Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-31
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Gus works, the titles of which have led to
their being purchased by many as
genuine Stanley books. Charles Serb
ner's Sons, New York. have in press the
authorized edition of SIN Darkest
Africa by Henry NJ. Stanley. A. L. Ban
croft & Co., San Francisco. have the Pa
cific coast agency, and an agent is now in
Sacramento to receive orders for the work.
The edition is duplicate of the work as
issued in England. 1t is not at all pleas
ant to be able to gain but glimpses of the
book. for asyet only sample pages have been
sent forward. But from these we can gain
some idea of the living and sustained inter-
est of the work. Having read Stanley's
up the Congo" we have come 10 relish
his style well, and to have an appetite for
! further accounts of his perilous tramp
| through the heart of the Dark Continent
We judge that when the new book in its
entirety reaches us we will not be disap-
| pointed. The few signatures of the vol
| ume at hand are, from the first, of deep in
terest, and give rich promise of what is to
come. The signatures are not continuous
pages, and thus we get but glimpses of
several parts of the work, and among
others of the story of the Mozamboui, the
dwarfs that proved such terrible obstacles
| to his progress, and who are, despite their
diminuiive stature, such accomplished and
| valiant warriors. Of his peril in the unex-
| plored forests, into which these pygmies
| fairly forced him, he says:
All the armies and ornaments of Europe
could not have lent us any aid in the dire eX-
tremity in which we found ourselves IN that
camp between the Dui and Ihuru: an army of
| explorers could not have traced our course 70
the scene OF the last struggle had we fallen, for
| deep, deep as utter oblivion had we been
| surely buried under the humus of the trackless
| wilds.
| His story OF how he tanned rebellious
and thieving Zanzibaris, is an example
of his graphic style. One Of the thieves
| and rebels he had condemned. The moose
was about the fellows neck, and the rope
was manned, ready for the execution.
"Now, my man, have you anything to say to
| us before you join your brother who died yes
terday?'
The man remained silent and scarcely
round to the head man. Have you anything
| to say before pass the word?'
Then Rachid nudged his brother chiefs, at
which they all rushed up and threw themselves
at my feet, pleading forgiveness, blami. in
| harsh terms the thieves and murderers, but
yowing that their behavior in future would be
better if mercy was extended for this one.time
During this scene the Zanzibaris faces were
| worth observing. How the eyes dilated and the
| lips closed, and their cheeks became pallid. as
with the speed of an electric fash the same
| emotion moved them.
| Enough, children Take your man. His
life is yours But see to it, there is only one law
in the future for him who robs us Of rifle, and
| that is death by the cord"
| Then such administration of feeling occurred
| that was amaZed-real, big tears rolled down
many face. while every eye was sufused and
| enlarged with passionate emotions Caps and
turbans were tossed into the air; rifles were lifted
! and every right arm went up as they exclaimed,
| Until the white cap is buried none shall leave
| him. Death to him that leaves Bula Matari
Show the way to the Nyanza! Lead on now
| now we will follow ~
| Nowhere have witnessed such affecting ex-
citement-except in Spain, perhaps when the
Republicans stormily Ioared their sentiments,
after listening to some glorious exhortations to
stand true to the new faith.
The Popular Science Monthly" for
June ID. Appleton & Co., New Y ork, } has
these papers: New Chapters in the War
fare of science-VIII., the Antiquity of
Man and Egyptology,' by Andrew D.
| White, LII. D., l.. H. D.; "Glass Making
| G. Hanford Henderson; atmospheric
Dust" by DR.. William Marcel, F. R. s.;
| ION Justice by Herbert Spencer; "Evi-
| dences of Glacial Action in Southeastern
Connecticut" by Hon. David A. Wells;
Utility in Architecture" by Barr Ferree;
Education and Crime" by Rev. A. w.
Gould; The Affirmative Side of Agnos-
| ticisn," by James A. Skilfon, with letters
from Herbert Spencer, Prof. Huxley and
u.
Land" by NJ. Brau de Saint Pol Lias; An
imal and Plant Lore, ILL.," by Miss Fanny
D. Bergen; Natural and Artificial
Cements," by Prof. La Roy F. Griffin
sketch of Theodor Schwann," by NJ Leon
FREDERICK.
The Century" for June Century Com
pany, New York; is superbly illustrated,
Chief among the fine engravings are por-
traits of Charles Kean and wife, given in
the autobiography of Joseph jefferson; a
copy of Ryders celebrated picture,
Jonah" portrait Of Nine. De Motteville,
after an oil painting, and also portraits of
Duchesse de Montpensier. Track Ath-
letics in America" is a graphically Illus
trated paper, as also are IAN Artists Let
tiers From Japan" London Polytechnics
and Peoples Palaces" Irish Kings and
Bretons'' and "a Modern Colonist' (Al-
bert Pinkham Ryder, The papers, be-
sides those illustrated and above men,
toned, are: "Lincoln's Memorands;"
Homer and the Bible" by W. c. Will
kinson; Comparative Taxation" by Ed
ward Atkinson; Women of the French
Topics of the Times" and "Bric-a-Brac."
The Cosmopolitan" for June CT. Bris.
ben Walker, New York; is at hand II is
a number of exceeding interest, and is es-
pecially rich in fine illustrations. The
portraits of noted American beauties make
up gallery of beauty that alone give high
value to this number of the magazine. A
fine portrait of Murat Halsted is the front
ispiece of the number. Farm Life in
Persia" is by s. E. W. Benjamin; Report
ers, is an article of interest, freely Illus
trated, as also is paper, "a Study of
Half-breed Races in the West Indies"
Leading Writers of Modern Spain" is by
Rollo Ogden, with many fine portraits "A
Flying Trip Around the World" is the
contribution of Miss Bislands paper OF
travel; "The Coaching Era is paper by
II. C. Taylor freely embelllshed with
wood cuts. The departments are as full as
usual, notably those by Mr.. Halstead and
Edward Everett Hale.
The philadelphia Musical Journal for
May contains full-page life-like portrait
of Verdi, and many articles of value to
every person interested in musical art
Among the subjects discussed may be men.
toned THE Part Song" by Hugh A.
Clarke, Mus. Doc; splendid editorial,
What is Singing ?" story, ''The Street
Singer; dramatic and musical notes, etc.
The Journal also contains five musical
compositions, three instrumental and two
vocal, with instructions to guide the pupil.
These are: Mountain Chapel" by Gold
beck Chopin Nalse IN minor; ECKER
thal," by Litolff; la Tarantella,n by
Mattel, and 1.-The Falconer,n by Pinsuti.
The publishers make an offer of a free
musical education to worthy young men
and women OF America. Gould & Woolley, !
Philadelphia.
The Memorial Day number of the
Youths Companion appeals especially to
all to whom Decoration Day brings tender
and sacred memories. The illustrations
are of high character and the stories of
patriotic nature. Among them is the 81 900
prize story for girls, entitled Way Out in
the Prairie Kentry.n Inside the Lines" in
which two boys are the heroes; Peggy Sell
den's journey an interesting story relat-