Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-16
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

The New England Magazine for Au-
gust BOSTON, is handsomely illustrated
and opens with portrait of General John
A. Logan as frontispiece. Among the
leading papers are The Grand Army Of
the Republic" by Major George S. Merrill;
Two Union Men," by Grace Blanchard;
The Woman's Relief Corps" by Sarah E..
Fuller; Political Progress and Political
Dangers in Massachusetts," by Raymond
L. Bridgman; Horace Mann" By Mary R.
Keith; The American Art Student in
Paris" by Alice Fessenden Peterson; THE
Massachusetts, Soldiers Home, by Captain
John G. B. Adams; "Tarry at Home
Travel by Edward E Hale, DID; 1.-THE
Land System of the Western Reserve" by
Hosea Paul; The Higher Education of
Woman in America" by Sylvia Clark.
The English Illustrated Magazine" for
August Macmillan & Co, New York and
London) has charming poem by Rudyard
Kipling, the new and rising writer. Waller
Armstrong treats of "Heligoland;" Sir
Donald Wallace, of "An Overland Trip
from India" Reginald Blunt, of 'Rsmble
Down the Upper Thames" Mary Mather
has a story The Romance of Grande
Dame" Lady Cunningham writes of
"Corms Castle All these papers are
handsomely illustrated. In addition there
is paper on middle Glass Emigration, u
by Howard Hodgdin, and the continuation
of William Morris serial, "The Glittering
Plain" The frontispiece is full page full
length portrait of an Italian nobleman of
old time.
Mary E. Wilkins contributes to Harper
Young People" for August 18th sketch
entitled "a Sweet-grass Basket" accom-
panied by full-page illustration drawn by
ljca Rarhar Wtll;or,, .
series of illustrated articles on natural
history, in the same paper, is attracting
very general attention as a novel feature in
juvenile literature. The Commercial Adver-
tiser, New York, says: Mr.. Gibson APP
peals not only to those who are wide.
awake to the life of the woods and fields,
but to those as well whose interest is simply
in the printed page. He writes with an
artists, as well as with scientists, enjoy
ment of outdoor life"
"Littelrs Living Age Qittell & Co, Bos-
ton, for August 9th has these selections from
the choicest foreign magazines: Official
Polytheism in China" Nineteenth Cen
tury; Eight Days" Cornhill Magazine;
- Journey TO the Capital of Tibet Con-
temporary Review; Arthur Helpsn
Black woods Magazine; IAN Idyl of Clods, y
Temple Bar; IAN English Monastery All
by His Valet" Temple Bar; "a Chat About
Jersey" Chambers journal; "Psterfamilias
Americans" st. James Gazette.
On account of the large number of adj
vance orders received for Mrs Custer's new
book, Following the Guidon," the pub
fishers have been compelled to postpone
the publication until August 22i. Theo-
dore Roosevelt says of this work.. 1T is q
book which is not only interesting, but
which possesses real and lasting value as
faithful portrayal of Enthusiastically
American phase of life which has now
almost passed away"
1.-THE Coast Review" (San Francisco,
G. Edwards,) for August has much matter
of special interest to underwriters, and
insurance, and insurance agencies and
ethics.
"Harper's Weekly" for August 18th con-
tains an illustrated supplement of THE
Fishing Craft of the World" by Captain j
w. Collins of the United States Fisheries
Commission.