The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-01

lips by fellow forty-niner forty years ago.
The fac-simile of diary and other papers in
confirmation are also contributed. Another
attractive feature OF this issue Will be a
paper on Charles Rousseau by Charles de
Kay, with pictures by Rousseau, engraved
by Kingley. The Talleyrand memoirs will
also attract deal of attention.
"Harper's Magazine - for February ex-
GELS in the value and variety of its illus
trated articles. The frontspece is portrait
of Edwin Booth, from Sargents painting at
the Players Club. New York City. A
novel and entertaining feature of this num-
Der is the collection of twelve original
drawings. now published for the first time,
by W. NJ. Thackeray, illustrating "The
Heroic Adventures of M. Boudin," with
comment by Annie Thackeray Richie.
Charles Dudley Warner contributes "The
Heart of the Desert" which contains twelve
Illustrations, of scenery in the valley of the
Yosemite, the great desert of New Mexico
and the Grand Canyon of the Colorado
An interesting article relative to 1.-The
Faith of President Lincoln" by L. E. Chit
tenden. and other articles serve to make
this complete magazine.
The January number of the Harvard
Journal OF Economics" contains an elabo-
rate article by Professor Edmund j. James.
President of the American Academy of
Political and Social Science, on the Reform
of Railway Passenger Rates." No one can
help feeling. alter reading this paper, that
our railroad managers have something to
learn after all from recent European expert
ence. When countries like Hungary and
Austria can adopt rates far below anything
which we can show on this side of the
WATER and make money at it too in such
poverty-Strlckend districts as are most of the
sections of these countries, surely something
is wrong when, at such rates as are charged
here, railroad managers claim that they are
losing money.
Nf ha l., & ~
American Academy" will ontain an article
by Professor Ashley of Toronto which will
prove OF special interest to all students of
social economy. 1t is well known that
Henry George and the labor agitators and
pessimiSts in general delight in represent
ing the condition of the workingman to-day
as sad one, 10 which he has been brought
by the despotism of the better situated
classes. They refer with feeling to the ideal
state, of the English laborer in the four
tenth century, and contrast it with his
present down-trodden condition.
Those who devote themselves to what
there is beautiful in literature will find in
the January number of Poet Lore" a great
deal OF matter that will interest them. This
is monthly magazine, devoted to Shake
speare, Browning, and the comparative study
OF literature, and Is published in New York.
In this issue there is presented an article on
some characteristics of Persian poetry, the
literary factors in Tennyson's "St. Agnes
Eve" Solar Myths in "A Midsummer
Nights Dream" and a number of other
interesting subjects that will be appreciated
by the students of literature
"Fick's Floral Guide for 1891" is an ele-
CANT book of over one hundred pages in
which there are beautiful illustrations in
colorS Of sunrise amaranthus and hydrangea
This guide, gotten up under the supervision
of James Wick, the well-known scotsman of
Rochester, n. T.. is one of the most instruc-
tive and complete works of the kind ever
issued, as 1t contains everything in it that
any one may desire to know about the plant
Ing, handling and care of plants and flowers.
The January number of " The Rudder,"
blue and white cover, the design of Thomas
Wiling. The paper is well illustrated, the
principal picture being a full half tone of the
"Gossoon." There is also a double and
single page design of a rowable sail-boat.
Rank Marks, F" 1.-The Log" The Arith-
Craft"
The February number of 1.-THE Domestic
Monthly" New York, is filled with great
deal Of matter that is instructive and Inter
esting to those who desire to keep them
selves Informed as to what is going on in
the world of fashion. 1t tells of all that is
new in the matter of gowns, wraps and
toilets, and in addition thereto contains
number of literary essays that are well
worth reading.
The February number of ''Belford's Maya
zine" presents an interesting variety of arti-
Giles, including Lincoln at Richmond and
Admiral POrter's Mistakes by General
Trumbull, Housekeeping in Havana" by
Adam Badeau, THE Germ Theory and
DR.. K0ch's Theory" discussed by DIR. Robert
Hunter, and SIS There an Open Polar Sea ?"
by Herbert l.. Aldrich.
The address delivered by Mrs. Humphrey
Ward at the opening OF University Hall has
been printed in pamphlet form by Macmil-
gious aims of the University Hall are set forth
in the pamphlet, in which mention is also
made of the classes under the teaching of
DIR. Martineau.
Frederic Remington's Illustrations in
Harper,s Weekly" of scenes and incidents
connected with the late Indian disturbances
have attracted wide attention on account of
their spirited character and the fidelity of
their representation. One of his latest
pictures is entitled Lieutenant Casey's
Last Scout"
Munsey's Weekly" is one Of the brilliant
Illustrated weeklies that is pushing forward
ana gaining large number of friends. The
pictures are hrst-claSS, the paragraphs bright
ana WHY, and, as whole, it is equal to the
best OF the comic papers now published.
Harper's Bazaar" for January 3Oth con-
talns an interesting comedy in one act, en-
titled The Reporter" written by w. G.
Van Iassel Stuphen, and admirably adapted
for parlor theatrical.
With the January number of "The Mag
azine of Poetry" published in Buffalo, was
published complete photographed listofall
poetry in book form during 1890 in the Eng
lsh language.
The first part OF new story by Hialmar
hJortn boyeSen, entitled The Wonder