The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-07

For thirty years the author has been col
lecting the material fer this 752-page book.
in which he contributes the best account of
the birth, ancestry, training, national
life, and death OF John Brown. together
with entirely fresh and exhaustive mono
graphs on his men, all given in spirit OF
earnest patriotism in which these ardent
aOolitionists are held as heroic eXemplars
of true refnrmer's courage. In an appen-
dix, occupying 80 pages of interesting
and instructive matter, is included the
principal and more important documents
prepared by John Brown, or relating d.
rectly to the enterprises against American
slavery In which he was actively engaged.
The volume contains considerable matter
never before published and is OF real his
toric value. II is supplemented by good
index. The twenty-five portraits which
are given are each authentic; the best is
the frontispiece, furnishing a full-!ength
picture of John Brown in sitting pos
ture, in top boots. and musket In hand,
from q daguerreotype taken in Kansas in
1856. New York: Funk & Wagpalls
Company. Fer sale al the bookstores.
THY NAME is WoMAN.-A story of
mans devotion and perseverance, of
&oman's graciousness and compassion.
slilted in word and phrase, but at the
same time full of promise in the attempt
at delicate character drawing, as well as
In construction of plot. boy, out of
love. saves a girl from horrible death.
In doing so, however, he becomes blind.
Giving u D the career of medical man. he
devotes himself to the culture Of his voice
and develops into the greatest tenor of his
time. Not knowing his blindness the girl
he has saved grows up in another
part of the United States, and
when they next meet she is as great
an actress as be is singer. For the first
time she hears the story of his blindness,
and out of gratitude promises to be his
wife. He dies, however, and in due time
the distinguished actress weds her former
suitors half brother and her early love.
1t is good sound story, and the writer,
Olive b. Muir, in her Characterization,
must have had in mind some of the lead
ing actresses, singers and impressariOs OF
to-day, "a occasional touches recall them
to the reader. 1t is piy the English is
so slovenly. To make a perfect work
form aud matter are essential; indeed,
perfect form often makes faulty matter
immortal New York: G. w. Dillingham;.
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KING GROVER; CHRONICLES OF HIS
REIGN, ACCORDING TO SIMoNIDEs, THE
SCRIBE OF THE TRIBE OF LEEHAY.-This
is an account, in biblical form, of the
events that led up to Grover Cleveland's
election to the Presidency, and of his
doings since. principally the repeal of the
Sherman act, the tariff bill and thu Ha-
waian question. The hblical-verse form
is well done, and occasionally the writer
makes extremely pertinent statements,
that appear still more pertinent and strong
from the form in which they are put.
Recognizing, of course. that there are two
slandpoinls politically from which the
various questions may be viewed. there
will be only one conclusion as TO the work
from literary standpoint, namely, that it
is very fairly done. The author is James
S. Bierly, and the teaching all through the
Chronicles is that the American pee pie, in
electing Cleveland, have acted as the Jews
| in ancient days, and that of the former as
we'll as the latter may well be said, "My
| people doth not consider" Thereis moth
! ing offensive TO the most susceptibly re-
| ligious in the use of the biblical form and
di alect. ALLENTOWN, Pa: James S. Belly.
A VICTIM OF GOOD LUCK.-A frst-raie
| story by w. Z. Norris. iull of life, move
ment and interest from the first to the
last page. 1t is the story of girl, Veron-
lea Dimsdale. who is left large fortune
| by an uncle at the expense OF Horace
| Trevor, who has been brought up to con-
! slider himself the heir. The end of the
story is the marriage of Veronica and
| Horace, but before that contamination is
reached there are opportunities for jeal
ousies and accidents that make up q