
nathv and Fconomics ;, nv w IT HaIIock
/ The Haste IN he Rich y hv The Ps,.
DR. Howard Crosby. men Women enG
| Woner y bv Mrs Tniia Ward Hove prnf
g Z Gilhart of the Tinted states Gaojon
icaI Survey rsTites brief ge@!oc;ca1 LIFE 5;Ss
tow Tow, of tbs oreat LAKES s1'''' '''- las
y, -
Mioe awake ior May IS a olIght anc
II