Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-27
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Prof. Huxley, in which he reviews the
chief points of his controversy with DR..
WAGE, and sharply criticises some of Cardi-
nal Newman's writings. Life in the Solo,
mon Island is described by c. NJ. Wood.
ford; similar article is Savage Lite in
South America by Captain John Page
a. q. Warner, Phi. D discusses Scientific
Charity" The Influence of Race in His
tory" is pointed out by NJ. Gustave LIE Bon;
W. II. Lsrrabee describes THE Stone Age
in Heather Sweden" Samuel Sheldon, Phi.
u, contributes paper on Electrical
Waves; Felix L. Oswald, NJ. D., has a
suggestive article on THE Waste Of Mod
ern Civilizations" The Defensive Arnlor
OF Plants" by NJ. Henry de Varigny; Prof.
John f. Woodruff has a good word for
Home made Apparatus; The Customs of
Blood Vengeance and Pardon in Albania"
are described by Herr ]. Dixie; under the
title Mr.. Mallock on Optimism" W. D.
lie Sueur cnticises the recently expressed
opinion Of that writer that no hopeful out
look for the race is furnished BY science,
A 'Sketch" and q portrait are given OF La
voisier. The scientific lessons of THE
YOUNGSTOWN Disaster are pointed out in an
editorial. The other departments are
| marked by their usual variety New York:
d. Appleton & Co.
The August Century Century Com
pany, New York; is the midsummer holi.
dsy number, bright with illustration, rich
| in text and full of interest. 1t contains,
besides the first chapters of The Old
Bascom Place" Joel Chandler Harris new
| serial, two short stories, The Haunted
House in Royal Street. BY George W. Ca
bic. aud "A Positive Romance" by Edward
Bellamy, author of Looking Back Nard;"
The Stream of Pleasure chapter on
down the Thames, by Joseph Pennell and
| Mrs. Elizabeth Robins 1t is illustrated
with thlrty-three of Mr.. Pennslps pictures,
most OF them small wood engravings The
| magazine contains, also a Symposium
on wood engraving including a number of
| papers written and illustrated by group
OF well- known engravers. The articles are !:
| Wood Engravers in Camp" by Frank
French; Originality in Wood Engraving"
| by Elbridge Kingsley; Painter Engvay-
ing" by W. B. Closson, and THE New
| School of Engraving" by John ?. Davis.
| Fourteen wood engravings, of unusual in
| terest, are contributed to the series. The
usual departments are we'll filled and the
serial papers continue as full of interest as
ever. The number is one of great attract
| iyeness.
The Sanitarian for July (American
I News Company, New York, A. n. Bell
editor is very full number, and all the
/ articles are of high value. This sanitary
Journal we esteem as one of the most use
| tul sgencies OF the day, and we have noted
its steady growth in power snd excellence
for ten years past with great interest.
Among the papers DR.. Bell presents ia
| AR" by Alfred Carpenter, NJ. d. J P;
Health of the Mind by Benjamin Ward
| Richardson, NJ. D.; The True WAY to
| Make Coffee; - The Death Rate and In.
toxioating Liquors." Cooking and Heat
| ing by Gas, by Joseph r. Thomas, c. E.;
" Advantages and Dangers of Electric
| Lighting Harold P. Brown, Esq "Leg-
lslative Control of Dangerous Electrical
| Currents - Concerning Lightning Rods"
London, Ancient and Modern, from a
Sanitary Point of View" by C. V. Poore
NJ. D.; 1.-The Normal Man, - Decline OF
American Stamina by William Blake
| Prevention of Consumption, by Drs. H.
IL. Biggs, j. NJ. Pruden and H. p L1omis
James Russell Lowell's poem, How
! Consulted the Oracle OF the Goldfshes,"
covers nearly six pages of the Atlantic
for August, and is the most notew orthy
| American poem printed for many a month
| Mr.. James shows his cleverness in an Incl
] dental account of "a play at the Theater
| Francois. The story in which it occurs is
itself full of incisive and brilliant points,
so that the reader has to stop and think
Jest he may lose something which is too
| good to lose, The Background of Roman
! History" is Interestingly treated by H. W.
| P and L. D; f. w. P. being the disguise
of Miss Harriet Waters Preston. Paul
Lafieur has paper on a poet OF French
| Canada. The German Boy at Leisure"
| shows us that the lad in The German GYM
nasium is not quite SO oyer-worked as one
is accustomed TO think. John Fisk has
q remarkably good historical! paper on"The
French Alliance and the Conway Cabal"
These are the most salient features of the
number, but it also includes other valuable
papers, and review of Emerson's Con-
cord life by his son. Houghton, Miffiin &
Co.. Boston.
| "Godey's Ladys Book" Philadelphia, for
August, is just out. An especially good
number is toe verdict given by the fair
sex. The frontispiece is a good picture of
"A Summer Fete;" A Strange Adventure, y
by II. II. D.. is given in full. A piece of
music, Tine Bridal Song, will find aG.
mirers. Beautiful colored and black fash
ion and work plates complete the illustra-
tons. The two serials, "A Model Ameri-
can Girl and "a Woman's Way, increase
in interest. My Money" is bright little
story; while Mother Huldah's Story is
full of pathos. The Beautiful Home
| N4Np Ni-AAiiha a. olSNJ l4bNcS VI X cav III
| terest. a good article upon Horticulture,
several good poems. an article upon delica-
cies for the sick and various minor topics
complete this coed number OF a favOrile
| magazine.
ST. Nicholas" for August THE Century
| Company, New York; is at hand. 1t is re-
| plete with spirited illustrations. Mr..
| Holders delightful articles on a summer
vacation along the coral reefs of South
ern Florida continue. There is Wild West
story by Joaquin Miller, and a story in verse
by Harriet Prescott Spotford. In addition
there is the story of Laura Bridgeman,
as told by DR.. Jastrow; of "a Little Persian
Princess" as told by Mary L. Wilkins;
The Bunny Stories" by John H. Jewett,
and papers by Mrs. Piatt, Charles S Robin
son, Richard S. Davis and others. 1t is a
fine number, as indeed are all the issues of
this leading magazine for young folks.
We receive a paper published in New
| York that is certainly unique publica-
ton. 1t is called Printers Ink and its
object is to teach its readers the art of sue.
cessful advertising. Millions of dollars are
annually spent in this country in advertis-
ing, much of which fails to bring salts
| factory returns, because the advertising was
improperly done. Perhaps the advertise
ment was badly written or lacked con-
! spicnousness. printers Ink" aids the
inexperienced advertiser by showing him
how to avoid errors and by teaching him
to advertise so as to get the greatest re-
turns for the least expenditure. George 2.
Rowell IL Co. are the publishers.
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, :"
| for July published for Harvard University
| by George II. Ellis, Boston, has this table
of contents THE English Trades
| Unions" Edward Cummings THE Di-
| rect Tax of 1861, Charles f. D1nbsr: A
New View of the Theory of Wages Stuart
| Wood THE International Protection of
| Workingmen,n A. c. Miller; Mrs Wick
steed's Notes Upon Jevons," T. E. Jevons
The Cost of Production of Capital"
| Franklin H. Giddings; The Late Copper
| Syndicate" E, Benz Andrews Recent
| Publications Upon Economics = English
Trades Union Statistics.