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The Pan.Russian Exhihition.

We are in receipt of the mprehensive
guide-book of the Pan-Russian Exhibition of
1896 at Mini Novgorod, issued under the di-
rection of the Imperial Commission. The
book of 240 pages is replete with Information
concerning not only the fair but the town and
the country about 1t, and contains some very
interesting historical sketches accompanied
by appropriate illustrations by Russian artists.
The Mini Novgorod exhibition buildings will
cover an area of $50 acres somewhat larger
than that of the Paris Exposition of 1899.
This Russian fair will probably be an astonish-
ing revelation to the world at large, as it will
demonstrate what wonderful progress the
Cars people have made since 1882, when the
last Pan-Russian Exhibition was held In Mos
COW. The guide-book gives a retrospective
glance over what has been achieved in the en-
pire during the thirteen peaceful years of the
reign of the predecessor of the recently
crowned ruler of all the Russias. lSt. Peters
burg: Edward Hoppe. publisher; issued by
order of the Ministry of Finance.l
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The Dancer in Vel ow.

Another novel for summer reading is f'The
Dancer in Yellow by w. E. Norris, issued in
Appleton's Town and Country Library. The
who is married in secret to Frank Coplestone,
younger son of British nobleman. Frank
begs the girl to quit the stage and assume the
name to which she is entitled, but Daisy
laughs the idea 10 scorn. She can't find it in
her blood to leave the stage while she is able
to win the plaudits of admiring audiences
and the especial praise of lordly people. Mean
time FRANKS boyish passion cools and he
is the object of attentions from a beautiful
widow, who has been engaged to a de-
ceased brother of Daisys hus pand. This
brothers death brings Frank into line for
his fathers title and estates, and suddenly
the fathers demise makes Frank Lord Cople-
stone. The latter even then is faithful to the
dancer in yellow. She breaks down, and it is
then that, with spirit comparable, in a way,
TO that which existed in the breast of the
humble "'Ostler Joe," the lord takes Daisy
Villiers to his home, where she dies as
Lady Coplestone. 1t need hardly be said
that Daisy had outlived her reputation, and
she was glad to die in order that greater
happiness might come TO Coplestone in wiser
marriage, and that the title of his house might
receive no stain from her. The widow before
alluded 10 befriends Daisy in her last hours,
and afterward succeeds to the title of Lady
Coplestoue. Lord and lady then keep gay with
waving daffodils the grave of the Dancer in
Yellow. New York: D. Appleton & Co. For
sale Dy Doxey price SO cents.l
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Checked Through.

Richard Henry Savage has written story of
the detective order relating to New York CITY
life, in Checked hrough-Missing, Trunk
No. 1880" 1t is issued in the Rialto Series
No. 73. Some fiashlight views of darkest Tam
many are given, and the readers interest is
kept up throughout The story has much to
do with metropolitan police and their meth
ods, and striking part is played by million
airess detective. The nature of the plot may
be judged from these cogitations of chief of
police, at the close of the tale: "In thirty
years of police life I've tried to find out why
the innocent often suffer in place of the guilty,
and have failed to find the answer, either in
the codes or in the counsels of the wise. There
is something strange in the uselessness of
crime; something awful in the terrible rush.
ing tide of temptation; something mockingly
cruel in the final fruitlessness of evil deeds.
But for cold heartlessness, for crafty brutality,
for deviish Implying wickedness give me
always the educated man or woman who goes
wrong. There's no limit to their fendish-
ness" [Chicago: Rand, McNaily & Co., pub
fishers. For sale at the bookstores; price 80
ceuts1
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The Century for Iuly.

