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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-22

the coming year to fellowships and post
graduate scholarships in the above SUBJ
lects. From these lists we see that forty
one students received the degree of Ph.D.
from fourteen universities. Johns Hop
kins conferred this degree on twelve stu
dents; Columbia, Cornell and Yale each
on four students; universities of Chicago,
pennsylvania and Wisconsin each on
three students; University of Worcester
on two students, and the universities of
Brown, Harvard, Lombard. Michigan,
Washington and Lee and Western Re-
serve on one student EACH At nine uni
versities fifty-nine students have been ap-
pointed to fellowships and postgraduate
scholarships for the coming year in politi-
cal and social science, economics or history.
The University of Chicago has appointed
twenty-five students; Columbia, Harvard, ,
Johns Hopkins and University of Wiscon-
sin. each seven; Cornell, five; University
of Indiana, two; and Bryn Mawr and Uni
versity of Mississippi, each one student.
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zANGWILL,s LATEST THOUGHTS.

I. Zangwill is writing for the Chicago
Chap Book his impressions Of the English
elections, but, of course, finds chance for
great many other items that interest
Americans more than British politics ever
can hope to do. Here are some selections
from his latest utterances:
country has the politicians it deserves.
have heard the most ignorant girls rage against
Mr. Gladstone; damsels in their teens who
knew nothing of life or its problems, nor could
have studied any question for themselves;
pretty girls withal but who at the mention of
the veteran statesman took on the avenging
aspect of the Eumenides.
1t was girl of quite another temper who re-
piled to me when, talking over old times and
old discussions, said had not yet become a
socialist: 81 don't think you ever knew what
you were." l WINGED as at a just reproach, yet
when had left her the retort occurred to me
(as retorts will, when too late) that there was
no particular merit in being a "what"; that
men were not necessarily "ists'' or "'ites;"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-22
CAPTAIN VAUDEVILLE.


Those who like their sensational litera-
ture after the recipe for ladies' toddy,
shot, strong and plenty of it, will find
their taste exactly suited in this story by
John r. Mcmahon. Mutiny on the high
seas, robbery, the NARROWING of sea cap
tain on coral reef in midocean, eleven
murders and a perfect charnel-house of
correlated horrors are few of the minor
incidents that make up the narrative. The
story is interesting as evidencing the au-
thor's curious familiarity with a wide
range of rather extraordinary subjects.
One is continually moved to wonder. read
ing his book, how Mr.. Mcmahon could
know so much and make such unproft-
able use of his knowledge. The ability to
construct so good story, in certain re-
spects, as Captain Vaudeville" should
produce something much superior to the
sort OF thing this is. New York: G. w.
Dillingham;. Price so cents
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-22
500 FOR A NAME.

The Authors Publishing Company, 1898
Broadway, New York, will give 500 cash to
the person who shall send the most appropriate
title for the following National poem, which is
to constitute the opening page of the forth
coming I'd American edition of Fosters poems,
a 130-page volume, to be published the first
week in Deem Der.
The title will be passed upon by three compe-
tent, disinterested Judges and the name OF the
successful competitor and the title chosen by
the judges as being the most appropriate for
the poem, will be announced in the New York
newspapers on Sunday, December l, 1895, un-
der the head of New Publications:
BY ARDENNES FOSTER.
White child of Briton's womb, Columbia,
Famed New World sovereign, and the world thy
Nor walls but walls of Peace to sentry thee.
Nor jeweled crown more mighty than thy crest.
Nerved, steel-winged eagle, and invincfble,
To emblem thee at thy majestic shrine
OF Science, sweeping ken, enlightenment,
Where Liberty and Progress intertwine.
Columbia! recurrent pregnant maid
And bosom thro6bng with ripe ,asd
And on thy shores Creations races meet.
Whose peoples knock al thy broad harbor- gates,
AS ships of might come in, saluting thee;
And writ in water are the racial hates.
Puissant kings disarm before thy doors,
Nor wardpped iavelins touch thy Pilgrim-womb:
Whence came the sons Of Human Brotherhood,
And laid the vanquished war-god in his tomb
Once blood -battle-felds take seed conceive,
And burst with rank on rank of festal grain,
Inwoven till thy brow is garlaEded'
May poets share the laurel in thy reign?
Queen chaplet-crowned, bright gem Of hemis-
pheres,
Proud victor in the worlds momentous wars
That tribes OF God might rally with tiny sons,
And know the franchise of thy stripes and stars.
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NEW BOOKS.

