The morning call., 1890-10-26

early number, will be accompanied with an
| introduction by Hon. Whitelaw Reid. the
Minister of the United States 10 France,
who will select the extracts.
l. OF the many paper-covered novels which
are placed before the reading public of the
Union there are none that attract so much
| attention, and deservedly SO, as those issued
by the United States Book Company, for
merly the John W. Lowell Company of New
York, and popularity known as THE
Lowell International Series" The works of
| fiction that appear in this series are all by
writer's OF established reputation and are
published by special arrangements of the
company with the authors. They are works
of fiction of the times, and may be read
with pleasure by those who are fond of
good novels. "A Marked Man." by Ada
Cambridge, princess Sunshine" by Mrs:
J. Riddell. author of "A Struggle for Fame"
The Nuns Curse" and other works;
and " Lover or Friend" by Rosa Nouche,te
Carey, author of Not Like Other Girls"
Moncure d. Conway, by a happy inspi-
ration, was some time since led to trace
George W ashington's Rules of Civility'' to
a French source. and to detect their RESENT
blance TO treatise sent by the Jesuit monks
of tue College of La Fleche to those of the
College at Pont-a-Mou-son in 1895; and to
another version published in London in 1910
by Francis Hawkins, preco .ious child of
siOns has enabled him 10 restore passages in
! the RULES Of Washington which are de-
posted in the archives at Washington, and,
| having been gnawed by rats, We're previously
illsgible. He describes IN his interesting ana ma
| scholarly preface the probable genesis OF the
rules. The United States Book Company
| has arranged TO issue the book early IN No
| vember.
General John Bidwell is to contribute to
"lhe Century Magazine" three papers OF
| Renaissance on the early days OF California.
| One of these, describing the first organized
| movement to California across the plains.
| which occurred in the spring of 1911, is 10 be
! published in the November number of the
| magazine. General Bidwell, then youth of
| less than 81 was himself q member of this
party. In the December number of "The
| Century General Bdwell will write OH
| California Before the Gold Discovery" and
| n month or two later he will give recollec-
| tons of the conquest of California: General
| BidwelPs article in the November Sen
| tury" is the first OF the series on "The Gold
Hunters of California which will appear in
| that magazine during the coming year.
| Our Italy is the suggestive title of an
article Mhich Charles Dudley Warner con-
tributes to the November issue OF "Harper's
Magazine" Italy" he writes, sis the land
! of the Imagination, but the sensation of first
| beh0lding it from the northern heights,
| aside from lis associations OF romance and
| poetry, can be repeated in our own land by
| whoever will cross the burning deserts of
| Colorado or the savage wastes OF the
AIoiave wilderness of stone and sage-bruSh,
and come suddenly, as he must come by
| train, into the bloom of Southern Califor
MA This, the first of Il series of papers
on this unique and delightful corner of our
| country, will be enriched by Illustrations
| from photographs and from drawing.
| A man of truly heroic make was DR.. Sam
| uel Gridey Howe, whose life-story is told by
his daughter, Mrs. Florence Howe Hall, in
the November wide Awake" published by
the ID. Lathrop Company OF Boston. The
| article takes its title, "A Modern Hero"
| from Whittier noble poem of which DIR.
| Howe was the subject; the article is accom-
| panied by a portrait OF this great champion
| of the blind and OF all distressed souls,
| painted in his young manhood, by Miss Jane
| Stuart, the daughter Of Gilbert Stuart, the
| artist. Golden Margaret" by James Purdy.
| an episode of the Civil War; is the initial
story of the number. The balance of the
| magazine is made up Of brilliant sketches
that will please its many young readers.
