Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-25

opening article, which is a sketch of thf
life and work of Mrs Elizabeth Prentiss
Mrs. Prentiss was the daughter of the
famous Edward Payson. .Paysou was one
of the most seraphic saints America Las
! produced" says The CULVER Mothers
/ will be interested in Charlotte NJ Mason s
! account OF Our Wild Boy ~ he Merited
! Palm is the title of paper by the Rev. ].
Hiles Kitchens. The Luxury of Woe in
China" is described in short paper, and
| illustrated; then comes a sermon, THE
Angel in MidHeaven," by the Rev j. R.
i McDuf. "a Tale of Dutch Hero is the
first of series of papers on heroic subjects
by "Peveril, the author of in the Good
Old Days" MANY Members One Body"
is the title of paper by P. B. Power,
which is altogether theological in its ma
ture. There are serials, short notices and
poems, making sufficient variety 10 please
all tastes. Cassell Publishing Company,
New York and London.
The ftontisplece of "Cassell's Family
Magazine" for November is the picture of
youag girl in seminautical rig standing
upon boat-strewn shore. There follows
nautical song by Frederic E. Weatherly.
We reach the fifteenth chapter in tine serial
"Womanlike." About Buses" is by
Frederic Barnard. "A New Home Occu-
patton for Ladies" is described-called
"Bossa Fascilis." How Men Hit the
Bulls Eye" is of great inventions. A
timely story is "a Disciple of Mesmer," BIZ
Henry Firth. about Rounds and Catch
es' will interest the musical reader Coins,
Old and New" is Of interest IN making d
collection. "a Prime Minister'S Engage
ment" tells of Mr. Gladstone and other
statesmen. The fashion letters from Lon
don and Paris, music, poetry, short stories,
and full 'Gatherer" appear. Cassell Pub
fishing Company, New York and London.
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for
November is superb number, illustrated
with great freedom, and the pages are
overlooking With choice miscellany, stories,
poems, sketches of biography, travel, his
tory. etc. A leading paper is on the career
of Henry M. Stanley. Another treats of
Charlotte Temple, another of Theodore
correcting page of history. Still another
is of Oxford, and specially interesting
paper is on the "Copts of Old Cairo"
story and yet bit of revelation concern
ing strange people. Some Costa RIGA
customs is very interesting article. Coon
hunting in Carolina is pleasant paper on
hunting subject little written about
Street scenes in Buenos Ayres is paper of
especial value and information.
Macmillan Magazine for October
concludes another volume of one of the
oldest and best Of the English periodicals.
The contents are: HE Fell Among
Thieves bv D. Christie Murray; Thomas
HOOD" by George Ssinlsbury; The Real
tiles of War" by A. E Street, Madame"
by Mrs. Henry Ady Julia Cartwright):
The Shrine of Fifth Monarchy" by Vic
tor Plarr; What Has Become of Original
Sin ?" The Management of Land" BY
George Cadet; The Little Marquis BY
Miss Lynch; Leaves From Note Book
The Wide Awake" for November
(Lothrop & Co.. Boston,, is a number of
exceeding beauty. The leading paper is
on the education of the blind, and is &C.
by sheet of raised letters, by
the aid of which the blind read by touch. |
The number is profusely illustrated, and
the text matter is of character to deeply |
interest and much instruct youth.
'Littell's Living Age for October 18th is
filled with papers from the best English |
and Scotch magazines. 1t is a superior
There is no eclectic journal that |
gives so much of foreign literature or so |
well chooses it. Littell G. Co., Boston.