usually such because, as limited above, he
is denied transportation along the recog-
niZed highways of literature.
But it is to be feared that there is gener-
ally some reason for this denial. Candor
compels the admission that the pretty lit
tie pamphlets of individual expression are
for the most part thin in contents, as well
as in proportion. The keynote of the age
IS expression, an eminently useful word IN
It's way, but by no means equal to the task
lately put upon it OF bearing the vagarles
OF generation. The tendency of the age
IS to come before the world with Its
thoughts, Or lacking these, with its feel
1ngs. This is eminently true OF our
younger writers, who are mainly response
bic for the all-pervading pamphlet. The
burden of this sort of literature is woe, woe,
and yet more woe. Our young friends
fling their intellectual anatomy about with
a recklessness that would be amazing were
1t not so readily understandable. 1t IS
merely part of the general desire of the
ego of the age to make itself known, to
give itself expression. Like most neuroses,
this condition brings melancholy, the sure
prerogative of youth and inexperience,
and the corresponding misrepresentation
that individual emotion is of interest to
the world at large. Our young writers
who run to pamphlets have grievance
against the publishing part of the world:
They believe there is conspiracy of
silence" against them, and they are fam
to scale the battlements and storm the
castle of Public Opinion unaided and
alone. A characteristic of the group is an
evident and painful lack of reading, of
study, OF coherent and consecutive
thought. They have no mental back
ground, everything they write is in the
foreground. They are contemporaneous to
a degree, and correspondingly impatient of
that which has gone before them.
Thus it comes about that we have ar
rived at what may be called neurotic
school of literature, whose aim it is to pro-
duce the outre, the bizarre, the quaint, but
which only succeeds, as rule, in giving US
The overstrained, the ill-digested and the
unspeakably melancholy. Expression for
expressions sake is its watchword, a
watchword as false as is that other cry of
certain schools, "art for arts sake"
A mental collie, according to this schools
reasoning, is as legitimate subject for
expression as are any of the higher pro-
cesses of mentality; and, Judging from the
published matter of our pamphleteers, is
far more frequent. One hesitates to be
harsh, but the thought thrusts itself upon
the mind that what most of these young
writers need is not publishers, but pep
permintS.
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emphatic manner by issuing a call for
general constitutional convention, and by
proclaiming the so-called legislative AS
semblv of San Francisco, the head and
front of the settlers movement, to be an
illegal and unauthorized body. The As
sembly, on its part, protested against
Riley's intervention, and reasserted what
it believed to be its unGoubted right-viz.,
the right of self-government, IN default of
suitable government by the United States.
The issue was sharply defined; but the
citizens were too much in earnest in their
desire for efficient government to allow
themselves haughtilv to stand out against
the de facto Governor and hold themselves
aloof from his really practicable measures
Just announced; therefore, they were not
long in acceding to his time and place for
the convention.
The convention met September l, 1S49, in
Cotton Hall, Monterey, and concluded its
labors October 13. The author sketches in
detail the salient features of the conven-
ton, and adds that high order of skill
was required to bring to completion sat
isfactorv constitution for commonwealth
whose history was absolutely unique and
whose early admission into the Union was
seen to be extremely doubtful. 1t was for-
tUnate that the convention was ruled bv
no demagogue, no faction. no party. The
mixed character OF the personnel proved
safeguard. The claims OF Northern Senu-
ment and Southern chivalry had to be re-
garded; ardent Americans fresh from 'the
States" were tempered by older pioneers
and Hispano- Californians; all were COM
PEELED to submit to repeated compromise,
and thus q moderate judicial and workable
constitution was created.
The achievement illustrates the great
capacity of the American people for self
government. The constitution offered to
the citizens of California for their con-
sideration and their votes sprang imme-
diately into great favor, and the members
of the convention were warmly praised for
having done their work faith fully and lad
journed with unimpaired good will" The
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-22

