Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-15
new PUBLICATIONS.

The North American Review" now in
its seventy-fifth year, has for March; Free
Trade or Protec iona continuation OF
the Gladstone Blaine controversy, by Sena-
tor j. S. Morrill,; The Question Clubs and
the Tariff, by the Secretary of the . Q
c.; Coming Men in England" by Justin
Mccarthy. II. P "Sir William Thomson,
and Electric Lighting bv George West
inghouse, Jr.; why Am I an Agnostic?" ?"
bv Colonel R. g. Ingersoll; Family Life
Among the Mormons," by daughter of
Brigham Young; Looking Backward"
again, BY Edward Bellamy; Lively Jour-
nalism, y by Max O'Rell; "0ur Unwatered
Empire by General Nelson A. Miles, The
Limitations of the Speakership = the
Speaker, the Hon. Thomas B. Reed; the
ex-Speaker, the Hon. John G. Carlisle"
What the Fair Should Be" by P. 7. Bar
mum; Life Insurance in the United States,
by John NJ. Holcombe; THE Papistical
Power in Canada" by W. Il. Hunter;
"Heresy- Hunting" by William Mathews.
The Overland Monthly for March APO
Montgomery street, San Francisco pre-
sents these among other papers, in addition
to the vigorous editorials and the thorough
book reviews: Robert Browning" by
Charles A. Murdock; The Deserted Cabin,
Dy 11eIO6Tl DhSulOIus
derer on Bloomer Hill, by S. S. BoytoD;
ION the Oregon Express" by L. Dup.
LYLE; About the Stickine," by C. NJ. Scam
mon; "a Plantation Episode in Hawaii"
by Newell Douglass; In the Pest-house,
by Ada E. Ferris; How Are the Subsidy
Bonds to Be Met?n by John Bonner "Ad-
ventures of a Locomotive Engineer" by
Henry S. Brooks; The Country Work
shop by Emile Tracy Y. SWEET; Hen
rick Ibsen," by Grace Ellery Channine
The English Illustrated Magazine" for
March is at hand Macmillan IL Co, Lon
don and New York;. A very interesting
illustrated paper on the construction of the
great Forth Bridge is by Arthur ].
Knowles. Another upon "a Submerged
Village with illustrations, is by Grant
Allen How to Increase the Revenue
Without Taxation is a paper by VIM.
Cattle, in which he proposes to substitute
national note for the existing Bank Of
England note, and transfer to the Postofice
Department the function of issuing notes
and the Mint 10 purchase uncoined bull
ion. By this means he proposes to add at
least 81 100000 to the annual revenues of
England. There are three pages of music,
several poems, tales, etc.
Peterson for April offers special attrac-
and other engravings show the newest and
most effective spring styles. Mrs. Lucy H.
Hooper's Paris letter gives full information
| in regard to the latest French fashions
| The other departments of the magazine are
| at their very best. The steel engraving of
| Queen Louise, of Prussia, and her sons is a
| beautiful picture. as also the portrait of the
| late Emperor William, when lad of ten.
Miss Alice Bowmans serial, The Story of
Dagma,n continues The fiction, historical
sketches, fashions, music and household
suggestions meet home needs. Peterson s,
Philadelphia).
The New Ideal' for March (196 Sum-
mer street, Boston, has large number of
vigorous papers, chief among which are :
The Nobility of Man, by E. P. POWELL
Socialism, Love and Sympathy" by Lau-
renee Gronlund; "Otimism and Ethics by
F NJ. Holland; The Workingman's
Wasted Leisure" by Mrs. Mary Cunning
Character and Love- by Eev. A. W. Mar
tin; "Bellamys Critic Criticised Rev. w.
G Todd: "Our Present Mode of City Gov
eminent" by Johr A. Taylor; "Fatalistic
Science and Human Self-Determination.n
by Or. Edmund Montgomery; Progress in
Catholic Thought" by Thomas B. Preston.
Rarely is there Calendar issued that
lished by the New York Engraving and
Printing Company. 1t consists of twelve
sheets of heavy board bound by a cord.
Each board bears the photogravure or
steel plate or process portrait of a noted
beauty. Each one is framed in design
appropriate to the month. 1t is altogether,
splendid work of art.
The third number of the new weekly,
"The illustrated American" ILLUSTRATED
American Publishing Company, New York
and Chicago) is even superior to the pre-
ceding ones. 1t is a splendid specimen of
fine art work-there is nothing equal to it
sent from American presses. The doubt
may well be entertained that so richly il
Illustrated a journal will prove too costly an
experiment.
Frank Leslies illustrated Newspaper"
for March 10th is notable for the many
striking pictures related to current events,
for the symposium of opinions of public
men on the state of the Republican party
in New York, and for several full-page
views. The paper is now cut. stitched,
printed loaded and on far better paper than
heretofore, and is throughout much i'm
proved.
The Home. Maker for March marion
Harland, editor; Home-Maker Company,
new L ok j, lS ulleu Win fdllct1 vi
matter, of value to the home, to nurses,
mothers, housekeepers and others, and, be-
sides, has a choice selection of stories, po-
ems and articles on general topics. The
Home Maker" fills very important field
and has no superior in it.
"Littells Living Age" (Littell & Co.,
Boston,, which is issued weekly, comes
regularly to our table. 1t presents the
choice articles in the leading Scottish and
English reviews and magazines, and thus
enables American readers for nominal
price to get at the best there is in poetry,
criticism and fiction, in English printed
foreign magazines.
The "Clothier and Furnisher," for Feb
ruary (Gallison & Hebron, New York, is
a quarto of 120 pages devoted 10 the cloth
ing trade. 1t is a beautiful specimen of
the topographic and engraving arts. The
novelties in mems wear are detailed, the
latest fashions described, and much per-
sonal mention, gossip, wit and correspond
ence appear.
"Harper's Bazaar for the week ending
March 22d is at hand and is rich in Illus
trations, patterns, fashion plates and choice
reading matter for the home. 1t is jour
nal of high character, and as clean and
stainless as it is possible for any home pa
per to be.
The "Book Buyer" for March Charles
Scribner's Sons, New York;, is freely illus-
trated from books of the time, with reviews
and extracts from the newest books. 1t
presents also fine portrait of Bret Harte,
and another of Chauncey n. Depew.
From the White-Smith Publishing Com
pany, Boston, we have Chicago Worlds
Exposition Waltzes," composed by Fred
erick E. White'and arranged for the piano.
They cover eight clearly-printed sheet
music pages.
Of the Nursery Health Tracts" issued
by the "Babyhoodn Publishing Company,
New York, No. is on Scarlet Fever; No.