The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-02-17
new PUBLICATIONS.

The illustration of the "Review of Re-
views is as timely in the February
number as in any preceding issue. The
1rontlspiece is fine portrait OF Cardinal
Manning. In the Progress of the World
are portraits of Senators Cullom and
Palmer of Illinois, Lord Harrington,
Joseph Chamberlain and Mr.. Collins, Nj.
F., the late Prince Albert Victor, the
Princess May of Teck, the late Emile Gle
Lavelaye, G. W. Childs and a. j. Drexel
Of Philadelphia Mr.. and Mrs. Ballington
Booth of New York, and striking like
ness OF Walt Whitman, with character
istic autograph post card. In the Record
of Current Events are portraits OF the
novelist Guy de Maupassant, the late
khedive, the new Khedive, and the late
Wolcott Balestier. The cartoon DEPART
ment is as interesting as ever, and the
character sketch of David B. Hill begins
with fine full-page portrait of Mr.. Hill,
which is followed by another striking
likeness from a fayorite photograph, and
by portraits of Mr.. Dana of the Sun, Mr..
Howell of the Atlanta Constitution, SEN
ator German, Mayor Grant of New York
City, Richard Croker, the chief of Tam
many, and large number of striking
cartoons reproduced for the most part
from Puck and Judge. Portraits of Mr..
Edgar and Colonel Reeve of Minneapolis.
of Count Tolstoi and his daughter, and of
Madame Novikoff accompany the article
upon the Russian famine. The article
upon the London Polytechnic and its
chicago excursion contains three pOr-
traits and ten other illustrations. Mrs.
Humphry Wards portrait accompanies
the review of her new book, and the re-
view of the first year of the Darkest
England social scheme is well illustrated.
Thus the Review of Reviews" for Feb
ruary is pictorial as well as journal
lstic and literary review and summing
up of the preceding month. The two
opposing articles on David b. Hill of
New York are very timely, in view Of
bis present political prominence.
OF all the charming seed catalogues
issued this year, that of Messrs. James
Nick's Sons of Rochester stands easily at
the head. Its first cover page is dream
of the lovely pink and white Nelly Lewis
caruation, with delightful little scene in
the center. the whole appearing as if a
delicate hand-painted sketch in water
colors. The first twenty-four inside
pages show the new things extant in the
flower and vegetable line, printed in a
royal purple ink on elegant paper. We
are judges of fine work in this line, and
the effect is very pleasing to the eye and
at once captivates the senses. The differ
ent things shown, such as the charmer
pea, golden nugget sweet corn, etc, look
good enough to eat right off from the
printed page. Following these are up
ward Of 100 pages in which are faithfully
depicted the recognized favorites, with
instructions for those who do not know
how. The last the best of all the game"
tits sometimes said, and on the last cover
page is depicted half dozen of the new
brilliant poppy" which contain veri-
tably the gorgeous hues of the rainbow.
Messrs. Wick say this is one of the most
satisfactory novelties they ever offered,
and that it will be sure to please. If it
even comes half as fine as shown it would
make garden very gay. Messrs. Wick
of Rochester, n. Y, will send the cata-
logue on receipt Of 10 cents.
The February Engineering Magazine"
begins with DIR. Chauncey NJ. Depew's
address at the dedication of the Drexel
Institute, Philadelphia, showing the i'm
mense importance to the worlds progress
of the manual training school. 1.-The
Gold-Eields of South Africa" are dis
cuSsed by Gustave Halle, in a literally
illustrated paper. 1.-The Decline in Rail
road Building is treated by Thomas L..
Greene, and american Mining in 1891"
by Albert Williams. Jr. Lieutenant
Colonel w. r. King, of the United States
Engineering School, under the heading
Government Engineering Defended, .
replies to the criticism published last
month by George V. Wisner on the pub
networks service. Gravity Systems of
Water Supply" are described in an illus
trated paper by George w. Rafter; II. c.
Kirk offers some Suggestions Toward
Human Flight" with plans, and Ober-
lin Smith asks who is an Engineer ?''
with view to arriving at the proper use
of this term. All the editorial depart
ments. devoted to mechanics, architect
ure, civil engineering, mining, etc., are
kept up to the usual standard.
The January number Of "Goldthwaite' s
Geographical Magazine" New York.
was by some mishap delayed in reaching
US. But this magazine is of ever living
interest, history maker, and any num-
Der is always in date. The January issue
has, among others, these valuable papers,
beside the regular departments: "The
Ancient Shore Lines of Lake Bonneville -
1.-THE Earthquake of Japan" The Great
Persian Salt Desert" "Origin of Two
coanut," Greenland for the Vacation
| Tourist" 1.-THE First Winter Europeans
Ever Spent in the Arctic Regions y
maps and Map Drawing" by are
the Prairies Treeless ?'' MIR. Winsors
History of Columbus" names Given tc
the Mississippi River" THE Maps OF
North America, River Valleys" "a
River Lost in the Sand" 1.-The Devils
| Pulpit"
January 23d and Both contained French
| Politics." by Gabriel Monod, and ME
moirs of General MARRIOTT" Contempo-
rary; Excursion to Paris: Autumn
| 1851" by Thomas Carlyle, New Review
"Children and Modern Literature" Ma.
tional; "Anuradhapura: e-Christia1
| City," Gordon Cumming; "In the Coun-
try of the Albigeuses" and Incidents in
| the Life of Naturalist" Temple Bar
William Cobbett' and 'In Praise o.
| Mops," Macmillan; "More Indian Birds
and 1.-The Coming of Summer" Long
mans; THAT Foreign Office Bag" anC
Brick Tea" Chambers; with "Pearlin
JEAN" "Pris" and poetry. For tifty-twC
numbers Of sixty-four large pages eact
Tor more than $500 pages a year. the sub
scription price is but So. Littell IL Co.
Boston, are the publishers.
"Outing'' for February is filed with in
teresting and instructive reading matte
embellshed with a great number o
beautiful illustrations, among which ar
a series of reproductions of inetantaneou
photos that have, perhaps, nCt been ex
celled. The contents are: Cycling il
| d-Pacific'; THE st. Bernard Kennel
of America; Cowboy Life-The Trail''
1.-The Game of Curling; Saddle ant
Sentiment; "a Bang at Norwegian
Bear; 1.-THE Lessons of the Hors
Show: college Rowing; "Winte
Smelt Fishing; "The Connecticut Ma
tional Guard; Photography and Ath
| letics'; Uncle Dukes Bar Story''
"Harry's Career at Yale"; "Wapiti Hunt
ing in Manitoba" and the usual edi
torials, records, poems, etc.
''The New England Magazine" TO
February is richly illustrated and has
among other papers these of specia
interest: 'Corot-His Life and Charac
ter" by Camille Thurwanger; ''Storie:
of Salem Witchcraft," by Winfield S
! Nevins; Letters of Wendell Phillips t
Lydia Maria Child, The Prairies anc