Twenty thousand dollars is the tidy
little sum that the Century has paid Mrs.
Humphry Ward for new novel, and she
retains the right to publish the fiction in
book form.
Literature of Decadence'' is the an
nouncement of a startling poster in one OF
Doxey's windows. Under this title are
arranged the works Of Ibsen, Nordau, John
Oliver Hobbies, Paul Yerlaine, Richard LIE
Gallienne, Phil Mighels, sketches by Au-
brey Beardsley, John Sloan, Hazenplug
Pissaro and others of that school, and such
up-to-date producers as the Echo, Moods,
the Lark, the Philistine, the Evergreen,
Bibelot and the Chap Book. While these
workers in the field of modern thought
may be Justly considered end OF the CEN
fury representatives it is not fair to class
them all with the decadence group led by
l bsen and Nordau. Quite majority OF
these young people have healthy brains in
their skulls and healthy thoughts In their
brains.
Annie Laurie's book, 1.-THE Little Boy
Who Lived on the Hill" is almost ready
for publication. 1t will be illustrated by
SWlnnerton.
John Burroughs says some excellent
words in Stone & Kimball's last Chicago
Chap Book.
The difference between a precious stone and
q common stone is not an essential difference
not q difference of su bstance, but of arrange
ment OF the particles-the equalization, says
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-22
HISTORY OF PRINTING.

Pietro Rossi appears to have been one OF
the fortunates who made money at the
late Midwinter Exposition, for he has re-
turned to this City for the purpose of
establishing depot for the sale OF artistic
Italian, Venetian, French and English
rare publications, originals and reproduce
tions. One OF the publications just issued
by Signor Rossi is History of the Art
of Printing During the Renaissance in
Italy," bearing evidence of the effect of
the artistic hand of Z ldus Manutius in the
development of the Art Preservative. For
sale by Pietro Rossi, 100 Suffer street, San
Francisco
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settlers, they denied that he possessed any
civil authority whatever. But as chief ex-
ecutive of the province, he must needs act
in civil capacity; hence arose the contro-
versial conflict between de facto Cor ex-
oficio) Governor and people. While Cen
eral Riley awaited the final news from
Congress. the people of the several districts
proceeded, with characteristic American
regularity, in their arrangements for
civil government proceeding from their
own initiative.
Immediately on learning that Congress
had the third time failed to make provision
for the government of California, General
Riley asserted his civil authority in most
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-22
THE JoNEsEs AND THE AsTERICKs.

Of the writing of satires on society there
will never be an end. In that brilliant
world where the passions, hopes and fears
of human hearts are confined within the
limits of conventional respecta bility and
where even the truest have to be more or
less hypocritical, there are ever arising oc-
casons to exercise the skill of those who
delight in shooting folly as it flies. One of
the lighter forms of this satire is found in
the "Joneses and the Astericks" by Gerald
Campbell, which has evidently been pub
lished for society people themselves, as it
appears in all the luxury of heavy paper,
broad margins, attractive Illustrations and
handsome binding. 1t contains the love
story of the daughter of an ambitious
mother and is told in series of mono
logues, each chapter being made up of the
talk of some one of the principal charac-
tiers. 1t aims to be no more than light
reading for leisure moments and will serve
well for that purpose, inasmuch as there is
nothing in it that can be called heavy or
even serious. While not witty it is not
dull. The characters though commonplace
enough in London society are not prosv
and the story ends happily for every body
concerned. THE "Joneses and the Aster-
icks," by Gerald Campbell. London, John
Lane; New York, the Merriam Company;
201 pages, IL mo-, price 81 25.
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girl in such situation is wholly illogi-
cal Mr. johnson allows his romantic
fancy to run away with his common-sense,
so far as his portrayal OF Edith is con-
cerned. AS consequence his story is in
itself so absurd as to defeat it's own entirely
laudable end, namely, castigation of the
back of evil. If the author will visit San
Francisco again the management of THE
CALL will undertake to see that he is
afforded ample opportunity to investigate
Chinatown from the inside, and that he is
given an insight into the Chinese question
in all its bearings. Once in position to
speak intelligently it is only fair to suppose
he will modify his assertion that Cali
fornia's citizens are ignorant of or calloused
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-22
PAMPHLETS CONCERNING ARGENTINE
REPUBLIC,

