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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-11
AMERICAN STEAM VESSELS.

American Steam Vessels" is the title
of volume issued from the press OF
Messrs. Smith & Stanton, New York. The
work is intended to supply the want OF a
book which should contain views OF the
many types of American ships as found IN
different parts of the country, and exhibit
ing the many changes in their construc-
ton which have been made from time to
time. 1t is claimed by the author that his
work has considerable historical value,
and that he has presented the types with
out material establishment, and hence
with perfect accuracy. Ten years have
been expended in the compilation of data,
and several more in the preparation of the
illustrations. 1t is noticeable that the
descriptive matter is quite short, only
some 800 words being devoted to each YES
sci, but this is rather a good feature from
the standpoint of conciseness. The pic
lures are arranged in chronological order,
and are presented in an attractive manner
on toned paper with ornamental border
and fancy lettering in colors.. the work is
brought down to date, page being de-
voted to the new steamer ST. Louis, which
made its initial trip only few weeks ago.
Altogether the book, which contains
nearly 1000 pages, appears to be of great
value, and is certainly splendid specimen
of the printers and binders arts. Pub
lished by Smith & Stanton, 129 Broad
street, New York.
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TWO BOOKS BY ALBERT ROSS.

According to his publishers statement,
the sales of Albert Ross novels are now in
the millions. In all probability this state
ment is not exaggerated. Albert Ross has,
to-day, probably larger circle of readers
than any other writer in America, save,
perhaps, Sylvanus Cobb Jr. This is not a
particularly hopeful outlook, from the
standpoint of one who trusts in an ulti-
mate evolution of taste in the masses. vet
it is the logical outlook for such Nation
as this. The fathers and mothers of the
people who read the novels of Albert Ross
could probably not read at all. The second
generation of the tide of emigration washed
to this shore in years past finds itself pos
sessed of hours wherein their hands are
unemployed, while their brains have no
desire for sleep. They have also learned to
read; have contracted the reading habit,
so to speak. To this class of readers Albert
Ross makes his appeal. He gives them, in
his enormous output of paper-covered fic-
ton, timely rehash OF what their chill
dren will probably read at first hand.
In the two books now at hand, "Out of
Wedlock' and "a Black Adonis," for in
stance, he dishes up for his readers certain
social and political problems that certain
other leaders in circles laying claim to be
called literary have already offered their
They are differently favored
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-11
IN DEAC0N,S ORDERS AND OTHER
STORIES,

Amid the may mysteries of the Isness
of the What these thoroughly sane and
readable stories by Walter Besant loom up
with promise of safety, for an hour-as
a stopping place, so to speak, where the
bewildered reader may pause to look about
him and get his second wind for another
wild scramble through the London fog of
mad fiction. Sir Walter explains in his
preface that the disease of "Religiosity,"
which is treated in the first of the stories
included in the volume, must not be con-
founded with the possession of or desire for
religious faith. Paul Leighan, B.A., the
victim of religiosity, has no religion, no
faith; but he has an esthetic love for all
things ecclesiastic, a fad which is by no
means confined to Besant's hero. by the
way. He is what common people would
call a hypocrite, and yet they would be
wrong. He takes orders and he also
takes money-by means of forged check,
and he is guilty of sundry other
rather unusual variations upon his
daily programme of church going,
anthem-singing. He is, in fact, a
prediction for the services and offices of
the church. When his notorious mis-
deeds have put him out of all touch with
that institution he joins the Salvation
Army, having just served term in Jail.
He is always repenting and enjoying
his repentance. He disgraces himself in
the army, goes to America and repeats
the whole programme. He dies at last, as
he has lived, with his eyes turned up to
heaven, but the trail of slime, of hypoc-
risy and of wickedness left by his life re-
manned behind, as the evil that men do
lives after them. The study is an interest
ing and a thoroughly human one.
One of the best stories in the book is
''The Equal Woman" clever and effec-
tive slap at favorite attitude OF the new
man-for Besant, too, seems to have dis
covered and to be camping upon the trail
of this worthy. New York: Harper &
Bros. For sale by Payot, Upham &
Co.. San Francisco
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KILLED AT The CROSSING.
Antoine Ferro Run Over by a
Southern Pacific East
bound Train.
ON HIS WAY TO HIS RANCH.
He and His Horses Killed and His
Wagon Smashed on Thirty
First Street.

