The morning call., 1891-01-25


coast range, or, if future wisdom should de-
termine it, along the coast to Cape Prince OF
Wales ana across The strait TO East Cape or
some other point, where 1t will meet the 81
berian Railroad. From there to st. Peters
burg and other points in Europe and Asia
the way is clear. The arguments that ice
Eergs would interfere with the cables is dis
posed Of by the fact that the japanese cur
rents float them In an opposite direction.
Behring Strait and Sea lie for the most part
south Of the Arctic, between latitudes so
and 66z2o, in the line of latitude with Ice
land, Norway, Sweden and Finland, and
the cities of ChriStiana, Stockholm and st.
Petersburg. Soundings across the strait be-
tween the parallels mentioned give an aver
age depth of tritle less than 1917 fathoms,
the extremes being five fathoms at St.
AlIchaels and thirty-fVe fathoms between
ST Lawrence Island and Plover Bay. The
bottom consists OF soft mud aud sand, with
here and there gravel
MIR. Gllpin DIES not think the conditions
mentioned offer any obstacle TO the success
ful carrying out Of his proposed plan of
procedure. The main requisites are money
and engineering skill. The advantages TO
be reaped are simply incalculable. While
amply supporting his theories from logical
conclusions of his own, he does not hesitate
to draw literally upon contempOraneons au-
thorlties. and quotes from Bancroft Land
sell. Gladstone, Macaulay, Carlyle, CurZon,
Whymper, McCrea, Buckley, Collins and
others Of tue present and the past to sus-
tain him in his positions. The scheme com
pleted, 1t will be a bar to ignorance by
bringing the world into common fellowship.
The wealth of mines that will be opened,
the waste land that Will be occupied as
farms, the vast UNEMPLOYED wilderness that
Will be explored, all these and more are to
be brought into the world of intelligence and
Will add to the treasures of the world. The
book must be read through carefully to fully
appreciate the manner III which the subject
is treated.
A. u. 205O, ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT
AT ATLANTIs-By a former resident of the
Hub. (San Francisco: The Bancroft Com
pany. Cloth, SO pages.) Ever since Bellaniy
wrote Looking Backwards" the reading
public has been treated to books built on
the same modeP'-Some better, some worse.
The latest in the line of writing in the
future is this one, the author of which is so
modest that he conceais his identity, but is
willing to let people know that he formerly
resided al the Hub" In a few pages the
auth IT tells of the organization OF town on
an island $4,000 miles square, with delight
full climate and fertile soil capable of pro-
duclng semi-tropical fruits, wheat and al
most everything for the sustenance of a
large population. This was originally
known as Jonesport. but subsequently the
island became known as The Republic of
Atlantis The island is lad out in the
most approved style with streets of extra
ordinary width, and in time it became the
model city Of Tie world. The inhabitants
are the most intelligent, the chillle en- are the
wards Of the Government and are forced TO
learn and become intelligent the strictest
moral laws prevail, and there is but little
need for police or prisons; jurieS are dis
penSed with so that equal justice can be
melted out to all by a bench Of judges who
are subject to severe penalties for wrong
delnS-something which does not exist 10
the present century. Everything on the
Island Is moved in the most regular order;
no one Is allowed to acquire over a certain
amount OF wealth; the newspapers are not
permitted TO publish Tumors of scandal.
The principal products for expectation are
aluminium, and diamonds which are made
from the waste Of the forests reduced to car
bon and by electricity fused INFO gems of
any size or shape. The motive power for
shios, railway-cars and all machinery is
electricity produced by force known only
to the Government and SO concealed that
none except the one selected for the pur-
pose can Know anything about it, ana even
he, il he discovers the secret power, is in
danger OF being shocked to Death The
whole book Is combination of National
letc aud Communistic ideas that look very
pleasing on paper and which may be real
lzed III the sweet by and by-may be in 2050.
LovELL's INTERNATIONAL SERIES OF
FIRST-CLASS NOVELS = BY well-kuown
authors. New York: United States Book
Company, successors TO the John w. Lowell
Company The novels that are published
al llA'o oC4lCs hLc StltCltu Will TIE greatest
care and are among the best works of fiction
offered TO tile reading pubic. They are
printed on good paDer, with bold, clear type,
and are Just such books as will interest aud
entertain those who are travelling. The
stories are all noticeable for their literary
merit as well as for the construction OF plot
Among the latest issued are: The Wages
OF Sin" by Lucas Malet; "A Bitter Birth
righI," by Miss Dora Russell, author of "A
Strange Marriage" and The Broken Sear';
lss,.,y
erary effort of Adeine Sargent and Ewing
Lester lis last named is a particularly
strong book and Is one that carries with 1t a
good lesson and an excellent moral.
PRINCE DnIPLE AND HIS EVERYDAY
DoINGs-By Mrs. George A.Paui Minnie Z.
Kenney). (Ncw York Arson ID. f. Randolph
q Co. Illustrated, cloth, 81 25.) This is
charming book for the little ones IN which
the writer tells of The doings day by day Of
little baby, named Prince Dimple, deScTib-
ing the antics Of the little fellow In most
natural manner, telling of his mischievous
yet cunning tricks in a way that only n
mother who believes her baby 10 be tie
only enc that's Just the sweetest little
with number of photographs of baby in
various positions. For sale by the Ameri-
can Tract Company, Market street.
Broken Barriers" novel. in paper
cover. has been Published by the Belgravia
Company OF Rev I Ork. 1t was written by
Ardennes Jones Foster. the author of The
Heart Of a Double Cross" aud other works
of fiction that have been well received by
the reading public This is a cleverly told
story Of a.young man in upper English cir
cles who offended his father by marrying
below his station, and for that is disinherited
In favor OF relative, who, in order to Sc
cure The property, put the father out of the
way, and at later date, when he puts in a
claim Tor what lie expects TO inherit, dis
covers that there had been a Change of
heart and revocation in favor of the son
who had angered the father. The husband
goes to America, and while there receives a
letter from his wife, who tells him that she
has deserted him, aud crushed by this rev.
elation he enlistS in the Union army. Sub
sequently he returns to England to find that
the letter was forgery, that his child had
been stolen, and that his wife had not only
been faithful one, but had mourned him
as dead. After many trials and dangers he
breaks down the barriers that had separated
him from his vile and child. is rejOincd to
them, and then comes the beginning Of
new life.
T. b. Peterson & Bros. of Philadelphia
have added to their list Of cheap popular
novels Helen and Arthur, or Miss Thu>a's
Spinning Wheel" by Miss Caroline Lee
Heniz. TINS authoress, whose many works
Of fiction have ranked her as one OF the
most famous noyelists, presents in this work
a most acceptable story, one that has been
read With pleasure by many III times past
wien published as one OF the high-prlced
novels, and which az the present popular
prices will find great many more who will
profit by the reading. For sale by the Ban
croft Company.
The Minerva Publishing Company OF
sew York has published as part Of the
Minerva Series The Farmers Alliance
What IL Aims to Accomplish" by ii. r,
chamberlain OF the New York Sun. This
Is very interesting account of the new
party which al the present time is attracting
instructive narrative of the movement and
what the movers expect to accomplish. For
sale at the bookstores.
Magazine and Other Notes.
The United States Book Company of New
York Will soon publish superb volume of
800 pages, handsomely bound and to bear
the title "Jameson's Story OF the Rear Col
nmn of the Emln Pasha Relief Expedition"
This will contain Mr.. Jameson's daily rec
'oTds Of the movements of the rear column,