Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-04-07
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

The Century Magazine for April is
richly illustrated and fully up TO the high
standard set for it. From Dan to
Beersheba," is an interesting sketch of
travel by Edward L. Wilson. THE Gray
son is continuation of Edward Eggles-
tons novel. Theodore Roosevelt gives us
another spicy Western sketch, 1.-THE
Round Up" A third article by George
Kenan is devoted to The Russian Penal
Code" and is an admirable supplement to
his papers on Russian prisons. An article
of notable interest is by +. l.. Pope, upon
"The American Inventors the telegraph
Memoranda Of the Civil War" embraces
articles by Colonel Breckenridge, General
Kersnaw, W. NJ. Dickson. Major E. C.
Dawes, and a letter by General Hooker
In the open letter department are papers
on education, diplomatic service, d.
plomacy, literature, etc. There are other
valuable papers, including the Lincoln
history, sketch of Robert Louis Steven
son by Henry James, poems, stories, etc.
The " Magazine of Art" (Cassell & Co.,
London, New York and Paris for April
opens with beautiful example of photo
gravure, "Venetians," from the painting
by Luke Fildes, r. A. An illustrated arti-
Gle " The Language of Line" ought to be
of especial value to students in drawing,
and is from the pen of Walter Crane.
j. Penderel- Broadhurst also contributes
a second paper on The Forest of Fontain-
bleau," this time its aspect being winter
1t is accompanied by six illustrations
A Century of English Art"-the Gros-
venor Gallery-is by Frederick Wedmore.
" The City Art Gallery of Manchester :"
is an illustrated paper by John Forbes
Robertson. Miss f. Mabel Robinson con-
tributes paper on Art Patrons" with
Pericles as the subject, and Richard Heath
presents finely-illustrated article upon
The Portraits of Napoleon l." There are
the usual chronicles of art and American
art notes.
The Forum" for April comes to us
from its New York publishing company
with eleven papers of profound interest.
civil Government and the Papacy," by
Prof. De Laveleye 1.-The Hysteria of Sec
tional Agitation" by Henry Watterson:
What Shall the Public Schools Teach ?''
by DR.. Austin Flint; THE Union of Eng
disappearing Peoples" by ]. D. Champlin,
Jr.; Cerebral Localization," by DIR. C. e.
Brown-Sequard; The Dawn of Electricity"
by Park Benjamin; Greed, Craft and
Cure" by DR.. Meredith Clymer; The Tene-
ment-house Problem" by Alice w. Rollins;
Socialism and the Catholic Church." by
Monsignor T. S. Preston; "The Element of
Life in Fiction" by Edward P. Roe; and
the final paper treats of the question
whether Mr.. Blaine could carry New York,
and is by John Foord.
We have had occasion so frequently to
commend "CasselFs National Library
Series" that there is nothing more to be
said. 1t is at once the cheapest and the
library al
are two qualities so seldom combined in
book publishing, that finding them in Cas-
sells Library proves its high value. Pro-
fessor Morley has made the work one of
the most justly popular ever issued. The
volumes are issued weekly at 10 cents each,
or S. per year. The latest numbers, and to
April Sth, are: king Lear" William
Shakespeare; "Seven Discourses on Art"
Sir Joshua Reynolds; Early History of
James Second" Chss. James Fox; diary
of Samuel Pepys-1667-166S;; )" London
in 1731," Don Manoel Gonzales; Apology
of the Church of England" John Jewell.
The Popular Science Monthly" for
April, d. Appleton & Co., New York, has
eighteen distinct papers. One of these is
upon California DryWinter Flowers"
and is by Prof Byron D. Halstead The
Present Status of Mineralogy," is by Prof.
f. w. Clarke; 1.-The Chemistry OF Under
ground Waters" by Prof G. A. Daubree;
:. The Family Life of Fishes, by Karl
Hennings. A paper of especial strength
is upon college Athletics and Physical
Development" 1t is illustrated elapor-
ately by diagrams and plates. 1.-THE Forms
and Failures of the Law" is by Philip
Snyder, and an illustrated article upon
80 The Earliest Plants, is by Sir William
Dawson. These are but portion of the
many interesting papers in this number.
From Macmillen g. Co., New York, we
have the April number of 1.-The English
Illustrated Magazine" 1t opens with
fine frontispiece-a portrait OF Ariosto, re-
markable for its striking resemblance to
the conventional portrait of Christ. W.
H. K. Wright has an illustrated paper on
THE Spanish Armada" and w. Outram
Trisham another of the relics on Coach
ing Days and Coaching Ways" this time
treating of 1.-The Dover Road A very
interesting article is contributed by Eliza
beth Black, on "Glimpses of Old English
Homes and especially of Arundel Castle.
1t is freely illustrated. The usual serial
appears, and there is sonnet by Morley
Roberts, and a short poem by Charles
Sayle.
line NOrlu AIuGIlCdu heNiSW lOI April
(Allen Thorndike Rice, editor presents
seventeen papers of especial interest. One
of these, on the tariff question, is the pro-
duction of eighteen writers, whose views
upon the absorbing topic are lucidly and
very precisely presented. Lieutenant
Schwatka writes of 1.-The Fur Seal Fishery
Dispute" General Sherman is the subject
of paper upon Possible Presidents"
Duffield Osborne defends =" Pugilism."
Thomas Commerford Martin treats of "Gil-
bert's Fables :" Walter Gregory of 1.-THE
Eleventh Commandment" A. E. Cottier
of Taxing Land Values, and other writer's
of Communism, Public Halls, The Suffrage,
Paradox, Holidays, Land, Naturalization,
etc.
"Cassell's Family Magazine for April
(Cassell e. Co., London, New York and
Paris) is at hand. 1t is freely and hand
somely illustrated as usual. "The Gath
erer,n Fashion " and Flower" depart
ments appear and in addition several
stories, two serial parts, and Art and Lit
erature for the People" is the School
Healthy" by family doctor; What the
Coral Reefs Gave Me" by j. Berwick Har-
wood; Hours in Ny Laundry" by Phyllis
Brown; Characters in Feet" Curious
Wills" by J. Eator Fearn; Social Life at
the Capital of New Zealand" "Rhyming
and Punning" by Godfrey Turner; The
Queen of Pianists,' by j. Cuthbert Had
den.
The Magazine of American History" is
at hand for April. 1t has a capital article
by Mrs. Lamb, the accomplished editor, on
Unpublished Portraits of Washington.
Hon. ]. l.. NJ Curry, Minister TO Spain,
writes of the Acquisition of Florida" Mrs.
Alice D. L. Plongeon of The Conquest of
the Mayas;' Professor A. G. Hopkins of
Early Transportation Between Albany
and Buffalo" There are elaborate notes,
queries, historic and social jottings, some
interesting original documents, and full
department of book notices.
"Macmillan's Magazine" for March
(Naemillan & Co, New York and London)
has these papers: Cluis," by W. E. Nor
ris tserial); Thomas Moore" by George
SALISBURY: Right and Wrong" by Ernest
MYERS: The Bird of Dawning," Anon;
The Spanish College in Bologna" by
Edward Armstrong; 1.-The Reverberator,"
(serial, by Henry James; The Death of
Cleopatra" The Profession OF Letters:
Europe and Morocco, or the Western
Question: by Harold A. Perry.
THE Epoch y Epoch Publishing Com.
many. New York;, is one of our most valued
weekly exchanges. We dc not hold at all
times that it is politically sound, but its
yigor. finish and scholarly lance command
resnect. The variety of literature. criticism
and review presented make it most yalu-
able weekly visitor.