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IN OLD NEW ENGLAND.

Under this caption Hezekiah Butter
worth has collected number of the
quaint, vivid legends that circulated
throughout New England in the earliest
days. They are set somewhat similarly to
the popular old Ingoldsby Legends, and
are supposed to be told by one Pardon
Powder, pedagogue. Many of them have
appeared from time to time in the pages of
Harper's, the Century and the Youths
Com panion, but in their present shape the
author has strung them together on half
mystical, spiritual and wholly poetic
thread of interlude that adds much to their
weird effect. They are published in Apple
toms admirable Town and Country Lii
brary, the best fiction series in the country.
New York: D. Appleton & Co. For sale
by Doxey, San Francisco. Price so cents. |
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THE RBNDINe OF THE SOLID SOUTH.

A little pamphlet which aims to be a
consideration of present political aspects
in the South. The author declares that
'.for the first time in her history, since the
days of her reconstruction, there is no
longer the Solid South, but South dis
severed, discordant and almost belligerent,
reft quite in twain by an idea and defiant
of that hand of leadership that has ever
heretofore coerced her to party ends"
The argument of the pamphlet is for party
unity in the South. This is the only
possible method by which the Democracy
can gain fighting chance; the simple
key to a simple and needlessly vexed
problem" Mobile, Ala: The Gossip
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THE HEART OF A BOY.

To know the heart of boy, and so show
it to the world as TO bring thousands of
hearts into sympathy with it-this is as
great gift as good man or woman need
ask of heaven. 1t is popularity supposed,
by advocates of the barreling up and feed
ing through the bunghole theory of bring
ing up boys, that the little animals have
no hearts. Stomachs they have, that are
ever insatiate: ready. mischievous hands
and scuffiing feet, busy brains always on
the qui vive for forbidden sport, but hearts
under those battered jackets. oh, no; you
are thinking of their little sisters.
But the boys heart is there; tender and
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SELECTIONS FOR SPEAKING.

The Penn Publishing Company has just
issued two handy volume compilations OF
good literature suitable for public reading
or speaking. One is the aTiny Tots
Speaker" containing selections that the
youngster who is compelled to "speak his
piece" will find come in very handy for his
USE The other is No. "a of Professor Shoe
makers best selections. Many good things
are here given. The book contains one
curious error that Californians cannot but
notice. That beautiful poem written
while the late Professor e. r. Sill was con-
nected with the University of California
is credited by the compiler to Edward Row.
land Hill, pc ssibly typographical error,
but one which demands correction.
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MRS. MUseRAVE AND HER HUSBAND.

It would be difficult to imagine more
unpleasant lot of human beings than
Richard Marsh has collected between the
covers of this book to carry out the details
of his very remarkable narrative. There
is noted physician, specialisr on in
sanity. There is young and beautiful
woman, married to husband whom she
loves devotedly, and who loves her, as
events prove, more than his own life.
This beautiful young woman, when girl
of II, was thrown by fate into DR.. Byam's
power and became his mistress. The
doctor sees and recognizes her, now a
happy wife, and conceives it to be his
duty to inform the husband of his wife's
past in order that, following the natural
instincts of decent man. he may leave
her. 1t does not seem to enter his learned
brain that he is acting the part of a
poltroon. He meets Mrs. Muserave in a
retired place and warns her of his inten-
ton, whereupon she arranges plan, and
executes it, to kill him. Her husband be-
comes aware of her crime and sets about
to shield her from its consequences and
from his knowledge of her guilt. Mean
time child is born to the pair, which
renders it impossible for them to travel
There is a friend of the late doc
tors, quite as unpleasant a cad as
was the doctor himself, who sets
the detectives on Mrs. Musgrave's trail.
He shadows Musgrave to learn where his
wife is and gets killed for his pains. Mus
grave goes home to his lady smeared with
blood, the murder is out, and she is filled
with horror at his crime. Some bewilder-
ingly fine psychological play comes in just
here, in which it comes out that Mrs. Mus
grave had loved her husband because she
believed him to be good, and she is vir-
tuously scandalized to find him capable of
murder. While they are discussing the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15
THE PEOPLES BIBLE.

