Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-13
BOOK TABLE,
CONTENTS OF SOME RECENT MAGA.
ZINES AND REVIEWS.
Merze-Prof. Hardy's Latest NOVELETTE,
Ramblings of Charlottesville
Art of Selling.

Allen, J. Maclaren Cobban, Mrs. ]. H.
Riddell, Austin Pernher and George
Manville Fem. Over two years ago
the London Society for the Pro-
motion of Christian knowledge
entered upon the scheme of publishing
Penny Tales stories that can be sold for
a penny each, to counterfeit the influence
! of vicious cheap literature that makes up
what is known as the Penny Dreadful -
market. The Society found that it must
meet human nature On its levels: that
while its aim was 10 encourage acquire
ment of Christian knowledge, il must dis
place vicious literature by any reputable
measures at hand. Hence it has bid for
/ good stories for its penny Issues regardless
! Of their not beiug Of q religious cast. The
six stories in this volume are selected from
| twelve that the Society has published.
Some idea of the success they have
met with may be cleaned from the
| following figures OF the publication of
| 10000 copies have been printed
For Dicks Sake" since September 1886,
! 10000; Slipping Away" since Noyem.
/ Der 1856, 150 60; Lord John" since
| March, 1887, 10000; a Terrible Inherit.
! ance," since September, 1887, 100000; BY
Telegraph" since December, 1888, 10000
copies, or in all, over 100000 This
| proves their Inherent popularity and inter
est. As stated Messrs. Crowell & Co. have
| issued the six books bound together in one
| volume, under the title Three Times
! Tried" It contains about four hundred
| pages, is neatly bound in cloth, and sells at
dollar, snd in paper covers at fifty cents
| copy. 1t would De difficult 10 fad with
! IN the same compass fiction of higher
| quality, with equal spice of healthy ex-
! citement and adventure
! Readers Of the North American Re-
view for July will perhaps, turn with,
! the most eager interest to The pages which
contain tender and graceful tributes to its
late editor and proprietor, Alien Thorn
dyke Rice. They are from the pens of his
intimate friends and companions, Hon.
William Waldorf Aston Hon. Edwards
Pierrepont, General William T. Sherman
! and Hon. Lloyd Bryce The number
! opens with timely symposium on Dis
cipiine in American Colleges" by Presi-
dent Bartlett, of Dartmouth College: Presi-
dent Angel, Of the University Of Mich.
tgan, Professor n. S. Shsler. of Harvard;
President Adams, of Cornell University;
President Hyde, of Bowdoin College; Sir J.
w. Dawson, Principal and Vice-Chancel-
Ior Of McGill University. Montreal, ard
President Davis, of the University of Cali
| fornia. Adjutant General Wolseiey fur
nishes the second instalment of an AN
English View of the Civil War" Profess
sor Richard T. Ely, of Johns Hopkins
University, pleads in favor of Government
control Of the telegraph system. The
future of the navy is discussed by Rear
Admiral S. B. Luce. Justin Mccarthy
writes in an entertaining and instructive
way about The Throne in England"
Miss Kate Fields incisive- pen portrays
wildly the prevailing ignorance of Alaska,
nd =,
realized our possibilities in that quarter of
the United States William Mathews,
LII. D., writes strongly of THE Negro
Intellect" General Charles H. T. Coils
sketches some of his recent experiences
in Washington. The notes and Documents
are particularly varied and interesting.
Maurice Thompson writes of Foreign In
tiuence on American Fiction" Felix l..
Oswald furnishes some suggestive ''Ameri-
can Augurie5, and The Rev. J. B. WATSON
points out a short and easy method of
"AboishiDg Poverty-on Paper" The
Future Of the Newspaper" and Thought
fransferrence" are among the other sub.
jects considered.
/" The Art of Selling is a muslin COW
cred pamphlet, by B. f. Goddard, issued
by The Baker & Taylor Company, 40
Broadway, New York. The book is a very
explicit volume of advice TO clerks, com
mercial agents, proprietoTs and dealers in
general, upon the best sales methods. legal
principles and decisions governing sales
etc. The book lets the reader into the Sc
| crets of the accomplished and successful
salesman, illustrates his act and fnesse,
and tells how he masters men. But beyond
this, the work embraces much information
which will be instructive aud useful to all
classes Of business men, discusses fully the
characteristic methods of conducting bus
mess to-day and makes an interesting APP
plication Of character reading 10 the work
of business negotiations. 1t is a very
strange, but we must admit very interest
ing book, attractive in style, readable and
giving undenisbly valuable information.
We should think that every salesman
would want 10 read this little book of in
struction in his arr.
The American Catholic Quarterly Re-
view Hardy & Mahoney, PHILADELPHIA.
for July, has these papers in addition to
Human Rights Rev. Alfred Young,
c. S. P; The Popes of the Renaissance
and their latest Historians" John A.
Mooney; "Abelard," Rev R. Parsons, D. D
Professor Max Muller on Language and
Thought" Rev. Anthony j. Mas, S. j.;
The Church of the Attakapas = 1850
1882 NJ. A. c.; The Conversion of the
| NoIthmen," Richard H. Clarke, IL D;
Professor Fisher on 'Unsectarianism' in
the Common Schools" Brother Bsrbas;
The Anglican Bishop of Lincoln,
Arthur f. Marshall, B. A. (Oxonj
"Jansensts, Old Catholics. and their
friends in America" John Culinary Shea,
LII. D.; "The Forthcoming Catholic
Congress-" Peter L. Foy; Scientific
Chronicle, Rev. D. T. O'Sullivan, S. J.
From Samuel Carson & Co., San Fran
cisco, we have incidents of a Collectors
Raulhles in Australia, New Zealand and
New Guinea" 1t is from the press of Lee
& Shepherd, Boston, and is by young
gentleman of naturally good powers of OBJ
| seryaiion, who tells of the countries he
visited and the curious things he saw, in g
| frank, forcible and altogether entertaining
and instructive manner. The book is
| finely illustrated from vigorous drawings
| by the author. We have read this pleas
ant volume with much interest, and Csn
] freely commend it as restful and readable
| book, that does not pretend to be exhaust
| I've, not a scientific work, though the
! natural history research of the author is
reflected throughout the pleasant volume.
! The "West Shore" l.. Samuel, Portland,
| Orr for June is an exceedingly fine num-
| ber The illustrations aud text are largely
devoted to the towns of British Columbia,
notably New Westminster, Nanismi and
! Victoria, a fine photographic sheet illus
trates the Seattle fire. giving scenes in Sc
attic Immediately before during and after
the fire, showing the Tacoma relief tent,
| business tents, burning blocks, the train
bearing the Portland FIRE engine, etc. As a
collection of engravings of that most men,
orable event, the destruction by fire of the
business portion of the largest city on Pu-
get sound, entailing loss of fully SIS, 000,-
coo, it will become more and more valu-
able is time passes.
The Quarterly Journal of Economics
closes its third year with the July number.
Edward Cummings contributes study of
the present condition of the English trades
unions, made with great advantages on the
spot; Prof. Dunbar reviews the history of