The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-15

an answer makes a discovery that convinces
him that the woman he married was his
own mother. and this is confirmed by letter
from the uncle, which arrives just as he is
listening to a recital which tell him that lie
has uncOnsciOusly committed a crime. He
attempts to put an end to his life, bat is pre-
vented by the sudden appearance OF his
wife-m0ther. He makes known what he
has discovered and there is a denonment.
1t turns out, however. after long time that
no crime had been committed, but that the
wrong woman had ben taken from the
asylum by the uncle. The story, which is
full Of MT only improbabIlities but impossi-
bilities, is sensational in the extreme.
A GIFT OF ToNGUEs-By Etfie Emelne
Young. Orange, n. j.. Avery & Co., SL)
This is in the nature of work of instruc-
ton Tor those who desire to become pro-
ficient in the German language. 1t is card
game with vocabulary of nearly 1000
words IN all their forms. and While it pro-
vides amusement for those who play, it at
the same time informs the players as TO the
proper use of the words in German. II is a
simple and pleasant manner of arriving at
results Which, under the old system of i'm
parting instruction in foreign languages
would require the student many months Of
hard study. The author says: 1.-The diff
Gu tiles met by the student Of language are
pronunciation, gender, infection and con-
structIon. L believe that | have made the
first three mentioned difficulties less formid-
able by bringing the pronunciation, the gen.
der and the infection of every word used to
the eye OF the student each time that the
word itself is presented, a thing which is.
guage in book FORM" The construction of
tie language is simpifed by re-
marks and examples on the cards, drawing
attention TO the chief differences existing in
the arrangement of sentences in the English
and III the German language. Most text
books for instruction in language foreign 10
the student presuppose knowledge OF
grammar, but the cards and the accom-
panyng instructions start out with the idea
that the student has not such knowledge,
but In easy stages that knowledge is i'm
parted, and in such manner that the cor
rect use Of words Is fixed in the mind.
POWER OF ELocUTIoN AND A cTIoN-By
r. townsend Southwick. (New York: Edgar
D. Werner. Cloth, 1877 pages, illustrated, 70
cents.) AS It's name indicates, this is an
elementary textbook on elGcution and gest-
ure. There are $40 graded lessons, furnish
Ing course sufficient for grammar and high
schools. yet simple enough for primary and
district schools. Private teachers will also
lind IT basis for their work, and a book
they can safely put into the hands of their
pupils. The distinguishing feature of tile
DOCK Is that 1t dlscards the old-time high
sounding, misleading terms and meaning
less nomenclature, and is thoroughly in ac-
cord with modern ideas and progress, and,
while it retains Of the old methods what has
proven to be good and true, it has left the
Old ruts when the new methods offered
something better.
PAssIoN-By G. We're Tyler Chicago !:
Charles Ii. Sergel Sc Co. 1872 pages.) This
novel, Issued as one of the '.Sergel Co
lumbar Library" is we'll written story OF
young woman who, possessed Of splen-
aid voice, desires 10 become member of a
church choir. very much against the advice
OF her friends, but resolved to carry out her
idea she visits certain professor Of music
who has charge OF The choir, an eccentric
genius who on many an occasion has
crushed those anxious to excel In singing
Her reception is somewhat chilling. but she
| concludes to let him hear her voice in the
| organ loft. Her voice and rendition charm
him and he concludes to instruct her, bul