Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-11

dergarten,n in The number. Mrs. Call at.
tains the union of being both practical and
spiritual in her teachings.
Moths and Butterflies is a yery hand.
some large quarto, finely illustrated, from
the pen of julia P. Ballard. 1t is revised
| and enlarged edition of her well-known
work, Insect Lives" or, Born in Prison.
It Is from the press of G. P. Putnam's Sons,
New York, and is for sale by The Bancroft
Company, San Francisco. The book is in
tended primarily to interest children in the
study OF some branches of entomology, but
1t will not prove undressing or without
value to those OF larger growth. The lady
has had the good taste to make the text at
tractive by clothing it largely with the
charm of storytelling.
1.-THE Trees of North Eastern America
is large octave by Charles S. Newhall,
with an introductory note by n L. Britton,
En-. Phi. D.. of Columbia College. 1t is
very freely and handsomely illustrated and
is from the press of G. P. Putnam's Sons,
New York and London, and is for sale by
the Bancroft Company, San Francisco. The
book is really an explicit directory to the
names and characteristics of all the native
trees of Canada and the Northern United
States east of the Mississippi river. As
such 1t fills very much the place that a good
directory to the names and residences of
people does in great city.
1t is reported that the young Grand Duke
Nicholas Alexandrovich, the Czarowitch of
Russia, will visit this country some time
within the coming year. This event will
be of special interest from the fact that no
other heir to the Russian throne has ever
travelled beyond the limits of the Eu-
ropean continent. "Harper's Young Peo-
pie" for October eth contains a portrait of
the Czarowifch, together with an interest
ing sketch of some Russian Grand Dukes"
written BY Barnet Phillips.
"Outing" for October (239 Fifth avenue,
New York; is a charming numoer. 1t is
mainly devoted to athletics this month and
is nicely illustrated in that direction. In
addition there is a romantic story by Cap
tain Charles King, U. s. A; paper on
woodcock- shooting, another on fox-hunt-
ing, one on men and their cameras and a
very interesting illustrated paper on the
National Guard in Minnesota.
"Littelrs Living Age" Boston, Littell &
CO.. is issued weekly in magazine form. Its
contents are selected from the foremost
English and Scottish magazines and re-
views. 1t is thus an eclectic journal that
gives us the cream of the best current litera-
ture of the day. 1t is the Oldest publca-
ton of its order in the world.
Baby hood" for October (Babyhood Pub.
fishing Company, New York and London)
is at hand and we'll supplied with papers of
deep interest to all having the care of very
young children. The leading article, and
one that will attract most attention, is an
illustrated paper on massage.
From the publishers, 302 California
street, San Francisco we have received the
October number of The Popular Railroad
Guide and Hotel Directory" 1t is very
complete directory and timetable TO all
points on the coast, and of all railway, ferry
and Stage routes in the State.
The Book Buyer" for October Charles
Scribper's Sons, New York;, is handsome
number. 1t contains fine portrait of An
drew Lang, one of Rudyard Kipling and
one of Henrik Ibsen. The selected arti-
cles, reviews and book extracts are as inter-
esting as usual.
Our Little Ones and the Nursery" for
October (The Russell Publishing Company,
Boston, is at hand. 1t is handsomely Illus
trated and is printed to attract the attention
of young children. The text matter is all
adapted to their capacity.
A quarto with elaborate maps has been
received fIom the Nevada State Board of
Trade entitled IAN Address to the People
of Nevada on Water Storage and Irriga-
tiou," by Francis G. Newlands.
THE Jack Trust is the title of parlor
farce which Grace L. Furniss, the we'll
known author of "A Box of Monkeys" and
"a Veneered Savage" contributes to ''Har-
per's Bazaar" in a recent issue.
The New Ideal" for October James h.
West, Boston, is as usual devoted to talks
and papers on tariff topics, progress in So
ciety and State, religion and free thought,
wages and labor, etc.