Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-07

ton was in that harbor. Three pages art
given to views in and about West Point
Two pages are occupied with graphic views
of scenes after the great disaster at Ashley
mine, near Wilkesbarre, Pa. The Yale
and Atlanta eight-oar race is illustrated
Far Western life. In addition are the So
ciety, biographical, chess and whist depart.
ments, news text and comment.
DR.. Louis Barkan has issued. through
the American News Company, New York,
, very valuable book, selling cheap, but OF
$50 pages nevertheless, entitled, How to
Preserve Health" Ii has been Endorsed
| by many distinguished physicians 1t is
| intended to be handbook of hygiene and
! sick-room assistance, founded upon the
! most recent developments in medical sci
| ence. There are in this work suggestions
that agree with the best judgment of the
| day, as for instance, the condemnation OF
carpeted rooms, the drinking of cold water
| at or just before meals, the sanitary offices
of large forest tracts, the dangers of dwell
| ing near a graveyard, the true systems OF
drainage and sewerage, etc.
The Atlantic Monthly for June
| (Houghton & Muffin, Boston, has these
School," by Charles Dudley Warner; The
Turn of the Tide by H. w. P. and L. D.:
| The Painless Way" Annie Fields; The
National House of Representatives-its
| Growing Inefficiency as Legislative
| Body" by Hannis Taylor: Cart Horses"
| H. G. MerTin; 'Antinous," by Mary C.
| Gates; The Babes in the Wood" by Olive
| Thorne Miller; The Eight.Hour Law
Agitation" by Francis A. Walker; cover
| the Teacups" by Oliver Wendell Holmes;
| "a Short Defense of Villains by Agnes
Repplier and other valuable contributions.
OF the Knickerboeker Nuggets series. a
beautiful class of books, by the way, that
would grace the shelves of the fastidious
| book lover, we have from G. P. Putnam's
| Sons, New York and London. Songs of
Fairy Land, compiled by Edward T.
| Mason, with illustrations after designs by
| Maud Humphrey. In the collection of
| illustrations are kelmeny, Nymphidia.
| the Fairy Thorn, the Ellen King and
| others. OF poems, there are ''Nymphidia. I"
| by Michael Drayton, ROBIN Good Fellow
| The kelplt OF Corrievreckan, " The Cal
| prit Fay" Prince Brightkin,' plea of
| the Midsummer Fairies"
| Leaders on the Turf is the subject Of the
| four. page supplement III the number of
| "Harper's Weekly" May 18th. Pictures
| OF famous race horses, and portraits of
| Leonard w. Jerome, August Belmont, NJ.
F. Dwyer and other prominent owners of
| thoroughbreds, accompanies the article.
| The same number also contains illustra-
! lions of incidents during the cruise of the
| squadron OF evolution, aud double-psge
view otth Garfield monument, dedicated
| on Memorial Day.
The Electrical World for Nav 3lst
| (l67 Times building, New York; is, like its
| weekly predecessors, overlooking with mat
ter of first interest in the progress electrical
| science is making. All electrical light and
| motor news OF the world is presented in
| this admirable journal than which we
| know of no trade or scientific weekly that
| is superior. The attention the editors give
| to news, TO research, to latest discovery,
| testities to thoroughly conscientious work
| on their part.
"a Romance at the Antipodes" is a
| charming volume of description, travel and
story by Mrs. r. Dem Douglass. Press of
| G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York and Lon
don; San Francisco, the Bancroft Com
pany. 1t is very seldom that SO pretty a
romance is woven into so charming story
| of travel and account of distant regions
that possess peculiar and living interest
fer readers.
"Belfords Magazine for June THE
| Bedford Company New York has a valu-
|
Problem" paper by Anthony Comstock.
on "Extirpstion of Crime Breeders, "
several stories, poems and sketches, and
some strong political and other editorials.
1t is by far the most vigorous number yet
issued.
"Our Little Ones and the Nursery" RUS
sell Publishing Company, Boston, is ct
hand for June. Ii Is, as usual, well filled
with matter specially adapted to the tastes
of little ones, and addressed to their fancy
and Imagination, with bold, strong en-
cravings to please the eye.
The Church at Home and Abroad
| presbyterian Board of Publication, Phila.
delphie) for June has ten papers By dis.
| tinguisbed members of the pulpit and by
laymen. 1t is well filled with missionary
news and other matter of interest to Pres
byterians.
The latest number May of Smith &
| Youngs Building Advertiser (San Fran.
CISCO has very fine full-page photogravure
Of the Marshall monument, the only good
picture of it that has been made The sAd,
vertiser" is well filled with matter OF inter,
est to architects and builders.
Christine, the Model" is novel BY
Emile lola, with the subtitle Studies Of
Love-" 1t is one of the most pathetic oil
Zola's works, which we seldom notice. and
may be said to be one of the least OBJ
jectionable of mis- productions.
The Occidental Medical Times" (Sacra.
mento) for June has notably fine collec
ton of medical news and several leading
papers by prominent physicians.
The "Book-Buyer" for June (Chas. Serb
ner's Sons, New York; is we'll filled with
matter of interest to book-lovers
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