The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-05

| saw during his visit to the various places of
| which he writes The books are of that
| class which should be found in the library of
| every one who admires clear and instruct
| i've account Of laceS and people of which
| he has no personal knowledge and of which
he desires to inform himself.
Mrs Jonathan Abroad" an illustrated
| book, las been issued by the Argonaut Pup
| fishing Company of New York. The book
| Is descriptive of Americans who have taken
| up a home on the European continent and
| of American girls who have married titles.
| For a rason d'etre, tile author writes:
This is work of charity. So much mac
| curacy. so much falsehood, so much arrant
rubbish is annually written by society writ
| ers and new paper correspondents, alike En-
glish and American, about the so-called
American Colony in London that it be-
comes work of positive charity to set mat
tiers straight for once and furnish accurate
data" The book closes with list Of all the
American ladies Of flank.
The September number of "Ihe Pacific
mento, shows great Improvement over pre-
viOus issues and is really a very readable
number. General r. II. Orion, A. e., con-
tributes continuation Of his - History of
California Volunteers During tile Civil
War in fact he was tie last California
volunteer in the United States service.
Colonel Perrie Kewen, A. A. G., also has an
article, Battle of Los Angeles, an Incident
of the American Conquest of California
Brigadier- General J. w. b. Montgomery and
the field and staff officers of the Sixth In
fantry, n. G. c., are the subjects of the two
illustrations.
Tie leading article in the October number
of Forum is by Bishop Huntington of
New York on Social Problems and the
Church." Thomas Magee of this city pre-
sents n comprehensive paper in which he
demonstrates in a very clear manner how
the Chinese menace the world and gives
his reasons for fearing the very rapid con-
troll BY Chimes, OF many of the great indus
tries of the civilized world by reason of their
cheap living and enduring qualities as labor
ers Bethany in First Steps Toward Ma
gramme for Immediate action. There are
number of other interesting papers pre-
scented in this issue.
mora; Dolls House." and "GhOSts,"
bound in cloth, have been issued blythe Lily
Publishing House of Chicago These are
two of the most powerful and popular of
Henrick Ibsen's dramas They were trans
lated by Frances Lord, who was the first
translator to Introduce Ibsen's writings to
the Englisl-reading people, and this volume
Is the only American edItl0n OF her trans
lati0n. Ghosts conimends Itself TO lneoSo-
phlSts and Christian Scientists. those VINO
have read any previous edition OF these
dramas VIII be interested In the preface 10
this edition, which Is great help to right
understanding oil the poets thoughts.
In the October number of " The Magazine
of American History" the contributors
present a rare combination of ealnence in
the scholarly world. The opening article is
on the Sources and Guarantees of
National Progress, from the pen OF the
well ana favorabiy known historian, Rev. Il.
). Storrs, when IS procession oil brilliant
pas>a9eS-citar- Iorclplr, suggestive, SNOW
ing with marye0us grace and power what
DriurlnpS upVpODpu the little settlements
INTO great nation. Ihis number also con-
tains articles of the greatest value to the
student OF American history.
Hungry Joe, or the Bunco Band of Con-
fidence Crooks.'' is the title of a book writ
ten by Inspector Murray of the New York
police and published by Laird 81 Lee, Chi
cagO. This book, which is correct picture
of the manner in which sharpers IN the
East pick up innocent strangers and fleece
them, is one, which, if read by people I'M
used TO city ways, would teach them many
lesson that would be of great value when
did in New York is being done by others OF
his class in other cities.
In the October issue of 'The Arena" the
progressive and wide-awake magazine pub
iished in Boston, there are an unusual num-
Der of most interes ting articles on topics
presents many bright and able reviews. One
of the NEST prominent articles is one against
the death penalty by DIR. George +. Shrady
of New York, and Que on the Postmaster
General and the censorship of morals, which
deals with the recent attempt on the part OF
the postal authorities to suppress Tolstoi's
work.
"The New England Magazine" for October
has another interesting article or the cotton
industry, in which George Rich of the BOs-
ton Journal presents a complete survey of
the development of the industry in New
En- he TINA Of SIator to ba
emit The stories presented are exceptionally
good. One is by Mrs. Annie Howells Ere
Ghetto. a sister of w. ID. Howels. The
number closes with stirring article on the
Indian question by Herbert Welsh, Secre-
tary of the Indian Rights Association.
THE Buccaneers and MaroonerS of Amer
ica," being an account OF the famous adven-
lures and daring deeds If certain notorious
freeboo.ers of the Spanish main, will soon
be issued by Mcmillan & Co. of New York.
The book will be edited and illustrated by
Howard Pyle. The same firm will publish
Gladstone's new book entitled Landmarks
Of Homeric Study" whch the author writes
was planned Tor America. The form OF 1T
seems 10 me TO De mere suited Ior an Amer
lean public
The John W. Lowell Company of New
York presents to the reading public in
neatly bound volume, "The Miscellaneous
Writings" of Julia Nj. Thomas, the well
and favorably known founder of psyche
physical culture In includes. a visit to the
Thousand Islands, San francisco sketches,
the Needs of the Gil, Mormon letters and
other sketches, which make book that
may be taken up at any time and read with
pleasure and profit
The last stage of the account of Elizabeth
Bisand's flying trip around the world, which
has delighted so many readers, is printed in
the October issue of Cosmopolitan" and is
splendid close to what has been very in
tar M n
this issue are "a Successful Man" by Julien
Gordon, and Miss Devllet, by Macdongall
Buel. A number oil well written and finely
illustrated articles added, make this COM
plete magazine.
Tie New York Ledger for October 4th
is mine OF interesting fact and fiction re-
gardinng the South, both the new and the
old 1t leads off with brilliant sketch of
the late Henry w. Grady, Journalist, orator,
patriot, written by Oliver Dyer, in which the
effect on the New South OF Grady's life
work Is fully explained. Other very inter-
eStiDp SIX tchpS follow,