The publication of series of discourses
on the Scriptures, under the title of .'The
Peoples Bible" which was begun more
than fifteen years ago by the famous
preacher, Joseph Parker of London, has
now been completed by the appearance of
the volume XVIII, which includes dis
courses on the closing books of the Bible
from Paul's epistIe to the Ephesians to
Revelation.
The entire work supplies Bible COM
mentary of high order. Few scholars of
the age are equal to DR.. Parker in Biblical
learning, religious zeal or eloquence OF
style. In his QiscouTses be touches upon
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loyal under the rough, shy boy manner,
and it busies itself, usually alone, with its
big boys problems, the while life is licking
the boy into shape. In his "a Boys Town"
W. D. Howells has given US the best glimpse
we have ever had in literature of boys
heart and way of looking at things. Thomas
Bailey Aldrich's STORY of a Bad Boy" is
sympathetic and true to life, and tom
brown" is too well known to need further
mention. But above all these must rank
Edmondo de Amicis' famous story ''Cuore,"
OF which the work under consideration,
1.-THE Heart of a Boy" is translation
from the one hundred and sixty fifth Ital-
ian edition, by Professor G. Mantellini.
The translator says in his preface that
'tCuore" is classic in the literature of ed
ucation. 1t is the journal of a schoolboy,
but it is more than that. 1t is teacher of
teachers. No one can read it without emo
ton, without stirring to loftier impulses
and higher motives. The book has that
all essential to high artistic success be-
lief in something, and the belief in this in
stance is in moral merit as the basis of all
human interest and welfare. 1t is book
for boys, but pre-eminently it is book for
teachers. [Chicago, ILL.,: Laird & Lee. For
sale by Doxey, San Francisco. Price 81 25. ]
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situation the detectives come battering at
their door. Escape is out of the question.
Musgrave produces phial of poison, gives
some OF it to his wife and baby, takes some
himself, and the interesting family depart
this life Just as their pursuers burst in the
door. The tale is cleverly told beyond a
reradventure, else it had never found its
way into Appleton's Town and Country
Library, but judged from an ethical or
artistic standpoint there is little in it to
commend. New York: D. Appleton &
Co. For sale by Doxey, San Francisco.
Price 30 cents.
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ment to sorely pressed army in the very
crisis of battle. AS he reads, some ideas
which seem practical flash upon him.
He learns what others before him have
DONE"
ines for ali occasions a-e here given. so
that an offhand speech of brilliant cpl
grams can be readily worked up to order.
1t is somewhat distressing to think that
originality is so declining that book of
this sort can have its uses. To the tired
man who needs an annex to his brain this
book will come very handy. Published
by the Penn Publishing Company, Phila-
deiphia
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ANDY'S WARD.

This is first-class book for boys and
ought to make good holiday or birthday
gift for any budding youngster who has
exhausted the treasures of Oliver Optic
and kindred literature. The author, James
Otis, has made many friends among boy
readers in "Toby Tyler" "Chasing a
Yacht" and other books. There are all
sorts of amusing adventures centering
about the doings of Andy Watson and his
companions. Published by the Penn
Publishing Company. For sale at the
bookstoreS.1
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role of the Bowery boy during the forth

role Of the Bowery boy during the forth
coming season.
Mrs. Margaret Collier Graham, whose
"Stories of the Foothills" recently pub
ished by Houghton. Miff1in g. Co., have
attracted so much attention in the East,
will spend the month of October in San
Francisco. During her stay here Mrs.
Graham will be the guest of Mrs. Edna
Smell Poulson and will lecture before the
charming Auxiliary on date yet TO be
fixed. AS a wealthy woman of society,
whe writes clever sketches and makes still
cleSerer attacks upon society's fragrant
toIHes, Mrs. Margaret Collier Graham is
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TOASTs.

The author of this little book, William
Pittenger, sets out to be benefactor of his
race He realizes that the average man
trembles at the knees and suffers from
tongue paralysis when called upon at
som banquet or similar function to re-
spond to toast on any subject. Mr.. Pit
tenger proposes to change all this. With
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15
JOHN VANCE oHBNEY's NEW POEM.

John Vance Cheney, the librarian of
Newberry Library, Chicago, has written
dramatic poem on the adventures of Helen
of Troy, in which he advances novel ex-
cuse for the departure of Helen from the
palace. of Menelaus. To this dramatic
poem Mr.. Cheney has added a number of
Homeric Experiments, as he calls them,
and has named the collection "Queen Helen
end Other POEMS"
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PUSHED BY UNSEEN HANDS.

This is new edition of one of Helen a.
Gardeners most popular books. Helen
Gardener is always worth reading, even
when she is most depressing. She does
not take particularly cheerful view of
life, and while Astounding in wit-her pages
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15

adorn ali of these replies to "Coin." Ger
tainly it is at least to be hoped that
gentleman of Professor Laughlin's high
reputation and standing need not be held
responsible for the schoolboy wit essayed
in the pictorial part of his book. [Chicago,
H.: z. A. Weeks & Co. Price so cents.l
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the helpful aid of this compilation and
sections of its contents duly absorbed any
humble citizen may follow closely in the
ranks now led by Chauncey Depew. That
at least is the impression gained by read
ing Mr. Pittenger's not oyer-modest pre-
face. He takes the reader into his conf
dence in this wise: "a book like this
comes to him at such time as reinforce
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HERE AND THERE WITH LITERARY
CALIPORNIANS,

Ned Townsend's new novel, "a Daughter
of the Tenements," is now in press. Mr..
Townsend has been asked by Charles Hop
per to dramatic "Chimmie Fadden."
Chimmie's author is one of the few press
men who does not think he can write
play, but he will make a try at Chimmie,
and Mr.. Hopper expects to appear in the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15
SUNDAY READING FOR YOUNG MEN.

