The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1894-11-13
SACRAMENTO DAILY NOVEMBER 49, 1894

SIDES OF all the questions involved. The
DOCK VIII lind place in the best libra
fles, public and private, everywhere.
Inc worlds Parliament of Religions
convened at the Worlds Fair at Chicago.
mas been reported. described. illustrated
III Two volumes, edited by Rev. DR.. Bar
rows, Chairman of the General Com
mlttee OF the Parliament. In many
respects II was the most extraordinary
Fe!glous conVocation ever held All re-
hglons OF leading character were repre-
sented by the more distinguished men of
the orders, from the Greek Church to the
buddhist, the Catholic. to the sects of
the Protestants, the Confucians, the Bra
MINIS, the followers of Mahomet, the Ar
menlans, the lsraelites. the Parsees, the
Shlnto sect of Japan, and numerous
others The book is a very complete re-
port OF the proceedings of the Congress.
IL Is illustrated prOfusely and richly, and
Is printed eXceilently. 1t would have
Deen more desirable work had it been
divided into four, or at least three vol
ulnes. 1t is published by the Parliament
Publishing Company of Chicago.
Inc Mountains of California" is a
volume from the press Of the Century
company. New FORK. 1t is freely illus
traled and is OF 3Sl pages. Perhaps no
man Is better qualified to write of our
mountains than the naturalist Muir. He
80 NNoS pax "a LIS SdlilOTnld
lie III our hills, among glaciers and the
upper Sierra Nevada Ranges, and has,
from pure love of nature in her mountain
| moods, made them the study OF his ma
turer years. Emerson said of Muir after
tour with him through the Yosemite
region, he IS more wonderful than
Ihoreau." Much of the text in the vol
ume has been seen in papers by Muir.
contributed TO the Century Magazine"
In book form these and other chapters
are more valuable to the people who wish
10 inform themselves fully concerning
the natural history OF our glorious
mountain ranges, which are ever in
view, no matter where in the State we
may travel.
The North American Review for No
Fember New ork) Is at hand. It's lead
| ing paper is by Secretary OF the Navy
Herbert on The Recent Fight OF the
aIu River" 1t is followed by a paper
by the Japanese Minister on 1.-The War
III The orient" Senator Mitchell tells us
now law IS made. Captain Mahan, u. S,
/ N, and Lord Charles Beresford. r. n.
treat OF the possibilities OF an Anglo
American reunion. Bishop Merrill treats
OF The Evolution of Political Parties. -
Amelia Il. Barr OF the "Modern Home. -
Elizabeth Bisland of 1.-THE Education of
a Daughter" G. n. Bennett of Free
Coinage in Mexico" Max O'Ren of
French and Anglo-SaXon Immorality.n
! while the Presidents of the Chambers of
| Commerce of Boston, Cincinnati and
New Orleans and of the Merchants Elk
change at st. Louis consider the "Busi-
ness Revival"
The overland Monthly" bound, and
constituting Vol. XXIII., is at hand
from the San Francisco publishers. 1t
| emDraces the numbers of this REPRESENT
atlVe periodical from January TO June,
! a Two To-.
It's right 10 live by long survival. 1t has
seen several pretentiOus rivals born, and
peen IN at their funerals. 1t is fair,
scholarly, eXposltOry of the best interests
OF the State, and in a literary sense is the
promoter of home talent in fiction.
poetry and general writing. II is mag
aZlne that does honor to the State. and
credits highly the editorial and man
agerlaI capacity that gives it momentum.
Good Night, Schatz'' is the title of a
pamphlet play for amateurs, by Adolph
Hepner OF the st. Louis Idge6tut. 1t is
from the press OF the St. Louis News
| Company. Just why the author of this
SHY monograph wrote it we are unable
to discover. The thing is absolutely
luloIlc IN us slckenlng repetition of kisses
ana embraces. The young man and
young woman who attempt to enact it
must be lost TO all sense OF decency. The
text, loo, Is Iabored and the idioms are
often difficult to understand.
John NJ. Taylor has given to the read
ing public most charming work i'm his
"Maximillian and Carlotta," or ''Story
OF Imperialism" We have seldom had
In hand more entertaining and sympa-
thetic work. 1t is a pitifuI story. fulf of
ambitions, tears and madness. The story
OF the unhappy royal couple who were
lovers, as are only the very few of their
rank, is told with touching gentleness.
but without any concealments. Press of
u. L. Putnam's Sons, New York.