Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-23

| usual interest. 1t has able articles on the
Kemmler execution. accounts in detail OF
( two new advances in the construction OF
electrical motors, all electrical patent news
| of prominence, an extended personal men,
| ton of electricians, electrical building,
business and discovery, and able and con-
siderate criticisms on electrical progress
and its relations to industry, legislation and
| the general welfare. The pages are fully
illustrated. aud the many diagrams and
plates render the articles descriptive of new
| electrical discoveries very much more in
| telligible and interesting. We do not know
of any scientific journal devoted to one
branch that is more exhaustive, better ed
| tied or so newsy than the Electrical
| World
"Harper's Bazaar" for August 18th had
these, among ether papers: Women and
Men. The Mission of the Summer Visit
ors," by T. w. Higginson; In Bondage to
Flannel" by Helen Marshall Worth;
What to Eat, and How TO Serve it," by
Christine Terhupe Herrick; Embroidery
Design from the South kensington School,"
New York fashions. pattern sheet supple.
msnt. Paris fashions, Her Love ana His
Life" by F. W. Robinson; "At an Old
Chateau" by Katharine s. Maceuoid;
full page illustration, Sat the Luxem-
bourg," engraved by Oh; Baude, from the
painting by Edefelt and many other illus
trations.
"Harper's Weekly" for August 18th had
as leading articles: "a Word for Women"
Lavender as an Animal Tanner, r"Chfef
Joseph" Teaching Mustang to Pack
Game" Summer Night Scenes in New
York, Typical American Canoes" The
Fishing Craft of the World" by Captain ].
W. Collins, Of the United States Fish Com
mission. The illustrations were especially
numerous and fine, and nearly every ar
ticle was illuminated by fine engravings.
"Harper's Young People, for August
10Th had, besides beautiful illustrations:
THE Coming of sNineiy-two," by F. N
Bicknell; Beetle Musicians" by William
Hamilton Gibson; Mothers Way" story
for the little housekeepers, by Margaret E.
Sangster; How to Tramp" by W. r S
"a Boys Town" by William Dean How
ellis; The Cats Disappointment by A. D.
Walker; humorous stories and illustra-
tons and the ''Posioffice Box"
sMacmillans Magazine for August
macmillan & Co London and New York |
presented these papers: The Two Mr |
Pitts" by Goodwin Smith; "Chapters from
some Unwritten Memoirs. II. Ny Musi-
cian;' SCOTS Heroines;n 1.-THE West |
Bound Express" by George Flambro;
Modern School Books by Arthur Gage;
IAN Obscure Sect and its Founder |
"Piranesi;" Kristen" by Mrs. Oliphant.
The western Journalist for August
(Burrelle & WEIGH, Chicago, is well filed
with personal news, and has some very |
articles on the ethics of jour
nalism, writing for the press, newspaper
illustration and topics of general interest.
1t is by far the best number of the Jour
nalist' that has fallen under our observa-
ton.
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper"
for August 10Th consisted of twenty-five |
pages richly illustrated and well filled
with news matter, political essays, bio i
sketches fashion notes, stories, |
poetry and general miscellany.
The photographic Times for August |
Sth New York; is quarto, fifty-four !
pages, richly illustrated and well supplied |
with news. advice aud record of discovery |
and experiment of value to photographers,
regular and amateur.