Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-19
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

rTOul hOoorI Oldrke q TO-, CINCINNATI,
we have small bound volume, Benners
Prophecies fourth edition, with forecasts
of 1887 and 1888. 1t consists of prophecies
in future ups and down in prices, what
years to make money on pig-iron, hogs,
corn and provisions, by Samuel Benner,
an Ohio farmer. 1t gives the results for
1876 1883, and Prophecies TO 1900.
Benner claims that it is possible in these
matters to forsee the future intellgently in
regard to supply and demand, production
and consumption. He claims to prove BY
indisputabe facts and statistics that bust
ness history repeats itself, and that the
time and manner of occurrence of every
boom and "crisis can be foretold BY
accurate and systematic calculations. The
book has been before the public for over
u years, and the prophecies, it is claimed,
are being fulfilled to the letter. 1t has been
reviewed by able business men, and the
prophecies are pronounced by them
to be the most remarkable commercial
discoveries ever made. We do not
| undertake to devote the time and labor to
it necessary to verify or dispute the correct
ness of these judgments. The prophecies
for 1888 are of Frustrated business, hard
times all over the country, failing banks,
stocks at their lowest, and at before the
close of the year turn upward" In 1883
he prophesies great speculative era will
open up and boom" begin. In 1890 there
will be great general business activity, but
in 1891 all is to end in panic, a CONNER
cial revulsion and general reaction of trade
for series of years.
ala Tosca" is at hand from the pub
fishers, Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago.
Paper covers, illuminated, fifty cents, illus
trated. 1t is by A. d. Hall, and is founded
! Al. r.. Il 7 ~
rien Sardou. 1t will be remembered that
La Tosca" was the sensational drama in
which Nine. Bernhardt achieved much of
her recent reputation, but it was reserved
for Miss Davenport to shock New York
society by producing the drama. She is
now in California, and in San Francisco
journal on Friday vigorously defends the
drama. We can find nothing in the book
that is elevating and refining, but much
that is the reverse of these. II is at best a
course and suggestive novel.
The May number of the Literary Mag
azine," John B. Alden, New York, pub
Usher, presents about 200 pages of the best
articles selected from the" Contemporary
Review" Fortnightly Review" Nine
ieentn Century" " Westminster Review"
Blackwood's Magazine" catholic
World" etc. Among the papers presented
are these: 1.-THE Negro Question in the
United States" by George W. Cable +;
Bernhard Pick; The Constitution of the
United States" by Hon. Z. ]. Phelps
1.-THE Education OF the Emotions" by
| Francis P Cobbe.
OF the Century Company's New York;
series, Battles and Leaders of the Civil
War;" we nave Nos. Is and 16. They are
| richly illustrated and fully up to the stand
ard of the preceding numbers. They
| treat of Antietam, Corinth. the invasion of
| Maryland, the Capture of Harper's Ferry
by Jackson, the battle of South Mountain
and other dramatic sketches of the war.
The impression should not prevail that
these papers are all reprints from the
Century Magazine" On the contrary,
many of them have not been before printed
Peterson's Magazine" for June is an
admirable number of this excellent period
ical The opening story, Jacks Little
Princess" is a charming tale, and illustra-
tons good. Another excellent story is The
Lovers at Tuggles Gap" and " In Harvest
Time" is equally striking in its way.
Among the poems is real gem, called
Baby May" Every page is bright and
interesting. A new volume begins with
the July humber. address Peterson's
Magazine" 306 Chestnut street, Philadel-
phia, Pa.
From Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago, we
have in paper cover the novel Chris" by
w. Z. Norris, author of " My Friend Jim"
From the same firm we have Alphopse
Daudets novel, "The Partners, or Fro
mont, Jr, and Risler, ST." 1t is hand
somely bound in stiff paper covers, and
sells at % cents. The two books are of the
Rand, McNally g. Co. Globe Library series,
issued semi-monthly.
Macmillan's Magazine for May Mac
milan & Co.. New York and London) pre-
sents these papers Chris, by W. E. Nor
ris, concluded; Sydney Smith" by Geo.
Saintsbury; Gentlemen Emigrants )"
The Afghan Boundary" by Stephen
Wheeler sin the Dales Sixty Years
Since" by Lady Verney; The Reverber-
ator" by Henry James; Puritanism," by
Rev. j. Fraser.
Home Again is one of George Mac
donald's happiest efforts in fiction. 1t is
issued in paper covers at 80 cents, by d.
Appleton & Co, New York, with notable
clearness and roominess.