The opening article in the July number of
the Century is by Marion Crawford. the third
of his papers on Rome. 1t is devoted to "St.
Peters" and is fully illustrated by Castaigne.
Mr.. Crawford, who knows his Rome by heart
gives his first impressions of st. Peters, the
reveries in the crypt, and describes the funeral
of Plus TX, the music of st. Peters and the
sculpture and painting in the cathedral The
contents of the number also include number
of topics prominent in the public mind. There
is the third and concluding paper by James
Bryce, giving his impressions of South Africa
from a recent visit This takes up the rela-
tions between the Beers and the Uitlanders
that led 10 the Jameson raid. A glimpse of the
disputed territory of Venezuela, with an
account of the Guiana natives, the white
settlers and the gold workings, is given by
w. Nephew King. 1t is accompanied by
many illustrations. Apropos of the alleged
Identification of Marshal Ney with q North
Carolina schoolteacher, there is printed
hitherto unpublished family record of the
marriage and execution of Ney by Nine. Cam
pan, who wrote the memoirs of Marie Antoi-
nette, accompanied by an introduction by
relative of Nine. Ney, George Clinton Genet of
Greenbush, N Y. can Arctic Studio,' an IL
Illustrated article by Frank Wilbert Stokes, is a
description of the northernmost studio of the
world, established during the Peary expedi-
ton. Mr.. Stokes pictures with pen and brush
the charms of Arctic scenery and the oddities
of Esquimau life and character The frontis-
piece of the mber is a portrait of Bulow the
pianist, to accompany paper of recollections
and anecdotes by one of his pupils, Bernard
Boekeman, which places Bulow in q kindly
light before the public, emphasizing particu-
larly his service to the art of music. A novel
ette by W. d. Howells, an "Idyl of Saratoga"
is begun, and there is a story OF the Chinese
quarter of San Francisco by Chester Bailey
Fernald, entitled 1.-THE Pot OF Frightful Doom !"
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The Tonch nf Snrrnw.

The identity of the author of this story,
which deals with the English upper classes, is
not revealed, but "The Touch of Sorrow is
g study from life doubtless, by some woman
in society. The book possesses more merit
than the average novel of the day; there is
nothing unwholesome about it; its perusal
cannot be altogether improbable, and the
book will be laid down at the close of the story
with satisfaction. Stella Morecombe is "The
Study" AS a child she has lived curiously
solitary life, undisturbed by any deep emo
tions. Her mother is dead; her fathers life is
daily taken up with the cause of science, and
she is brought up by her governess, who only
succeeds in winning from her pupil an easy
tolerance in place of affection. 1t was her Pc
culiar gift that she knew when she was happy ;
her peculiar difficulty that she feared sorrow
intensely. She was impatient with any one
in the world who was not as radiant as
herself and resented the faintest shadow
thrown across her path, Her happiness is un-
aloyed in love-making and marriage.
Trouble comes to branches of her family, but
scenes of funereal woe create in her strange
unnatural repulsion. Her heart seems stony
and there is wonder at her callousness. Many
who loved her love her no more. Then Stella
becomes mother and she adores her babe.
Death takes her little one away and in her
depth of woe Stella lifts her voice and heart
to heaven. At last God seems to take the
horror Of loneliness away. Over the flower
decked grave of the babe the fond ones of
old are clasped in love aud tears and all old
wounds are healed. death was there and
birth also, Tor Stella felt dimly that new soul
had come TO her and to those who stood about
her its radiance was visible in her face
New York: Henry Holt & Co. For sale by
badge Book and Stationery Company; price
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The Story of Cuba.

There is little either of novelty or of value in
this book, by Murat Halstead. 1t appears to
have been compiled from clippings taken from
newspapers OF recent date which are yet fresh
in the minds of those who have followed the
various phases of the Cuban trouble in the
public press. The author has acted as corre-
spondent of various daily journals at the seat
of war and hence may be supposed to have
gathered considerable information regarding
the situation. The somewhat pompous dec
laration of Mr.. Halstead that he enjoys "the
confidence of the Cubans" and the candid
expression of their Interpretation of events"
scarcely justifes the presentation of mere
scrapbook of clippings. Nor is his "sense of
duty to the veracity of history" any further
apology for his work. [Chicago: The Werner
Company.l
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The Diarv of a Peculiar Girl.