The Southern Pacific Railroad Company
is responsible for the death of another
man. The deadly crossing at Thirty-frst
street has added another to the list uf I'M
fortunates.
there are two deep cuts The railroad
trains approach through one and the road
runs through the other. Antoine Ferro,
who owned small vegetable ranch near
the Seven-mile House, had been to the
City with load of market produce, and
about GAS A. NJ. he was on his way home
again when train bound for San Fran.
cisco came rushing around the curve at
rate of fifty miles an hour. Ferro and his
team were right on the track, and the next
moment man, horses and wagon were all
mixed up in general wreck. The wagon
was broken into splinters, one horse was
killed outright, but the other escaped.
Ferro was thrown thirty feet out of the
wagon and was picked up in an uncon-
SClouS condition.
There was no doctor on the train so the
unfortunate man was placed in car and
taken to the Valencia-street police station.
DR.. Dozier of st. Luke's Hospital was at
once summoned, but before he arrived at
the station Ferro was dead.
Harry EnWecht, the train conductor, as
serted that Ferro was asleep on his wagon
and did not hear the warning bell that
rung at the crossing on the approach Of
the train. Enwecht saw all this around
the curve.
A number of children who were at play
on the entertainments contradicted the
conductor in one important particular.
They asserted that no bell was rung and
that the horses plodded on to their doom.
The children are Maggie Connolly, 40
Chenery street, Pierce A. John, 60 Chenery
street, Eugenia and Emma Mafllard, 106
Palmer street, and P. Isola. 1913 Mission
street.
Not one of them could say whether the
driver of the wagon was asleep, but they
did say that he had hold of the reins and
drove along all right. The train came
dashing around the curve, and the next
instant crashed into the vehicle.
1--WE knew the train was about DUE"
said little Maggie Connolly, "and we were
waiting to see it pass. We saw the two
horse team coming along and watched it
until it was on the crossing. The man
who was driving let his horses go along
slowly, and we never thought of the train
or heard a bell until the engine came
shooting around the curve and smashed
into the wagon. Then we all ran away.
No bell rang that any of us could hear"
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RECENT REPRINTS.

THE MAYOR OF CAsTERBRIDGE.-In their
admirable new edition of Thomas Hardy's
books Harper & Brothers have just sent out
1.-The Mayor of Casterbridge," illustrated
by an etching of Macbeth-Raeburn' and a
map of Wessex. The present edition, the
author. explains, contains nearly a chapter
that has never yet appeared in any English
copy, and some shorter passages and
names, omitted or altered for reasons
which no longer exist, have also been re-
placed. New York: Harper & Brothers.
For sale by Payot, Upham, & Co.. San
Francisco.
TALES OF SOLDIERS AND C1vILIANs.-Lov-
ell, Coryell & Co. have just issued, in paper
covers, an edition from the original plates
of Ambrose Berce's collection of. short
stories, first published by E. L. G.. Steele,
several years ago. These stories are by far
the best work Mr.. Bierce has ever done
and form a series of interesting studies
in various queer traits of the human curio
as The Prattler knows him. New York ::
Lowell, Coryell & Co. For sale by Doxey.
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sion left by 'The Story of Bessie Costrell'
is not so much one of decadence as of re-
action. Having given US three strong
stories of very obvious purpose, Mrs. Hum
phry-Ward now seems to have seen fit to
write one which, while strongly done, is
suggestive of nothing under heaven save
voluntary association for some little time
with certain wholly vulgar and not at all
interesting people.
Bessie Costrell is a young woman mar
ried TO an austere, dissenting laborer, in
an obscure English village. A miserly in
clined relative goes away for time and
leaves his boarded savings of years in her
charge. She breaks open his strong box
and proceeds to spend the money at the
village tap She drinks freely, talks freely,
neglects her home, gets talked over in the
vulgar village gossip. The relative comes
home, demands his money and the inevi-
table discovery is made. There is scene
with the village constable and then Bessie
Costrell goes off and browns herself, driven
thereto by the merciless condemnation of
her narrowly religious and much-deceived
husband, Isaac Costrell. He becomes a
prev to melancholia, and afterward re-
turns again for comfort to the aspirations
and ESTABLISHMENTS of religion. There is
a suggestion of moral dragged in by the
ears in the closing sentence of the book in
the idea that "misery provokes pity; de-
spair throws itself on divine grace and en-
ables US to listen to the only voice that can
make us patient under the tragedies of
human fate, whether these tragedies be
the falls of princes or such meaner, mar
rover pains as brought poor Bessie Cos
trell To her end :"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-11
" WHEN vALMoND CAME TO PONTIAC. y