Senior Juan A. Alsina, General Commits
sioner OF the Department of Immigration
of Argentine Republic; is doing good work
for his country in sending out broadcast
pamphlets relating to the resources of the
various provinces. They are published for
free distribution and are printed in Eng
lish, Spanish, German and Italian. They
contain just the information desired by
prospective immigrants or capitalists seek
ing for favorable investments. From two
publications at hand it is learned that the
provinces of Salta and La Rioja are among
the richest in minerals, of most fertile soil
and containing forests of valuable timber.
The climate is described as extremely
mild, with rare frosts. Oranges, olives,
figs, grapes and many fruits familiar to
Californians are here produced. Wine
making is extensively carried on, but the
methods are exceedingly primitive, the
old system of treading the grapes being
followed. Women do this work and get
90 cents day.
The naturalization laws of Argentine are
interesting. Besides the usual method of
securing citizenship by two years resi-
dence foreigners who have rendered service
as follows may become naturallzed:
Having served in the army or navy, or as
sisted in a military engagement in defense of
the nation.
Having established new industry in the
country or introduced new invention.
Being contractor for or constructor of rail-
ways in any of the provinces
Forming part OF the colonies now established,
or which may be established in future, be they
in the national or provincial territories, pro-
vided that such person possess real property
in them.
Inhabiting or populating national territory
on the frontier lines or outside of these
Having married an Argentine woman in any
of the provinces.
Exercising the calling of professor or teacher
in any branch of education or industry.
These books may be obtained by adj
dressing the Commissioner of immigration
at Ruenos AyreS
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-22
ARE YOU A FAMILY MAN?

Ii you are, this is the time of the year
when you should be more careful Of the health
of your wife and children than at any other
season. And you must not neglect yourself
either Ii any one of the household is little
under the weather. it is your bounden duty to
attend to the matter at once. Times aren't very
good, and you needn't incur a doctors bill.
Just take time by the forelock and order a case
of Dr. Henley's Celery, Beef and Iron and have
il in the house, even if no one is sick at this
moment 1t stops chills and colds, promotes
proper circulation and is invaluable to keep you
healthy when you are well. 1t contains Celery
for the nerves, Beef to sustain the system and
Iron to purify and enrich the blood
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-22
a GALLOWAY HERD,

In that set of young Scotch novelists
which now forms so brilliant a galaxy in
the literature of the day there is
none who rose more rapidly to fame or
acquired more promptly wide circle of
readers than s. r. Crockett, the author of
1.-The Stickit Minister" and 1.-The Raiders. "
The publication of his new novel, "a
Galloway Herd" will therefore be regarded
as one of the literary events of the season.
1t is one of the longest stories he has yet
written, and will take rank among his
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-22
THE GENESIS OF CALIFORNIA; FIRST
CONSTITUTION.

This is monograph in the series of
Johns Hopkins University studies in polit
ical science. 1t is study in constitution
making by Professor Rockwell D. Hunt of
the University of the Pacific 1t is an in
telligent study of subject of great inter-
est. The dramatic events of the history of
California prior to the American conquest
are first briefly sketched.
The political and constitutional as we'll
as the social conditions of territorial Cali
fornia were unique. Never were law and
administration more needed seldom has an
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-22
INDEPENDENT PAMPHLETERRING.

