The record-union., 1893-03-25
new PUBLICATIONS.

new PUBLICATIONS.
J. ]. Laracy (Postoffice Box 42Sl is the
agent for Sacramento, county and city,
for a new and most interesting volume
from the press of 4. NJ. Thayer q Co.,
Boston, entitled The Story of Our Post
office, the Greatest Government Depart
ment in all its Phases" by Marshall
| Gushing, chief on the staff of Post
master-General Wanamaker during his
successful administration of the Postal
Department of the United States. The
book contains nearly $50 pages and is
illustrated with over 45O hali-tone en-
cravings. y more exhaustive work con-
cerning Government department we
have not seen. 1t is not only a history OF
the postal service of the Nation, but it is
an almost dramatic recital at times of the
activities related to that service, and also
EN- braces very largely.the life history of
a host OF men of national fame who have
had to do in one way or another with the
/ postal service. All the details of work in
/ the Postoiiice Department are set forth,
aud'a great deal Of such minutlc is new TO
/ the general public. There is 4 rich
/ fund of anecdOte in the book,
and a great deal OF romantic recital in
connection with the inspector and detect
i've service of the department. The stories
of frauds attempted through the mails
is one OF profound and III times of start
/ ling interest, Two OF the final chapters
| of the book sketch the life of the cX-POst-
master-ieueral, John Wanamaller, and
give views OF mis- home ana business
/ houses, and sketch something of his re-
( ligiOus and philanthropic work and tnat
OF the men who have labored with him.
PM fIasa It
! value; the book is complete without
| them; its real interest is in the history
and details Of the Po,tOtiice Department
! and the postal service OF the Nation. The
! book is one OF vivid interest. splendidly
illustrated and, all in all, is one OF the
/ best subscription works put upon the
/ market i'll recent years.
''rhe Bride OF -nielice" is hand
somely printed novel Issued by the
author, Ada l.. HaIstead, lsan francisco
a her own publisher. II has already
/ run well into second edition, having
/ had an excellent sale. The plot is a worry
dramatic one, the story is we'll told, and
( the interest is kept alive throughout, III
/ 40 time Haggy. In short, it is a seHsI-
| tional novel Of q pronounced order. 1t is
! faulty only IN The dictiOn, which is quite
too tiorid and airy to be fitted TO The say
/ ingS OF modern people, even OF the most
aristocratic types. If the author, no has
facility of expression and Is i5iiclt0us IN
description, made more practical and
common place her several lovers and
/ herOlnes and villains, there would be q
close relation between the characters
SketcheI and the times in which they
moved. But the torid style OF the
author will meet the tastes Of very large
class OF readers for whom there can
scarcely be too much of the romantic,
even upon sLilts. The author is a native
( daughter CT California, having been born
/ i'll Placer County auu claiming the ro-
mantle town of Dutch Flat as the place OF
her birth.
Several features of more than ordinary
/ interest Will contribute - the attractive
( ness and permanent value Of the last
/ number of 'Harper's Weekly" PrOmi-
nent among these is an article by W. 5.
/ Harwood on the lumber industry, In
/ the Minnesota Pines" very fully illus
/ trated from photographs: an account OF
| the recent great fire III Boston, also Illus
/ trated; fuIl-page reproduction of Deans
! beautiful painting Peace" with appro-
/ pirate comment; and Il tront-page Illus
tration of n Chicago hotel lobby in win
ter, drawn by T. de Thulstrup. There
are also illustrations Of the new Hotel
! Waldorf. The Caravel "Santa Maria -
built in exact imitation OF Columbus
! flagship OF the same name, is described
and illustrated. The literary features OF
the number are of high order, and in
clude an illustrated comedy by Brander
Matthews, entitled "The Decision of the
| Court" besides the usual variety OF
timely articles, poems, etc.
J portrait Of II. r. II. the Duchess OF
| Fife graces the front page of "Cas-
sells Family Magazine' for April. On
don on Barge" In the "Jsland of Six
| Shadows" we meet with strange advent
ures. Under the title. "This Too, Too
Solid Flesh" the Family Doctor offers
excellent advice The romantic story oil
How an Old Tale Came True" follows,
which in turn is followed by New
Mount Mellick Work" "a Talk With
Sir George Reid, P. r. S. A." is reported,
with illustrations, by Raymond Blath-
wayt. AN Old Maids Secret" is a pa
thetic story. animal Humor'': Foot
ball-Past and Present. will interest the
boys of the family, while the "Chit-chat
on Dress" will interest and instruct the
women. The "Gatherer'' is full Of practi-
cal news. Cassell Publishing Company.
New York and London.
The March "Social Economist New
York, is unusually strong; the solution
of the Silver Problem" il offered in its
trenchanJ editorial article; "A War
Against War" is by Johannes H. Wisbv:
THE Presidency of the United States. -
| by Charles Frederic Adams, proposes a
| modern and democratic" amendment ia
the Constitution; IAN Educator on the
Failure of Education" by Edward p.
North; Liquor and Politics." by KEN
per Bocock. tersely presents the reason
why the liquor question should have nc
place in politics; "a Hint to Social Re-
formers" by Norris Jackson; 1.-The Econ
omics of Advertising" by Emerson p.
| Harris, considers the scientic ruiSoi cpctre
of an essential industrial factor: and cur-
rent literature and the events and poten-
tial possibilities of the month are passed
! in review.
The "Santarian'' for April (Dr. A. n,
Bell, Brooklyn, New York;, besides
valuable reports, statistics, ETC., has these
papers: Need of Sanitary Supervision
of Schools" Jerome Walker; New York
! Quarantine" report Of Committee on
Hygiene, State Medical Society; ''Sani-
tary Condition of New York" report OF
Committee on Hygiene, County Medical
Society; National Health Service in
Congress-" Special Committee Report.
State Medical Society; THE National
| Quarantine Law; sanitation, Moabil-
ity, and Mortality Statistics of the Navy
Surgeon Brownies Report'':
"Iquique-Its Local Conditions and Gil
mate" Geo. II. Cooke; Medals, Jetons
and Tokens Illustrative of Sanitation. y
II. r. Storer: classification of Mineral
Waters" \. n. Bell.
The kindergarten Magazine for March
! (Woman's Temple, Chicago has these
papers, besides the departments of Prac-