The record-union., 1891-06-11
MAKING SCHOOL BOOKS.
Progress of Work on the State Series
Geography.
1t VIII Be EmbeIllshed With Twenty
three Finely Executed and In
structive Engrayings.

z. III. Holmes, engraver for the State
School-book Series, and his assistant.
W. E. Smith, are busily engaged in pre-
pairing the engravings which are to ap
pear in the new geography. The draw
ings from which the engravers are max
ing the wood-cuts were designed by
Charles Dickman of San Francisco and
Mrs. Miriam Weekes of Sonoma. with
the aid of w. H. V. Raymond. chief edi-
tor of the State School-book Series.
Great care is being taken by Mr.
Holmes and Mr.. Smith in the work of
reproducing these drawings, and the
book when issued will, it is claimed, de-
light the teachers. Mr.. Raymond is not
yet prepared to say, however, when the
geography will be ready for use, but it is
safe to say that it will be quite long
time even before the State Printer COM
mences work on it.
There will be in all thirty-three en-
cravings in the book mot including
maps, and they will differ greatly in de-
sign from those in other Biographies. On
one page there will be four designs
showing the difference IN the strengths of
the light furnished by a candle, coal
OIL lamp. gas-jet and an electric light.
Ill W III IliltSlIdtG lllO progress OF science
and the growth OF inventive genius In the
world.
Accurate engravings of Suffers Fort
ana the old mill at Coloma, where gold
was discovered, will adorn one of the
pages OF the book.
An entire page will be taken up in
howing the wonderful progress in in
cut shows the old-fashioned style of cook
ing by suspending an iron kettle from
The center OF three upright sticks Joined
ut the top: the second shows the brick
oven and fireplace; the third is a cut of a
stove, and the fourth an engraving of the
modern range. with its appliances.
one unique design shows q blank space
in the center of the page shaped like the
| map OF North America, and surrounding
THIS are engravingS so placed as to show
the natural products of the soil in the
different sections ofthe continent, and the
| temperature of the regions.
Inc methods Of transportation by land
IN modern and primitive times are shown
IN another place. The Arabs are seen on
the desert with their camels loaded with
1relght; an American party crossing the
plains by Wagon-train is portrayed; then
there are pack animals climbing the
wlndings road up the mountain side;
next, the stage coach, and finally the
complete railroad train of the present
| day.
| a Greek church at Sitka, and an Indian
! hut and grave in the same region are
shown in small cuts.
The California Big Trees are pictured,
! and also the primitive aud modern dwell
! lngs. The advancement in stvle is ilIns-
trated by comparison of the. olden
American and African hut with the man
sions of the present day.
! The Interior OF bank is shown, illus
tratlng the methods of transacting COM
merciai business.
There are also engravings of types of
the different races; the date and fan palm
trees; milkmaid i'll Holland costume:
the city OF Rotterdam; the town of Ham
merfest (the most northern town in Eu-
rope; Moscow in Russia; the most north
ern cape in Europe, and several other
interesting geographical features.
Iwenty-three Of the engravings have
been finished, but it will take almost six
months Of hard work to complete the re-
manning ten.