This is a new book by new author-George
Austin Woodward. 1t is written in a fairly
bright style, though there hardly appears
within its pages sufficient of incident, start
ling or otherwise, TO merit its length. Indeed,
the whole book could well be condensed into
q breezy sketch of few thousand words.
The peculiar" girl in the book acts to us
very much after the pattern of any other
young feminine person. Those whom she ad.
mires she characterizes as 'nlce"-the others
are "horrid." She drives, reads, froncs and
DIARIES in precisely similar way to hundreds
of her class and circumstances. She also pro-
tests vigorously against the embraces of a
young masculine acquaintance, wherein, per-
haps she may not resemble other peculiar
girls, though this may be q libel on them.
The "Diary of a Peculiar Girl" will serve to
pass an idle hour during the summer vacation.
buffalo, N. Y: The Peter Paul Book Com.
pany, 420 Main street,
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PatmoS.

This unveiling or Interpretation of the Book
of Revelation is one of considerable value to
the student of theology, to whatever denomin-
alton he may belong. The work has been done
and admirably by Rev. Charles Beecher, the
author of several works of like character.
The author in an interesting manner deals
with the Apocalypse of st. John, treating of
the environment of the apostle, the character
of the vision and the literalness of the symbols
in the light of history, altogether work that
will commend itself to theologians as cas- sting
much light upon disputed questions in that
most difficult of scriptural subjects, the Book
of Revelation. Boston: Lee & Shepard. For
sale in this City by William Doxey; price
81 SOL
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For some years past there have been heard
from various quarters in the Southern STATE q
demand for a school history that would give
Southern view OF the war between the States.
This demand may have arisen from real de-
sire on the part of the Southern people for
such history, or it may have been worked up
BY some Southern publishing-house that de-
sired contract for supplying such book.
Whatever may have been the cause of the de-
mand, il has at last been gratiied. We have
received the complete advance sheets Of the
book, which was written by the Rev.
John w Jones, DID,, and bears the title ga
School History of the United States"
Mr. Jones, who served during the war as
chaplain of the Army of Northern Virginia,
and was later chaplain of the University of
Virginia and secretary of the Southern Histor-
ical Society, is the author of several works and
holds quite high rank in Southern htera-
ture IN this work, however, he makes
attempt at literary excellence. The history is
evidently intended for primary classes. 1t is
divided into short paragraphs, dealing with
the events of our history in the order of
their occurrence, and no attempt is made to
connect the paragraphs in any literary Sc
quence. They simply follow one another like
dates in an almanac. AT the close OF each
chapter there follows series of questions for
the use OF teachers in making examinations.
The Southern character OF the book is shown
in many ways. Nine pages are given TO an
account of the settlement of Virginia alone,
and only six to the settlement of all the New
England States. Four pages and half are de-
voted 20 a biography of Jefferson Davis, and
only one TO an account of Lincoln. As q mat
ter of course the right of secession is asserted,
and the whole course of the war is treated from
g Southern standpoint. There is, however, no
attempt 10 inculcate any hostility to the
Union as it now exists, nor is there any un-
fairness in the statements made of the events
OF the war or the causes which lei to it.
1t was, of course, to be expected that the
South would tell her side of the war story and
give her view of its causes, and it is moreover
very natural in Southern people TO desire that
their children should learn history as they
themselves understand il. II is hardly likely,
however, that the present work will be pleas
ing, even to the South. The author is evil
IDENTIFY too old and lives too much in
the past to deal rightly with the great issue.
A good school history of the Republic is GER
tainly very much needed. Neither the North
nor the West, any more than the South, has
one that it can be proud OF. Whichever sec
tion produces one will be benefactor TO all,
but it must be National and not sectional
history. There is no more need in the South
ern schools for a Southern history than there
is in the nonconformist schools of England
for Puritan history of the days of Cromwell.
baltimore: R. II. Woodward Company.l
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There has appeared fourth edition OF DR..
Jerome A. Anderson's "Reincarnation," and
there has also been German translation OF
the work, all of which would seem to prove
that there is great deal of interest in the
subject treated by DR.. Anderson in this book.
AS its name i'm plies, the work is one that treats
OF that ever fascinating problem contained in
the queries, "Whence cameI?" whittier do
go?"
There is no human being of intellectual
power sufficient to formulate these questions
who has not asked them. Christianity, as
taught today, deals with but one of the ques-
tioDs, the latter, and with this in varying
ways, most OF which are entirely unsatisfae-
tory to very considerable proportion of men
and women who are nominally Christians.
"Reincarnation is the only explanation for
both of these questions says DR.. Anderson,
and he says it in a scientific philosophical and
yet altogether interesting manner-and evil
deutly believes it himself
Eve are born on this earth many, many
times" he says, and he argues it out upon that
line with a showing of much logic, and many
circumstances and analogies cited from known
laws of nature would seem to bear him. out.
Life can only be explained philosophieally
by reincarnation, says the author, and it may
be noted in passing that some of the creates
sages the world has known have held the same
belief. When they brought the blind man to
Jesus they asked him II the man were Dorm
blind Tor some SIN of his own or for his parents
sin. "And how could he be born blind for
fault of his own if he had not previously ex-
isted?' ask these latter-day believers in the
very ancient teaching of reincarnatiol.
The Introductory chapters of DR.. Anderson's
book are devoted to the mature and origin OF
the soul" and the presentation of pnysiologi-
cal evidence in support of the existence of the
SOUL That the book has gone through three
editions and now appears in the fourth speaks
emphatically for its human interest, at least.
[Reincernation: Study of the Human Soul
in Its Relation to Reblrth, Evolution, Post
mortem States, the Compound Nature of Men,
Hypnotism, etc., by Jerome A. Anderson, NJ. D.,
FITS. The Lotus Publishing ompany, 1170
Market street, San Francisco, and LA NJ adison
avenue, New York. Price 81 SOL
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Lady Val,s E one ment