Stone & Kimball have taught US to ex-
pect beautiful books from their press, and
as a bit of beautiful bookmaking this
attractively entitled volume is quite up to
the firms standard. "When Valmond
Came to Pontiac is the story of lost
Napoleon. AS the story, goes the great
Napoleon had a son, born at st. Helena,
by Countess well known in Europe. She
had landed, disguised as sailor, from a
merchant ship, and lived in retirement at
Longwood for nearly year. After the
Emperor died the thing was discovered,
but the Governor of the island made 10 re-
port of it to the British Government for
that would have reflected on himself, and
the returned exiles kept the matter a
secret. 1t was said that the child died at
st. Helena.
Upon this quasi-historic foundation the
author, Gilbert Parker, has built a charm
ing romance. Valmond is a young French
man who bears startling resemblance to
Napoleon /. He is introduced to us on the
veranda of the Hotel Louis Quinze, in
Pontiac, a little French-Canadian village
in Quebec. He seems to have dropped
from the clouds, so mysterious has been
his advent in the little town. He has
boundless wealth. infinite grace, and wins
the love-the adoration-of the whole
countryside. He is believed to be this I'M
known son of Napoleon. although he never
really makes such claim in words, and in
time he comes to be at the head of small
army whose ultimate aim is nothing less
than the establishing of himself upon the
throne of France. The brief career, the
tragic fate of the young pretender are told
in a narrative of exquisite pathos and
beauty. Chicago: Stone & Kimball
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-11
IN THE YEAR OF JUBILEE.

This novel, by George Gissing, is hardly
up to the standard usually maintained by
Town and Country Library. The
author seems to be opposed to education
for the lower classes, and at the end of the
otherwise rather aimless book suddenly ex-
PLOTS rather novel, although not unat-
tractive fad-that matrimonial happiness
would be promoted by husband and wife
occupying separate dwellings, and only
seeing each other at intervals of week
or two. He also puts forward in the mouth
of his hero the doctrine that rational
woman would infinitely rather have a
husband who was often unfaithful than to
keep him faithful through fear of her
jealous espionage, and that "infdelity is
much worse in woman than in man.
Ii man really suspects his wife he must
leave her. that is all. Then let her justify
herself if she can" New York: D.
Appleton & Co. For sale by William
Doxey, San Francisco
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-11
DIR. HATHERN's DAUGHTERS.

A new book by Mary J. Holmes is good
thing to remind the average reader that
after all we are not quite in the scar and
yellow leaf. And this reminder, particu-
larly in the summer weather. is so grateful
to the average mind as to be in itself al
most enough to insure the book a welcome,
provided loyalty to an ancient cult does
not demand actual perusal of the work. 1t
has all the old Holmes fiavor-the facile
readiness of the Holmes pen and even
more than the usual variations on the
Holmes plot. In one sense of the word it
is a good deal better book than many a
better book, and far more wholesome read
ing for the average reader of romances
than anything likely to be produced by
either the new woman or the new man.
New York: G. w. Dillingham;.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-11
FIGHT FOR A LEGACY.
Mrs. John M. Walker Suing to Recover
Her Inheritance of
$4,000.

