The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-08-07
new PUBLICATIONS.

Overland Monthly for August will
satisfy the demand of summon readers
for light literature with an outdoor flavor.
and yet has articles that are OF permanent
value. OF the latter, "What Indiana Has
Done for California" by j. A. WOodson.
Is notable. He makes large claims for
Indiana in the development Of the Golden
| State-and proves them by general tig-
ures and special instances-Governors,
Senators, Judges, men OF affairs, men OF
| letters, men prominent in all walks of
| life. Portraits OF many OF these men are
given. The historical portion of the arti-
Gle will also prove of interest to readers
| who care TO be- Informed OF the growth OF
| their country. Another article of great
| historical value is Personal NecOileC-
| tions of Senator Il. s. FOote," by George
| Baber. This takes US back to the eX-
citing discussions that preceded the
civil war, the time when Calitornla's adj
mission to the Union WAS question that
upset the careful compromises OF many
! years. Senator EoOte was prominent in
all of these, and figured afterward in the
| Confederate Congress as a thorn in the
side of President. Davis. The mental at
titude of q man who disapproved OF Sc
cession and Was yet drawn into il by the
| memorable sweep of events is we'll shown
! in this leading example 1t has been lit
tie understood at the North. The bicy-
Gle is treated historically by Il. Ansot.
! 1t is quite suitable that Frenchman
| should treat this subject, because France
has done very much IN the various in
| ventions that have made the modern
! machine. Professor AnsOt writes en-
Enthusiastically and Interestingly OF
this popular theme. There are
! abundant Illustrations to snow the
evolution of the bicycle The editor
IN of init
articles "We!l Worn Trails" by pleas
ing paper on the Capay Valley. where a
! peculiar and striking industrial develop
rnent has resulted from q scheme by
which small purchasers could acquire
land and pay for il out OF the products OF
the land itself. Charles S. Greene in "A
| Prowl for the Picturesque" gives an en-
tertaining account OF trip through the
| Latin quarter of san francisco ana over
| Telegraph Hill. i. ls full of amusing in
cdents, and is we'll illustrated by Tebbs.
! In fiction the number is notable for the
beginning OF u promising serial OF San
Francisco life by Horace Annesley Va
cheil, whose novels, Judge ketchum's
Romance" and The Model of Christian
| Cay" and whose series of short stories
in the Overland, )" The Chronicles Of san
| Lorenzo" have been acceptable to wide
! public. 1.-The Quicksands OF Pactolus"
! treats of the careers OF a San Francisco
railroad magnate and his family, and will
| afford much chance tor discussion and
speculation in society. In sketches.
poems, stories, reviews, editorials, and
all the usual departments, the number is
| up to its usual standard, and an able eX-
ponent of the West Coast.
| The Arena" tor August (Boston) is
| filled with good reading, as usual. Tho
most striking and important paper in the
| mum berthe one that will interest the
| largest number of men and women all
! over the country, is Helen NJ. Gard ner's
| review of recent age-Of-consent leglsla-
| ton in the L nited States. Governor Levi
! p. Morton's picture forms the trontis-
! piece of the number. The Hon. Walter
Clark OF the Supreme Bench of North
| Carolina tells the history Of the "Tele-
| graph in England as department of tho
| British Postal System" Professor George
| ii. Emmott of Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity writes on IAN Arbitration Treaty
! Between Great Britain and the United
! States" Professor Frank Parsons shows
how the 'Municipaization of Electric
! Lighting" would give the people more
light, electric lights in all homes and
| offices, and at two-thirds less cost than
now. This is an important collection of
facts and statistics. B. .. Flower the
editor OF the Review writes a stirring
paper called THE August Present."
| touching upon the social and intellectual
movement of our times in religion, SCI
enco and economic thoughts. a sympo-
siuin OF women, Iona l. Robinson. AL
tona A. Chapman and Frances 4. Rus
sell, discusses the question of us the
Single Tax Enough" Rev. Frank Buff
| tingtOn Nrooman writes on "Pu bic
Health and National Defence" Hon.
John Davis, vi. c., deals with the career
of Napoleon from the Lombroso point of
view, in way different from the hero
| IN, of In
ley, d. D., considers Human Destiny"
from the point of view of orthodoxy.
| George Siddons Robbins discusses "rhe
Middle Ground-W Which Lies Between
Philosophical Anarchy and State Social
ISM" "A Member of the Order" writes
of 1.-THE Brotherhood of India" in ortiz
cism of DR.. Hensoldt Poems and stories
are furnished by Will Allen Dromgoole,
| M. l.. Wells and Annie l.. Muzzey.
| The modern woman is good house
keeper, the modern textbook on house
keeping is liable Talk" filled with
good, sensible suggestions, newest, most
reliable and original recipes. newest
menus and decorations for the table and
| all special occasions-in short, it is one of
| the best and most comprehensive maya
zines obtainsble on household matters; it
is the housekeeper's best friend and safest
| counselor. The August number opens
| with an article on the Kitchen Garden"
! from the pom of Emily Huntington, the
originator of kitchen gardens. 'Our-
selves as Others See U.s." by Mrs. Burton
| Kingsland, an able domestic writer; the
"Housekeepers' Inquiry" department,
filled to Overlooking WITH recipes suited
to the summer months. This department
alone, is. we think, we'll worth the sub
scription price Of the magazine. Mrs.
Myers talks to women, and the Fash
ions' by Miss Forney. and the menus for
each meal in the month by Miss Johnson
are only hint of the good things in this
number. Sample copies are free to
our readers. Published by the Table
Talk Publishing Company. Philadelphia.
From the author, San Francisco, we
have Alfred Roncovieris' Santa Cruz
Carnival March. the Flower Festival
Santa Barbara March and the Del
Monte March. The three pieces are by
| well known band and orchestra leader
and composer. They are handsomely
printed with half-tone engravings on the
title page and portrait of the composer.
Roncoveri is the originator of Illus
trated music and director of the Ameri-
can Concert Band to appear at the State
Fair in September.