No. 1S3 July issue) of Lippincotrs Select
Novels contains John Bickerdyke's society
novel, LADY VaPs Elopement." A long series
OF painful Misunderstanding in love affairs
end as happily as a day in June The book is
in two parts. and the reader is given diversion
from the discords in London's upper circles by
the Introduction into the story of an anarch-
ists' club, intent on rightiug the wrongs of the
world and incidentally destroying all the rich
people. The story is interesting and makes
good reading for the summer vacation IPhil-
adelphia: J. B. Lippincott d Co., publishers.
Price so cenIs1
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A journalistic Error.

The poster design published on this page
June 81 last was enormously labeled, can
Original Design for Modern Art Poster, by a
CALL Artist" This was all error for which
The CALL now desires to amend in every way
possible. The design in ques ton was copied
almost directly and with but very slight
changes from the May Cosmopolitan. The
caption should have read, ''Design for Mod
ern Art Poster, from the Cosmopolitan for
May" and this line was set, but, unfortu-
nateIy, and with no intention on the part of
the editors, was supplanted in the form by the
line published and which had been standing"
for several weeks. The CALI. has no desire, nor
no need, to pirate" any illustration or matter,
but aims always to present to its readers the
best attainable on that day and give credit
where credit is due.
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WHEN WE ARE PARTED.

When we are parted let me lie
In some far corner Of thy heart,
Silent, and from the world apart,
Like forgotten melody;
Forgotten of the world beside,
Cherished by one, and one alone,
For some loved memory of its own;
So let me in thy heart abide
When we are parted.
When we are parted, keep for me
The sacred stiffness of the night;
That hour, sweet love, is mine by right;
Let others claim the day of thee!
The cold world sleeping at our feet
My spirit shall discourse with thine
When stars upon thy pillow shine,
At thy hearts door stand and beat,
Though we are parted.
HAMILTON ATDTa.
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Life of Mckinley.