Here is volume which ought to solve
the problem that often vexes fond parents
as to how to interest restless young folks
during idle hours of Sunday. 1t is not a
goody-goody book. In its 412 pages are all
sorts of stories of adventure and odd hap
penings, such as cannot fail to hold the
attention of young minds. There are bits
of information, too, and, best of all. pic
lures and plenty of them. There are long
stories and short stories and some verses,
such as Longfellow's:
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No endeavor is in vain:
Ire rnu-ard IL IN thu dnin0
It's reward Is IN the doing,
And the rapture Of pursuing
Is the prize the valQuIshed gain.

Such titles to stories as "Peter, the Pill
grlm,' "Called to the Front, 1.-The Story
of David" s'Jim's First Photograph" give
an idea of the scope. The volume is repro
duced, evidently, from English prints, but
that makes it none the less interesting.
The publishers are E. & ]. B. Young &
Co., Cooper Union, New York. For sale at
tho bookstores
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NOT COUNTING THE COST.

Tasma, whose quaint pen name is de-
rived from Tasmania, her childhood's
home, became known to the reading
world through her story of "Uncle Piper
of Piper's Hill" The present work, which
is by far her most ambitious work, is a
marked advance upon any of her earlier
efforts. mot Counting the Cost is a
strong story, well told, and distinctly
characterized throughout. Nothing is
slurred, and nowhere is visible the fatal
amateurish touch so prevalent in our
lighter fiction. There are no mighty
problems set for the readers solution, nor
Is it apparent that the author especially
aims at the production of realistic effects,
but the human nature with which she
deals is very simply and unaffectedly
human. They are real folk, moved upon
by real passions and emotions, and we are
fain to accept them as we accept the peo-
pie of our daily lives, partly on trust,
partly on understanding. There is moth
ing decadent, nothing fin de steele, there is
not even anything yellow about the tale.
The author INDUCES IN no epigrams or
other literary pyrotechnics, but she has
given Us, pure and simple, story that is
one of the best stories of the season.
The scene opens in Tasmania and in the
earlier chapters we have a charming pic
ture of childIife in that interesting land.
The very spirit OF childhood and the es-
sence of semi-tropic sunshine are In these
chapters. Afterward come the shadows,
deepening and frightening as human ex-
perience deepens and lengthens and, pre-
sently, we are in the very thick of plot and
counterpart, carried interestedly along
through the mazes of mystery and ro-
nance until the villain gets his dues, the
hero appears in triumph on the scene and
all the lovers get married. Which is as it
should be, for, after all, fiction should
please and good fortune is as logical and,
in the right hands, should certainly be as
susceptible of artistic treatment as evil.
New York: D. Appleton & Co. For sale
by Doxey, San Francisco. Price so cents.
TALES OF WOE.
Fl n lowry micht inst az we'll II
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15

Louis Stevenson, has written for the Octo-
Der Scribner an account of "Mr. Steven
son s Home-life at Vailima." This is the
first account by a member of Mr.. Steven
sons own household, and is the truest and
most sympathetic that has been written.
It gives q remarkable account of Steven
sons attitude toward the native chiefs and
the patriarchal life that he led among
them. Mr.. Stevenson's family of Samoans
generally consisted of from thirteen to
twenty-one young men, who were most
loyal to their chief. He had remarkable
system of discipline that developed this
household into one of extraordinary in
terest. "Unquestioning and absolute
obedience was insisted upon. No order
once given was ever altered or modified.
Every man had his work outlined for him
in advance, and several even possessed
typewriter lists of their various duties.
Little proclamations and notices were often
posted up in order to correct petty irregu-
Iaritiesn
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15

Messrs. Houghton, Mifhin & Co. Of the
Riverside Press announce to their cor
respondents and friends, with deep
regret, the death, on the -25th inst,
Of the honored head of their house,
Henry Oscar Houghton. For year
past Mr.. Houghton's health has been
seriously impaired, but he continued to
give attention to details of business, and
was in his Office but few days before his
death. His surviving associates will study
70 keep before themselves the same high
aims which distinguished him in his long
career as printer and publisher.
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TALES OF WOE,

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would seem, have given this caption to his
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