The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-04

its power diminished under a mass of su-
perstitiOus practices. The author believes
that all systems that lead the soul TO the
mercy of sin-pardoning God are good
not equally So-s0me are better than others,
and one. Christianity, is best of all, be-
cause in it there is no shadow of darkness
clouding the light of life. Boston: Arena
Publishing Company
The STANDARD DICTIoNARY.-There
was chorus Of praise from the papers
and reviews on the appearance of the first
volume of the Standard Dictionary as
never before greeted a work Of that kind.
The praise was merited in every way.
the most critical scholar could with diff
Guilty suggest any Improvement. and ID the
matters whore any opposite opinion could
be held it was simply a choice between
two opinions. and in our Judgment the
makers of the dictionary chose tho right
one. Everybody knows Conan Doyle, the
writer of the inimitable detective stories
under the name of Sherlock Holmes
and the novel ''Micah Clarke" a
we'll of indebted English. His letter
to the publishers of the Standard
Dictionary gives the experience of others:
II wrote once before to commend your
dictionary, but feel bound TO do so again,
after a longer experience will il. 1t has
become quite joke with Us that we can
not trip it up. We have several times
been sure that we would, but have always
| failed. Within the last week l have had
occasion to turn 70 it for 'gyp, 'coffle'
| and 'coshering,' always successfully"
/ The bon. Justin Mccarthy saws: Il re-
gard it as o monumental work-a work,
| thus far, perfect of its kind, aud for its
! purpose destined to be a conclusive au-
! thority to the Englsh-speak peoples,
and 10 other peoples as well, for many a
! generation" The second volume will
/ soon be ready for delivery to subscribers.
! and will meet as grand a welcome as the
! first. New York: Funk & Wagnalls
| Company.
ABOUT GIRLS.-Tbe author of this book
| is a girl, Helen Fullett, and in it she gives
descriptions of all the different classes OF
| girls. such as the everyday girl, the sum-
mer-resnrt girl, the party-gong girl, the
| spring girl, the summer girl. etc. The
only things that would make such book
reada ole are bright descriptions and witty
| or humorous presentations of character
| There is a certain amount of piuuancy
| about the book, but in general it is not
easy for a man to read. Girls may think
| otherwise, and we suppose the book was
/ written for them. Chicago: Laird & Lee.
A STUDY IN SCARLET.-Every one who
likes a good story has read or heard OF
! Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock
Holmes. This story is reprint of one OF
! Holmes best pieces OF detective work. and
WHISTLER the scene is in London or in Utah
among the Mormons and the Avengins
Angels. il is equally full of movement and
interest. A cheap edition of such a story
must needs find welcome. lChicag0: Rand
McNally & Co. For sale by the Bancroft
Company.
A KOREAN LOVE SoNG.-"A Korean
Love Song" written by W. w. McCor
mack and set to music in polka time. i:
the latest contribution for those who lik.
rhyme with a jingle and lively music
The love story told IN song is amusing
and the air quite catchy. published BY
w. Statham.