The third year of the National Young
Folks Reading Circle provides for special
courses of reading as well as a general
course The special courses include read
ings in English or American history, govern
| ment, liter nature, etc, also courses in science
and art. In the general course are in
cuded such authors as Hawthorne, Charles
Kingsley, T., b.. Aldrich, Louise Alcott,
| James Baldwin, Washington Irving, Horace
| Z. Scudder, Mary Mapes Dodge, John Fiske,
Walter Scott, etc. The central Office is in
| Champaign, i'll. The organization affords
| excellent help to those who wish to read
reasonable number OF the best books each
year.
The Worthington Company of New York
announces the early publication Of As
| bein," from the life of vrtuoso by 0ssip
Schubin, translated by Elsie l.. Lathror.
This is musical novel, interesting to all
| lovers of music. 1t introduces under the
name Boris Lensky the great artist and
composer Anton Rubinstein, his life, genius
| and faults, and gives true account of his
romantic courtship and marriage to Rus
| sian Princess, his concert tour in America,
and the production of several important
musical compositions in Europe. 1t also
| describes his style of playing and the pecu-
liar characteristics Of his compositions
1t is doubtful whether the survey of the
| great railroad in the Andes surpassed in
| danger and stirring adventures the exploits
| of the engineering party led by Robert
| Brewster Stanton last winter through the
| canyons of the Colorado. In less than 800
| miles $50 rapids, falls and cataractS were en-
| countered. Mr.. Stanton will describe this
| expedition in the November "ScribneTs." A
| remarkable series If photographs was taken,
| some of which will be used to Illustrate the
| article.
A splendidly illustrated paper on Henry
| Nj. Stanley; His Career and Achi evements,"
| by George c. Hnriburt, Secretary of the
| American Geographical Society. is the lead
| ing one in the November number of Frank
| Leslies Popular Monthly" and it makes it
| an exceptionally interesting one. 1t is
| graphic review of the explorers eventful
| life on the Dark Continent. In the same
| number Felix Oldboy asks and answers the
| question, "Who Was Charlotte Tempe?''
The Old Westinghouse" including
''Vacation Papers," by Rev. A. NJ. Cotton,
| is book said 10 be full of intellectual fire
] onl finn trpatIpp n great ynratv uf sinh
| jects, in the richest vein OF humor, and coca
| siOnally bubbling over with laughter. 1t is
picture of New England life, manners
customs, pecuiarities and idiosyncrasies
from ancient times down TO the present. 1t
will be published in a few days by the
| Worthington Company of New York.
| Rufus Fairchid Zogbaum, in the Novem-
| Der "Scribner's defends the officers OF the
white Squadron" from the charges of undue
| severity OF discipline which have been cir
| culated by the newspapers. 40 those cog
infant of the true condition of affairs on the
| fleet" he says, "some of these reports would
| be almost comical i'll their absurdlty, were
it not for the false impression they are calcu-
lated to convey to the mind of the public"
| The November number of 'The Ladies'
| Home Journal opens with an interesting
| article on how TO train the voice written by
| Campanini, the famous tenor. This is fol-
lowed OH The Liberty of Our Daughters"
| by Mrs. Admiral Dahlgren, and Il number
OIL QUIET tNab MAKE tlllS mum UtT Oh
| special interest to those ladies who want to
know what is new and important TO the sex.
| A likeness Of Brevet Major General Au-
gust V. Kauz. Colonel of the Eighth United
States Infantry. is the subject of the frontis-
| piece of the November number of United
| Service" Those who are interested in liter
AZURE of the war will find a readable sketch
/ of General Albert Sidney Johnston by Colo
| mel Albert g. Bracket, U. S. a, who gives
| his personal recolections of the man.
Funk & Wagnalls, of New York, will dur
| ing this month issue Edwin Arnod's new
| poem, "The Light of the World" 1t will
| be presented with an introduction by Rich
| ard II. Stoddard and will be illustrated with
| reproductions of Hoffman's Life of Christi
| The poem will also be copi0usly annotated.
| z II. w. French, author of "Our BOYS in
China +" and "Our Boys in India" has
| written for the american Authors Series
very interesting story entitled "Out of the
| Night" and it has been published by the
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