The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-05-13
new PUBLICATIONS.

Exceptionally interesting and hand
some illustrations accompany the large
and varied contents of the May issue of
birthplace of Hon. James G.. Blaine, at
West Brownsville, Penn, forms the
frontispiece, and a view Of the famous
Havmarket of Chicago appears, with
some vignettes of the improved portion
of Jackson Park, the site of the Worlds
Fair. "a Haytien Fisherman is full of
character, and cupid on the Watch"
Curiosity Rewarded" Rustic Court
ship" are admirable reproductions of
artistic masterpieces. The following
comprise the contents: practical Aids
to Fine Printing" by an inland printer;
''Private Libraries in New York. by w.
I. Way; Printing Half-Tone Plates" by
thete of America and the Nine Hour
Question, "iby union printer" Printing
in the Future" by o. V. L.; "To the APP
prentice in the Pressroom," by w. f.
Thomas; Neglected Phases of Proof
Teading,n by J; McAllister; Essay OF. on
by a. Scholl from the French of NJ.
Motteroz; Etiquette of Cards and
Heraldry." by Conrad Lutz; ''Illustra-
tons of Chicago: Birthday of George
w. ChildS''; Annual Convention OF the
International Typographical Union;
oNOll6gc-lrallleQ y OurllallSlS anu L TluLeI
Journalists; 1.-The City of the Columbian
Exposition; Patents of Interest to
Printers" by Franklin II. Hough; recent
interpretations, correspondence, books,
authors and kindred subjects, together
with large amount of other valuable
original and selected matter.
The May ''Wide Awake" opens with
delightfully."- fantastic and oriental rhyme
descriptive of the birth of the gamut. 1t
iS Inv frhnrprl BROWN Tho Loading article
is Miss Fordham's description Of "A Me-
diaval Stronghold" Philip Hale's story,
"a Grain of Sand" is one of the good
things. Miss Helen Gray Cone tells about
"a Picture Book of 1889" Alexander
Black has an unique sleeping-car story,
Upper Nine.' NJ. B. Ryerson con-
tributes a story of a little studio girl,
Phoebe Stout-Sculptor." There is a
bright story for Decoration Day, almost
Deserter," by Marian Brastow, and n
stirring ode for the same memorial occa-
sion, addressed to American boys and
girls-"Decoration Day" by Elbridge 5.
Brooks. Mrs. Emma Huntington Mason
has set of verses, My Lady of Make
Believe" Lieutenant-ColonelT horndille
gives an account of Getting Away From
Gibraltar" James Mooney of the Patent
Office at Washington describes 1.-THE In
dian Awl Game" William Lee Howard
tells of his funny experience with young
L
Jack Brereton" and 1.-The Lance of
Kanana" are brought to an end. There
are verses, sketches, and pictures in
goodly number, and the department of
Men and Things" is full Of variety.
The founder of the "Wide Awake"
Daniel Lothrop, who recently died, is
given a memorial page. ID. Lothrop q
Co., Boston, publishers.
The Magazine of American History"
for May New York. has an attractive Ia
BILE of contents. The frontispiece is fine
portrait of John Quincy Adams. The
opening paper is brief sketch of "The
Ingham Portrait of De Witt Clinton"
The second, Colonial Memories and
| Their Lesson" uniquely illustrated.
THE Rejection of Monroe's Treaty. by
Henry Adams, is an excerpt from his
| History of the United States. - 1.-The Old
and the New in History" two sonnets
from the pen of w. l. Crandall. The long
est article in the number is "Hulps Sur
render of Detroit, 1872" written by his
pen portrait of "Rev. Charles III. Park
hurst, d. D." did the Morse Discover
| American by d. II. Dubois, a scholarly
study. 1.-THE Youth Of George Washing
ton," by the well-known expert scholar,
DIR. Toner of Washington, d. C. AN
drew Jackson and David Crockett" from
the "reminiscences Of Colonel Chester, by
H. S. Turner. Colonel Charles Ledyard
Norton continues the History of the
United States in Paragraphs in the Ala
bama field. The notes. queries, replies,
societies and book notices are in separate
departments, and of the first moment to
students and readers. 1t is a magazine
without dull page.
Breezy, seasonable, a magazine for
ladies and gentlemen from cover to cover,
is ''Outing" for May (241 Fifth avenue,
New York;. The splash of waters, the
ru stle of leaves, the spirit of pure, out
door, healtbful pastimes, enliven its
eighty handsomely-illustr pages.
| The contents are: "By Wheel from Havre
10 Paris by J. W. Fosdick,, illustrated;
George Dale's Ambition" by Lorenzo
Griswold; May Rides" by Jessie f.
O'Donnell; ga Bout With Kingfish,"
by Ed w. Sandys, illustrated; "Harry's
Career at YALE" by John S. Wood, illus
trated; 1.-THE International Field Trials
of 1891" by Damon" illustrated: "a
Day With Gun and Canoe by NO
mona Gilman, illustrated; THE Evolu-
ton of the Forty-six Footers" second
paper, by George 4. Stewart, illustrated
by CozZens; "Race-courses of the East"
by Francis Trevelyan, illustrated by by
Stull; 1.-The Training OF the Harvard In
tercollegiate Team of 1891" by John Cor
bin, illustrated: 1.-The Maryland National
Guard" by Hanson Hiss; "From the
German Ocean to the Black Sea" (con-
tinued), by Thomas Stevens, illustrated,
and the usual editorials, poems, records,
etc.
The complete novel in "Lippincott's
Magazine" for May (Philadelphia), 1.-The
Golden Fleece" is by Julian Hawthorne,
who conducts his readers to the Pacific
Slope and the borders of the desert. In
the Journalist Series w. j. c., Meighan
recounts the exploits and trials of the
| travelling correspondent. In the Athletic
Series Thomas Stevens glorifies his pur-
suit. ''The Good Gray Poet" Walt
| Whitman. is celebrated in essay by Will
| lam s. Walsh. Floyd B. Wilson has a
paper on Personal Economics in Our
| Colleges" and Mr.. Moulton one on J. NJ.
Barrie, the Scottish novelist. J. Y. Tay-
! lor advocates the use of the violin bv
| ladies. Philomen Hemsley, in AFTER
dinner Botany" traces the relationship
! between certain edible and other plants.
/ Mrs. Alice Wellington Rollins contrib
utes two pages of miscellaneous refiec-
| tons. The department ''As 1t Seems,
discusses Conscience in the Types"
''Perils of the Pave" "A Quadrennial
| Woe" and ''Littleism," the latter new
1 word of Mrs Athartor,S rThara o-o