Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-17
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

"Littelrs Living Age" (Littell & Co.,
Boston,, for the Sd and 10th of May con-
tain ''On Justice by Herbert Spencer,
Nineteenth Century King and Minister
a midnight conversation, Contemporary:
Leaves From a Diary on the karun
River" Fortaightly; "A Surry Home" Ma
tional; Twenty years of Political Satire,
poets and puritans, Adcmil5ian's;; "a Slave
Dealer in $780, CornhiH; John Kenyon
and his Friends and Dryden" Temple
Bar; Five months in South Africa Mar
| rays; The Poetry of a Century" retro
| spect and anticipation, Leisure Hour; Dane
| ing in Nature" Longmans; "Oa the Pit
Brow" "At Work Again" Spectator;
| What American Cyclones Can Do and
the Mistaken Identity of Mr.. William
Black, st James. Scientific Conservatism, -
by James Brlce, and Aud Wild Ritson, -
! Speaker; with installments OF Marcia, v
Sons and Daughters and The Counting
of Dinah Shadd,'' and poetry. For fifty
| two numbers of sixty-four large pages
each'(or more than $500 pages year, the
subscription price to the Age is S..
Peterson" for June (Philadelphia) is
rich with good illustrations. Her Sew
enth Birthday" "a June Twilight and
| His Mothers Message are all charming.
The opening story is Frank Raymond's
| L L
other illustrations of summer dresses, and
| the needlework designs cannot fail to inter-
| est the ladies. Miss Ella Higgiuson's
novelet is "A Love and Passion" Miss
Alice Bowman's STORY of Dagman is su-
perior to her previous serials. When Did
| Uncle Philbroke Die is original and
interesting. Some Hardy Plants,' by
Joyce Ray, will be useful TO every possessor
of garden. Miss ScovlFs paper OF las
phyxia" is exceedingly useful.
The Electrical World" for May 10th
contains diagrams showing the relation
between diameter and fusing currents of
various wires, and of best weights for load
ing tin fuse wires OF various diameters
also of carrying capacities. There are
numerous fine illustrations, and extended
accounts of electrical apparatus and roads
| The latest electrical news is given very
fully in the World, accompanied by intelli-
gent comment. 1t is an admirable techni-
cal journal and leader in its class.
The English Illustrated Magazine" for
May Macmillan & Co., London and New
York;, is rich in illustration, notably so of
the works OF Albert Durer, Transatlantic
Trifles, concludes and proves to be the
fairest and most lucid statement about and
judgment of Americans and their manners
as seen by strange eyes, We have ever read.
The English Magazine" is thoroughly
good, clean and elevating periodical.
The Western Journalist for May
Frank A. Burrelli, Chicago has a pleas
ant account of the proceedings of the
Central and Northern California Press
Association; also news of interest TO news
paper men and some thoughtful comment
and criticism, together with biographical
sketches accompanying portraits.
The Song Friend rs. W. Straub & Co..
Chicago for May is at hand and contains
ten pages of music and the usual amount
OF music news and comment, besides fine
portrait of L. CASTOR Gottschalk, the singer
and teacher.
"Babyhood" for May IS Beekman street,
New York. has articles by DR.. L. NJ. Yale
DR.. Sarah A. Kline Dr. W T. Parker, and
by other writers on subjects of great inter-
est to mothers and those having the care of
infants.
The Coast Review" o. G. Edwards, San
Francisco tor May is well filed with mat.
ter Of special interest TO underwriters and
owners of insurable property. 1t is Wig
orous and fearless journal of business.