The morning call., 1893-10-22

very truly says: "Our age has al
most completely broken with the
past the end Of the century
next is to bring we cannot tell: but W hat
ever comes will De surprise. There will
be no successor to the 'Autocrat,' The
Scarlet Letter. The Knickerbocker,'
"Thanatopsis.' The Problem 'Hia-
watha,' Philip H. The Dutch Repub-
lie" and Wolf and Montcalm.' These
and few more like them have eternal
elements in them, though they belong to
the age now closing. Let as hope that the
outcome of the literary activity of the
coming gen neration will be as honorable, as
uplifting and as lasting as that Of the past"
Boston: Lee & Shepard. For sale by
William DOXey.
AMERICAN BIG-GAME HUNTING.-Some
six years ago the society known as the
Boone and Crockett CLUB was organized,
the object of which was to promote manly
sport with the rife. to encourage travel
and exploration in the wild sections of the
country and to work for the preservation
of the large game so rapidly disappearing.
The mem mbership-r0ll of the club includes
names OF distinguished sportsmen from
All sections of the Union. among them
theodore Roosevelt and Benjamin 81.
Bristow of New York, Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts and Gen
eral A. w. Greedy, the chief of the
Signal Service. California is repre-
sented by George FL. Gould, a wealthy
rancher of Santa Barbara. Visitors to the
Worlds Fair at Chicago could not fail to
notice the unique exhibition of the club
on the wooded Island in the middle lagoon.
1t is to the members OF this organization
that spOrtsmen are indebted for the admir-
able volume on big game just issued from
the press. 1t is edited by Theodore Roose-
velt and George Bird GriDnell. and the
sketches of hunting which it contains are
all written by members and relate to their
personal experience in mountain and forest.
These sketches have real spOrtsmanlike
flavor which lends charm not to be
found in the hunting tales of those who
never stalked an elk or drew bead on a
grizzly. There is something ennobling
about the chase of big game. The rife
bearing hunter must be sound of body and
firm of mind, and must possess energy
resolution, maniiness and capacity for
helping himself. The volume is enriched
with numerous illustrations. several being
made from photographs taken by members
of the club. New York; Forest aud
Stream Company, publishers.I
CONAN DoYLE's SToRIEs.-"My Friend
the Murderer. and Other Mysteries and
Adventures" by A. Conan Doyle, has just
been published. The volume contains a
dozen of this authors characteristic stories,
including "The Silver Hatchet," "The
Man from Arcbangel." Selecting Ghost
and THE Americans Tale" DR.. Doyle
has talent for creating mysterious situa-
tiOns and hairbreadth escapes. which is,
Derhaps, second to no other living author.
New York: Lowell, Coryell & Co. For
sale by Payot, Upham q Col
THE PEOPLES BIBLE.-Another volume
of DIR. Parker's discourses on the Holy
Scriptures has just been issued. The pres
ent volume is on the Book of John. DR..
Parker's fame as preacher of expository
sermons has travelled around the world
In this remarkable series of books on the
Bible Is to be found one of the most varied,
vivid and suggestive commentaries ever
attempted. An interesting feature of the
present volume is the authors view of
Judas Iscariot, DR.. Parker holding that
Judas was truly repentant. and was in all
probability numb bered among the saved.
Two more volumes will complete the series.
which will contain In all twenty-seven vol
umes. The next volume now in press)
will include Romans Cnrin thians and Gala
tians. New. ork and Toronto: Funk g.
Wagnalls Company.l
MARKING THE BoUNDARY.-This is a
story by Edward Everett Billings. which
tells Of the adventures of two boys who
accom- pany the Northwest Boundary Sur
vey. One of the lads, Tom TroxwelI, is a
son of Major Troxwell, chief of the ex-
peditiOn, while the other, Joe Conklin,
was sch oolmate of Toms. Conklin pere
objects to his sons venturing on the ex-
pedition. but the youth is determined, and
leaving the house at midnight by way of
the caves and waterpipe joins his chum.
The boys meet with numerous adventures
0n the trim and See manV curinus THINGS
turn, and is now a lieutenant in the army.
while Joe stopped on the Upper Missouri
and became one of the prominent citizens
of Helena. Mont. lSt Paul: Price-Mc-
Gill Co. For sale by the Bancroft Com
pany.]