Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-08
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

NEW PUBLICATIONS.
The June " Magazine Of American His
tory" with which its twenty first volume
is completed, furnishes in its table at con-
tents a vigorous illustration of its unmiS-
taxable wealth OF resource. The u&iuper
opens with a sketch OF The Historic Cap.
ital of Iowa" by Mrs. Eva Eme}y DYE.
An exhaustive and intensely interesting
account OF - The Ancient and honorable
Artillery Company OF Massachusetts, IS
b. C. e s. Rasay, NJ. A. Following these
dehghifdl papers, Georgia divides the hon
ors with Iowa a1d Massachusetts, in an able
article by T. X Osiesby, On -" Georgia snd
the Constitution The Last Twelve
Days of Major John Andre is by Hon
j. o. Dykman. 4 Boston Wiring
School Before the Revolution" by William
c. Bates, gives picturesque picture of men
and scenes il that early uerlod Evolu-
ton Of the Constitution is by c. Oscar
Beas.sv, and contains volume Of iuforma-
ton The Study of the Mental Life of
Nations by Franklin a. Bescher
hymn, =" The Washington Centennial, by
J. Il Barnes: a Hundred ears 20
Come, by an unknown author; aud three
letters ~ Hon. Roger Griswuld 10 his wife
contributed by Mrs. J. Osborne Moss. are
among the choice bits % Tee, ing. ]. is ?
strong and substantial nQmbsr, without a
superiluous page. Published at 743 Broad
wsy, New Icrk, Mrs. Martha : Lamb,
editor.
From D. Appleton & Co, New Tt.}, we
have the full muslin bound volume of the
Popu ar Science Monthly f.r ,he period
from November 1883 :" Alril. 1889 in
elusive DeiHG volume NNtF 1. is very
neat. 6rui -oound boug If nsa-ly ,0G0
pages aod IS aHCnlp&Hi~d by = thoroughly
good index, without WA.CI IN book loses
half lis value The p Eglar Science
Monthly Tor . year is really ocmpe ID
Of scientific G-bl'e research auG tisgOyet :
for year. There is no ournal in the
country that is more us5ful 70 mauki.d.
1t IS conducted wi.h mBstscly xii, and
what We especially admire IN II l. lis
breadth Of view, i-s liberation and its per
fec. .aiIness and its fearless behavior lis
accomplished editor does not fear to admit
p1pers frsnCbirg Uo'u eI'her religious or
Eoiiaici fields, SO long IS they involve
questions OF scientific inquiry or economic
consideration The PUDular Science
Monthly ought to find place upon every
i library shelf in The land.
The North American Review" for June
IS in m5Grui@c for its 'ate editor, Alien
Thorudy6a Rice. he cbi.uarv notice is
By Nil.a,l r. RijeigE. The leading
papers OF the number ar Wealth" oy
Andrew Carne-ic; Tire Destiny of
Canada by I5raslus Wiman; " Last Day IS
Of the Steam Engine" by +. II. ThursJon;
" The Inevitable Su render Of Orthodoxy -
/ by R=v, Miu0t J. Sayagc. How a Census
is Taken' by Carol .. Wight " The
NisehieVOus Ice Pitcher, by Or William
A Hammoud; Sir Arthur Sullivan and
Piracy" Ajax ?. Browne: Religi GUS
Value 0t Enthusiasm by William Booth
(ot the Salvation ArUy); Unhappy Mar
rilgss 8. FicuCu," by Andrew Lang, and
several ether papers IN the department OF
notes and comments.
From the Century Company, New York,
We have, IN muslin and boards, embossed
and Old gold tinted, the Century Maga-
zine, from December 1888. to april, 1889
inclusive, being Vol. &XEVII, or of the
new series Vol. X. What can we say OF
this book more than that II is prince
among bound magazines II is handsome
for the library shelf, rich enough il text tc
be thCmb-wOrn with reading. elegant
enough in illustration to challenge the
: artistic eye, historically Invaluable, and a.
8 library reflex of the style and thought o.
the letters OF the age, q model The Cen.
turv Company receive unbound numbers
and furnish these bound volumes on very
low terms.
From the Secretary Of the Board we hav
the two bound volumes Of the Sixth An
nual Report of the Board OF Railroad Com
missiOneTs for the State of New York, will
accompanying maps. These volumes-an,
through the courtesy OF the Board we hav'
the reports for several yeers-are or higl
/ value. In elabOr2teness Of detail, cleaTnes
r and directness, We know Of no official Te
5 ports that rise superior TO them, and yer
few that are equal to them. We cons de
, them invaluable reference books in our sta
tistica! library.
r From Samuel Carson & Co, San Fran
| cisco, we have Burgoyne's Invasion {
, l777-' by Samuel Adams Drake. Il is on
, OF the series entitled Decisive Events j
, / American History and is from the pres
OF Lee y Shepard Boston, and sells at )
cents. Il is an illustrated volume OF but fe'
pages, but neatly, vigorously ana admir-
D ably arrangei. It IS in fact e histories
e monograph that is worth a place in an
0 literary.
J, The Home Maker" for jane iNe
d | York;, edited by Marion HaraDd, is q y er
Y full number ana rich in articles and note
a upon the economy ei home, dress, proviC
d ing, etc. It is freely illustrated one
4 the more notable articles is on Bryn Nav
. College for Girls, founded b. Dr.. Josep
- w. Taylor. The magazine is one of hig
:, value and should be in every home.
Il The Cosmopolitan for June John ]
y Walker, New York is at hand with plent
: tul and very choice iliustraGGns-u1
those of the interior OF The PLAYER
: Club, New York OF scenes at the I'm
versity Of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and th
d paper ON Some Aspects Of Lawn Tennis
is There are fifteen papers \ the number.
g Belford's Magazine for June lBelfor
5r Clarke u Co., Chicago, New EOrk and s.
le Francisco is on our Iab.e. It is edited
Is Donn Piatl. There are fourteen article
ID including three editorial reviews, tv
ss poems and novel complete IN addition
,s short stories and . paper On g" The UniJt
y States Senate
Our Little 9aes and Nursery f
o June Che Russell Publishing Compan
- Boston, is a very cheerful and protuse
- illustrated numbar, that for very iiy
IL readers must prove attracuZe and ',
: uabie ala II the nursery 10 TX atJenu,
81 and cultivate and train the fancy.
IN From Harper {, Bros, New York, '
u have of the Franklin square Library NJ
IS SAC and 547, being respectively IT
e. Neither World a novel, by George G.
k sing, and " Iit and Noe, novel by t
,e author of Lady Bluebeard,
1S, The New Noon for June Lowe
n Nass.) is a handsome magazine for you
of peopls-crisp, clean. educating, encoura
nd ing and entertaining.
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