The San Francisco call., 1896-11-01

and answers the important question so often
asked: ''What becomes of the large sums col
lected every four years by the national COM
mittees2" Under the title of "'We,' the Edi-
tor" Frank c. Bray tells lively story about
running newspaper in a small city. This
glimpse behind the scenes makes mighty in
teresting reading" and the TACT that the
climax comes during on election adds timeli-
ness. 'In Quaint old Zoar" describes the
charming little Ohio settlement to which
Major Mckinley has betaken hin self for rest
during the campaign; and Mr.. Lays "Life OF
franklin which has met with a very cordial
reception, is continued in a very proiusely
illustrated installment entitled 'Franklin, the
Politician and the Statesman"
The November number of st. Nicholas be-
gins new volume of this magazine. The
leading feature a serial master Skylark,"
by John Bennett. This is story of Shakes
peare's time, and the great poet figures as one
OF the leading characters in it, although the
hero and heroine are girl and boy. The
opening scene is at Stratford during visit of
the Lord High Admiral's players. The story
is full of action and of the romance of the
EliZabethan age. Another serial is also begun
in the number, 1.-THE Last Three Soldiers" by
Willard H. Shelton. Stories that are specially
addressed TO girls are hard 10 find, but the
first chapter OF short serial of this natute is
printed. This is "June Garden" by Marion
Hill. Miss Hill is young San Francisco
woman, who has written acceptably for St.
Nicholas before. and she is q daughter of Bar
ton Hill, the shakespearean actor and stage
manager.
The following stories appear in Harper's
Round Table for November: "Mr. Parks
Obstreperous Sign" by Hayden Carruth (this
is a Halloween story and is full of humor);
| Texas" tale of the early war troubles with
Mexico, by A. G. Canfield; "My Adventures
With Dacoits," by David Gilmore; "The Boy
in War" by C. E. Sears; installments of
Mollie Elliot Seawelps serial story entitled
"a Virginia Cavalier" and of Hayden Car
ruth's serial story entitled "The Voyage of the
Rattletrap." There are the usual department.
! of interscholastic sport, photography, BIZ
cycling. stamps, ETC. The number also con-
tains sixteen-page supplement devoted to
descriptions of small select Libraries which
are offered by the Round Table
The Ladies' Home Journal for November
contains, among, other good things, Thanks
| giving Time in the Colonies; "Conquering
Race in Music,' Nine. Emma Calve; "The
Vocal Student,' Mme Nellie Melba; "When
Jennie Lind Sang in Castle Garden" A. Oakley
Hall; "The Assistant Librarian Pro Tem.,"
Robert G. V. Meyers; "From a Girls Stand
point (vI, 'Other Girls'), Lillian Bell; "This
Country OF Ours" (XI, the Indians, pensions
and agriculture), Hon. Benjamin Harrison;
'The Minister OF st. Bede's,'' Ian Maclaren;
"a Bookshelf in the Kitchen" Thomas W.
Higginson; 1.-THE Truth About Marriage" !" Mrs.
A. D. T. Whitney; 'origin of Our Names"
Clifford Howard; 1.-TWO Silhouettes," Alice
Lena Cole; ''The Picnic Tea'' Ia poem), Laura
E. Richards.
Lillian Whiting writes in the November
Arena on Kate Field. Although within the
past few months pauch has been written and
said about that gifted woman Miss Whiting q
article is full of fresh interest. Being a life
long friend OF Kate Field and knowing her
soul to SOUL Miss Whiting, apart from her
rare qualities as journalist and author. was
singularly fitted to write her life and work.
beautiful picture OF Kate Field, never be-
fore printed, forms the frontispiece for the
article. The Arena closes its sixteenth volume
with the November number.
In McClure's Magazine for November the
readers first curiosity will be for the widely
announced long story of American life by
Rudyard Kipling. 1t opens on an Atlantic
elmer" passes dramatically to Gloucester
fishing schooner on the Grand Banks of New
foundland and begins a portrayal of the
strange romantic life of the Yankee fisher
men, in the midst of their perilous employ
ment, that promises to be as strong and iEe a.
anything Kipling has done.
Every whist-player will want to read the
article by Cavendish, the great English whist
expert, whose authority is a law unto so many
devotees of the game. In "What America
Has Done for Whist" in the November Scrib-
ners, he acknowledges that from our sioe OF
the water have come several of the leading
principles of the modern game. 1t is popular
paper in every sense.
The article on "woman Bachelors in New
{ York." in the November Scribner's, by Mary
Gay Humphreys, is written from the inside,
and describes the many ways in which liter
ary and artistic women get along in big
, cities, where rents are so high and comforts
few. The illustra tions show some typical
bachelor-girls' quarters.
J, Chester Bailey Fernald's stories in the Gen.
tury Magazine have begun to attract wide at
tention. Several of them have been on Chi
| nese subjects; but New England story, which
he will contribute to the November Century,
shows that he is as clever in down-east dialect
, as he has proved himself in Pidgin- English.
,r the PittSburg DISPATCH bv E. II.