The morning call., 1893-12-03

tartan Church of this city there is society
called the Claiming Auxiliary. 1t is COM
posed exclusively of ladies. Mrs. W. II.
Sears being president and Mrs. Horace
Davis viee-president.
The objects of the society are the spread
Of truth, the formation of classes, giving
literary entertainments, helping any
worthy cause or people, etc. To carry out
these objects money is required. and in-
stead of resortng to any of the old de-
vices. concerts, fairs or bazaars, these
ladies have ventured on new path and
have issued for their friends this calendar
of dials. The pen and ink work mas been
done almost entirely by Mrs. Nellie
Stearps Goodoe, the business part has
been the care of Miss Kate W. Beaver, and
the literary part Miss Elizabeth S.
Bates prepared The dials were taken
from Mrs. Alfred Gaty's work and
this lady has written ii enthusiastic terms
chosen are from the following places:
Caterick, England; Glamis Castle, Scot
land; Chartres, France: Santa Barbara,
CAL; Ringen berg, Switzerland; Kells,
Ireland Cannes, France; Dry burgh Abbey,
Scotland; Settle. England; Rosenheim,
Germany; Padua. Italy. and Pump Court.
the Temple, London.
as illustrations OF the work and its spirit
may be taken the first and last plates, for
January and Decent Der. The dial in the
former is from Catterick Church, near
Richmond, Yorkshire. The dial is circu-
lar. The upper part bears the image of
the sun, from which dart rays 10 the hours
from A. NJ. to 8 p. NJ, and in which the
gnomon is embedded. Over the sun is
the inscription "Fugt Hora, Ora"-the
hour flies, pray while in keeping
with the quotation from Tennyson
Is the decoration of the bells that are ring
ing for the opening of the New Year.
The dial for December Is taken from Pump
Court, the Temple, London. Cblong In
form, the hours run from A. NJ. to 5 p. NJ. !;
the gn0mon springs from the center OF the
line which joins the dial proper TO the tri-
angular pediment above. In this triangle
stands the device OF the Templars, the
lamb holding flag with red cross by one
OF Its forelegs, while the motto underneath
reads. Shadows we are and like shad-
ows depart" Over the page are scattered
dial notices taken from other temple in
strumeDts, and the calendar for Decem Der
is fastened on some punches of holly. At
the top OF the page is a quotation from
Charles Lamb. which may naturally close
this notice: "It was the primitive clock,
the horOloge of the first world. Adam could
scarce have missed ii in Paradise. 1t was
the measure appropriate for sweet plants
and flowers to spring by, for the birds to
apportion their silver warblingS by, for
Hooks to pasture, and be led To fold by.
The shepherd carved 1t out quantity in the
sun. and turning philosopher by the very
occupation provided it with notices more
touching than t0mbstones" THE calen-
dar can be procured of the LADIES' of the
society or at the bOokstores.]
A Book OF STRANGE SINs.-Several
years ago a book entitled "a Dead Mans
Diary" was published anonymously in
England. Its vigor of style and novelty
of subject soon caused it TO run through
three editions, and many were the specu-
lations as to the Identity of the unknown
author. The mystery was not much les
sened when the fourth edition appeared
with the name of Coulson Kernahan on
the title page. Evidently he was a stranger
in the world of letters and the public
could arcely bs expected to know that
he was young man of classical educa-
tion. who. besides contributing critical
articles to The FortnightlY Review, had
acted as assistant editor to Frederick
Locker in the preparation of the "Lyra
Elegantiarum," the best collection of So
ciety verse in English. That Mr.. Kerna-
han is writer who does not follow the
usual ruts of literature is again shown by
this Book Of Strange Sins" Although
the preface explicitly says that it is not a
dexed among volumes OF that sort
on library shelves. 1t is really
grouping Of brief tales = papers" II
the author pleases - all designed to
have unity and connection, insomuch
as each is study of some form of crime or
sin. Murder, lust, drink, pride. suicide
and other vices are dealt with either sepa-
rately or in connection with some other
form of human weakness. Two fanciful
sketches, The Lonely God" and "The
Garden of God" serve to relieve the
somber tone Of the volume. The charac-
haps BEST explained in the authors own
words: 1T is into the secrets of
souls and not of sins that | have
attempted 10 look, and whatever there is
sensational or morbid in this volume is, so
far as / am concerned. merely matter of
detail and BACKGROUND" London aud
New York: Ward, Loeb tS Bowden
Qimited). For sale at the bookstores.1
A Book FOR EDUCAToRs.-"The Pub
lie School System OF the United States"
by DR.. j. M. Rice. is a volume of excep-
tioual value TO all who are interested in
the subject OF education. The author,
who was specially commissioned by the
Forum for this task, here presents the re-
suits of five mon ths' tour of investigation
among the schools OF no less than thirty
six cities situated in all parts of the Union.
be aimed not only to learn what
methods Of instruction were commonly
and the general condition
of the schools. but also to compare the
management OF educational Institutions in
the various places visited. In his intro
duction DR.. Rice says: "As experience
had taught me 10 place no reliance what
ever on reports published by school officials
regarding the condition of the schools,
such reports being frequently no more
than political documents. and consequently,
as rule. entirely misleading, relied in
studying the condition OF the schools en-
tirely on personal observation of class
room instruction" His work has been
we'll done. and the suggestions be
makes are of real value. The dominant
idea on which his work is based is that the
school exists for the benefit of The child
aud not for the benefit of boards of eduea-
ton, superintendents or teachers. The
arguments he presents and the story of his
visits TO many classrooms are we'll worthy
of careful reading and deliberate consid-
GRAFTON. New York: The Century Com
pany. For sale at the bookstores.l
AN UNKNOWN HEROINE.-This is the
story of one of the most remarkable of
the MANY remarkable happenings of our