The record-union., 1891-10-31
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

| It is worth while to have the November
| wide Awake" for three notable features.
1.-THE Boyhood of Hawthorne" by his
relative, Mrs. Richard Manning of Salem,
Mass, which is full of family anecdot9
and gives photograph of the first por-
trait painted of Hawthorne; the closing
! chapters of Margaret Sidney's famous
| Peppers serial, and Nolan" q ballad by
Mrs. Laura E. Richards, giving the tragic
| story of the bearer of Raglan's dispatch
| TO Lucan's Light Brigade" when they
made the famous ''charge" at Balaklava.
D. Lothrop Company, Boston, publish
J ers.
The "Homemaker'' for October (Home-
maker Company, New York. proves
| Mrs. Croly's Jennie june ability to con-
/ duct magazine for housewives, the
| home circle and general reading by the
| tireside 1t is replete with valuable in
formation and entertaining reading by
such writers as +. Marion Crawford,
! John Preston True, Robert Parmelee,
Florence Tying and IN. B. NJ"
The "Pacific Coast Tariff is neat and
complete directory to routes Of transpor-
| tation. 1t is a new venture by c. B. L.
Lincoln and is from the press of II. S.
Crocker Il Co., San Francisco and Sacra-
mento. The little guide book is eXhaus-
! tive Of rates, distances, timetables and
! the like and must prove valuable to the
travelling and business public.
The Salinas DAILY Journaw has issued
quarto-bound illustrated pamphlet,
! compiled by z. Z. Brown and e. II.
Overstreet, setting forth the resources,
beauties and advantages of Monterey
County. 1t is attractive, apparently ac-
curate, and contains great deal of yalu-
able information concerning the section
Of which it treats.
We have from Marsden Manson, c.. E.,
a pamphlet giving his paper on 1.-The
Cause of the Glacial Period and an EX-
planation of Geological Climates" 1t
was read by him before the Technical
Society of the Pacific Coast at its Septem-
Der meeting in San Francisco. 1t is a
very interesting document.
Library and Studio" The J. Dewing
Company, San Francisco) for November
continues the story of Mark Twains life
and works, aud has papers also on
Shakespeare" Conversation" "The
Graves Of the Greater Poets,'' and other
literary topics.
Railway Law and Legislation" is the
title of a new weekly periodical by w. p.
Canaday and G. B. West, Washington,
D. G. 1t is of very few pages and the
leading papers are on the Nicaragua
Canal and Canadian competition and dis
elimination.
Don't Marry; or. Advice as to How,
When and Who to Marry is the title of
small volume from the press of J. S.
Ogilvie, New York. We have examined
few of the chapters and find them SEN
sible, practical and open to but little
criticism.
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
for October 24th contained news on the
Ecumenical Methodist Council, the Me-
Kinley- Campbell campaign, the Halifax
fire, the New York Custom-house and
the City of San Domingo.
THE California Architect for October
lSan Francisco is freely illustrated and
well supplied with matter of interest to
builders and architects and those who
contemplate the erection of homes.
The New Moon" for October lowell.
Mass.) was a bright and pleasing number.
1t came to hand late, but was none the
less Welcome