The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-05-21
new PUBLICATIONS.

customs are included in a readable essay
on ''Suryivals From Marriage by Capt
ure," by Lieutenant-C Colonel A. B. Ellis.
The Pearl of Practice" is the title of a
book of quaint medical prescriptions,
printed in London over 200 years ago,
some extracts from which are embodied
in an article by Miss Elizabeth Robinson.
d. Appleton d Co., New York.
The CULVER for June reminds us that
the month of roses is at hand. The open
ing pages are devoted to new serial
For Eriea's Sake by Mary E. Shep-
herd. ''The Responsibilities of Life' is
the second in the series where the
Brook and River Meet" ''Blind Men at
Jerusalem is the title of paper by
Canon Shore. "a Call to the Living and
the Dead' inculcates the lesson Watch
and Pray" ''Some Curious Maori Tradi-
tions' is an interesting paper. A clever
story is miss Abody's Sense of Duty
propriate. 1.-The Dissolution of the HUI
man Tabernacle is the title of a SER
mon by the Rev. Hugh Macmillan. Pro
fessor Adam Sedgwick is the subject OF
the series Work in the Masters name.''
by Professor w. 6. Blake. 1.-THE Vic
ious Stranger from Edom" is by the
Canon of Lincoln Cathedral. Cassel
Publishing Company, New York.
"Chanson's Populaires de la France is
Kinckerbocker Nugget Series C.. P.
Putnam's Sons, New York; The Ban
croft Company, San Francisco). It con-
sists Of collection of ballads and songs,
edited with English introduction and
notes by Thomas Frederick Crane, A. NJ,
Professor of the Romance Languages in
Cornell University. The purpose of this
little book, which is printed in the orig
inal French, is to combat the common
idea that France has no popular ballads
and to show that, while not so rich in
that species OF poetry as the Germanic
peoples, France can still lay claim to many
quaint and interesting folk-song, which
are always attractive in rhythm,
and often dramatic in theme These
sung and, although captivating simply
as poetry, lose much of their charm
without the accompaniment of melody.
The May "Wide Awake" is made by
Hon. John d. Long, Susan Coolidge,
Margaret Sidney, Mrs. Frances A. Hum
phrey, Mrs. William Clafiin, Alexander
Japp, LII. D., Mrs. Katherine Foote, the
author of Dear Daughter Dorothy" Ma
rian Douglas, Kirk Monroe, Mrs. Clara
Mary Felicia Butts, Edith Black, e. H.
Hawley of the Smithsonian Institution,
Agnes Repplier, Caroline Hunt Rim
mer, Miss McKeag, Margaret Lake, Ma
rita Ambrose, Maria Johns Hammond.
together with the bright anecdote relaters
who fill the pages of MEN and Things
and the various picture makers-Child
Bridgman, Garrett, Miss Rimmer, Vir-
ginia Gerson, Mente and Hiram Barns.
All the stories, articles and poems are
capital. ID. Lothrop Company, publish
ers, Boston.
The numbers of ''The Living' Age"
for May 9th and 10th contain 1.-The Story
of Blanca Capello' and "a Stone Book, j.
Nineteenth Century; ,Anglq,saxon
Westminster; lord Beaconsfield. After
Ten Years." Nationals; Civilization, :"
and politics in Fiction" Blackwood;
Statesmen of Europe" Leisure Hour:
Social Bath in the Last Century," "Gray
and His Letters" and Towards the
Willandra Billabong," Murray's; Life
on Sugar Plantation" Gentleman's;
'Carrara," Cornhill; IAN Irish Mail-car
Driver" and "a Curious Irish Will, -
Spectator; ga Chinese Wedding
Chambers; Geographical Expeditions, -
Nature: Modern Goths," Graphic, with
installments of Eight Days." 'A Strange
Passenger" 1.-THE Muquaddam of Spins,' y
and poetry. Littell d Co., Boston, are
the publishers.
''The Overland Monthly" for June
COlllDltlSS LllC Oh T, OWlll y
original letters and papers in the Sonora
matter. There is republished from Con-
gressional documents the official CORE
Spondence between the United States and
France on the subject, certain of DIR.
Gwin's letters having been intercepted;
the late Senator's son-in-law, i. J. Cole
man, adds facts of historic importance.
There is memorial paper upon DIR. John
lie Conte, by acting President Martin
Kellogg. The illustrated articles are:
Outing and Sports on the Pacific" a
yachting article, with sketches by Lyon
and Miss Williams, and reproductions of
photographs. and written by Charles G..
Yale, an enthusiastic yachtsman.
"Harper's Weekly for May 18th is a
number of especial attractiveness and
beauty. The full-page engraving, "Tan-
dem Parade in Central Park" is a tri-
umph of the illustrators art. There is a
beautiful study in yellow and white light,
and tull-page picture giving the por-
traits full lengthy of the Board of Bishops
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, there
being sixteen figures in the picture. There
IS also view OF an illumination in San
Francisco in honor of the visit of the
President. The matter, selected. origi-
nal, news and editorial, is all of high
order.
Entertainment" for May has: "What
the Children Can Do" "a Children's
Day Service for Sunday-school;" IAN
Art Party;" "a Flower Dinner and a
Buttercup Breakfast three good enter
tainments; the first installment of series
of lessons on riding, for women; a col
lection of Rotations suitable for Decora-
ton Day; 1.-THE School of Church Work -
by Rev. j. w. Geiger; lessons on 1.-THE
Church." and 1.-The Object of Organiza-
tion;n THE Sunday-school Black board, -
and other features. Entertainment
Bureau, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
"Macmillan's Magazine" for May
macmillan 81 Co., New York and Lon
dom has these papers: "Samela," by c..
w. Hartley; English War-Songs,' by
George Saintsbury; ''The Centenary of
Boswell" by DIR. Birbeck Hill; ''Some
Old German Humorists," by c. III. Her.
ford; TYPES tor the Blind" by L. W.
Carter; Theodore de Banviile," by Ar
thur Symons; 'Schoolmasters in Coun-
cil," by p. A. Wright Henderson; pete
Warlow's End" by George Flambra"
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly
Mrs. Frank Leslie, New York; is a
charming number, freely-indeed. pro-
fusely-illustrated and rich in choice
matter. The illustrated article on New
Orleans is timely and very interesting.
The New Noon lowell, Mass.) for
May is at hand, and, as usual, is well
filled with wholesome reading for young
and old. 1t IS a cheap but excellent maya
zine.
BREWERS ASSOCIATION.
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