The morning call., 1892-11-13
Literary Notes.


Racing in Australia" is described nv
Sidney Dickinson in the November Scrib-
ner. He gives some astounding figures as
to the popular interest in racing in that
country. The great event of the season, the
race for the Melbourne cup, is attended by
about 10000 people and ST, O00, 900 is often
at stake upon the race. There isa sweep-
stakes of $4,000 numbers. at a sovereign
each. with prize of 925 900 to the owner of
the ticket for the winning horse
The November Magazine of American
History Will be greatly priced as souvenir
OF New 1ork's monster celebration of the
discovery OF America by Columbus. The
graphic account is from the pen of the
editor. Mrs. Lamb, and it touches forcibIv
upon all the principal features of the five
days jubilee, while brilliant illustrations
are very cleverly and effectively presented.
Ihe Arena for November closes its sixth
volume with table OF contents at once
strong, varied aud of general interest.
This review continues to grow in favor with
out lessening in jot its bold assault on
conventional shams and wrongs of the
age. Nor does 1t show any signs of being
less hospltable to new progressive and re-
formative thought
William Doxey will publish immediately
avoiume of literary essays by the late Judge
L. ii. Rearden, entitled ''Petrarch. and
Other ESSAYS" The book will contain a
portrait and sketch of the life of the
author. and will be well printed from tyna
and handsomely bound. A special edition
OF $50 copies on Van Gelder paper will also
be Issued.
Godey's Magazine for November is bril-
hant In literary and artistic attractions The
complete novel is by Molly Elliot Seawell,
and Is entitled "a Strange Sad Comedy. -
The scenes are laid in the South before and
after the war, and the novel is the strongest
and pest that has yet come from Miss Sea-
wells pen.
The more important articles 10 The
Mothers Guide for November are: "Con-
stipation in Children" by DR.. G. l.. Dodge !;
Common Disorders Attending Maternity"
by DIR. Joseph Il. Cooke; "The Prevention
of Disease in Children" by DIR. w. b. Can
field; and "Our Relations to Our NeIghbors'
Children"
A series of notable articles on the rela-
tlons OF the clergy to public affairs has re-
Gently been published in the North Ameri-
can Review. A notable addition is made in
the November number by the Rev. Bishop
Foss of PHILADELPHIA, In an article entitled
Politics aud the Pulpit"
Mabel Collins, who was the associate of
Nine. Blavatsky In the editorship of "Luci-
Ter. has written a remarkably powerful
story in MORTAL the Mahatma." The
work is one which recently appeared in the
Canterbury Series published by Lowell,
Gestefeld IL Co.
"a Thanksgiving Days Bear Hunt" by
II. S. Habersham. in Outing for November,
is a comical description of the adventures
OF a couple of city Nimrods, who sought to
slay bruin in the wilds of Virginia. The
article forms pleasant feature Of an excel
lent number.
The Thanksgiving number of Table Talk
is quite up to the seasons requirements
indeed, 1t would be difficult matter to run
over its columns without an increased long
ing for an interview with those Siamese
twins of Thanksgiying-turke and pump
kin pie.
Mrs. William Kingdom Clifford. author o,
Aunt Anne" Love Letters of a
Worldly Woman," etc, is about to issne
through the Messrs. Macmillan s. Co a
book OF short stories under the title s.The
Last Touches and Other Stories.v
The great popularity of .An Attic
Philosopher in Palis." by Emile Souvestre,
has led ID. Appleton & Co. to prepare a fine
Illustrated edition of their translation
uniform with the Illustrated edition OF
The New England Magazine gives q
warmer welcome to the younger American
poets than any OF its older competitors. and
tue November issue is as Interesting in this
regard as any of the preceding numbers.
announcement 10 made by the National