The morning call., 1894-11-25
RECENT PUBLICATIONS

WOMEN IN THE BUSINESS WORLD
book by woman, containing hints and
helps to prosperity for those of her sisters
who enter the world Of business, whether
compelled by necessity or urged by de-
slres Tor a Wider field Of action than the
sphere OF home lie. The b, ok has been
written evid ntly by a woman who has
had much experience Of the thing of which
she writes, aud cou- equenuy contains
much sounder advice than most WORKS o.
the kind. On this account we can recon-
mend the book. In a wnman's hands
II may often be found to con-
tain just the information or me
light necessary 10 her success. Inc
only thing we would criticize Is the 1aunty
belief of the writer that women can CON-
pei success. 4 wider experience would
have taught her thai the ruling Of clrcum-
stances and the shaping OF condl ions are
not always N the power OF INDIVIDUALS.
Statistical studies might have convinced
her of the small proportion OF really sue
cessful business men. There are some
sections worthy of being read by men, the
best among which is that which treats of
the weakening effects OF the weekly SAL
ary" and the power of cooperation. No
better book for its purpose has ever been
offered to the growing world of business
women. boston: Arena Publishing Com
pany.l
CHRIST THE SoCIALIsT.-In this age of
socia aud intellectual unrest, the author of
"Pnilip Meyers Scheme" has done Chris
tians great service in recalling to their
minds that Christianity is socialism. Mt
the socialism of " hich the papers are full,
nor the socialism that some plump, round
stomacned individual, after a hearty din
neT, condemns and calls anarchy and nIhil-
ism, hut The socialism which is built on the
essence of the gnspel-"Thou SHALT love the
l. Ri. thy God, and thy neighbor as thy
SELF" and is Contained in the golden rule
10 DO unto others as we you'd they
should do unto u.s." "ChrlSt the
Socialist shows the position of the
Savior, his teachings, their logical con-
cluSlOns and the vast distance between
them and the actions of our modern Chris
tlans. Ii ChristS teachings are right our
actions are wrong; il our actions are right
ard his teachings wrong then Chris ianiy
Tails ana we are reduced to tho cond ton
of purely animal life. There is no ex-
aggeration in the arguments, they are
simple, clear statements of Christs own
actions and speech, and they bring con-
> yictlon to the mind. The story of Widow
Brown and her daughter is full Of sorrow
and misery, bu it is true to the life. The
book is dedicated to every believer in the
inspiration of the Holy Scrip ures," and to
them we recommend ii. [Boston: Arena
PubliS hing Company.
URITH, TALE OF DARTMooR.-This
is dark and powerful picture Of English
country life on the wolds of Devon in the
days of Charles II of England, by S.
Barring Gould. Three living writer's have
chosen the rebellion OF the Duke of Mon
mouth as the date of their stories-Black-
more in Lorna DoOne, Conan Doyle in
Micah Clarke and Barring Gould in
Urith. The three stories, all excellent, in
the writer's judgment stand IN the order
quoted, and are curious proofs of the
different ways in which human beings
observe and describe the same things.
Urlth is the tale of the loves of two
women for one man, the success of one
and the wiles of the other to bring about
separation. The story ends, as such stories
should, in the union of the yirtuous woman
and the man, but 1t is after the deep suffer-
Ing that leaves everlasting scars on the
soul The characters are strongly con-
celved and strongly drawn. Seldom has
any modern writer displayed such knowI-
edge of the selfshness of the human heart
and the thousand ways in which it dis
plays itself. New York: r. f. Feuno
q Co.
BACK COUNTRY Poems. Of these
poems of Sam Walter Foss have been pub
Iished before. many are entirely new, but
whether new or old matters not. they are
all good. Ii has not been our good fortune
for many a long year to meet with
collection of poems that shows such mas
terry of versifcation, such an abundance of
wit, humor and pathos, and such poetic
insight into every crack aud Granny of the
human heart.
IT'S not the greatest singer
Who tries the loitiest themes.
He is the true lOy-bringer
Nho tells his simplest dreams;
He Is the greatest poet
Who will renounce ali art
And take his heart and show it
10 every other heart
Sings The poet in the dedicatory poem
and it is sound sense. and he has
followed it. Amid such a ch dice num-
Der of poems II Is bard TO make Sc
lection; each one at the time of reading
seems to be the best. But no N other could
read the "Auctioneer's Gift" without feel
ing the tight grip of pain around her heart
or without tears of sympathy, and the
veriest kill-joY could not refrain from
laughter when reading"N 0 Foreign rs Need
Apply" 1t is a stronger argument against
unrestricted immigration than a whole
book Of statistics. The Milking of the
Cow" Will recall for many reader the
memories of a happy bOyhoOd. "The
Volunteer Organist' Is a superb, practical
lesson in Christianity to the Christian
pharisee, and no work ever gave more
perfect picture of a shiftless man than
mo Show" We advise our readers not
they viii have the same experience as the
writer. and sit up all night till they are all
read. Boston: Lee & Shepard. For
sale by the Popular Bookstore and at
DOxey's.]
SUGGESTIONS ON CONVENIENTLY
is timely book on the important ques-
tons of government that at the present
time are stirring the minds of all thinking
people in he United States. The author.
5. E. Moffett, Californian, declares that
our institutions, designed to meet a former
set OF conditions, are inefficient to grapple
with the present state of things. He as
serts that the executive adminislratinns-
local, State and natiOnal-are in the hands
of professional politicians, utterly inca
pable by education and corrupt ambitions
of dealing with questions in a states
manike manner. The natural conse-
quence of boss rule is corruption
and imbecility, and the object Of the
resent work is TO offer remedies for the