The morning call., 1894-09-16

Africa and knows all about diamond
mining, and for a tall, golden-haired
woman, under % years of age, having a
missing relative unheard Of for years.
Inc story is the result of Endymion's at
tempt to carry ont his plot by means of
the people selected out of the respondents
to his advertisements. The attempt leads
TO many amusing scenes ard Ia pretty
love story and the complete failure of the
plot as EndynliOn had devised it, but
the success of the tall, golden haired
girPs plot to marry the advertiser. New
York: }. Selwin TAFT e Son. For sale at
the bo0ksiOTes.l
TALES FROM Town ToPICs.-This is
the thirteenth issue OF tales and choice
bits of prose and verse that originally ap-
peared In Town Topics" There is much
variety in this issue, sufficient to suit all
tastes, serious, comic or sentimental The
first story, THAT Dreadful Woman" is a
powerful preset tAtIon of the case of
woman who had 1all-n, tried TO raise her
sell again. but despaiTng of success CON-
mitted suicide. There Is just one character
IN the book that lightens 1.-THE dainty lady
who dared try to aid the erring one,
While others of Ter sister women looked
askanca and sneered and drew away the
hem OF their garments for fear of defile-
ment. Some OF the small tieces, prose and
verse. are exceedingly humorous, aud no
one will regret paying his money for the
book, as out Of it he will get full measure
IN sentiment as we'll as laughter. New
York: Town Topics Publishing Co
Literary Notes.
Charles A. Dana, editor of the New
York SUP. will be the subject OF a very
comprehensive and interesting biographi-
cal study by Edward P Mitchell. Mr..
Dana's chief associate on the Sun, in Nc
Clure's Magazine sfor October. The story
of Mr.. Dana's connection with Brook
Farm, and of his service during the war as
Assistant Secretary of War under Lincoln
and Stanton. will be told with especial
fullness. Views of his Office at the Sun
and of his country home on Long Island.
and very Interesting series of portraits
OF him will accompany the article.
A notable article on economics is to be
found in Donahoe's Magazine for this
month. 1t is entitled "The South Nav
Save the Nation" by Northern
journalist. 1.-THE Warfare With Agnes.
tfcism," q plea for more thorough scientific
training in ecclesiastical seminaries. is a
brilliant and stirring article by Rev. j. A,
Zahn OF N0tre Dame University. Lucille
Lowell has beautiful short story. tBe-
tween Ports. and there are good pictures
and plenty OF light reading as well in this
number.
Trusts and monopolies occupy so promi-
nent post on in our national life to-day
that DR.. Emory L. Johnson's recent mon.
ograph on "The Relation of Taxation to
Mnn0pOlies" will doubtless attract very
widespread at .ntion. 1t is published by
the American Academy of Political and
Social Science.
The Lscies' Home Journal fudss all
me musical men rallying TO II, Sir Arthur
sullivan announcing that the new song
which he has just finished will be pub
iished in that magazine. PATHS veteran
conductor. Araiti. has given his new waltz
e. the journal, while Reginald de
Koyen's new song goes also t. the same
periodical Strauss has sent his new waltz
to the editor, Sousa new march. and
| Mascagni OF "Cavalleria Rusticana" fame
is writing piano score.
Mr.. Marion Crawford sailed for Genoa
q fortnight ago, after having been year
In the United States, writes The Lawyer
IN The Critic. During that time he has
Travelled from one end of the country TO
the other in settling tie affairs of MS late
father-in-la VS. estate, and has written one
novelette,, Love in 1dleness," and four
novels = Marion Darche." Katharine
Lauderdale, John RalstoD" and Casa
Br,ecio." The latter story Mr.. Crawford
wrote especially for The Century, and he
considers it his magnum opus. Before
he put pen to paper he talked the plot over
with the editor of the magazine, aud ar