Mrs. Edith A. Walker has begun suit
against William G. Waters to recover $4,000
that was bequeathed TO her by Mrs.
Waters.
Mrs. Walker was adopted when a year
old by Mrs. Marantha Scott. widow, who
afterward became the wife of Waters, the
defendant in the case. Mrs. Waters owned
a separate estate of about $12, 900, and when
she died at Santa Barbara in 1890 she be-
queathed $4,000 to her adopted daughter,
making Waters the trustee.
The adopted daughter, who is now the
wife of John M. Walker of this City, says
that she cannot obtain her money from the
trustee. She further declares that Waters
never invested the money for her; that he
is insolvent, and that he is trying to dis
pose of the remaining portion of his estate
so that he may entirely defraud her out Of
her inheritance.
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religious system of Utahs peculiar peo-
ple." Eloise Lane is Mormon girl, whose
mother, when dying, made her vow never
to assent to the polygamic creed that had
wrecked her own life and that of so many
Mormon wives. She marries q man who
vows never to practice polygamy. but who,
after five years, is brought by the peculiar
methods of the church. to where he must
choose between ruin and the church's pet
institution. He chooses the latter altern-
alive, and Eloise, rather than consent,
kills herself and her two children. The
story is powerfully told. [Chicago:
Charles H. Kerr g. Co. For sale by VIII
liam DnXeV San Francisco
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BILLY BELLEW.

In "Billy Bellew" w. E. Norris, who
will be remembered as the author of
Marcia" has given US the story of young
Englisnman of means and position who
gets into an ENHANCEMENT with married
woman, much his senior. He does the
woman's imbecile drunkard of husband
no actual wrong but the pair become thor
-oughly compromised. When the story
opens Billy is thoroughly weary of her, but
still bangles after her, fearful of hurting
her feelings by severing the weakening
bonds of his allegiance. This is the situa-
ton throughout nearly the whole of the
book, and the issues therefrom make toler-
able, though somewhat exasperating sum-
mer reading. New York: Harper d Bros.
For sale by Payot, Upham & Co., San
FranciSco.l
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DIPLOMATIC Observation-Disclosures.

A thoroughly enjoyable story by Edith
Bigelow, who gives US some capital pictures
and descriptions of the delights and other
wise of an American diplomats residence
in Berlin. The diplomat is professor
from New England college who finds
himself quite Unexpectedly made the
American Minister to Germany. He goes
to Berlin with his family, and six
months experience of the delights. the
honors and the complications of foreign
diplomacy make the entire connection
only too glad to return to the New Eng
land college, which in turn is only too
lessor s.sa Back The author has ace certain tain
familiarity with her background that
makes the story entertaining and pleasant
reading. New York: Harper & Bros.
For sale by Payot, Upham & Co., San
Francisco.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-11
MODERN AMERICAN DRINKS.

A book of directions for the proper mix
ing of those connections which the awe
struck foreigner on American soil calls
American drinks" The list is an amaz-
ing one, running up into the hundreds,
and, judging from their names, a majority
of them are about as distinctively "Ameri-
can" as is our population. Why absinthe
and arrack, ale cup and bicarbonate of
soda should be termed American drinks
the author of this great work. George J..
Kappeler, fails to explain and perhaps,
after all, the question is not momentous
one. New York: The Merriam Company
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-11
A GERMAN CLASSIC.

In all the attractiveness Of pale buff
buckram, antique black letter and artistic
rubrics David Mutt in London and Charles
Scribner's Sons in New York have just
brought out notable edition of Wilhelm
Meinhold's remarkable romance, The
Amber Witch" The translation is by
Lady Duff Gordon, the introduction by
Joseph Jacobs, who edits the present vol
ume, and the illustrations are by Philip
Burne-Jones.
In his preface the editor notes very Gu
rious circumstance, namely, that if even
the most widely read of Germans be asked
if he knows Meinhold or any of his works
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-11
MOODS, A JOURNAL 1NTIME.

