The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-17
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@g@sHE LADY OF THE LENs-By Frank
&E4G Carleton Long. Chicago: l.. +. Gran
MN dali q Co. 2S7 pp) The author of
- this novel presents a work of fiction
tnat Is unusually good as to plot and style:
1t is OF the time of the great rebellion, OF
days subsequent and is an Interestingly
told narrative of love, jealousy and con-
splracy. The story is pure and Of an ele-
waited character one that cOmmends itself to
lovers of decent literature and one which
riyets the attention OF the reader from the
beginning TO the end. The denOuement is
pathetic, but somewhat OF a surprise.
THE RAILWAY Productivity A. b. Stick
ney. (St. Paul, Mimi. ID. ID. Merrill Cloth
81, half leather 81 80. 249 pp.) In the out
set the author declares that he does not
claim any literary excellence for his book,
but that he presents in clear manner facts
for the careful consideration of all who are
interested in railroad matters. He says that
recognizing the truth of the report Of the
Senate committee which reported the act
commonly known as The Interstate Com
merce Law" that the testimony taken, the
statements received and the interest every
where manifest in its investigations, have
convinced the committee that no general
question or governmental policy occupies at
this time so prominent place in the
the steady growth and extending influence
OF corporate power, and of regulating its re-
latjOnS to the public, and as no cOrpOr-
atoms are more SpicuOuSly before
the public eye, and as there are
none whose operations so directly
affect every citizen in the daily pursuit of
his business or avOcation as the corpora
tiOns engaged Ill transportation, they nat
uTally receive the most consideration in
this connection" he ventured to prepare
this volume as his contribution toward the
solution Of tue problem. The work shows
that tie author has devoted great deal of
time and attention to the subject and has
familIaTZed himself with all the details of a
matter In which but very few OF the prOule Of
the United States have not an interest. The
author treats OF the era OF construction of
railways the methods of railway manage
ment, the effects of discrimination. cOmpe-
titOn, tariffs, passes, fairness of legal rates,
the Interstate commerce act and many
other topics The writer, who has for
number Of years been engaged in the rail-
road business, deals sharply with the many
subjects which make up the volume, criLi-
clZing that which he considers bad methods
or wrong, aud pTaSing that which he con-
slderS for the best Interests Of all.
TIE PEOPLES BIBLE-Discourses upon
The Holy Scripture by Joseph Parker.
ID, of London (New York; Funk 81
Wagnalls. Octave, 456 PIP, cloth, 81 50)
This is Volume XIV OF the series and it is
full of concentrated wisdom. Including, as
il does, EcclrsiasteS, the Song of Solomon
and Isaiah Ito include Chapter XXVD,
readers may be sure Of the particular value
OF the volume Its six pages Of index matter
are OF signal use, as glance at them here
and there will show. For instance, under
b the eye catches "' Behold q solemn
word in scripture" and it need not be said
to what f0rceful and edfying phrases it
1.-Two. hA
Christianity, proved by progress" Then
under Isaiah there is reference to pages
regarding his parentage, his contemporaries,
lis sons, his familiarity with scripture, his
know ledge of medicine, division of his
prophecies, his function, etc. And under )
Song OF Solomon, misunderstood by eX-
pOslt0rS, design OF the book" etc, and so
on through the six pages of index. The
volume IS, of course, complete in itself, aud,
though one may not be in possession of the
preceding volumes OF the work. the book is
as valuable in itself as is any one of the
series. Parker's " Peoples Bible " is TO be
completed in twenty-five volumes.
PAPER-COvERE NOVELS - By various
authors. The United States Book Com
pany of New York have just issued as part
of the Lowell International Series two
excellent novels. One of these is The
Risen Dead" by Florence Marryat. writer
whose reputation is so favorable that il is
a Sufficient guarantee for the excellence OF
the work. The other is 1.-The Roll of
Honor" by Annie Thomas. another writer
no has won golden opinions from the
readers of works of fiction, fo- her style IS
| graphic, pleasing and entertaining. The
| books published in this series are all of
| high order, and commend themselves to
readers who desire the best in the line of
novels. The same firm has also added to
! the Westminster Series" of twenty-five
Al y,la mt Nrn.. aati fl.ai
THE Canadian Senator" written by Chris
topher Cakes. One Of the best stories by
| one of the best authors is A Wronged
WIFE," written by May Agnes Fleming, and
published by G. w. Dillingham; of New
York as one of the Madison-sQuare Sc
res." The story is well told and exceedingly
interesting from beginning to emu. These
very interesting novels are on sale al Ban
croffs.
THE WASHINGTON Cook Book. New
York: G. W. Dillingham;. Cloth, 800 PIP. ST.
This book is a collection Of recipes which
tell how to cook the favOTite dishes of many
statesmen ana also contains Mrs III. L.
Bailey's celebrated recipes for THE Chat
ing Dish and BraZer." 1t Is Is made up in
the main of a collection of practical reel
pes each over the signature OF some prOmi-
nent lady of the land, including the wife of
the President, ladies whose husbands Oc-
cupy Cabinet positions, and ladies who have
become prominent in the history OF the
country. These fair contributors make an
aggregate OF 250 who are recognized in So
ciety and noted for the excellent dinners
which they nave and do give. The recipes
are for dishes which have received the en-
thusiastc commentator If the most critical
dinerS-Out. Most of them are specialties upon
which the ladies pride themselves, and not
few are the inVentiOn-'Ghe creations a
French chef de cuisine would say of the
fair contributors. For sale by the Bancroft
Company.
WHICH WINs?-By Mary II. Ford. Dos
ton: Lee e. Shepard 312 pageS.) This is a
book that at the present time Will attract a
great deal of attention as II is devoted TO a
movement that is eDgr0SSng ali classes, and
that is The Farmers Alliance. The author,
Mrs Mary Ii. Ford of Kansas City, a lady
who from her social and literary position
has had unusual opportunities to observe
the causes OF the social movement in the
West has embodied the result of her OBJ
ServatiOns in a story that is remarkably
bright and attractive. The story is good,
the plot we'll carried out aud the characters
are natural. The picture presented is of
the mortgage system in the West in the
main, and most of the incidents related ac-
tually occurred within the positive knOwl-
edge of the writer. In the story there is in
terwoven strong element of love and
humnr. 1t is remarkably interesting, the
ideas expressed are practical, tolerant and
to certain extent convincing.
NINE OWN PEoPLE-By Rudyard Kiping.
New York: United States Book Company.
Maroon CLOTH 81 25) This is new collection
Of this authors short stories, with critical
introduction by Henry James, aud fac
simile OF authorization from the author. 1t
also contains an excellent portrait as frontis-
piece The book contains. among other
stories, THE Incarnation of Krishna Mul-
vaney," THE Man Who Was, 1.-The Court
ing oil oman ohadq, Ihe e Recrudeseenee &c
and corrected especially for this edition by
Mr.. Kipling. ana is uniform with the other
six volumes of this authors works. Offered
by the Bancroft Company.
THE QUEEN OF THE WOoDs-By Andre
Theureit. Chicago: Laird q Lee 255 pp)