The San Francisco call., 1896-04-26

ing it in the same series will come trans
ation of ''Niobe, one of the best known
! stories of Jonas Lie, the Norwegian writer
The discontinuance of Frank Leslie's
Pleasant Hours for Boys and Girls and
Frank Leslie's Budget is announced.
Ihese magazines are stopped solely be-
cause of the determination of the manage
ment to concentrate all efforts on Frank
Lesile's Popular Monthly. which, on &C.
count OF its rapid growth in circulation
and influence, demands more attentions
than the publishers had to bestow while
handling other publications.
The May number of the Partisan is at
hand. 1t is magazine devoted chiefly to
the reproduction in English of contem-
poraneous articles from the leading French
and other Continental periodicals. 1t is
published in New York
Miss Mary E. Wilkins has written a new
novel, entitled "Madelon," which Messrs.
Osgood will publish in London during Nav.
OF the young American writer's, SAYS the
London Chronicle, English admirers re
gard her as the one most likely to perma
nently interest English people. She lives
in in, Massachusetts, and "Madelon," like
'The New England Num- and "Pem-
broke" relates to New England.
The illustrated Lee of Virginia" series
is continued in the May number of Frank
Leslie's Popular Monthly with paper by
Henry Tyrrell, relating to General Lees
1o59-1S62. These events include the John
Brown raid at Harpers Ferry, the seces-
sion of the Southern States and outbreak
of the Civil War, General Lees resignation
from the United States army and appoint
ment to the command of tk g Confederate
forces OF Virginia, his campaign in the
west, the esta blishment of Jefferson Davis
at Richmond as President of the Confeder-
acy, the first battle of Bull Run and Gen.
eral McClellan's invasion Of Virginia by
way OF the Peninsula and advance upon
Richmond.
Godey's Magazine for May is fine num-
Der. Rufus r. Wilson, in "Seeking Both
Ends OF the Globe, u tells how half dozen
able explorers are setting about finding
the poles. Beaumont Fletcher gives a
study OF the Interpretation of Camille"
by Bernhardt, Duse and Nelhersole V.
Kobard contributes survey of Teutonic
work In statuary under the title, The
Masterpieces of German Sculpture " and
there are valuable chapters relative to the
"Great Singers OF America" and 'Music
in America" as well as much fiction, fact
and fancy.
The Lincoln paper in the May McClure's
will contain some very interesting unpub-
llshed letters and anecdotes, showing Lin
coins rare tact and sagacity as political
manager, even as young man. 1t will
also describe Lincolns life in Washington
as member of Congress in 1S47-1S49 and
4SpI'uuSC 1lOlIi tLle newspaper III Wnlcn IL
was reported at the time an important but
now unknown speech of Lincoln's made In
New England in 1848 A number of rare
pictures will appear with the paper.
There will also be numbe of good, strong
short stories, among them a railway story
by Cy Warman.
The complete novel in the MAY issue of
Llppincott's is can Impending Sword"
by Horace Annesley Vachell of San Luis
Oblspo. The hero enters the service of q
California millionaire, whose domestic
peace is endangered by the threats and
wiles of a relentless enemy. Some queer
entanglements ensue.
Scribner's Magazine for May opens with
the most intimate account of Robert Louis
Stevenson in his home life that has ever
been published. This is the first of two
papers by Mrs. Isabel Strong (his step
daughter and amanuensis). which are to
be published under the title of 'sVailima
Table-Talk.' From time to time while
acting as Stevenson's secretary, Mrs.
Strong put down bits of conversation,
characteristic epigrams, jest, or serious
talk-lust as they occurred. These papers
are therefore the authentic record of
Stevenson's everyday life by one who had
his confidence. The papers are illustrated
from photographs in the family albums,
which give an equally veracious portrai-
ture of the family life and travels. Many
OF the anecdotes will pass into Stevenson
history, and an additional charm is given
to the first paper by two poems of more
than 100 lines, which never before have
been published.