A unique volume reached THE CALL yes
terday. Il is called Moods; Journal In
time; wherein the artist and the author
pleaseth himself" 1t is an odd mixture
of earnest thought, good art work and
satirical writing. The contributors in
clude such writer's as Harrison S. Morris,
Bertram G. Goodhue, Norman Hapgood.
Ralph Adams Crane, Owen Wister, Kate
Chopin, Colin A. Scott, Walter Blackburn
Harte and others. Among the designers
are Paul Lachenmeyer, Robert Henri,
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have done this, there was opportunity for
him to plead that the shooting was acct
dental, but he refused to take refuge in
subterfuge.
Such is the strange, pathetic and in
teresting tale of love, of sin and of sorrow
told in these letters of more than century
ago. The picture which they give of the
life of the time is an exceedingly curious
and suggestive one. The editor of the
letters, Gilbert Burgess, claims to have
satisfied himself by an exhaustive investi-
CATION of the genuineness of the epistles,
and they are now for the first time given
in their entirety. Chicago: Stone d
Kimball. For sale by Doxey, San Fran
cisco.
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John Sloan, Mariana Sloan, Frederic R.
Gruger and Eleanor B. Caldwell. All the
contributors are young and aspiring, so
they adopt as their own the verses from
Alfred de Musset: Cs5a
This book is our youth,
Made without striving.
Might have bettered, forsooth;
But arts not conniving.
The past alone's dead;
Man changeth ever.
So, where'er led,
Heaven bless the endeavor.
You, who you may,
Read what you're able:
Do not. we pray,
Condemn as unstable
Verses OF youth,
Sweet adolescence:
Manhood's deep TRUTH
Hopes evanescence.
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THE LOVE LETTERS OF MR.. H. AND MISS R.

Asis explained in the preface, tn e strange
and pathetic story that is told in these
love letters excited widespread sympathy
and attention during the year 1779, and
interest in the affair was revived in the fol-
lowing year by the publication of an
anonymous book in which a garbled form
of some of these letters was printed. The
"Mr. H." OF these letters was the Rev.
James Hackman, at one time ensign in the
SixtY-eighth Regiment OF foot. He was
quartered upon recruiting party at Hunt
ington when he first made the acauaint-
ance of the Earl of Sandwich, and through
him of Miss Reay, the "Miss R." of the
letters. She was then living under the
protection OF the dissolute Lord Sandwich,
who had found her at IA an apprentice to
a mantua-maker, fallen in love with her,
and taken the child away. He gave her
an elaborate education; she became one OF
the most accomplished women Of her time,
and at this time she was established in
house at Huntington. She and Hackman
fell in love with each other. He offered
her marriage, but at the first she labored
under a curious sense of gratitude to Lord
Sandwich for the benefits he had showered
upon her. She would not leave her aged
lover, and she and Hackman opened
cldQQeSLln6 ldoNCO
through the years intervening from 1775 to
1879. The letters are full of pathos and OF
interest. He constantly urged her to
marry him, while she constantly refused.
She had children by Lord Sandwich, and
she feared for their welfare should she
leave them; moreover, she refused to take
advantage of his offer. The man she loved
should not be held up to public scorn as
having married the mistress OF even
Lord. The world would declare he had
been bought to do it. Sandwich through
out the Correspondence figures as Aud
Robin Gray" The lovers write each
other, not merely of their hopeless passion,
but of the doings and affairs OF the world:
They exchange literary and musical
gossip. They discuss 1.-THE new method
of punishment by working on the
Thames" and he relates his impressions on
visiting the German mines. The letters
reveal her as a loving, earnest, cultured,
but most unfortunate woman. His
show him to have been a scholarly, true
hearted gentleman and man of honor.
She promises at one time to marry him
1.-The first moment 1 can, with honor to
myself and happiness to my H., !" but reso
IuteIy charges him to reioin his regiment
and leave her. But apparently the mo-
ment when she could fulfill her promise
never arrived. He took orders, having
left the army, and grew importunate in
his suit. He finally became desperate at
last, and upon her final refusal to marry
him he shot her in public and then put
bullet into his own body. His second shot
was not fatal and he lived to expiate his
deed on the gallows. He need not really
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-11
"WHERE WERE THE BOYS ~

This story, by John Habberton, gives
the title to the first issue in the second
series of the Outing Library. There are
other tales in the book, by other authors,
but none that are of nature to attract at
tention by reason either of merit or de-
merit. The best part of the little book is
the illustrations, which are spirited and
well reproduced. New York: The Out
ing Publishing Company.1
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Young Robbers Punished.

Charles Casey, Frank Figonier and Thomas
Ryan, three young men, were before Judge
Low yesterday on charge of robbery. They
met man named William Baker on the street
and took a coat from him which he was trying
to SELL They pleaded guilty to petty larceny
and the Judge sentenced each to six months in
the County Jail.