The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-04
Magazine and other Notes.

The January number of the North
American Review" opens the one hundred
and fifty-second volume of a periodical in
which public interest does not diminish
with its increasing age. Although truly
venerable in years it is ever fresh and up
with the times III its contents. The present
number furnishes another illustration of
this well-known fact. The two uppermost
questions in the world to-day are doubtless
the Indian question in this country and the
Irish question in Great Britain. Both of
these find adequate treatment in the pages
of the " Review" General Nelson A. Miles
an expert of the very highest authority,
deals with the future of the Indian problem,
and reiterates the view which he expressed
in this magazine thirteen years ago. The
historian, w. Z. Ii. Lecky, writes of Ire
land in tie Light of History" Another
grave question which is pressing for solution
in this country is that of the restriction of
immigration. This finds adequate treatment
at the hands of Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge,
the eminent member Of Congress from Mas
sachusettS. Mr.. Lodge is the author of a
bill on the subject introduced in Congress
since the present session began, and his
views as set forth IN detail will command
attention.
The twenty-fifth volume of the Magazine
of American History is opened with a most
attractive January number. The varied
contributions to this periodical are always
timely and chosen with consummate taste
and discretion. The leading illustrated
paper IOI JIlb ulOUlU, IEOul Tile fPduy pen OF
the editor. is entitled, John Ericsson, the
Builder OF the Monitor" and one of the very
best portraits eXtant OF the great inventor,
10 whose genius our country owes so much,
forms the frontispiece to the new volume.
The second article following, The Bladens-
burg Duelling Ground, uear Washington,
written by Milton L. Adkins, is also hand
somely Illustrated, and like the sketch of
Ericsson is of natural and popular interest.
Inc fresh information contained in both
THESE clever articles is notably worth pre-
serving in permanent form.
The celebrated criminologist, Professor Ce-
sare Lombroso of Turin, contri butes to the
Monlst' for the January quarter. pub
lShed by the Open Court Company of New
ork. the first two of a series of articles
illustrative of the science of criminal an
thr0pology, which has taken such great
strides forward in late years. In the first
article Professor Lombroso compares Emile
Lolas delineation of criminal characters
with the data which the science of crim-
n0logy has established as marking the
criminal type. In his second article he
endeavOrs 10 present by the comparative
method the chief abnormal traits, anatomi-
cal defects and social idiesyncrases of the
different classes of criminal men and
women.
A new candidate for public favor is 1.-The
Strand, published in London and repro
duced in the United States by the Interna-
uonal News Company of New York. IL is
hlled with interesting matter, beautifully
Illustrated, and in general appearances is SUI
perlor to the magazines which for years
nave been Issued from the English press.
The publishers announce that the magazine
VIII contain stories and articles by the
pest English writers and special TRANSACTIONS
OF the flrst foreign authors. If the succeed
ing numbers equal this, the first issue. "The
otrand VIII become one of the foreign
magazines the reading public will long for.
WIN this issue there is presented q splen-
dld large-sZed illustration in colors repro
duced from a painting in the Royal Acad-
envy.
The opening article OF the January "Cen-
tury :" IS c. w. COleman's description of the
me old mansions along the Lower James
with number OF picturesque illustrations
by Harry Fem. Octave Thanet tells a true
timely and thrilling story of "An Irish Gen,
tiewoman in the Famine Time" of 1S47- 4S
Mr. R0ckhill, the Tibetan traveller, describes
the Mongols of the Azure Lake. Mr.. Kreh
biel, the musical critic of the New York
Irioune, has an article with music or
Chinese Music" Colonel Carter of Car
tersviiie,,, by Hopkinson Smith, and James
Lane Aliens Sister DGloroSa" are con.
tlnued, and the feature is the first install
| ment OF the Talleyrand memoirs.
Tie second installment of the "Talley.
rand Memoirs in 1.-The Century fol
FEBRUARY will deal almost entirely with
Iaiieyrand's relations with Napoleon Bona
! parte, and will include number OF highly
interesting anecdotes of Napoleon, namely,
the scene when they first met; Napoleon
snubbing Of a foreign minister; his strange
attack of epilepsy, etc. Talleyrand does
| not hesitate to tell how he thWarted Napo-
| leon even while he pretended to be serving
| him. He describes his plotting with Napo-
leon early in the latter's career anu then ms
| plotting against him. This installment Will
| also give Taileyrand's reason Tor his rup-
| ture with BOhaparte.
| Era l. oe1i