Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-03

The Suficiency of the New Amend
ments,' r. A. Pryor; Literary Criticism
Archdeacon F. W. Farrar: THE Coinage
of Silver" Frederick A. Sawyer Bible
Instruction in Colleges" Rev. B. W. Ba-
con; Jury verdicts bv Majority Vote
Sigmund Zeisler;;.' The Naval Battles of the
Future. Leutensnt B. A. Fiske: 'Wo-
ment by Rum sellers" Rev Howard
Crosby; "When the Farmer Will be Pros
peronsn c. Wood Davis.
"St. Nicholas for May tthe Century
Company is rich in Illustrations and yari-
ETY. of matter. For youths there is pub
iished no better magazine. Some Of the
leading papers in the May number are
The Passing ofGeneral Bacon by Alice
Maude Ewell; Bat Ball and Diamond, y
by Waiter Camp; six years Id the Wilds
of Central Africa" by E. ]. Glave; "a Sub.
marine Ramble." by Charles Frederick
Holder; Through the Back Ages, by Ter
esa G. Crofton; The CorkwelIs. by Fran
ces Courtenay Baylor; The Royal Walnut
Moth. by Mrs. Julia P. Ballard; THE
Bunny's Thanksgiving Story" by John n.
Jewett.
The Popular Science Monthly for Nav
ID. Appleton & Co., New York, contains
| an admirable review of the life and work
founder OF the Popular Science Monthly,
Other valuable papers are by Herbert
Spencer, sOn Justice = by DIR. Hammond
on ''Sumptuary Laws by Dr. McCook. on
! Spiders and their Webs by G, V. Schia.
parelli, on .The Planet Mercury y by the
Bishop of Carlisle, o "Darwinism . bv
Mrs. K. B. Claypole, on Recent Glacia!
Work in Europe" by F. A. Fernall, on
the Botanic Gardens at Kew"
Probably the finest pen-and-ink drawing
that has been published in this country is
to be found in recent number of the
illustrated American 1t is portrait of
the venerable poet Walt Whitman, and
was made By Vaierian Gribayedof. The
American" is doing an interesting work
in its series of articles of Historic Amer
lea Il is also doing something OF great
value to future historians. The record of
the great cyclone which devasted Louis
vile is presented by it ina manner which no
mere words could ever convey to posterity
"Littell's Living Age for the week end
ing April 10Th Iitteil & Co., Boston, is a
choice number, and has the best papers ap.
pearing in late numbers of eleven of the
foremost magazines of Great Britain. The
Age" has now reached lis 2 391st number
1t is the only American weekly magazine
that CLEANS the field of current English lit
erature. 1t enables one to get the cream of
English periodicals.
new serial story by John Russell Cor
yell, entitled Prince Tommy" began in
the number of "Hsrper's Young People,
published April 10Th. The story is illus
trated by W. a. Rogers. This number
contains poem by w. H. Hayne-the son
of Paul Hamilton Hayne-entitled King
and Clown"
"Our Little Ones and the Nursery for
May is at hand from the Russell Publish
ing Company, Boston. 1t is fully UP to
the high standard of the past erected BY
this thoroughly good and highly useful
child's magazine.
The New York Ladies' Club is the
subject of an article by Mary Cav Humpb
reys, published in the number OF HARPER
Bazaar" issued May ID. The same number
contsi1s story by Julia Schayer entitled
"One Standard
The Modern Engraver'' Chicago is a
fine, large quarto monthly devoted, as its
title indicates, to the engraving art. It is
very deliberately illustrated. and its text is
well chosen and 'replete with useful infor-
nation.
The Occidental Medical Times James
II. Parkinson, NJ. d., Sacrsmento) is at
hand for May. 1t is replete with medical
news, timely articles by leading physicians
important reports, and vigorous editorial
notes.
An article on the "Opening of the Base.
bali Season Of 1902 accompanied by twenty
eight portraits Of leading players, and other
illustrations, formed the supplement to
"Harper's Weekly, published April 30th