The San Francisco call., 1896-04-12

Wills group of wills illustrating the
lie OF great family of the thirteenth and
fourteenth centuries, translated and an.
notated by Melville NJ. BigeIow; "Recent
Memoirs of the French Directory" by
Professor ID: Morse Stephens; Virginia
and the Quebec Bill" by Justin Winsor;
The Case of Josiah Philips" by Professor
William T. Trent; Light on the Under
ground Railroad by Professor Wilbur III
| Siebert, and "The First Six Weeks of Nc
Clellan's Peninsular Campaign" by James
| Ford Rhodes.
The sixth edition of "Fort Frayne," by
Captain Charles King, is nearly exhaust
ed. and another is under way. The story
was published by THE CALL as serial a
year ago.
How Women Love" is the rather pe-
cullar title of book about to be issued
from the pen of Max Nordau by T. Ten
nyson Nicely. In this volume the author
attempts to present by romance his idea of
woman's love. Whether that idea is a
historicai or psychological study is left
10 the Judgment of the reader.
Outing for April contains two articles
OF special interest to the Pacific Coast
~ achting in San Francisco Bay" and
| ..Ine National Guard of Nevada" The
first is written by Arthur Inkersley. the
other by Lieutenant w. r. Hamilton,
| U. S. A.
|
| appears remarkably fine contribution,
From Animal to Man." by Professor
Joseph LIE Conte of the University of Cali
fornla. Professor Joseph LIE Conte is one
| OF the foremost scientists and thinkers of
America, and his work has all the marks
OF high native talent and broad scientific
| culture his article traces in a lucid man
mer the differences and common feat lures
of animal and human intelligence.
| Ihere is some curiosity among English
| publishers to know whether Dr. Jameson is
llkely to write book on his experiences
| In South Africa. Overtures have already
| been made to him for such work, but the
adventurous doctor will probabiy V DELAY
| book-writing until he gets done with his
| business OF explaining some things to q
British court.
Colonel Dalbac, a mem ber of the British
Parliament, has for some time been en-
gagged in compiling the first volume of
new d1ctlonary Of quotations. 1t will be
issued in London by Messrs. Sonnen-
schen, and in time will be succeeded by
! two other volumes. The first volume IS
devoted to English and American writers
and includes the authorized edition of the
Scriptures. Latin and Greek writers will
occupy volume two and Continental writer's
the final volume.
novel BY a Turkish lady is something
more or less new. Such one is "The
HadIira,' which Edward Arnold has
almost ready. The lady does not give her
name.
Molloy's new life of Lady Blessing
ton" quotes her saying of Tommy Moore
"A mouth that utters such brilliant things
should only be fed on dainty ones; and as
MS skill IN gastronOmy nearly equals his
skill IN poetry, a failure in the one art
must be almost as trying to his temper as
the necessity of reading a failure IN the
other; nay, it would be worse, for ore
Ian noh kaI L
philosophy enough to laugh at bad din
ner?'
The fourth volume of Mr.. Roosevelt's
winning of the West will be published
this month. The volume deal with the
Northwest and Louisiana and brings the
narrative down to 1909. The volumes are
sold separately, each being complete in
itself.
In black letter Bible which a few years
ago was TO be seen in Leeds Castle, near
Maidstone, the popularity is to be found
In Genesis xXxix:6, that "Joseph was
Jolye fellow" instead of "a goodlv per-
son; as stated In the authorized version.
The Easter number of Life is one of the
best ever issued. The cover is by John
son, IN red and olive, and among the lead
Ing black-and-white artists represented
are Gibson, Wenzell. Toaspern and Rich
ards. The text matter is especially good.
Sylvanus Stall, associate editor OF the
IU1icidh CpseIFer, 1nllauelpnla, mas In
press new volume entitled Talks to the
Kings Children" 1t is continuation of
his successful little work, Five Minute
Object Sermons to Children"
The New Amsterdam Book Company
(New York; announces the near publica-
tlon OF new work by Give Holland, the
author of My Japanese Wife," entitled
The Lure of Fame" The novel will have
a frontispiece and decorative title page by
Georre Wharton Edwards.
Professor John Trow bridge of Harvard
University, who is said to have been the
first in the United States TO make a sue
cessiul Rontgen photograph by the cathode
rays, gives full description of principles
and methods in his forthcoming book,
what Is Electricity ?" which will be pub
llshed by d. Appleton & Co. This work
covers the entire ground of modern cleo
tricity.
The rumor that Mr.. Gladstone has fin
ished the volume of theological ESSAYS
which he promises is wrong. He has made
considerable progress with the work, but
there Is no likelihood that it will be ready
before Septeni ber
An English translation of Professor Har-
nack's "Christianity and History" Is Just
ready. 1t has been made with the authors
sanction by L. Bailey Saunders. who also
pretixes an Introductory note.
Macmillan & Co. announce a volume of
mathematical papers, read at the Inter
national Mathematical Congress held in
connection with the Worlds Columbian
EXPOSITION, Chicago, 1898, and edited by
the committee of the congress-E. Hasting
Moore, Oscar Bolza, Heinrich Maschke
and Henry 5. White.