The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-21
LITERARY NOTES.

TENS" In this essay Professor Darwin
attempts in an original manner to recon-
ellie the nebular hypothesis and the me-
te9rlc theory. Though dealing with a
tive, he expresses himself with great SIM
pllclty and ciearness. Accompanying this
article is a new and remarkable celestial
photograph which seems TO show in actual
formation great system, all exactly accord
ing to the programme of the nebular n.y.
pothesis.
The birth of a great industry-the produc-
ton and marketing of petIoeun-will be
described Ivy Professor j. S. Newberry in an
article on THE First Oil Welr' in ''Harper's
Magazine" for October. When, about thirty
years ago, the great oil wells of Western
Pennsylvania were opened, it was generally
supposed that crock oil, as it was called,
was newly discovered material. But the
pennsylvania wells were by no means the
first. Professor Newberry traces the history
OF petroleum back TO remote period Of an
tiquity. and shows not only that it was
commodity known in certain Asiatic coun-
tries thousands OF Years ago, but that the de-
posts In Western Pennsy lyania were pfoba-
bly, known and utilized by a prehistoric peo-
pie In the same issue Anna G. Brackett
VIII contribute fantasy entitled The
Strange Tale of Typewriter The type
writer in question is a machine, not an oper
ator OF machine, and the moral which is
deduced from the story is always read an
author in his own language"
The John W. Lowell Company the United
States Book Company OF New York have
recently issued work containing two very
clever novelties, bound in one volume, the
first by Frank Barrett. called The Snug
ger's Secret" and the second, :" Ida" by
Mabel Collins. Barrett's reputation as a
writer of stories connected with the sea Is
taking first rank. The stories are exciting
and thoroughly original In =" Ida" Mabel
Collins has drawn a picture of life in Mo
rocco, which, while it is not lacking in vivid
colOring, is especially interesting through
the insight which it gives into both high and
low life in that strange land. This writer
seems to have abandoned her work upon
occult themes for the time and is devotng
herself to an entirely new style of literary
work. The Confessions of Woman"
from her pen, will create sensation, touch
ing as 1t does upon the marriage question,
and placing the subject before the reader in
maryelously realistic lights.
sitting Matrimony," by Cora Camera,
author of Society Rapids" published by T.
b. Peterson IL Bros, Philadelphia, is a
pleasing and readable society novel, with
the scene laid by turns in New York. Wash
ington and the South The heroine is Paul
inc Berneer, the daughter of a Congress-
man, and the hero Graham Graie. cynical
New Yorker, with mystery hanging over
his life. Both the personages are opposed
to matrimony, and their spirited arguments
form much of the interest of the book.
Eventually, however. Graie falls in love
with Miss Berneer, and expresses his passion
in the most decided manner. The book is
full OF minor characters all sketched in life
like way-the author having been particu-
larry successful in depicting Southern ne
gro,s who remained in their old homes after
the war had given them their freedom. For
sale by all news-dealerS.
Robert Brewster Stanton. chief engineer
Of the party which last winter made peril
Gus survey for a railway through the entire
length OF the canyons of the Colorado, will
describe the adventures of that journey in
an early number of "Scribner's Magazine"
No party has ever before traversed these
canyons except that of Major j. W. Powell
in 1863, and Mr.. Stant0n's expedition is the
first that has ever made continuous trip
along the waters of this river from its head
10 its mouth In the same number Rufus
+. Zogbaum, in the second of his "White
Squadron" articles, will describe harbor-life
as seen from an American man-of-war in
the ports of Lisbon, Gibraltar, Tangier and
Port Mahon. The illustrations are all from
the authors drawings.
The latest of the volumes treating of the
Famous Women of the French Court"
translated from the French of lmbert de
Saint-Amand by I. S. Perry, and issued by
the Scribners, is entitled "CitiZeness Bona
parte." 1t sketches tae career of Josephine
from the time of her marriage to the period
of Napoleon's consuiship, covering the most
romantic and happy portion of her life, and
includes the campaign in Italy. the expedi-'
ton 10 Egypt, and NapOlt0nS subsequent
personal success and triumph at Paris. The
former volumes are entitled The Wife Of
the First Consul, The Happy Days of the
Empress Marie Louise" and Marie An
tonette and the End of the Old Regime"
The September brakes Magazine" opens
with froicsOme frontispiece called Young
Lochinvar." Wifi. Z. Pond writes enter
tainngly of ostrich farming in South AT
RIGA, his article being attractively illustrated.
ris, illustrated, is a capital New England
dialect sketch. Professor Theodore f.
Wolfe contributes most apprecative article
on The Scene of Gray's 'Elegy,' which
is accompanied by fine full page drawing
by F. c. Drake Of the Country Church.
yard in which the poem was written The
drawing is from a sketch made on the spot.
The indefatigable Shakespearean scholar
and editor, DR.. William D. Rolfe, has pre-
pared new edition OF Shakes peare's
POems.' which will soon be issued by Harper
81 Bros This will be the first thoroughly
annotated edition of the poems published in
this country. The notes will embrace the re-
suits of the late investigations and discoveries
relative to the history of the "SUnnetS,' to-
gelher with much photographed and OTHER
information of great value TO the Shakes
pearean student. The text of all the poems
T. b. Peterson & Brothers, of Philadelphia,
have issued number of Mrs Emma d. Z.
n. Southworth's novels in their popular
Twenty-fve-cent Series, including Brio
marte. the Man-hater. Fair Play. Tried for
Her l. ife, How He Won Her, The Captive
Bride, Miriam, the Avenger, or the Bride of
an Hour, Retribution, The Bride Fate, The
Changed Brides, India, or Pearl Of Pearl
River, The Family Doom, Irhe Maiden
Widow, The Discarded Daughter, and The
Bridal Eve.
The September issue of the Overland
Monthly" Is a very interesting CALIFORNIAN
number. 1t contains great many brilliant
wel-written sketches, which contain not
only literary but historic merit. Among the
many articles are: The PiOus Fund of
California" by John T. Doyle; WHO was
Woman's Log of 1s49," by Mrs. John Nc
Dougall, and 1.-The Beginnings of Califor-
nia," by f. l. Vassault.
On October 1st the Open Court Publish
ing Company of Chicago will begin the
publication of new quarterly magazine of
1t will be called The Monist," and the first
number will contain articles by Professor
Z. ID. Cope of Philadelphia, Professor
George j. Romanes of London, NJ. Alfred
Binet of Paris, Professor Ernst Mach of
Prague, Max Dessoir of Berlin and DR..
Mr.. Eugene Field, well known-especially
throughout the West-for his witty coHtri-
buttons to the Chicago press, is the author
of two small volumes about to be published
by the Scribneis, entitled "A Little Book of
Western Verse" and "A Little Book of
Profitable Tales" They are full of the wit,
humOr and pathetic tenderness for which
this author is noted, and are to be issued in
a neat and inviting form, bound in covers of
blue and gold.
Hazel Verne, or The Death Trust by
Ada l.. Halstead, has just been issued as the
September issue of The Pastime Series"
of novels published by Laird Il Lee of Chi
cage. III. 1t is charming story of South
ern life presented by the authoress in a
manner that is attractive and enlists the at
tenti0n Of the reader from the beginning,
carrying it through to the end. II has II
good plot, which is we'll carried out.
The latest issue of Prank Leslie's illus
trated Newspaper" devotes full page to
character sketches from life during the tariff
debate in Washington. 1t also contains a
fine Illustration OF Il morning scene in the
Fast River New York one of the canoe