The morning call., 1894-09-16

wife, and most pathetic his countless sim
pie devices to save her reputation and in
sure her a welcome home should she be
willing to return. Pete's discovery Of his
wife, his wonderful forgiveness of her and
bis friend and Philips expiation are IN
eQualed in any modern novel for power
and yividness. The novel is full Of dra-
matte situat Ons that are co-ordin ated to
the final one. Wherein the Deemster and
Governor publicly resigns his Offices, CIV
ing his sin as his reason. and went forth
from prison cell hand in hand with the
fallen woman by his side to face the future
with their bankrupt lives" There can he
little doubt of the warm welcome that will
be gwen TO this remarkable novel. New
York: ID. Appleton 81 Co. For SAFE by
the Bancroft Company
BEFORE THE GRINGO CAME This is
well-chosen and fitting title to the vol
ume of short stories which the writer,
Gertrude Anterior, has rescued from the
pages Uf Blackwood, the London Graphic,
Harper's, etc, and dedicated to the Be-
hemis1 Club OF San Francisco. The men
of ''forty-nine" and those of earlier days
who first burst their way into the magic
land of California were greatly t. be
envied. 1t was a virgin country, mighty,
stupendous one, yet full OF grace and deli
cacy. and the inhabitants. the descendants
OF the Spalnards, were fitting race for it.
Tie Californians Inherited all the dignity,
fire and generosity and grandeur of the
Spanish character without its stiffness, and
the qualities were exercised and developed
under "a sky and in land thoroughly
adapted to them. What marvellous scenes
of love and putsy mus; the shores of the
ocean, the beautiful valleys, the redwood
groves have Witnessed worked by race
of people uncursed by the felon. love of
gold, who lived and loved generously. To
photograph or paint these scenes as treas
ures for the future is WORTHY work,
and most worthily has it been done
by Mrs. Anterior in the present
collection. The only fault we can find is
the straying from historic truth that the
writer allows herself in dealing with the
friars. Neither Padre Arroyo nor any
other was ever guilty of the cruelty at
tiibuted TO him. These Old World tradi-
tionary stories suit not the broader minds
of to-day. With this exception the stories
are pictures, strong and delicate, of the
better side of the indolent life and fiery
upright characters that prevailed in Mis-
sion days, painted with a skill that makes
the scene and figure visible and concrete
to the eye. "A Ramble With Eulogia, 4"
the story OF the loves of a girl who had
read Dumas and knew men, is inimita bly,
good. Equally admirable is the pathetic
tale oil line Conquest OF Dona Jacoba,"
aud even more lifelke the characters. But
the best stories are "The Paris of Lo-
rtto" and "The Ears of Twenty Ameri-
cans" The former is vivid descrip ion of
the mad exploit of Southern Californian,
Infatuated by love, aud It's disastrous re-
suit, the latter an exquisite study of the
relations of mother and daughter. We
can cordially recommend Before the
Gringo Came; It's perusai will give moth
ing but pleasure. New York: j. SeIwn
TAFT 81 Sons. For sale at the bookstores
FUNDAMENTAL PRoBLEMs.-Wh dis
agreeing with his principles, philosophical
readers will welcome the new edition of
DR.. Paul Carus' book. as il is undoubtedly
an honest attempt to deal with the facts
and principles underlying human reiato ns,
knowledge and life. The main changes in
the work are the insertion of an introduc-
tory cha pier on anthology and posiiivism,
the addition of an appendix containing DIR.
Carus' replies to bis critics. and the re-
casting OF few passages in nrder 10 make
the authors meaning less liable TO be mis-
understood. In dealing with the prinri-
pies of ontology DIR. Csrus is hardly fair
10 stating that the followers of that sys-
tsm are bent upon explaining the exist
eEce of facts from non-existence and
regard it as their duty TO bridge over in
their Imagination the chasm between
nothlngness and something" No philo-
sophical thinker. certainly mo- ontologlst,