The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-20

and that the substitution of refOrmatory for
punitive treatment is fast bringing us to
State socialism through the attractiyeness
of prison-life. Mr. Andrews will contribute
an article to the October " Forum" con-
tanning the results of many years observa-
ton of the working Of the two systems.
How and What to Feed the Baby" in
the October number of Demorest's Family
Magazine is an instructive article. 1t IS
written by a successful physician, and tells
what food to give. how to prepare each
kind, Just how much and how often the
child should be fed, when and how often the
diet should be changed, and gives bills of
fare for different ages, so that the most in
experienced mother may know just how to
feed her baby from its birth until 1t is able
to eat the regular meals OF the family. Ana
this is only one Of the many attractions oil
this comprehensive family magazine, which
is bright with charming stories, including
QUE by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, In the
Woman's Ward of an Insane Asylum, "
which tells pathetic tale
The September number of the ANNALS Of
the American Academy Of Political and
Social Science" contains papers on Recent
Constitution-Making in the United States,
by Professor Francis Newton Thorpe OF the
University of Pennsylvania. Economics
in Italy," by Professor Achile Loria of the
University of Sena, Italy; Present Con-
ditlon of the Peasants in the Russian En-
pire," by Vicomte Combes de Lestrade, a
French economist who has recently made
personal visit TO Russia for the purpose
of studying their condition; Statistical
Publications of the United States Govern
ment," by William F. Willoughby of the
Department of Labor, Washington, ID. q. ;
and Congress of the Learned Societies at
Paris" by Leo II. Rowe.
Miss Alice NJ Fletcher OF the United
States Interior Department and the Peabody
Museum, Cambridge, will contribute to
'The Century," in 1892, the results OF her
studies of the American Indian, In a series
of illustrated papers They will give an in
innate account OF how the Indian actually
lives and thinks, his music. home life, war
fare, bunting customs, ETC.. and 1t Is the
opinion of Professor Putnam of Harvard
that they will undoubtedly be the most Inn
portant papers that have ever been puollShed
on the subject and that they Will give an
entirely different idea of the Indian from
that now commonly prevailing. The series
will be called THE Indians Side
An exceptionally fine portrait of James
Russell Lowell, made from recent pho
| tograph, forms the fr0ntlspiece OF the Sep
| tember WRITER" which is Lowell men,
orial number The magazine opens with q
| delightful article on Lowell in Private
Life" by John II. Holmes of Cambridge,
| brother of Oliver Wendell Holmes, and for
years an intimate social companion of Mr..
| Lowell. The regular features OF the maya
| zine are interesting. as always. Inc
Writer" Is working In the interest OF the
| writers for reduction of postage rates OF
manuscripts, which now go Mt letter rates
| The magazine is an invaluable aid to liter
airy workers.
| Among the many interesting articles thai
| appear in the September issue of the "Po
| lltcal Science Quarterly" Frederic Bancroft
| of the United States Department present!
| 1.-THE Final Attempts at Compromise During
| the Winter of 1S60-61," and in this he show:
that none of the proposed solutions OF tht
| slavery question could possibly satisfy ever
the most moderate representative OF elthe
| section. 1t contains very interesting
article on the subject Of watering Railroad
| Stocks" and q number of other well-con
sidercd articles, including three ON foreign
| questions, one OF which is on the present pc
ilical economy in Italy
The September number of "Goldthwaite'
| Geographical Magazine is an exceedingly.
interesting number, being filled with mas
OF information on variety of topics tina
but to the general reader. Among the man.
articles presented is one on hunting 10
traces of a lost explorer, another on the col
lecting of fossils on the Canadian plains
and one on ingenious pioneers in Africa.
Wolcott Balestier, who has collaborate
with Rudyard Kipiing in the new move
which 1.-The Century" will publish. is
young American now living In London, ii
is writer and a business man as wei
being a member OF the recently organize
firm of Heinemann Sc Balestier of Leipsi'
which is publishing a series of Acopyrighte
English and American novels ON the cont
nent of Europe in the fashion Of the Taucl
nitz editions.
In the September number of Far an
Near" the woman's periodical, l.. b. Wa
ford, the well-known English novelist an