Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-31

NEW PUBLICATIONS.

The Overland Monthly" (San Fran
cisco) for April is at hand. 1t is a full
number and presents a satisfying collection
of papers Among the chief are: - Pio-
| neer Illustrations in California" Francis
Sheldon AT the Hills Base" Ina D.
Coolbrith 2" Llewellyn's Speculation.
George X. Andrews The Stream that
Flows Forever" a. E. Allaben San
Francisco Commerce, Past, Present and
Future" William L. Merry Haunted
A. G. Tassin ); "A Dream Katharine.
Royce Dairying in California" r. G.
Sheath 1.-The Artists Testament" Clar--
ence Stairly :; ' Pacific Coast Journalism, :"
w. r. Hearst Spring Flowers III Cali
tornla," Charles Howard Shinn THE
Rockies" G. L. Blood THE Great
Basin" Israel G. Russell "a Western.
ambassador at Constantinople," John
Martin Vincent.
The weekly illustrated journal, "Sci-
ence," published by the Science Company,
AZ Lafayette Place, New York, is one of the
| most instructive publications that comes to
hand. 1t is of especial value to students.
and educational workers. No journal in
the United States has an abler corps of
writers. Among them are d. G. Gilman,
Baltimore Simon Newcomh, Gardiner G..
Hubbard and ]. w. Powell. and Alex. G.
Bell, Washington ). o. G. Marsh, New
I1dNcu W. New Ork,
| and S. H. Scudder, Cambridge. Subscrip-
tion price So 90 per year.
Ouida has the place of honor in THE
Woman's World " for April, and writes
feelingly "Apropos of Dinner Then
we are introduced to Swiss Goblins," and
after the ''Goblins " we plunge into the
practical subject of Culture VS.. Cookery"
To great many readers the most attract
i've paper in the number will be that on the
First Nights at the Paris Theaters"
Winchester is described as "a City of
Memories" The True Story of Clement
Ker " is continued, and Lady Lindsay con-
tributes a short story.
The young people will find in the April
: st. Nicholas very attractive number of
that popular magazine. Its illustrations
are admirable, and its original stories, Sc
lections and brief articles will not only
please, but greatly instruct Even the wee
| folks will find in the Brownies" aud
other similar papers, very much that will
| fill the little ones with wonder and deep
interest. They should all enjoy it. The
Century Company, Union Square. New
York.
The Song Friend published by S. w.
Straub IL Co., Chicago, has in its March
issue these choice musical selections:
Alpine Rose" instrumental by Wenzel
a second piece BE Ye Thirsty" the
same; Incline Thine Ear" and Z" On the
Death of a Child" several songs and
Voices of the Night" quartet, arranged
hyS. w. Straub.
''North's Musical Journal for March con-
| tains these pieces OF music: The World
Would Be the Better for 1t, - song, bv Adam
Geibel; " Little Farm Walk" by ]. MAJ
zinghi; . Dance Of the Shepherd instru-
mental piece, by W. P. Fenimore; THE
Open Diapason March," by Louis Meyer
f. a. North & Co, Philadelphia. Single
copies 10 cents or 81 per year.
The April "Quiver," Cassell IL Co.'s
illustrated magazine for Sunday and gen.
eral reading, Is a choice number of that
periodical Among its prominent features
is production from the pen of Hon.
Katherine Scott, entitled The Gate of
Life;'' Not Lost, by Rev. Tryon Edwards,
D. u; Among South Sea Savages," by
Prof. W. G. Blake, LII. d.
The American Almanac" edited by A.
| r. Spofford, and published by the American
News Company New York has Just been
issued for 1888. 1t is an invaluable ency-
clopedia of statistics, financial and political
| data, containing compendium of the CEN
sus of 1880, and full tables of election re-
| turns of various years. Price 50 cents.
Inc pieces or music puollShed IN the last
| number of the Musical Herald" are
6 Oh Teach Ne to Love Thee" song, by
| Haydn; Go, Let Me Weep" song, by Sir
| John Stevenson +" A Little Flower song,
| by Henry Hiles, and Valse Noble" by
Schubert, 0p. ~. Musical Herald Com
| pany, Boston.
The Library Magazine" for March gives
to its readers about 200 pages of choicest
magazine articles, being largely selected as
| the best found in the leading reviews and
periodicals of the day. The Library
Magazine" which is published by John B.
Alden, New York, is issued monthly, at 81
per annum.
The New Moon u for March, published
at Lowell, Mass, presents good story en-
| titled IAN Unwelcome Companion"
| Others which will please its readers ares
Without Scratch" In the Nick of
Time" "0nly Half Note" etc. The
contents of the several departments are