The San Francisco call., 1896-05-03

not surpass, the grandeur of that famous
gorge; The Fair Sex in Egypt" by Ar
thur lnkersley, is crisp review of the
napifs and costumes of the ladies of the
harem; Picturesque Hum Doldt County,
| by d. q. Waldron affords an entertaininp
sketch of that wonderfully scenic section:
The Great Rabbit Drive at Fresno" by
Hu. Maxwell, aptly illustrated, is UNIQUE
and delightful; "Ostrich Farming" IA
Bit of Natural History" and other regular
departments comprise in all one OF the best
| mum bers ever issued.
Alice B. Stockham, Md, author of
"Tokology," Health Germs" etc., has
written a new work, entitled "Karezza.
or the Ethics of Marriage" She takes for
her text the words of Farnham, that
"Honor to womanhood and reverence for
| maternity are conditions of permanency
in any people. nation or race.n The work
is sequel to "Tokology," and the ex->
pressed aim of the author is ITO lead in
dividuals to seek higher development of
themselves through most sacred rela-
tions." [Chicago: Alice B. Stockham
Company publishers.
DR.. A. Conan Doyle has been writing
letters to the Westminster Gazette from
Cairo on the British campaign in Egypt
Here is description of one of the parting
scenes as the troops board the train for
Dongola: ga crown of red-fezzed Egvp-
tians and sun-helmeted Europeans are
sympathy. A long-legged, relocated
dragoon wanders through the ranks look
ing for pal. He finds him at last lust in
front OF me-a stocky little infantryman,
all hat and knapsack. Bye, Bill' says
the dragon. 'Byep says the other,
hardly glancing at him. Two Frenchnlep
would. have been in each others arms.
let 1t cannot be want of feeling, or why
should the dragon wander about in that
blazing Cairo SIN looking for his pal2"
Messrs. Cha oman & Hall of London
say that they will shortly publish WORK
entitled The Veil Lifted: A New Light on
| the Worlds History which is calculated
| to make considerable stir" 1t contends
that the three races of Shem, Ham and
| Japheth have dominated Europe, Asia and
Northern Africa since the first dawn of
history, and that the Hamites and Semites
were the Hebrews and Israelites of the Old
Testament, and as they worshiped their
| Great Kings as divine incarnations none
| other gods did they serve. The IsraeIite
| Great King God married the Hebrew Great
Queen Goddess, and.their son, Phraataces,
the Christ, as the legitimate heir to both
| imperial thrones, became the Great King
| God of the Catholic or unionlst party.
| There is a famous story about Newton
and his cat. According to writer in the
Ladies' Kennel Journal there is also cat
story connected with the name of Mr.
! Stanley. When the African traveller was
| writing his Through the Dark Continent"
in Sackville street he used often, from
want of fat surface, to spread his maps
and charts upon the floor, and one day the
cat OF the house, which had taken an ex-
| traordinary liking for the great explorer
and passed most of her time in his rooms,
went to sleep on chart that was spread
out on the hearthrug. By and by the
chart was wanted and one of Stanley's
assistants was going to turn puss off it,
| when 'the man who found Livingstone'
| stopped him. Don't disturb the cat" he
said 1--WE can get on without the chart till
she wakes up. If you only knew how good
the sight of that English cat, cozily curled
up in front of that fire, is to me you would
never let her move from where she isl
He had just come back from a weary and
| trying time among uncivilized tribes, and
the sleeping cat was to him the sym Dol of
comfortable security, peace and of home.