The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-02

Parasite" by A. Conan Doyle is concluded.
Henry LOOMS Nelson contributes an article
! on "Our Commerce DestrOyers," which will be
read with especial interest in view of the recent
agitation in naval circles in favor OF heavy
battleships.
A second edition of 10000 copies OF Me-
Clure's Magazine for November is on The press,
and will be ready Immediately after the publ-
cation of the December number. This MAKES
The Increase of this opening Napoleon number
10000 copies over any previous issue.
One OF the Interesting features of The Decem-
! Der Arena Is a symposium which discusses war
ana peace. The writer's advocate the princi-
pies Of The Peace Society. and claim that the
world has reached plane of civilization at
which all domestic and International disputes
can be settled by arbitration.
book that Will be welcomed no less eagerly
by the children than by students of folklore
from scientific standpoint is Mrs. f. A. SteePs
collection OF Indian stories entitled Tales OF
the PunjaO, told by the people" which is Issued
by Macmillan & Co.
Romance never looked so inviting As now
With the December number a change has been
made in It's front cover, which renders the
table OF contents more attractive than ever,
and the reality bears out the announcement,
Tor every story in it Is among the best of IT'S
kind. They are Ia Tgely devoted TO Christmas,
and are full OF the atmosphere of the season,
yet utterly unlike in scheme and treatment.
Among the authors represented are Octave
Thanet Francois Coppee and Julia Schayer.
The leading article in Harper's for December
Is IAN Arabian Day and Night" which chron-
icies the adventures OF Poultney BigelOw and
Frederic Remington during a twenty four
hours trip into the Desert OF Sahara. The pic
lures are in RemingtOn's best vein and very
appropriately embelish Mr.. Bigelow's narra-
tive. There Is another of Richard Harding
Davis Partisan 81 eIches. which is admirably
illustrated by q. D. GbSen. There is a very
readable article on the Evolution of the Coun-
try Club" fully Illustrated, by Caspar w.
and Robin" by Robert Grant; "Paoa in Italy"
by Gertrude Hall; 1.-The Peddler's Peril" by
L. B. Miller; The Mother Song by Julian
Ralph; 1.-THE CoIOne's Christmas" by Harriet
Prescott SpoffOrd, and "The Dividing Fence"
by Ruth McEuery Stuart.
The Overland for December is arraYed in
Christmas garb-green, brown and gold on
pure white. Professor AnSOt opens the num-
Der with a beautifully illustrated article on
"The Metamorphosis of Fencing" 1t is the
first time the subject has ever been fully
treated by a Pacific Coast writer. Famous
CaliforniaDs or Other DAYS." which has been
looked forward to for some months, takes up
the lives of Senators FoOIe. Gwin and Brod-
ercK, Colonel Jack Rays and Pres DuraDt
When his present American visit concluded
Conan Doyle will write an article for The
Ladies' Home journal on American women,
telling "HOw Your Women Impressed Me-"
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for Decem.
Der is one of The most brilliantly attractive OF
promises rich feast within, and this promise
is fulfilled. The leading paper is an original
contribution from the famous EgyptolOgist aud
romancer, Dr. Georg EbeTs, entitled any Tomb
In Thebes." prOfusely illustrated with views
taken in Egypt expressly to accompany it.
Archdeacon Farrar contributes an article on
the child Christ TO McClure's for December,
illustrated by reproductions from many paint
ings.
"The Death of the Gear and the Peace of
Europe" Is The title of striking review, which
appears in the December Forum, of the whole
military situation in the OLD World by Colonel
Theodore A. Dodge, our foremost military
writer, who is new IN Europe.
The complete novel for the December issue
OF Lippincotrs Is MRS. Hallam's Companion"
by the well-Known writer, Mrs. Mary j.
Holmes. It follows from America 10 Europe,
and back again, the fortunes OF young lady
who deserved better position than that OF
"companion"-and found H. A short story by
tention. In this case expectations will not be
disappointed, for E. T. Benson has written
nothing better than "a Creed OF Manners"
In McClure's Magazine for December Miss
| TarbePs second paper on Napoleon" treats OF
Napoleon's passionate love for Josephine in
| the early period of their relations aud OF Ma
| poeon's swift rise TO fame and supreme power
| through bis brilliant achievements in the ltal-
| Ian and Egyptian campaigns. There are four
| teen more portraits of Napoleon, showing him
| at different times in this most interesting part
| OF his career. There is an excellent Chri stmas
| story, and a story which, while not Christmas
| story In point Of time Is pre-eminenty one In
! story of the Napoleon era by Conan Doyle.
! More dramatic. though, than any story is Cleve-
! land Motfetps history, drawn directly from the
! archives OF the Pinkerton Detective Bureau, OF
| THE Overthrow of the Molly Maguires"
| through the fundamentally OF Detective James
| Mcfarland, who, at the risk of his lIfe him
! self became a member of the order and affected
! In conversation reported by II. j. w. DAM
| relates his experiences in the eaIly days of
California, and tells how he came TO write the
| stories which have given him fame.