The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-18

ygr. d. 20O0-By Lieutenant Alvarado NJ.
s6siS Fuller of the United States Army.

iyg1, D. 2OOO-By Lieutenant Alvaredo NJ.
N6aIS Fuller of the United States Army.
ThA Chicago: Laird ~ Lee, 415 pages.
AS& Cloth 81, paper 30 cents.) TINS IS one
of the late works of fiction issued by the
firm named, and the author, in his preface,
says: Lest originality of title and theme
be denied 1t IS but justice to myself to
state that both were assumed in November,
1887" This is a novel of the Jules Verne
order OF adventure, and is equal to any
thing that has ever been produced by that
gifted French writer, even when he was at
his best. The basis OF the story is the Won
deriul discovery of Il method of preserving
life for prOtrRcted period and the applica-
ton OF that method by Lieutenant OF the
United States army. who was stationed at
the Preside Of San Francisco in 1887, and
who submitted himself to the process for
100 years, but wEo, 10y some miScalculation,
remained in the catIleptic state for thirteen
years beyond that period. The first part OF
the book Is devoted to a description Of the
discovery Of the life-proOnging method and
its application together with the means OF
restoring suspended animation. 1t tells
OF the plans Of the Lieutenant to place him
SELF out of the living world for a century,
and Is related in q manner which, while il
partakes of the character of n scientific
discourse, Is told in such n fascinating way
that the reader will not take his eyes from
the pages until all the lines have been read.
The author, with wonderful fidelity as TIC
time and locality, details how the self
sacrificing Lieutenant prepares for his long
sleep in chamber secretly bGllt in the
base of the SutrO statue on Mount Olympus,
and gives a most interesting account OF the
way IN which the Lieutenant is sealed up
and left with automatic machinery CON
Siructed OF aluminium 10 prevent coIroslon,
which will, in the event Of instructions for
his rescue being overlooked, work HutOmat-
icaly and enable him to escape from the
chamber. That which suStains life in the
Cataleptc state Is ozone, which the Lieu
tenant obtain at great expense from
French chemist, who has Il pretty and highly
educated daughter, and with this daughter the
Lieutenant tails deeply in love and is al
most deferred from carrying out his pur-
pose so that he may marry her, but lie over
comes every objection IN order to put into
effect his idea Of sleeping for 100 years.
There is a very neat love chapter and the
scene of his parting with his lady love Is
fcelngly told, he telling and swearing TO
her tLat being about to 60 away, he Will
be true TO her and Will never marry any one
but her, If she is alive when lie returns.
The secret Of his entombment is inclosed in
p small iron safe, which is placed with the
Secretary of the Treasury of the United
States, with instru lions that 1t pass into
the custody Of each succeeding Treasurer
until the time for It's opening mas arrived,
and that then its provisions shall be carried
out. BY some oversight it is not opened
for thirteen years after, and the contents
are laid before the President who proves
TO be the gIeat-grandson of one OF the men
who helped the Lieutenant to carry out his
scheme. at the time of the opening of the
safe the pneumatic tranScOntinental railway
has taken the place of the present system II
overland travel, and Il rescue party is sent
out at once TO Mount olympus 10 verify
what was written on the papers found in the
safe. As the men are working away at
the base of the monument and make an
opening into the chamber, q crowbar accl-
IDENTIFY strikes part Of the machinery, which
by some mscalculatlUn on the part of the
Lieutenant had been set so that 1t would
not work until after many years after the
time fixed, and that sets it in motion Shortly
thereafter the Lieutenant awakeS from his
long steep and commences TO converse with
his rescuers. The balance of the book Is
1 devoted to the wonderful changes that the
long-distancc sleeper notes on his return to
day light. The description is excellent and
interesting, and taken as a whole Is most
Ingenious story which will entertain and
please every reader.
MARCTA-By w. +. Norris. New York
United States Book Company. Cloth and
| paper, 1911 pages.) A novel that is well
written and interests the reader from
| the outset is one that will become popular
and OF this class may be named "Murcia.
! IL Is the latest work of this the author
whose works have always been well re-
ceYed because of his ability to pres ent PEN
| pictures OF human life in sucn a graphic
manner This novel, which compares favor
| ably with the writings of William Black, Is
| OF young beauty who has made mistake
| IN marrying an elderly attorney, who she
lnOught would make a great success at the
| par ami give her nigh standing in society ;
| out There Is an uncongeuial feeling between
| the husband and wife, lie not caring for the
| frivolities of society, which his wife seems
! to be so fond of. The atmosphere in which
| the wife moves is not pleasant, but she puts
! up with her lot, devotng herself 10 the care
| anu GuucaLlOn oil her son. Tor whom she
| makes any number of sacrifices. Finally
her husband passes away-all men do-and
| she is ieit Tree to wed again, which she does,
| marrying lover who paid court to her while
| her husband was still alive. Her son grows
| up 10 De quiet young man, noble and I'M
selhsh, and this he shows when he prefers
| TO be dislnherited of what would come to him
from the property of a deceased aunt rather
| than TO subject his mother to accepting an
annuity under conditions that would hui
| miliate her. The mother also shows her
love Tor her boy by pocketing her pride and
| the annulty-saying that she never heSitated
10 make any sacrifice for her son that would
| result III benefit to him. The book is for sale
| at all hrst-class bookstores.
| IHE PEOPLES BIBLE-By Joseph
Parker, ID, of London. (New York
Funk d Wagnalls Octave, 456 pages, cloth
! II 50) This book is No. u of popular dis
| courses on holy Scripture by this author, and
has for its subject THE Proverbs" which
are treated with the scholarly aud homi-
| letlcal power fur which DR.. Parker is so
eminent. No one can read this book with
out having new thoughts cluster around
these old proverbs, and finding them come
with fresh application to the needs and
well-worn proverb of the ant becomes "a
| Secular Sermon on Foresight" new and
striking. False Weights" represents
The Lord watching on both sides