Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-02


"Cassell's Family Magazine (Cassell &
Co., London and New York; for August
opens with the concluding chapters of TO
Be Given Up" by Kate Eyre, and chapter
| four of the new serial. "Womahlike.n
| 1.-THE Mysteries of the Pacific will attract
all who are interested in archaeological re-
search The chapter on Pocket Hand
keIchief Work. illustrates the mys
teries of the art of making table-cloths
out of cotton handkerchiefs, The Family
| Decor has timely article on Fruit as
Food" THE Art of Accompanying is
an amusing sketch. 1.-THE Merchant
Prince" is story in three parts, by ]. Ber-
wick Harwood The Lord Chancellor's
Work. by Edwin Goadby, shows US that
TO be good Lord Chancellor man must
be good worker. Some Summer Saw
cries. is a paper of timely suggestions.
London and Paris send their fashion let
ters There is plenty of poetry. more
stories. music, and "Gatherer" filled with
useful information.
The Popular Science Monthly for Au.
gust ID. Appleton & Co., New York has
these papers, some of them freely illus
trated: Common Sense Applied to the
Tariff Question:, by Edward Atkinson;
Sanitary Work in Great Diseases" by G
g. Croft, NJ. D, LID Missions and
Mission Indians of California" by Henry
W. Henshaw; Mental Strain by NJ.
Charles Richet; Ancient and Modern
Ideas of He'll" by Frederik A. Fernald;
The Discovery of Invisible Worlds" by
DIR. Klein; Evolution and the Distribu-
ton of Animals by D. S. Jordan: Cen
tiers of Ideation in the Brain, by II. Hol-
lander; "a Queer Pet, by Elizabeth W.
Bellamy; The Uses of Animal Color" by
A 4
Storms" by Robert H Scott; sketch of
Rudolph Koening,' by Professor w. lie
Conte Stevens; Prohibition Laws of
Iowa." Evidences Of Glacial Action in Vir-
ginia; Mr.. Spencer Place in Philosophy"
| literary notices; popular miscellany and
| news.
The three cash prizes of $50, $50 and $50,
respectively, which were offered by Public
Opinion the eiectic journal of Washing
ton and New York for the best three essays
on the subject of " The Importance of the
Study of Current Topics as Feature of
| School, Academic and College Education"
brought to the publishers upwards of three
| hundred articles many OF them written by
the leading writers of the country. The
| three successful essays are published this
week and are all strong papers. The first
| prize was won by Rev. Hamilton NJ. Bart
| lett, of Providence r. l.; the second by
| Rebecca Fl. Shiyerly, of Chambersburg,
Pa; and the third by Frank W. Morton,
of Clarksburg, Tenn. A noteworthy fact
brought cut by this timely competition is
the almost unanimous opinion among
leading educators of the vital importance
of giving scholars and Students especially
in the higher schools, q thorough knowl-
edge of the great questions and issues of
the day.
The Arena" for August (Arena Publish
ing Company, New York. has a fine por-
trait of Ferdinand C. Valentine. The
papers of the month are: Economic Flu
lure of the New South, by Professor N. S.
Shaler; by Peri Auder, on Our Foreign
immigration" by Emily Kempin, LID,
on 'HypDotism, and its Relation to Juris-
prudence;" by Professor Buchanan, on
The Coming Cataclysm of America and
Europe" by Marion Harland, on Do
mestic Infeliciiy of Literary Women" by
James Realf, Jr., on IAN Inspired Advo-
caten (Choate) f. c. Valentine presents
the story, The Shadow of the Moose"
notes on living problems are by Rev. N.
Pentecost, on Poverty and Plutocracy;"
H. O. Royce, on "Dr. Hartt's Theory of the
Rum Problem" There are editorial notes
on ethical training at the ireside, and on
Rev. DR.. Newton's "Augean Stables" paper.
The Atlantic Monthly" for August
(Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston has these
papers Sidney" Margaret Deland (se-
riaD; The Use and Limits of Academic
Culture" n S. Shaler: Madame Cornuel
and Madame de Coulanges Ellen Terry
Johnson; Felicia" Fanny n D. Murfree
(seriaD; Some Aspects of Physical Re-
search, Q. B buckingham "a New Race
Problem John II. Keatley; "a Search for
Lost Building Andrew Mcfarland Da-
Wis; "Revulsion," W. II. P. and L. D.;
"Flammantia Menia Mundi," Annie
Fiels; Over the Teacups," Oliver Wendell
Holmes; June il Franconia," Bradford
Torrey 1.-THE Kingbird's Nest" Olive
Thorne Miller International Copyright"
Henry Cabot Lodge; "Haverbill,' read at
the celebration of the two hundred and
fiftieth anniversary of the city, John Green
leaf Whittier; and the usual thoughtful
and scholarly editorials and reviews.
"Belford's Magazine for August (The
Belford Company, New York, Belford-
Clark Company, Chicago has these papers,
in addition to the editorials and notes
Literature in Louisiana" Charles Ga
yarre; "The Fate of Song Laura F.
Hinsdale; ION the Road to B" Rich
ard HI. Potts; 'Villanelle" Ssnborn Grave
Tenny; The Original Package Decision"
B. ]. Sage; Books Of Note" Moncure D.
Conway; General Robert Z Lee Duped
by a Woman" Maria Dorset; Editors
that Know" Alexander Wilder, NJ D.;
1.-The Race. horse in America Colonel F.
F. Warburton Annie Laurie a story,
Emma Howard Wight Upon the Sands"
| poem, Helen Grace Smith Canada I'm
der Protection" Hon. ]. w. Longley :;
Prohibition" A. B. Rohrbough, Edward
A. futile and others; Love Wins"
| novel, complete, George Parsons Lathrop.
With the issue for June Goth the New
York Nation" closed the twenty fifth year
of its existence. 1t was a pioneer in this
country as an independent weekly review
| of politics and literature, and has long been
| a recognized authority at home and abroad
| 1t has remained under one management
| from the first number to the present day
and its list of contributors during the
twenty-five years of its publication has in
cluded most of the leading names in litera
| ture, science, art, philosophy and law in
this country, and many of corresponding
eminence in Europe. A bound volume of
the Nation" presents one of the most COM
| plete and accurate condensed records pro-
durable of the worlds current history, with
comment on questions which should &C.
cupy the attention of thoughtful men.
"Babyhood' for August cautions parents
against allowing children TO hear too much
about mad dogs, since hydrophobia is so
rare disease that most physicians never
see case of it, while lyssophobia Ii. e.
dread of hydrophobis), a purely nervous
affection, may and sometimes does prove
fatal The number contains also few
hints as to water sports for children, and
an illustrated description of the most ap-
proved methods of resuscitation from
drowning. There is an article upon
Hives, and one upon Signs of Disease
in Early Life" Various questions of diet
and clothing. pertinent to the season, are
discussed, and the interesting series
kindergarten on the Farm" is continued.
(Bsbyhood Publishing Company, New
York;
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