The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-22
Magazine and Other Notes.

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articles in its illustrated series descriptive
of Coast industries, it is announced, are to
be upon darying in California. The first
article will treat OF milk dairying, the sec
Ond Of the butter and cheese industry. Inc
leading dairy regions of the State will be de-
scribed, with abundant Illustrations. In
the April number will appear brief paper
of "reminiscences of General Sherman as a
banker in San francisco, written by Col
onel w. G. Little, who was bank clerk un-
der Sherman, and probably the only sur
vivOr of the force connected with tine bank
at that time. Apropos of the wreck of the
Elizabeth in Tennessee Cove, there Will ap-
pear an account of the voyage OF the len
nessee and her loss thirty eight years ago.
in the same spot, giving the name of the
cove. Fred NJ. Stocking, one Of the pas
sengers of the Tennessee, Will give the ac-
count A great many well-known Califor-
mans were on board, and the trip was the
more interesting, as Admiral Porter was
the commander on the other side, between
New York and Panama.
No more completely illustrated copy of
the Cosmopolitan has ever gone ont than
that for April. Miss Elizabeth Bisland.
always a bright and attractive writer, is
fairly fascinating in her description OF
dancing, the eldest of the arts and the illus
trationS charmingly interpret tie article it
self. The executive mansion, the white
House." always an object of interest to the
people of the United States, and one of the
first points to be visited by those who so TO
Washington, is described by MIR. George
Grantham Balm, the Washington CORE
spondent, while the interior is illustrated
with many views taken specially for the
Cosmopolitan by permission of the Pres
ident.
Perhaps the feature which will appeal
most strongly TO literary people is Brander
Matthews article on Tie women writers OF
America. Mr.. Matthews criticism should
be read by every American woman who
writes for the press, for magazines, or for
the book publisher. Mrs. Cruger, Ameie
Rives, and all the best known modern
writers, come in for touch Of criticism.
In the March number of ''Belford's Maya
zine" there is, among many interesting arti-
Giles, Que on "The First Vigilance Committee
of San Francisco" written by one Of the
members of that committee, giving a correct
account of the first trial and execution by
the citizens who were forced to protect
themselves from the outraees of criminals
who infested the city in the early days. In
conclusion the writer says: Since writing
this paper have had the honor Of reading
Mr.. Hubert BancT0fts account of the same
events, and have to say that it is full of
errors. WHAT is strange about it is, that
everything connected with this grave event
is mater of record, and had MI. Bancroft
gone to the trouble of a little investigation
he would have saved heavy draft upon his
imagination" In this issue the story of the
real Beau BTummell is told by Ii. Haywood.
These, together with a number of other we'll
prepared sketches and stories, make this
number very acceptable one.
Birge Harrison, the American artist. now
in Australia, describes a kangaroo hunt in
the April ''Scribner'S." This curious ami
nal has been practically exterminated in
the older parts of Australia. The author
says: "ln some parts of Victoria they
formerly outnumbered the sheep as two to
one, and old shepherds have told me that it
was not an uncommon thing TO see the
sheep ana the kangarOos feeding together
upon the plains; as many us two or three
thousand kangarooS frequently accompany
ing flock of a thousand sheep. Thus it will
be seen that a station which, in 1850, could
barely Craze 5OC0 sheep, can now be made to
carry 10000 without any danger of over
stocking"
The leading articles in the April number
Of "Harpers Magazine" will be especially
notable on account of their timeiness.
1.-The Behring Sea Controversy" will be
ably discussed by the Hon. L. J. Phelps:
"Gltmpses OF the Bacteria" will be given by
DR.. Mitchell Prudden; The French Army
will be described by General Ipwal form
erly French Minister of War, and our knowl-
edge of South-American affairs will be
increased by Theodore Child's Sketches of
Provincial Argentine" Other articles of
no less interest and importance will be one
on 1.-The State of Wisconsin," by Senator
Villas. and one by DR.. Charles Waldstein.
describing the famous Court Theater OF
Melnngen."
In the March number of the "Home
Maker" the popular magazine edited by
Jennie June, Charles Howard Shinn. a
well-knowu California writer, has a very
interesting article on sheep-raising in Cali
fornia, together with number of reproduc-
lions from photographs illustrating inl-
portant features in the business. In addi-
ton to this, the magazine contains a num-
Der of exceedingly well-written sketches.
department devoted to the housewife and
one to women and their rights. In the
Woman's Cycle there is record of what is
done in all of the women's clubs in the
United States.
Among the many magazines that are NH.
lished there is none that is conducted with
a view to meet the popular demand that
comes nearer the mark than does "The
Commonwealth" published In Denver.
Colo. The March number presents a vari,
ETY. of subjects, which include topics of the
times and sketches of high literary merit,
The leading article is Look Elsewhere"
by Hon. S. G. Thomas, a scathing arrairn-
ment OF corruptionists. Ruth Ward Kahn.
whose poetic contributions to the columns