The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-14

been issued by c. A. Murdoch e Co. of this
city. This number contains two very pa
thetic stories. One is that Of young Next
can, whose mind became clOuded during q
fire in house in which he was an invalid.
After living for some years without will
power of his own, doing only in mechan-
zeal way what he was told, he suddenly re-
covers his mind while at a fire In a convent.
This story is entitled santos Brother"
The other is that of ''Sealskin Annie" a
young woman driven to imbecility by her
father, who forced her from his home.
She become an inmate of an almShOuSe and
with singular pertinacity ciings u a worm
ont sealSkln coat. The manner in which
she regains her mind is very touchingly
told.
William Draper Lewis, PHI. D., is the
author oil pamphlet recently published by
the American Academy OF Political and So
cial Science. The title of the essay is The
Political Organization of Modern Munich
palty."
The main thought in the pamphlet is that
the only way to improve city politics is to
separate them from national politics. a city,
DIR. Lewis claims, is in reality State by it
self-that Is, In many respects 1t has queS
lions to settle which are vital to its exist
ence and which are Of interest to ii alone.
In the settlement of these questions, there
fore, national parties should have no voice.
just as there are national parties to settle
udtlOuhI QutSblOuS, 81 bI6IC SliOuiu OC tUCdl
parties to settle purely local questions.
In the March issue of the Overland
Monthly" there will be presented a very in-
tereStng Illustrated article Of exploration
in the canyons OF the Colorado by survey
ing party. Nearly two years ago party of
railroad surveyors repeated POWell's feat of
twenty years ago and made their way in boats
through the walled-in gorge OF the Colorado,
their leader and one other man being
drowned in some of the terrific rapids down
which their boat was swept. The complete
story of this remarkable voyage will for the
first time appear in the issue for March.
Sir Edwin Arnold, who has been enjoying
ar interesting trip through the United
States, has made careful study of the con-
ditions which govern the family in Japan,
aud embodies his ideas in paper called
Love and Marriage in Japan" in the
February issue Of 1.-THE Cosmopolitan"
The article is illustrated in the quaintest
Japanese style, the pictures running down
the sides and across the bottom of the
pages.
The frontspiece of "Munsey's Magazine"
for February is a reproduction of Sir John
Millais' beautiful painting, "Effie Deans"
The leading article is an illustrated one de-
scriptive of Berlin, the city of the Kaiser,
giving a sketch of life in the capital of the
German empre-its streets, parks and
palaces In addition, this issue contains
dozen or more Of very we'll written articles,
interesting and instructive.
1.-THE Hand Book for the Garden" is the
title of a neat little publication issued by
the Northrup Brashan 81 Goodwin COM
pany Of Minneapolis, MINI. 1t contains
very explicit directions for the planting and
care of vegetable, flower and farm seeds,
bulbs, etc. The simplicity of the instruc-
tious is one of its merits. 1t may be said of
this: Follow the directions and nature will
do the rest
The "World Almanac" for the current
year. Issued ty the New York World, " is,
as in the past, an excellent publication. 1t is
replete with statistical information on all
sorts of topics, and they have the appear
ance Of having been prepared with the
greatest of care. 1t is a valuable work for
the politician, for it gives any number Of
tables from which possibilities can be fig
ured out.
"COx's Seed Annual for the current year
is q handsome one and Is offered in a beauti-
full Illuminated cover. 1t is filled with very
interesting matter relating 70 the planting
and growing of vegetables and Towering
plants. 1t contains many finely executed
pictures and has explicit directions for the
proper laying out Of flower gardens aud the
manner and season for planting.
"The Charities Review" for February
presents tiue collection Of carefully pre-
pared articles on the subject of charity and
the manner in which it should be applied.
| These several articles are of great value to
| all WHO take interest in the proper distribu-
| ton of aid to the unfortunate who are de-
| serving of assistance.
In the February number of 1.-THE Arena"
| b. o. Fowler has lengthy but highly in
| structiye article on "HypnOtism and It's Re-
lation to Psycbical Research" He presents
| a number of very interesting cases, aud