Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-07

in 1887" by Colonel E. c. Dawes, of Gin
cinnati, the Private Contract Provision
Ordinance of 1887" By Hon. W. P. Cutler
are most important contributions. "Josept
Hawley, the Northampton Statesman" Ii
the theme of scholarly paper by Charlie!
Lyman Shaw; Fort Perrot Wisconsin,
is from T. n. Kirk; First Editions Of thu
Bible printed in Americs" from Clemen
Furgeson, and General Grant and thu
French" from Theodore Stanton. of Paris
Published at TAB Broadway. New York.
We have the nineteenth volume of thu
admirable "Alden's Manifold Cyclopedia.'
Each succeeding volume emphasizes TIT
superiority of the work for popular use. L
is remarkably comprehensive. The topics
are ably treated, many illustrations are
given, and vast amount of information il
condensed into small space. The results o.
/ the latest discoveries and inventions appear
many OF the subjects being brought down
to June, 1889, and some even later. Among
| the important topics treated in this volume
are: Home Rule in Ireland; Homestead
Entry, and the Homestead Laws for ali the
States Homeopathy; Hop; Horology;
| Horse, Horse Racing, Horse. shoeing and
Horse tanning; Hospitals, eight pages
| Howard University; Hydropatby, over six
pages: Hypnotism, four pages; Hysteria;
| Ice; immigration, with valuable statistics;
Imports and Exports, with figures for the
United States covering one hundred years
| and brought down to June, 1889. etc. The
biography treats of Homer, Hood, Hop
kins, Horace, Howard, Howells, Hugo,
| Humboldt, Hume and Hunt; while among
| the Countries and States noted are Hon
duras Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois,
| India, thirty. five pages; Indiana, eight
pages; and Indian Territory. including the
opening of Oklahoma. The price of this
work is very low. The first nineteen vol
umes in cloth binding, SO by post; halt
morocco, $l2 so. John B. Alden, New
York, Chicago and Atlanta.
The Bancroft Company San Francisco,
have just issued book containing three
hundred and forty pages, entitled Illus
| trated Fraternal Directory, Including Edu-
cational Institutions" As set forth in the
| title page, it gives ''succinct and interest
| ing description of the aims and objects OF
beneficiary and fraternal societies, and d
brief synopsis of the leading colleges and
private seminaries, compiled from official
| records and social archives" Part first OF
| the book contains a full description of the
purposes and endowments of the Leland
Stanford Junior University, together with
| fine cuts and biographical sketches of the
Trustees. The main portion of this work
| is devoted TO fraternal, beneficiary and en-
| dowment organizations, interspersed with
very superior wood cuts of prominent lead.
ers in these societies. The editorials
sketches and biographies are we'll written,
and the arrangement, Typography and print
| ing is done in the best manner This work
| is in keeping with the genius of the sge
and will be valuable for reference, and will
| add to the popular and attractive literature
| of the commonwealth. 1t is sold by the
Bancroft Company at 81 volume.
Margaret Deland is the author of the
leading article in the Christmas Book
| Buyer" this year, the appropriate subject
of her paper being Christmas Giving.
| She discusses certain tendencies of the day
J with a cleverness, candor, and sanity Of
| judgment that will attract attention to her
| views. The special reviews relate to some
| of the more important of the illustrated
| books of the season, the contributors being
Edward Bellamy, the author of Looking
Backward" Mary Hallock Foote, Joseph
Kirkland, Prof. A. s. Hardie, of Dart.
mouth; Prof. H. H. Boyesen, of Columbia
and Laurence Hutton. Thomas A. jan
vier reviews the art books of the year in q
i bright paper. Noah Brooks gives one an
| insight into the contents of the miscellane-
GUS holiday books, and Mrs. Burton Harri
| son chats merrily about the volumes fol
young readers. A chief attraction of the
number is its illustrations, no fewer than
| sixty eight, selected from the hdndsomes
of the holiday books of the year. Pub
lished by Charles Scribner's Sons, New
| York.
'Cassell's Family Magazine for Deem
Der (Cassell & Co., New York and Lon
| don,) opens with the strong and romantic
| serial, "a Woman's Strength 1t is con
cluded in this number. The Family
| Doctor treats of Winter Dress of Mer
and Women" "In Lavender Land is 6
paper full of interesting information con.
corning lavender growing and working
| 'Curiosities in Foot Gear" is paper his
torical and curious. The serial Engaged
| to be Married, is concluded. Bent Iror
| Work" is an instructive paper relative tC
| artistic effects TO be gotten cut of the som
Der metal. ION the Road to Siberia" il
the story of Polish prisoner, from the sac
pages of which we turn to the Fashion
! Department" where by letters just from
| London and Paris we are kept posted in al
| that is new on this important subject
What Not to Do in a Sick Room" is s
practical paper by nurse. An instructive
"Gatherer" brings the number to close.
The New York Dramatic Mirror ha
added new department to its columns
| This department is to present each weel
the views of some well-known dramatic
writer on topics of timely interest. Eacf
writer is to choose his own subject, unless
he prefers to controvert the opinions of an
other who has preceded him in the series
The first of these weekly essays appears il
the current issue of the Dramatic News.
1t is from the pen of Dion Boucicault, anC
treats of "Naturalisrn," the new departur,
in stage literature. The list of special con
tributols who will succeed Mr.. Boucicaul
includes Henry Guy Carleton, Albert E
Lancaster, George Edgar Montgomery
Elwyn A. Barron, Clinton Stuart, B. Z
| Woolf, Charles Barnard, William Gillette
Brander Matthews, Laurance Hutton an(
others.
'Great Senators of the United States" i
a book by Oliver Dyer who over fort,
wears ago was a reporter in the Senate. H
gives his recollections of CLAY, Webster
Calhoun, Benton, Houston, Jefferson Davi
and others. He dwells extendedly upoi
the politics of the times of the Senator
named, and gives a great many anecdote
of the activities of those days. The pei
sketches are graphic, and his estimates o
men appear to be just and impartial.
is impossible to read these interesting rem
iniscences without being impressed will
the belief that they are genuine, and com
from the pen of an intelligent and practice'
observer, whose sympathies and impulse
are tender and humane. He is a jus
without being harsh critic. Octave, mus
lin.
1.-THE Banner Library" is the title of
new series of publications from the pres
of the Worthington Company. New York
Number one is Adolphe Belot's MY Goo
! Friend for sale by the Bancroft Company
San Francisco. Paper covers, % cents. Th
Worthington Company also issued, as on
of the international Library" Alphons
Daudet's Wives of Men of Genius" Iii
translated by Edward Wakefield, and hs
over 100 photogravure illustrations. Their
| n-o +-r-olrra no -tc oanh distinct from III