Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-06
Matthews, LII. D.; Journalism in Jail,
by An ex-Conyict,

Matthews, LII. D.; Journalism in JAIL"
by An ex-Conyict.
"Belford's Magazine" for December BEL
ford & Co., New York; contains the full
index for Vol. ", June to November, 1890,
and besides the departments and the spir-
tied editorials, has these leading papers:
Lord Wolselev as Military Critic" Gen.
eral Longstreet; Lord Wolseley on the
Battle of Shiloh" General Trumbull;
Christmas Cross Purposes" Celia Logan;
Expression in Figure and Dress" Alice
Jennings; The Colossal Power of the
United States" Emory F. Boyd; "A Postal
Bomb" W. Blackburn Harte; "Compan-
ions of Poverty" James Steele; Tom Can
tvs Tribunal E. II House; "A Christmas
Episode in Chicago" Kate NJ. Cleary; The
Fight between the Merrimac and Monitor,
J. l.. lie Faucheur; The Press and Art
Criticism" John Moran; "Rudyard Kip
ling" Varina A Davis; Popular Science"
Felix L. Oswald, NJ. D. Preaching to the
Preachers" Joaquin Miller" "Frsterniiy
not Paternaiism," Cyrus Wilson.
The Overland Monthly" (420 Monigom-
cry street, San Francisco), has these arti-
cles in addition to Irregular and scholarly
| reviews and editorial papers: "R eminis-
cences of the Conquest" John Bidwell;
The Grande Ronde Valley" Ella Higgin-
son; 'Fremont's Place in California His
| tory" William B. Farwell; "Borneo and
Labuan," T. j. B "a CaIamitous Camn-
ing. Out" Sadie S The Lessons of 1890"
Henry j. Philpott; THE Great Waterloo
Bubble" H. Elton Smith; "a Girls Letters
from Nauvoo," Charlotte Haven; "Aun
Zipporahs Guest Chamber Mamie Ray
Upton; "a Close Call" S. s. Boynton;
Within the Crescent Of the Blue Mount
AIMS" A. w. Of W; "Jnana's Ordeal"
Katherine Du Bots; Two Voices of To Be-"
William j. Shoup.
The Forum" (253 Fifth avenue, New
York;, for December has papers: BY Presi-
dent Andrew d. White, on The Govern
ment of American Cities" by Archdeacon
Farrar, on Formative Influences" by
Jules Simon, on THE Stability Of the
French Republic" by President G. W.
Eliot, on Family Stocks in n Democracy"
by Major J. w. Powell, on The Humani-
ties" by Frances Power Cobbe, on City,
Genuine and Spurious by President w.
A. P. Martin. on ''Chinas Menace to the
World" by Commander F. NJ Barber on
"Armor for War Ships" by Andrew Lang,
| on Ghosts" by Professor r. H. Thurston,
on Speed in Railway Travel" and by
William M. Springer, on "City Growth and
Party Politics"
"Harper's Weekly of November 26th
had among other leading papers: "a Group
of Noble Danes" by Thomas Hardy
Some of Agsssiz's Pupils" by Marcus
Benjamin, Ph.D.. with nine portraits; "Dr.
Koch and His Great Remedy" by Amos
w. Wright, with portrait; The Farmers
Alliance in the Northwest" with portraits
of successful candidates in the late cleo
tons; "A Reception at the Art Club of
Philadelphia" with illustration drawn by
Alice Barber Stephens; The New York
Flower Show" by Harry P. Mawson, with
illustrations drawn by W. T. Smedley.
THE Northwestern Lumberman," Chi
cago, of November 22d, was q Pacific coast
edition of ITO pages quarto, Handsomely
illustrated, and devoted to exposition of
numbering interest and enterprises upon
the Pacific slope. The views, in halftone
process work, Of lumber scenes, ports,
booms logging trains, lumber towns, views
in forests and on rivers and bays, are very
interesting. The number is one full of in
terest and information.
Public Opinion" Washington for the
last week was especially valuable, contain
ing as ii did sketch of the views of all
leading papers of the East upon present
political affairs and national legislation pro-
posed. The literary criticisms, and art
and religious and other departments were
of notable fullness and excellence Pub
lie Opinion" fills an important place, that
no other journal IL the world completes for.
The Bancroft Company, San Francisco.
has issued large quarto entitled Some
City and Suburban Homes" 1t is a col
lection of drawings snd views of the in
terlors and e,.teriors and floor plans of CAL
ifornia dwellings, prepared for this work
by Samuel Newsom, architect. II presents
great number of models for dwellings.
hotels, clearinghouse, and other build
ings.
The Electric Railway Advertiser" Geo.
L. Austin, proprietor, Boston, is a semi.
monthly magazine devoted wholly to elec-
trical railway interests. 1t is evidently
responsive to need that is strong enough
to support it. 1t is vigorous and newsy
quarto, and is a handsomely printed and
well arranged journal.
The December number of the Pacific
Coast Fancier's Monthly" formerly the
California Csckler,'') published at San
Jose, by Charles r. Harker, is worthy of
special mention. 1t contains forty pages. |
profusely illustrated, devoted to thorough.
bred fowls, dogs, pet stock, etc.
Practical Electricity, (Boston), for No.
vember I'D, is fair sample of the issues |
of an excellent scientific journal, replete |
with electrical news criticisms and REPORTS |
OF experiment, invention and discovery. |
1t is well conducted semi-monthly Jour |
nal.
"Harper's Bazaar" for the current week is !
rich in illustration, admirable in its critical |
comments on matters of every day living !
concern, and replete with fashion and |
household information.
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