Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-18

in house furnishing "Along Southamp-
ton Road" an illustrated poem By Minna
Irving. Next year Peterson will reach
its fiftieth anniversary of publication, when
1t will be enlarged and new features will be
added.
OF the Peerless series we have from J. L.
Ogilvie, New York, the publisher, Beecher
w. Wallemire's novel, "The Adventures of
| Skeleton-A Tale of Natural Cas- The
story Is one of vivid imeginings, wild
flights of fancy, and speculations in realms
unreal. 1t is strange, weird and alto
gether puzzGng production, that was not
born of the ability of man lacking in
originality, force or sensitive imagination.
Stories of the Civil War" is book for
young people by Albert F. Blaisdell, an
accomplished story writer, whose readings
from the Wsverly Novels, Study of the
English Classics" are widely known. The
book is not history, only book of stories
for school and home use. Thew are short,
strong and full of spirit. Lee l. Shepard,
Boston; The Bancroft Company, San Fran
cisco.
The Electrical World (Tfmes building,
New York;, continues to fill place in our
attention weekly. 1t is uuquestionably the
foremost of electrical newspapers. 1t is a
large quarto weekly OF sixty pages. and is
exhaustive of electrical news. 1t is edited
with vigor and intelligence, and is a Jour
nal full of interest even TO the non electri-
clan.
1.-THE Tale of Wealth" is by James Pax
ton VOORHEES,. 1t is from the press of w.
H. Morrison, Washington, D. C. 1t is a
story drawn upon the most grotesque and
fanciful lines. The imaginative powers of
the author are certainly exhaustless. The
- =. IA l. Al L.. Is
exaggerating the value of money.
Jno B. Alden. New York, has published
third edition of Leigh H. Irvine's ''Strug-
gle for Bread" 1t is discussion Of the
wrongs and rights of capital and labor and
ing. The author has no friendship for
Henry Georges land system, and is little
less charitable towards railroads.
The Genesis of Power and the Media
Through which ii Acts" is work by Thos.
f. Campbell, A. NJ. 1t is the result, he
says, of thirty-six years of labor in II e
school room and the church. 1t is plea
for Christian union and protest agaiI st
greater love for creed than for Christ. John
B. Alden, New York, publisher.
Brushes and Chisels'' is a passionate
love story by Teodoro Serrao. 1t mas
strange attraction for the reader, because of
the peculiar idioms of the author, his in
tense earnestness and the dramatic charac-
ter of his work. Lee & Shepard, Boston
and New York; the Bancroft Company,
San Francisco. 81.
"Old California DAYS." is by James
Steele, and is from the press of The Bel
ford Clarke Company. Chicago 1t is neatly
illustrated. Mr.. Steele has written, so far
as we can discover in few chapters, fairly
and with discriminating judgment, and
has invested his little history with great
deal of interest.
1.-The Taking of Lousburg," by Samuel
Adams Drake, is a delightfully."- concise
and yet deeply interesting historical mono
series of decisive Events in American
History" For sale by the Bancroft Com
psny, San Francisco; 80 cents.
Little Venice and Other Stories is the
title of charming new volume by the
graceful writer for children, Grace DEMO
Litchfeld. 1t is from the press Of G. P.
Putnam's Sons, New York and London,
and is for sale by the Bancroft Company,
San Francisco, at 10 cents.
The supplement to "Harper's Weekly
for October 18th comprised an illustrated
article on The Italians of New York" by
George J. Manson. This is the fifth paper
of series on the Foreign Element III
New York which is being published by
the Weekly
The Sanitary Era published in New
York by William G. Conant, has entered
upon its fifth year. 1t is quarto journal,
monthly, devoted to the interests and popu
larization Of sanitary science, and is ia sill
respects a valuable journal, doing good
work well.
"a Strange People is a story by John
NJ. Bachelor, promoting his peculiar views
concerning religion, society, creation, etc.
He offers 5000 for successful disproof of
his main idea. j. S. Ogilyie, publisher,
New York and Chicago.
Life With the Forty ninth Massachu-
sets Volunteers" is pleasant reminiscent
volume by Henry 7. Johns, a private in
that command in the civil war. Published
for the author at Washington, D. G.
"The Woman of the PERIOD is the title
of an article-the first of series-which
Mary Lowe Dickinson contributes to
"Harper's Bazaar"