The morning call., 1891-10-04

Lamb. with easv grace, adds to her essay
suggestive sketches of these sovereigns and
their great military triumphs in connection
with Columbus and the dawn of America
upon the map of the world. which Is de-
lightful reading.
'The Californian" the new magazine, OF
which mention has already been made in
this column, is out. The first number, which
is issued for the current month, presents
very neat typographical appearance, the
contents are on many topics and the illus
trations are of the best that are used in
Illustrating magazine sketches. The new
venture is under the editorial charge Of
Mr.. c. F. Holder, writer Of ability whose
contributions to the magazine press of the
country for many years past have attracted
a great deal of attention and have been fav-
orably received. The leading article is an
illustrated one written by eX-Mayor E. F.
Spence of the city of Les Angeles, descript-
i've of that CITY, and an interesting bit Of
reading it is. The other sketches, most of
them Californian. are very readable.
LADY Patty" is the title of a complete
novel printed in the October number of
"Lippincott's Magazine" 1t is written by
1.-The Duchess" and is bright. comparing
most favOrably with the other popular aud
widely read novels of this well-known
writer. An attractive feature of this issue
Is a thoughtful paper on Healthy Her.
ONES, contributed ny Julien GOTQOn, In
this she disclams against the delicate style
of heroines to be found in Old-fashioned
novels, and declares, " If we turn to history
we will find that the few women who have
made it and ruled the hearts of men were
not invalids." In this paper the author en-
bodies a number of valuable directions to
women for the preservation Of health.
David Starr Jordan, President of the Stan
ford University, has written paper for the
October Forum. entitled agricultural De-
preston and Waste of Time" that every
intelligent citizen ought to read. He
argues in substance that hard times are due
to wasted time. and lazy people are respon-
sibe. A high tribute is paid to the talent
and worth of James Russell Lowell by
ArchdeacOn Farrar in his article An En-
glish Estimate of Lowell" The writer be-
lieves that the Immortality of the famous
American lives in his poems. Henry La
bouchere has given English royalty a drub-
bling that all cOmmon-senss readers will en-
joy.
The opening article in 1.-THE Century" for
October is the closing one of Mr.. Remnants
series. and is entitled "My Last Days in ST.
IBERIA" In this he describes his experiences
with the Kachinski Tartars and the polit-
ical exiles of Minusinsk; also with the
'plague guard" or quarantine; and narrates
his journey by way of TObolsk and Thu
men to st. Petersburg. Hiram S. Maxim's
paper on aerial navigation is also presented
in this number, and in it the writer imparts
a great deal of information in relation to
this mode of lOcomOtiOn.
Those who have read the autobiography
OF Benjamin +. Butler so far as il is COM
pleted assert that it Is full of spicy reading.
By special Arrangement with the publishers
the New England Magazine" for October
prints in advance of the publication of the
book chapter in which is given the boy
hood days of the hero of New Orleans. A
reading of this chapter shows the influences
that were working to bring out the Ben
Butler of later years. He was the same
Butler in boyhood that he has been so prom
inent and progressive ever since.
Mrs. Mary Halock Foote, who first came
before the public as an illustrator, and later
as the author of THE Led Horse Claim"
and other novels of life in the West. has
written a new story which is to appear in Sc
rial form in THE Century" during the COM
ing year. The title is THE Chosen VAL
ley" and it is asserted by these who have
seen the manuscript that the author has
gone outside of the hackneyed field of fc-
ton for material for this work. 1t is to be
illustrated with sketches by the author. II
"The Globe" Philadelphia quarterly re-
view of literature, society, religion, art and
politics, in the September November issue
presents good collection of sketches that
show careful editing on the part of the con-
ductoI, William Henry Thorne. Among
the number of articles that are contained in
this issue there is one on Forms of Gov
ernment" that is highly instructive, and
one on Fairy Tales aud Folk Lore" that is
very entertaining.
'The Home Maker" which sets up the
claim of being the only high-class house
hold publication in magazine form, begins
its fourth year with the number for Octo-