The morning call., 1894-04-01

book is divided into two parts-oRe are the
thoughts I the writer expressed In 80
short paragraphs and the other the
pastes. Mr.. Nettleton has produced
little book that is fall of deep Thought and
destined for thinkers. 1t is issued as the
first Of Griffi MS series Of west coast liter
AZURE, in which the publishers Will offer
the work of California authors of the past
and present which merit preservation IN
the field of permanent literature. lSan
Francisco: Griffith Publishing Company.
For sale by William Doxey. Price 80 centsl
THE TREE OF KNowLEDGE.-Thls is
book from he pen of Captain r. Kelso
Carter, c. E., who previously wrote Al
ha and Omega, or the Birth and Death of
the World" Captain CaIt-r lectured at
one time In San Francisco upon the sub
jects that are incorporated in this new
book of his, and it was at the request of
THOSE who heard him talk that he placed
his ideas in their present form. He de-
clares the book to be "a startling scieD-
tific study Of the original sin and the sin
of the angels with a history of spiritism
in all ages" He gives an account of his
extensive Investigation into spiritism and
It's mysteries and explains many OF the
frauds that have been practiced upon the
public in the name of that creed. He de-
votes a number of chapters to old and
new spiritism, which will make in ierestng
reading for those who have taste for
literature of that character. The second
part of the book is devoted TO ''the original
SIM" in which he deals at length with va
rious phases of the subject, making deduc-
tons which are unique, and seeks to explain
what Is TO be the character and plan Of
attack ''of seducing spirits that men shall
give heed to in the last days of perleus
trated with a number of pictures copied
from 'Dante's Inferno" and which the
author states "are so perfectly suited to
the argument of this book that it hardly
seems possible they could have been NJ re
appropriate if the great French artist
(Gnstave Dore) had drawn them specially
for this work" San Francisco: D. III.
Elliott On sale at the bookstores.
CHEAP JACK ZITA-In this novel S.
Barring Gould tells of the adventures
which be fell Ziia, the daughter Of travel
ing pedder, a "Cheap Jack" as he is called
in England. The scene is laid in the fen
country of Cambrldgeshire, vast level
region, which is cut up with dykes and
bitches, through which the water from the
soil is drained aud carried off to the sea-
CnFap JACK u.eS III tulS cU66IleSS region
and leaves Zita alone. She is loved by
two men, but fortunately marries the right
one. One of the dramatic incidents of the
story is a duel on horse back between two
of the characters, in which the weapNns
were fails. New York: j. Selwin TAFT
& Sous. For sale at the bookstores.] Q
THE FLYING HALCYoN.-In the April
number of the Lppincott Magazine is
published THE Flying Halcyon," very
exciting and interesting story by Colonel
Il. II. Savage. who. in addition to writing
numerous novels, has lately taken to
furnishing stories to- the magazines. In
THIS line he has developed wonderful
faculty. arranging events in manner
that entertains the reader and makes him
feel that the time given to the authors
the contrary has been pleasuraby occu-
pied. inns story is one of this coast, and
one portion is given to the great stock eX-
element OF the Comstoek.
THE Book OF THE FAIR-Part of the
tenth and The beginning of the eleventh
chapters of the Book of The Faris pre-
sented in the seventh part of tina. very
entertaining and most instructive history
of the Worlds Fair. The eleventh chap
ter is devoted to the w0man's department
Of the EXPOSITION. The pictures of the
ace exhibited are marvels of the art of re-
production, giving a clearer idea of the
beauty of that portion of the exhibit than