At no time in the literary history of the
century has there been such tendency
upon the part of young writers to rush
into print independently of the established
avenues of literary publicity.
It would seem as though America had
periodicals in abundance to minister to
the mental requirements of the public or
even to furnish an outlet for the energies
of those afflicted with scribenditis. APP
parently, however, we have not, for nearly
every month sees the advent of new ven-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-22
THE TEMPLE SHAKESPEARE -" KING
RICHARD III, AND "KING HENRYv."

Here are two more volumes of the con-
venient edition of the great author now
being issued by the Aldine house, Lon
don. The edition is extremely artistic,
each volume containing one fine etching
and the Typography is superb. There are
abundant notes, perhaps not so numerous
as in Rolfe, but sufficient for all purposes
and there is a summarized photography of
history and criticism bearing on each play
Macmillan d Co., London and New York.
For sale by William DoXey
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-22
EDITH; A STORY OF CHINATOWN.

This is a little tale written with the
avowed purpose of enabling San Francisco
to "see herself as others see her, The
author, Harry NJ. Johnson, declares that
''if the residents of the larger Pacific Slope
cities could be brought to realize the
shocking condition of the moral atmos-
ehere of their communities. they would
not be slow in mending the existing state
of affairs, which has been of such long
standing that, through its very familiarity,
it has lost its hideousness to native-born
Californians and old residents" The pecu-
liar evils to which he alludes are certain
conditions that in times past have pre-
vailed on the outskirts of Chinatown.
Mr.. Johnson's effort for the publication
of the Pacific Coast is well-meaning, but
curiously unintelligent. His little book is
written out of fullness of ignorance of a
very great subject. There are thousands
of residents of the Pacific Slope who could
cap his story with others far more heart
rending, of far less fortunate sequence, and
who could assure him that the people of
San Francisco are very much alive to the
plague spot that exists in the City's heart,
and would like nothing better than, I'M
hindered by Eastern legislation and senti-
mentalism, to wipe it out of existence.
But while Mr.. Johnson talks about China
town his story deals merely with block
or two of Dupont street. A young girl
leaves happy home in company with
villain, and when he is wearied of her she
drifts into Dupont street, where she is dis
covered and rescued The story is in itself
highly improbable; the conception of such
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-22
SEADRIFT.

A dainty little booklet of verse by Her
bert Bashford, bearing the name of Sea-
drift, comes to us from the press of the
Commercial Printing Company OF Tacoma,
and the contents show, within a limited
range, true poetic sentiment and no in
considerable skill in the accomplishment
of verse. None of the poems are long,
several are only quatrains and they deal
mainly with minor emotions or descrip-
tons of certain poetic aspects of sky and
sea around Puget Sound A good example
of the more serious moods of the author,
as well as an illustration OF his ability to
handle the sonnet form of verse. is found
in this.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-22
INEZ-A TALE OF THE ALAMO.

S This is reprint in popular paper-covered
form OF one of Augusta j. Evans novels.
The tale possesses the usual attributes of
that authors fiction, but has never &C.
quired the popularity of "St. Elmo" and
"Beuiah" and some of her other books.
Because it is tale of the Alamo, of senti-
ment cropping about the scene of that hor-
rid butchery, it will always be read
wherever burn the fires of American pa
triotism. Published by G. w. Dilling.
ham, New York: For sale by the San
Francisco News Company
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-22
READINGS AND REGULATIONS FOR JEW
ISL HOMES AND SCHOOLS.

This is volume of selections compiled
by Isabel E. Cohen, designed for the pur-
pose stated in the title. The object is for
both entertainment and instruction, and
it would appear that the compiler has well
fulfilled her purpose. There are selections
from Scott. Longfellow, Bryant, Moore.
Addison, Whittier and others, as well as
from the works of leading Jewish writers,
including Disraeli and Emma Lazarus.
THE Jewish Publication Society of Amer
lea, Philadelphia.
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literature will appreciate. 1t is the only
tale that this much-admired poet ever
wrote, or at least the only one which it is
known that he ever completed. It's deli
cate imagery, its masterful language, all
give the suggestion that the mind now for
ever silent might have accomplished much
for our prose literature had it been so di-
rected. Published by Thomas B. Mosher,
Portland, Me-