The Whitaker & Ray Company of this City
have published small work dealing with 1.-THE
Life and DISTINGUISHED Services of the Hon Will.
liam Mckinley, and the Great Issues of 1896"
The book deals with the subject in a compre-
hensive manner, and the same is introduced
by short prefaces by Chauncey M. Depew and
Hon. John Sherman. Quite a considerable
portion OF the essay Is taken up by the domes-
tic life~of the Republican nominee for Presi-
dent There is also included a sketch of Gar
ret A. Hobart, the nominee for Vice. President.
The price of the book is 81 so.
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An Armv Wife.

The works of Captain Charles King are al
ways awaited with interest by large circle of
readers. His latest contribution to American
literature, "An Army Wife," is real love
story fashioned from the intrigues o. women
ana set in the severe military life of Western
Iort, While not the best of Captain Kings
MorKs 1t is very readable and fully sustains
.he reputation of the author If we want to
AnO" now they live; how they act, talk, make
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A stumbler in Wide Shoes

In the Protean Series, No. 6, the latest no, ell
is "a stumbler in Wide Shoes" The hero is
Rupert Van Halls, Dutch artist, and the story
is one OF temptation and self-sacriice. The
scenes are laid in Holland and England. There
are some strong scenes in the book. New
York: Henry Holt & Co., publishers For
sale by Dodge Book and Stationery Company:
price $1.l
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JENNY,s COMING HOME.

JENNY'S COMING HOME.
Guess yon knew it by my face
BY the roses round the place;
By the birds in blossoms sweet;
BY the violets at my feet;
BY the whispers o. the May
Jenny's coming home to-dayl
Jenny's coming home: o birds!
Match your music with her wordsl
Winds from windows o. the west,
Toss her bright curls TO my breastI
Blue skies bend above her way
Jenny's coming home today
Wish the weary time would go
Faster than a rivers flow;
Every hours my enemy
ill her lovely face 1 seel
Only this sing or say:
Jenny's coming home today
"Jenny's coming homel" It seems
Like a song I've heard in dreams;
Like faint, far, soothing note
From an unseen thrush's throatl
All the pipes o. morning play:
Jenny's coming home to-day!
Jenny's coming home! Her eyes
Make the sunlight in life's skies:
Wealth 1 WOO not-fame may fee
When her dear arms necklace mel
Sweetest music o. the May
Jenny's coming home to-day
RANK L. STANTON in Atlanta Constitution
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Every man should read the advertisement OF
Thomas Slater on page IL Of this paper.
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F i PECuLIAR GIRL" BY i NEw HuTHoR

love and retail gossip in frontier military
fort. perusal of "An Army Wife, will furnish
the desired information. New York: F. Ten
nyson Neely. For sale at the bookstores.l
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Messrs. D. Appleton g. Co. are calling special
attention to ''Yekl: A Tale of the New York
Ghetto" forthcoming work of fiction in
which Abraham Cahan breaks virtually new
ground.
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Literary Notes.

Queen Margherita of Italy is about to pub
lish q book about her Alpine experiences.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-05

Messrs. Arnold Co.. Philadelphia, have in
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-05

press "Not Without Honor,"a novel, by Will
liam D. Moffat, whose name is already well
known to juvenile readers.
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The German Rm press has betrayed the ex-
penses OF trip to Italy undertaken by Jo-
hanna Ambrosius, the now famous peasant
poet, for the benefit of her health. 1t is an
nounced that the sale of her volume of verses
continues unabated.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-05

Professor Rontgen's great-grandfather was a
cabinet-maker, whose works were so famous
that Goethe alludes to them in his "New
Melusina," written in 1770.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-05

Smith, Elder & Co. of New York have in
preparation a new edition of Robert Brown
ing, edited by Augustine Birrell The only
complete Browning now in the English market
cost over "a
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-05

Nine. Cora di Brazza says that her forthcom-
ing book, ga Literary Farce" will be pub
hshed this month by the Arena Publishing
Company, and will be followed in the autumn
by "The American Idyl," romance of the
Sierra Madre Mountains, from her pen.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-05

F. W. Bourdillon. in revising his edition of
"Aucassin and Nicolette," has collated the
text with the unique MS at Paris, besides re-
vising the translation and rewriting the intro
duction. In this edidon there will be four
teen additions to the bibliography